NBA

Phoenix Mercury at Minnesota Lynx

· Women's National Basketball Association
Phoenix Mercury
8-8, 2-6 Away
Final
73 - 60

Minnesota Lynx
13-3, 9-1 Home

Collier scores 23, grabs 14 rebounds and leads Lynx over Mercury 73-60

Napheesa Collier's 23-point double-double leads Lynx to dominant win

Alanna Smith scored 14 points and Courtney Williams added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Lynx (13-3).

Natasha Cloud led the Mercury (8-8) with 14 points and five assists. Rebecca Allen scored 11 points and Brittney Griner added 10.

Smith hit a 3-pointer to make it 9-6 lead about midway through the first quarter and the Lynx never again trailed. Diana Taurasi hit a pull-up jumper that got Phoenix even at 17-all moments into the second quarter but Collier scored six points in a 12-2 spurt over the next 5 minutes to push the lead into double figures.

Allen hit a 3-pointer and Cloud followed with a layup that cut the Mercury's deficit to 46-39 with 3:52 left in the third, but Collier answered with a 3-pointer 13 seconds later and Phoenix got no closer.

Collier is one of two players in the WNBA averaging at least 20 points and 10 rebounds per game.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 60 - 73
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 60 - 73
4th 0.0 Lynx offensive team rebound 60 - 73
4th 0.1 Alissa Pili misses 7-foot two point shot 60 - 73
4th 8.1 Olivia Epoupa offensive rebound 60 - 73

Statistics

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23-74 FG 26-62
31 Field Goal % 42
7-34 3PT 8-22
21 Three Point % 36
7-12 FT 13-18
58 Free Throw % 72
31 Rebounds 44
7 Offensive Rebounds 5
24 Defensive Rebounds 39
14 Assists 18
8 Steals 5
5 Blocks 4
13 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 11
6 Fast Break Points 11
28 Points in Paint 18
17 Fouls 13
2 Largest Lead 20

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,769 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 7 W5 0.8108108 30
Golden State 4 10 L1 0.71428573 25
Las Vegas 5.5 13 W1 0.65789473 25
Dallas 9 16 W1 0.5675676 21
Portland 14 20 W2 0.42857143 15
Phoenix 16.5 23 L1 0.3611111 13
Los Angeles 17.5 24 L6 0.33333334 12
Seattle 23 30 L2 0.1891892 7
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