Phoenix Mercury at Minnesota Lynx
· WNBA Commissioner's CupCollier has 12 points, 12 boards, Lynx win 5th straight, 75-64 over struggling Mercury
Bridget Carleton had 11 points and Kayla McBride, Diamond Miller and Nikolina Milic each added 10 points for the Lynx and Dorka Juhasz had 10 rebounds.
The Lynx, who won their fifth straight, and are now 9-9 after opening the season with six-straight losses.
Phoenix (3-14), which has lost 9 of 10, were led by Michaela Onyenwere with 21 points and Brittney Griner with 12.
Minnesota, which won 90-83 in Phoenix on Saturday, led by as many 24 before Phoenix had a surge in the third quarter with a 23-18 scoring advantage.
The Mercury, who were without Diana Taurasi, shot just 38% and were outrebounded 38-30 and had 19 turnovers. Taurasi sat out to rest.
Minnesota turned 14 turnovers into 14 points and dominated inside to lead 39-21 at the half. The Lynx had 22 points in the paint and led by as many as 19.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 64 - 75 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 64 - 75 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
(00:00) [Mercury] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) | 64 - 75 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Michaela Onyenwere makes 22-foot three point jumper (Sug Sutton assists) | 64 - 75 |
| 4th 7.1 |  |
Rachel Banham makes 19-foot step back jumpshot | 61 - 75 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-61 | FG | 28-65 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 7-19 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 12-14 | FT | 12-15 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 7,714 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W8 | 0.79310346 | 23 |
 Las Vegas |
3 | 8 | W1 | 0.7037037 | 19 |
 Golden State |
3.5 | 9 | L2 | 0.6785714 | 19 |
 Dallas |
4.5 | 10 | L1 | 0.64285713 | 18 |
 Portland |
11.5 | 17 | L3 | 0.39285713 | 11 |
 Phoenix |
12 | 18 | W3 | 0.37931034 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
12 | 17 | L6 | 0.37037036 | 10 |
 Seattle |
17.5 | 24 | L7 | 0.2 | 6 |
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