Phoenix Mercury at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLynx beat the Mercury 79-66 to improve to 12-0 at home heading into the All-Star break
Minnesota, which led 37-33 at the break, made a 3-pointer on three straight possessions in the third quarter to extend its lead to 57-44. Phoenix made four of its first five field goals of the third before missing six straight as Minnesota went on a key run.
Jessica Shepard’s one-handed putback just before the third-quarter buzzer made it 64-49. The Lynx made five 3-pointers in the frame to outscore the Mercury 27-16.
Napheesa Collier scored eight of her 10 points in the third and Alanna Smith finished with 11 points for Minnesota (20-4). Williams recorded five-plus assists in her seventh straight game.
Alyssa Thomas had 12 points and nine assists, and Kalani Brown had 11 points and 11 rebounds for Phoenix (15-7). DeWanna Bonner also scored 11 points on 5-of-12 shooting.
Minnesota held an opponent under 40% shooting for the 11th time this season. Phoenix was just 25 of 70 from the field (35.7%).
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 66 - 79 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 66 - 79 |
| 4th 11.2 |  |
Anastasiia Olairi Kosu lost ball turnover (Natasha Mack steals) | 66 - 79 |
| 4th 17.1 |  |
Kathryn Westbeld lost ball turnover (Anastasiia Olairi Kosu steals) | 66 - 79 |
| 4th 23.0 | |
Kiana Williams defensive rebound | 66 - 79 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-70 | FG | 29-68 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 7-26 | 3PT | 10-23 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 9-15 | FT | 11-14 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 16,421 · Capacity:
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 10 | W1 | 0.77272725 | 34 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 14 | W16 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 Phoenix |
7 | 17 | L3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Seattle |
11 | 21 | W1 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Golden State |
11 | 21 | L3 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Los Angeles |
13 | 23 | L1 | 0.47727272 | 21 |
 Dallas |
24 | 34 | W1 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
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