Phoenix Mercury at Minnesota Lynx
· WNBA Commissioner's CupLynx ease past the Mercury 88-65 behind Napheesa Collier's 18 points, 11 rebounds
Minnesota has started a season 8-0 for the fourth time in franchise history — the same amount as all of the other WNBA teams combined.
After trailing 23-14 with 44.5 seconds left in the first quarter, the Lynx outscored the Mercury 49-23 to take a 63-46 lead with 2:41 remaining in the third.
Minnesota went on a 9-0 run midway through the fourth on a three-point play by Collier and back-to-back 3-pointers by Bridget Carleton and Kayla McBride to make it 80-56.
McBride, Alanna Smith and Karlie Samuelson each made three of Minnesota’s 12 3-pointers.
Smith and McBride each scored 13 points for Minnesota. McBride also had a team-high seven assists. The Lynx finished with a season-high 29 assists on 34 made field goals, but also turned it over 23 times.
Lexi Held scored 16 points and Satou Sabally had 15 points and eight rebounds for Phoenix (5-3). Kitija Laksa added 10 points.
Sabally scored her first points of the second half with 6:56 left in the fourth quarter.
The Lynx also beat the Mercury 74-71 on Friday without Collier, who was out with a lingering knee injury.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 65 - 88 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 65 - 88 |
| 4th 12.0 |  |
Murjanatu Musa out of bounds bad pass turnover | 65 - 88 |
| 4th 21.1 |  |
Natisha Hiedeman makes 24-foot three point shot (Jessica Shepard assists) | 65 - 88 |
| 4th 27.0 | |
Jessica Shepard defensive rebound | 65 - 85 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-73 | FG | 34-58 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 59 |
| 5-30 | 3PT | 12-25 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 4-5 | FT | 8-9 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 13 | Assists | 29 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 4 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 25 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 23 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 27 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,772 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 11 | W1 | 0.75 | 33 |
 Golden State |
1 | 12 | W1 | 0.72727275 | 32 |
 Las Vegas |
2 | 13 | W7 | 0.70454544 | 31 |
 Dallas |
6 | 17 | W1 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Portland |
16 | 27 | W1 | 0.38636363 | 17 |
 Los Angeles |
17 | 28 | L2 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
 Phoenix |
17 | 28 | L1 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
 Seattle |
25 | 36 | L5 | 0.18181819 | 8 |
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