Minnesota Lynx at Phoenix Mercury
· WNBA Commissioner's CupMcBride scores 26 as Lynx beat Mercury 82-76
McBride made 9 of 12 from the field, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range. Collier finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds and Fowles, who was 7-of-11 shooting, scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Layshia Clarendon added 12 points for Minnesota (8-7).
McBride hit back-to-back 3-pointers — the first six of her 10 points in a 12-0 run that made it 64-53 late in the third quarter — to give Minnesota the lead for good.
Brianna Turner hit a jumper to trim the Mercury's deficit to 78-74 with 1:03 left but, after a miss on the other end by Fowles, Clarendon grabbed an offensive rebound and, after a timeout, hit a pull-up jumper Phoenix (7-8) got no closer.
Brittney Griner led the Mercury with 28 points, Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 16 and Diana Taurasi 10. Griner was 12-of-15 shooting but the rest of the Phoenix players combined to shoot just 32% (17 of 53) from the field.
The Lynx, who opened the season with four consecutive losses, have won three straight to move above .500 for the first time this season.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 82 - 76 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 82 - 76 |
| 4th 9.4 |  |
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2 | 82 - 76 |
| 4th 9.4 | |
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2 | 82 - 75 |
| 4th 9.4 |  |
Sylvia Fowles personal foul | 82 - 74 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-67 | FG | 29-68 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 6-13 | 3PT | 6-22 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 8-9 | FT | 12-15 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 22 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 18 | Fouls | 12 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 4,122 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 4 | W2 | 0.7894737 | 15 |
 Las Vegas |
1 | 5 | W2 | 0.7368421 | 14 |
 Golden State |
2.5 | 7 | W3 | 0.65 | 13 |
 Dallas |
4 | 8 | L2 | 0.57894737 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
6.5 | 10 | L2 | 0.44444445 | 8 |
 Portland |
7.5 | 12 | L3 | 0.4 | 8 |
 Phoenix |
8.5 | 13 | W2 | 0.35 | 7 |
 Seattle |
10.5 | 15 | W2 | 0.25 | 5 |
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