NBA

Minnesota Lynx at Phoenix Mercury

· Women's National Basketball Association
Minnesota Lynx
4-0, 3-0 Away
Final
78 - 85

Phoenix Mercury
0-4, 0-2 Home

Moore scores season-high 34 points, Lynx win 4th straight

Minnesota (4-0), ranked No. 1 in the AP WNBA power poll, led by 14 points in the second half before Phoenix stormed back

Penny Taylor scored 18 of her 25 points in the fourth quarter for the Mercury who are 0-4 for the first time since 2008 and the third time in franchise history.

The home team lost for just the second time in the last 15 meetings in the series.

Taylor hit a 3-pointer and converted a three-point play on consecutive possessions during Phoenix's 14-2 run to open the fourth. Minnesota answered with a 7-3 run, including a contested 3-poiner by Moore, for a 73-69 lead.

DeWanna Bonner hit 1 of 2 free throws with 25.4 seconds left to pull Phoenix to 79-78, but Moore answered with two free throws for a three-point lead. Diana Taurasi missed a contested 3 and Fowles made it a two-possession game at the line with 10.6 seconds remaining.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 85 - 78
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 85 - 78
4th 1.0 Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 2 85 - 78
4th 1.0 Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2 84 - 78
4th 1.0 Mistie Bass personal take foul (Lindsay Whalen draws the foul) 85 - 78

Statistics

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29-62 FG 27-59
47 Field Goal % 46
5-13 3PT 6-23
38 Three Point % 26
22-24 FT 18-21
92 Free Throw % 86
34 Rebounds 28
10 Offensive Rebounds 6
24 Defensive Rebounds 22
16 Assists 16
8 Steals 10
2 Blocks 3
21 Turnovers 19
0 Team Turnovers 0
21 Total Turnovers 19
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
29 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 20
2 Fast Break Points 10
32 Points in Paint 32
23 Fouls 26
14 Largest Lead 4

Game Information

Mortgage Matchup Center

Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 9,368 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 8 L1 0.7948718 31
Golden State 3 11 W3 0.71794873 28
Las Vegas 4.5 13 W3 0.675 27
Dallas 8 16 W3 0.5897436 23
Portland 15 23 W1 0.41025642 16
Los Angeles 17 25 W1 0.35897437 14
Phoenix 18 26 L4 0.33333334 13
Seattle 23 31 W1 0.20512821 8
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