Minnesota Lynx at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationKayla McBride scores 24 points, Lynx beat Mercury 99-68
The Lynx (9-7) shot 55% from the field en route to heir fourth straight victory and fifth in six games. McBride was 4 of 6 from 3-point range.
Napheesa Collier added 19 points, Layshia Clarendon had 17, Damiris Dantas 14 and Crystal Dangerfield 12.
Skylar Diggins-Smith had 12 points for the Mercury (7-9). Diana Taurasi added 11.
Taurasi’s 10-foot floater opened the scoring in the second quarter and cut Phoenix’s deficit to 22-20, but the Lynx led 38-25 before the seven-minute mark and had 37 points in the quarter for 59-41 halftime lead.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 99 - 68 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 99 - 68 |
| 4th 22.8 |  |
Crystal Dangerfield makes free throw 2 of 2 | 99 - 68 |
| 4th 22.8 | |
Crystal Dangerfield makes free throw 1 of 2 | 98 - 68 |
| 4th 22.8 |  |
Megan Walker shooting foul | 97 - 68 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 38-69 | FG | 21-64 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 10-26 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 14-14 | FT | 16-17 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 94 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 2 |
| 38 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 3 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 3 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 14 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 34 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 8,182 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Las Vegas |
- | 1 | W3 | 0.75 | 3 |
 Golden State |
0.5 | 1 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 2 |
 Minnesota |
0.5 | 1 | W2 | 0.6666667 | 2 |
 Phoenix |
1 | 2 | W1 | 0.5 | 2 |
 Portland |
1.5 | 2 | L1 | 0.33333334 | 1 |
 Dallas |
1.5 | 2 | L2 | 0.33333334 | 1 |
 Seattle |
1.5 | 2 | L1 | 0.33333334 | 1 |
 Los Angeles |
1.5 | 2 | W1 | 0.33333334 | 1 |
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