FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Phoenix Mercury
vs Minnesota Lynx
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 27 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 100 |
| MIN | 21 | 29 | 19 | 35 | 104 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Minnesota Lynx finished ahead of Phoenix Mercury, 104-100, a 4-point margin. The first-half totals were 49 for Phoenix Mercury and 50 for Minnesota Lynx; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 51 and 54. The combined final of 204 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: PHX 27-MIN 21, 27-21 cumulative; 2Q: PHX 22-MIN 29, 49-50 cumulative; 3Q: PHX 26-MIN 19, 75-69 cumulative; 4Q: PHX 25-MIN 35, 100-104 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Phoenix Mercury's highest-scoring period was 27 points, while Minnesota Lynx's high was 35; the final separation was 4 points.
The first-half margin was 1 points, compared with 3 across the third and fourth quarters. Splitting the final this way preserves two distinct parts of the game instead of reducing it to one score. The quarter table above provides the same sequence as team scores and cumulative totals for direct comparison.
BOX SCORE READ
Team indicators and leading player lines
Phoenix Mercury recorded 56% from the field, 44% from three and 90% at the line; Minnesota Lynx posted 56%, 41% and 92%. Rebounds finished 26-24, assists 28-20 and turnovers 14-12. The same team box reports a 36-40 split in paint points and 4-4 in offensive rebounds.
Kahleah Copper led Phoenix Mercury with 26 points. DeWanna Bonner supplied a team-high 9 rebounds, while Alyssa Thomas led with 12 assists. For Minnesota Lynx, the corresponding leaders were Kayla McBride with 37 points, Courtney Williams with 7 rebounds and Olivia Miles with 8 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from PHX and 9 from MIN. Reading those rows beside the team totals connects the final score, shooting efficiency and possession outcomes to specific player production without substituting an unsupported judgment for the box score.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, Phoenix Mercury are 11-19, No. 12 overall and No. 7 in the West, 13 games behind the conference leader. Minnesota Lynx are 24-6, No. 1 overall and No. 1 in the West, 0 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -100 and +282.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Phoenix Mercury stood at 8-17 across 25 games and Minnesota Lynx at 18-6 across 24. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 1-4 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 403-446 for the away team and 455-454 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 3 completed meetings in the same season, Phoenix Mercury recorded 0 wins and Minnesota Lynx 3; aggregate scoring was 261-303. The teams are separated by 11 places in the overall order and by 13 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.
Team box score
| Stat | PHX | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 56 | 56 |
| 3P% | 44 | 41 |
| FT% | 90 | 92 |
| Rebounds | 26 | 24 |
| Assists | 28 | 20 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 12 |
| Paint points | 36 | 40 |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Thomas * | 37 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 8-14 | -4 |
| DeWanna Bonner * | 33 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 6-12 | -6 |
| Kahleah Copper * | 32 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 9-14 | -5 |
| Monique Akoa Makani * | 27 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 6-9 | 2 |
| Noemie Brochant * | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1-3 | 3 |
| Sami Whitcomb | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3-4 | -7 |
| Valeriane Ayayi | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | -2 |
| Lexi Held | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Marta Suarez | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | -1 |
| Natasha Mack | LEFT FOOT | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Kyara Linskens | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natasha Howard * | 35 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 5-11 | 4 |
| Kayla McBride * | 35 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 11-17 | -3 |
| Courtney Williams * | 35 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3-7 | 9 |
| Olivia Miles * | 31 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 10-16 | 10 |
| Nia Coffey * | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2-4 | 3 |
| Antonia Delaere | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Eliska Hamzova | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 3 |
| Anastasiia Olairi Kosu | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Maya Caldwell | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | -5 |
| Napheesa Collier | LEFT ANKLE | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Dorka Juhasz | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Emma Cechova | RIGHT KNEE | – | – | – | –-– | – |