NBA

Phoenix Mercury at Minnesota Lynx

· Women's National Basketball Association
Phoenix Mercury
8-17, 5-9 Away
Final
104 - 100

Minnesota Lynx
18-6, 8-4 Home

Kayla McBride, Olivia Miles star in the Lynx's 104-100 win over the Mercury

Sami Whitcomb knocks down the 3-pointer

McBride's sixth 3-pointer gave Minnesota a 101-98 lead with 45.1 seconds left. Miles also had eight assists.

Miles drove into the lane and found Natasha Howard for a layup with 21.1 seconds left to make it 103-100. Courtney Williams had a steal at the other end, and Miles made 1 of 2 free throws for a four-point lead.

The game featured 23 lead changes and 13 ties — with both teams shooting 55% from the field. Minnesota (18-6) made 24 of 26 free throws.

McBride finished one point shy of her career high set in 2018. Miles became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 400 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists — doing it in 22 games.

Kahleah Copper scored 26 points, and Alyssa Thomas had 19 points, eight rebounds and 12 assists for Phoenix (8-17).

Up next Mercury: Host Connecticut on Friday and Sunday.

Lynx: Host Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 100 - 104
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 100 - 104
4th 6.8 Kayla McBride defensive rebound 100 - 104
4th 9.2 Kahleah Copper misses 21-foot pullup jump shot 100 - 104
4th 15.4 Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound 100 - 104

Statistics

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35-63 FG 34-61
56 Field Goal % 56
11-25 3PT 12-29
44 Three Point % 41
19-21 FT 24-26
90 Free Throw % 92
26 Rebounds 24
4 Offensive Rebounds 4
22 Defensive Rebounds 20
28 Assists 20
5 Steals 9
0 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
6 Fast Break Points 16
36 Points in Paint 40
18 Fouls 21
9 Largest Lead 5
23 Lead Changes 23
65 Percent Led 29

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 10,221 · 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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