Minnesota Lynx at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationNia Coffey hits late 3-pointer in the Lynx's 88-84 win over the Mercury
Coffey's third 3-pointer — for an 87-83 lead — was set up by a nice drive and pass by rookie Olivia Miles. Then, Miles secured a rebound after a missed 3-pointer, and she made 1 of 2 free throws with 13.2 left to seal it.
Coffey finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Miles had 13 points, six rebounds and seven assists for Minnesota (1-1). Kayla McBride added 14 points, and Courtney Williams and Emma Cechova each added 11 points.
Kahleah Copper scored 30 points for Phoenix (1-2), going 9 of 21 from the field and 10 of 13 at the free-throw line. DeWanna Bonner added 16 points and Alyssa Thomas had 10 points and eight assists. Natasha Mack had 10 rebounds and nine points.
Copper scored 13 points in the first half and Bonner added 12 to help Phoenix build a 45-41 lead. Seven of the Mercury's 14 made field goals in the first half came from behind the arc.
Phoenix only made two 3-pointers in the second half and finished 23 of 33 (70%) at the free-throw line.
Minnesota will be without Napheesa Collier, the runner-up in MVP voting last season, until at least early June while she recovers from ankle surgery in March. Collier also had surgery on her right ankle in early January.
Mercury: Host Chicago on Friday night.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 88 - 84 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 88 - 84 |
| 4th 7.0 |  |
Lynx timeout | 88 - 84 |
| 4th 7.0 |  |
Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2 | 88 - 84 |
| 4th 7.0 | |
Mercury offensive team rebound | 88 - 83 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-64 | FG | 26-71 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 7-19 | 3PT | 9-29 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 17-24 | FT | 23-33 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 28 | Fouls | 22 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 8 |
| 17 | Lead Changes | 17 |
| 22 | Percent Led | 62 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 10,826 · 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 | 8 | L1 | 0.7037037 | 19 |
 Dallas |
4.5 | 10 | L1 | 0.64285713 | 18 |
 Portland |
11.5 | 17 | L3 | 0.39285713 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
12 | 17 | L6 | 0.37037036 | 10 |
 Phoenix |
12.5 | 18 | W2 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Seattle |
17.5 | 24 | L7 | 0.2 | 6 |
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