Women's National Basketball Association

FINAL Friday, May 31, 2024
Phoenix Mercury 71
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Minnesota Lynx 95
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Match Report

Pili, Collier power Lynx to 95-71 victory over Mercury

— Alissa Pili scored 20 points, Napheesa Collier posted her fifth double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx cruised to a 95-71 victory over Phoenix on Friday night, handing the Mercury their fourth straight...

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Team Stats

24-62
FG
36-73
39
Field Goal %
49
9-28
3PT
14-35
32
Three Point %
40
14-18
FT
9-12
78
Free Throw %
75
36
Rebounds
36
10
Offensive Rebounds
10
26
Defensive Rebounds
26
16
Assists
29
6
Steals
6
2
Blocks
3
16
Turnovers
6
1
Team Turnovers
1
17
Total Turnovers
7
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
25
Points Conceded Off Turnovers
8
2
Fast Break Points
13
26
Points in Paint
32
14
Fouls
15
1
Largest Lead
29

Top Performers

PHX

  • Kahleah Copper MIN 31 · PTS 21 · FG 7-18
  • Natasha Mack MIN 27 · PTS 8 · FG 4-7
  • Natasha Cloud MIN 30 · PTS 5 · FG 2-7
  • Diana Taurasi MIN 22 · PTS 14 · FG 3-10

MIN

  • Napheesa Collier MIN 26 · PTS 14 · FG 6-12
  • Cecilia Zandalasini MIN 24 · PTS 12 · FG 5-9
  • Alissa Pili MIN 15 · PTS 20 · FG 7-9
  • Bridget Carleton MIN 28 · PTS 6 · FG 2-6

Recent Plays

  1. 0.0 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0.0 · 4th Quarter End of the 4th Quarter
  3. 0.1 · 4th Quarter Mercury offensive team rebound
  4. 0.1 · 4th Quarter Sug Sutton misses 43-foot three point jumper
  5. 1.1 · 4th Quarter shot clock turnover
  6. 25.2 · 4th Quarter Natasha Mack makes 3-foot layup (Sug Sutton assists)
  7. 41.1 · 4th Quarter Alissa Pili makes 23-foot three point jumper (Olivia Epoupa assists)
  8. 57.1 · 4th Quarter Mikiah Herbert Harrigan out of bounds lost ball turnover

Head to Head

MIN wins series 3-1

Injuries

Minnesota Lynx

  • Anastasiia Olairi Kosu Out
  • Elena Buenavida Out

Phoenix Mercury

  • Kara Dunn Out
  • Kelsey Plum Out
  • Jovana Nogic Out

WNBA News

All news
ESPN Doug Greenberg WNBA Finals odds: Valkyries flip the odds with Game 5 win over Dream After falling to +225, Golden State has rattled off back-to-back wins to become the -260 favorite to win the WNBA Finals. Video Stephen A.: Hard to make the argument refs are missing calls on Angel Reese Stephen A.: Hard to make the argument refs are missing calls on Angel Reese ESPN Michael Voepel Watkins expected to be No. 1 WNBA draft pick, but lottery still needs to be held JuJu Watkins, Madison Booker and Hannah Hidalgo are the projected top three picks in ESPN's first mock draft for 2027. News Kendra Andrews Smesko rips refs for 'ridiculous' missed calls on Reese in Game 5 of WNBA Finals Dream head coach Karl Smesko blasted refs for missing what he called a "ridiculous" amount of contact on Angel Reese in Monday night's Game 5 loss.