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2025-06-03 · WNBA Commissioner's Cup · WNBA · Target Center, Minneapolis MN · Att. 8,772 · ESPN3
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Score by period
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 23 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 65 |
| MIN | 19 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 88 |
Team stats
| Mercury | Lynx | |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 28-73 .384 | 34-58 .586 |
| Three-pointers | 5-30 .167 | 12-25 .480 |
| Free throws | 4-5 .800 | 8-9 .889 |
| Offensive rebounds | 6 | 3 |
| Defensive rebounds | 18 | 34 |
| Total rebounds | 24 | 37 |
| Assists | 13 | 29 |
| Steals | 11 | 6 |
| Blocks | 3 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 25 |
| Personal fouls | 10 | 13 |
| Technical fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Points in the paint | 38 | 42 |
| Fast-break points | 9 | 23 |
| Points off turnovers | 15 | 21 |
| Largest lead | 9 | 27 |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kitija Laksa G | 25 | 10 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -14 |
| Sami Whitcomb G | 23 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -11 |
 Satou Sabally F | 22 | 15 | 6-16 | 0-5 | 3-3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -5 |
| Kathryn Westbeld F | 21 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -11 |
| Monique Akoa Makani G | 13 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 |
| Lexi Held G | 29 | 16 | 7-14 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -17 |
 Kalani Brown C | 20 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -13 |
| Murjanatu Musa C | 18 | 3 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -12 |
 Haley Jones G | 15 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 |
| Megan McConnell G | 13 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -22 |
| Total | 200 | 65 | 28-73 | 5-30 | 4-5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 10 |
FG .384 · 3P .167 · FT .800
Did not play: Kahleah Copper (left knee), Alyssa Thomas (left calf), Natasha Mack (back)
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Napheesa Collier F | 31 | 18 | 8-13 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +24 |
 Kayla McBride G | 25 | 13 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +16 |
 Alanna Smith F | 25 | 13 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +31 |
 Bridget Carleton F | 23 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +12 |
 Courtney Williams G | 22 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +19 |
 Natisha Hiedeman G | 24 | 18 | 7-10 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +14 |
 Jessica Shepard F | 16 | 6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -5 |
| Karlie Samuelson G | 15 | 9 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +14 |
 Diamond Miller F | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 |
 Alissa Pili F | 8 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 |
| Anastasiia Olairi Kosu F | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| Total | 200 | 88 | 34-58 | 12-25 | 8-9 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 13 |
FG .586 · 3P .480 · FT .889
Did not play: Marième Badiane (coach's decision)
Officials: Tim Greene, Eric Brewton, Teresa Stuck
Play-by-play
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Quarter 1
- 10:00 Start of 1st Period (8:03 PM EST)
- 10:00 MIN Jump Ball Smith vs. Sabally: Tip to McBride
- 9:54 MIN Jump Ball McBride vs. Akoa Makani: Tip to Sabally
- 9:54 MIN McBride Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
- 9:54 PHX Akoa Makani STEAL (1 STL)
- 9:42 PHX Laksa 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Akoa Makani 1 AST) 3–0
- 9:24 MIN Collier 6' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS) (McBride 1 AST) 3–2
- 9:02 PHX Westbeld 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Akoa Makani 2 AST) 5–2
- 8:51 MIN McBride 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Collier 1 AST) 5–4
- 8:37 PHX MISS Sabally 2' Layup
- 8:36 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 8:28 MIN Williams Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
- 8:11 PHX Sabally Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
- 8:11 MIN McBride STEAL (1 STL)
- 8:00 MIN MISS Collier 3' Cutting Layup Shot
- 8:00 PHX Westbeld BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 7:57 PHX Sabally REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:53 PHX Sabally 3' Running Layup (2 PTS) 7–4
- 7:37 MIN SUB: Shepard FOR Smith
- 7:37 PHX SUB: Brown FOR Westbeld
- 7:35 MIN MISS Williams 18' Jump Shot
- 7:32 PHX Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:22 PHX Laksa 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) 9–4
- 6:55 MIN McBride Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
- 6:55 PHX Brown STEAL (1 STL)
- 6:37 PHX MISS Laksa 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:33 MIN Carleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 6:29 MIN MISS Williams 19' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
- 6:26 PHX Akoa Makani REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 6:07 PHX MISS Sabally 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 6:04 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 5:53 MIN Collier 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Williams 1 AST) 9–6
- 5:41 MIN Williams P.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 5:41 PHX SUB: Held FOR Akoa Makani
- 5:32 PHX MISS Sabally 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
- 5:30 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 5:20 MIN MISS Collier 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:16 PHX Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 5:03 PHX Sabally 6' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) 11–6
- 4:44 MIN MISS McBride 20' Pullup Jump Shot
- 4:42 PHX Sabally REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 4:35 PHX Sabally Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T2)
- 4:35 Timeout: Official
- 4:35 MIN SUB: Hiedeman FOR Williams
- 4:35 MIN SUB: Smith FOR Shepard
- 4:35 PHX SUB: Musa FOR Sabally
- 4:35 PHX SUB: Jones FOR Whitcomb
- 4:13 MIN Hiedeman 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) 11–8
- 3:49 PHX Jones 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS) 13–8
- 3:35 MIN Smith 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McBride 2 AST) 13–11
- 3:13 MIN Smith L.B.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 3:07 PHX Held 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) 15–11
- 2:50 MIN Smith 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (McBride 3 AST) 15–14
- 2:36 PHX Laksa 11' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) 17–14
- 2:23 MIN Collier OFF.Foul (P1)
- 2:23 MIN Collier Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
- 2:23 PHX SUB: Sabally FOR Laksa
- 2:23 PHX SUB: Westbeld FOR Brown
- 2:08 PHX Sabally 4' Driving Layup (6 PTS) 19–14
- 1:59 MIN MISS Carleton 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:55 PHX Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 1:45 MIN SUB: Samuelson FOR McBride
- 1:36 PHX MISS Held 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:33 MIN Hiedeman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 1:30 MIN Hiedeman Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T5)
- 1:14 PHX MISS Held 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 1:11 PHX Musa REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 1:10 PHX MISS Sabally 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:09 PHX Held REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 1:08 PHX Held 2' Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS) 21–14
- 0:57 MIN MISS Collier 15' Jump Shot
- 0:55 PHX Musa REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 0:44 MIN Hiedeman S.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 0:44 PHX Sabally Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
- 0:44 PHX SUB: McConnell FOR Held
- 0:44 PHX Sabally Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
- 0:32 MIN Samuelson 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smith 1 AST) 23–17
- 0:23 PHX MISS Sabally 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 0:19 MIN Carleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 0:17 MIN Hiedeman 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Carleton 1 AST) 23–19
- 0:04 PHX MISS Musa 14' Jump Shot
- 0:00 PHX McConnell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 0:00 End of 1st Period (8:20 PM EST)
Quarter 2
- 10:00 Start of 2nd Period (8:24 PM EST)
- 9:40 PHX MISS Whitcomb 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:36 LYNX Rebound
- 9:22 MIN Williams 19' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) 23–21
- 9:07 PHX MISS Held 17' Step Back Jump Shot
- 9:05 MIN Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 9:04 MIN Williams Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T6)
- 9:00 PHX Sabally Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T3)
- 9:00 MIN Samuelson STEAL (1 STL)
- 8:56 MIN Hiedeman 2' Running Layup (6 PTS) (Smith 2 AST) 23–23
- 8:55 Mercury Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
- 8:55 PHX SUB: Jones FOR Sabally
- 8:36 PHX MISS Jones 4' Driving Layup
- 8:36 MIN Smith BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 8:35 Mercury Rebound
- 8:29 PHX MISS Westbeld 3PT Jump Shot
- 8:26 MIN Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 8:16 MIN Collier Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T7)
- 7:57 PHX MISS Jones 3PT Jump Shot
- 7:55 MIN Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 7:40 MIN MISS Williams 17' Pullup Jump Shot
- 7:37 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 7:34 MIN Samuelson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Hiedeman 1 AST) 23–26
- 7:12 PHX MISS Westbeld 4' Layup
- 7:11 PHX Westbeld REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 7:09 PHX MISS McConnell 3PT Jump Shot
- 7:09 MIN Hiedeman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 7:00 MIN Smith 1' Running Layup (8 PTS) (Williams 2 AST) 23–28
- 6:33 PHX MISS Whitcomb 27' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:30 MIN Hiedeman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 6:21 MIN MISS Smith 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:17 PHX Whitcomb REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 6:13 PHX McConnell 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Whitcomb 1 AST) 26–28
- 5:53 MIN Collier 6' Turnaround Fadeaway (6 PTS) (Smith 3 AST) 26–30
- 5:39 PHX MISS Whitcomb 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
- 5:39 MIN Smith BLOCK (2 BLK)
- 5:36 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
- 5:31 MIN Hiedeman Running Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS) 26–32
- 5:10 PHX Whitcomb 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Held 1 AST) 28–32
- 4:52 MIN Collier 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (8 PTS) (Smith 4 AST) 28–34
- 4:38 PHX Whitcomb Traveling Turnover (P1.T4)
- 4:38 MIN SUB: Carleton FOR Hiedeman
- 4:38 MIN SUB: Shepard FOR Smith
- 4:38 MIN SUB: McBride FOR Samuelson
- 4:38 PHX SUB: Sabally FOR Held
- 4:38 PHX SUB: Laksa FOR McConnell
- 4:38 PHX SUB: Akoa Makani FOR Westbeld
- 4:38 PHX SUB: Brown FOR Jones
- 4:22 MIN Williams 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (McBride 4 AST) 28–36
- 4:12 PHX MISS Laksa 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 4:09 MIN Shepard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 3:56 MIN Collier Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T8)
- 3:56 PHX Sabally STEAL (1 STL)
- 3:52 PHX MISS Sabally 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
- 3:47 MIN Shepard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 3:39 LYNX Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
- 3:39 MIN SUB: Hiedeman FOR Williams
- 3:34 PHX Sabally S.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 3:34 MIN Collier Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
- 3:34 MIN MISS Collier Free Throw 2 of 2
- 3:32 PHX Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 3:11 PHX Sabally 2' Layup (10 PTS) (Brown 1 AST) 30–37
- 2:53 MIN MISS Hiedeman 19' Pullup Jump Shot
- 2:50 PHX Sabally REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 2:43 PHX Akoa Makani Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
- 2:43 MIN Shepard STEAL (1 STL)
- 2:40 MIN MISS Hiedeman 3PT Running Jump Shot
- 2:38 Mercury Rebound
- 2:38 MIN Collier L.B.FOUL (P2.T1)
- 2:38 PHX SUB: Held FOR Whitcomb
- 2:27 MIN Collier Violation:Kicked Ball
- 2:27 Mercury Turnover: 5 Second Violation (T#6)
- 2:05 PHX Akoa Makani P.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 1:54 MIN Hiedeman 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (10 PTS) (Collier 2 AST) 30–39
- 1:32 MIN McBride P.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 1:29 PHX MISS Held 4' Pullup Jump Shot
- 1:28 PHX Sabally REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 1:27 PHX Sabally 2' Putback Layup (12 PTS) 32–39
- 1:27 MIN Carleton S.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 1:27 PHX Sabally Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
- 1:13 MIN Hiedeman Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T9)
- 1:13 MIN SUB: Smith FOR Collier
- 0:56 PHX MISS Sabally 24' 3PT Turnaround Jump Shot
- 0:53 MIN McBride REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 0:49 MIN Shepard 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Smith 5 AST) 33–41
- 0:38 PHX MISS Sabally 1' Driving Layup
- 0:36 MIN Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 0:32 MIN Hiedeman 3PT Running Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Carleton 2 AST) 33–44
- 0:11 PHX Akoa Makani 19' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) 35–44
- 0:01 MIN MISS Shepard 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:00 PHX Sabally REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
- 0:00 End of 2nd Period (8:45 PM EST)
Quarter 3
- 10:00 Start of 3rd Period (9:01 PM EST)
- 9:52 PHX Akoa Makani 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) 37–44
- 9:29 MIN Williams 7' Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) 37–46
- 9:08 PHX MISS Laksa 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup
- 9:05 MIN Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 8:57 MIN McBride 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Collier 3 AST) 37–49
- 8:44 PHX MISS Sabally 4' Driving Layup
- 8:41 MIN McBride REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 8:29 MIN MISS Collier 12' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
- 8:26 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
- 8:19 MIN MISS Carleton 3PT Jump Shot
- 8:16 PHX Sabally REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
- 8:11 PHX MISS Akoa Makani 3PT Running Jump Shot
- 8:08 MIN Carleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 8:01 MIN MISS McBride 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 7:58 PHX Whitcomb REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 7:41 PHX MISS Laksa 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 7:39 PHX Whitcomb REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 7:37 Mercury Turnover: Shot Clock (T#7)
- 7:37 PHX SUB: Musa FOR Sabally
- 7:14 MIN MISS Collier 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 7:13 LYNX Rebound
- 7:13 LYNX Turnover: Shot Clock (T#10)
- 7:00 PHX MISS Akoa Makani 21' Pullup Jump Shot
- 6:57 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
- 6:54 MIN Carleton Traveling Turnover (P1.T11)
- 6:39 PHX SUB: Brown FOR Westbeld
- 6:30 Mercury Turnover: Shot Clock (T#8)
- 6:12 PHX Brown P.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 6:12 MIN SUB: Samuelson FOR Carleton
- 6:12 PHX SUB: Held FOR Akoa Makani
- 6:01 MIN Williams Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T12)
- 6:01 PHX Laksa STEAL (1 STL)
- 5:56 MIN SUB: Hiedeman FOR Williams
- 5:54 PHX Held Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T9)
- 5:54 MIN Collier STEAL (1 STL)
- 5:51 MIN Smith 2' Running Layup (10 PTS) (Collier 4 AST) 37–51
- 5:50 Mercury Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
- 5:50 Instant Replay3rd Period (9:08 PM EST)
- 5:40 PHX MISS Held 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
- 5:37 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
- 5:31 PHX Held P.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 5:29 MIN Samuelson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T13)
- 5:29 PHX Whitcomb STEAL (1 STL)
- 5:26 PHX Whitcomb 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) 39–51
- 5:07 MIN Hiedeman Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T14)
- 5:07 PHX Held STEAL (1 STL)
- 4:52 PHX MISS Musa 11' Jump Shot
- 4:49 MIN Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 4:39 MIN Collier 1' Cutting Layup Shot (11 PTS) (McBride 5 AST) 39–53
- 4:24 PHX Musa 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Held 2 AST) 41–53
- 4:09 MIN Collier 8' Turnaround Fadeaway (13 PTS) (Smith 6 AST) 41–55
- 3:57 PHX Whitcomb Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T10)
- 3:57 MIN McBride STEAL (2 STL)
- 3:52 MIN McBride 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS) 41–57
- 3:35 PHX Held 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Musa 1 AST) 44–57
- 3:11 MIN Smith 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (McBride 6 AST) 44–60
- 2:52 PHX Held 13' Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS) 46–60
- 2:41 MIN Samuelson 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (McBride 7 AST) 46–63
- 2:22 MIN Samuelson P.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 2:22 MIN SUB: Miller FOR Smith
- 2:22 MIN SUB: Pili FOR McBride
- 2:22 MIN SUB: Shepard FOR Collier
- 2:22 PHX SUB: Westbeld FOR Laksa
- 2:22 PHX SUB: Jones FOR Brown
- 2:22 PHX SUB: Sabally FOR Whitcomb
- 2:08 Mercury Turnover: Shot Clock (T#11)
- 1:55 MIN MISS Pili 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:51 PHX Sabally REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
- 1:39 PHX MISS Held 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 1:37 LYNX Rebound
- 1:37 PHX Westbeld L.B.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 1:27 MIN MISS Pili 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:23 PHX Westbeld REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 1:16 PHX Westbeld 14' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Sabally 1 AST) 48–63
- 1:02 PHX Musa P.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 1:02 MIN Hiedeman Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
- 1:02 MIN Hiedeman Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
- 0:45 MIN Miller S.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 0:45 PHX Musa Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 0:45 PHX MISS Musa Free Throw 2 of 2
- 0:44 MIN Shepard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 0:27 MIN Shepard Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T15)
- 0:27 PHX Jones STEAL (1 STL)
- 0:23 PHX MISS Jones 3' Running Layup
- 0:22 LYNX Rebound
- 0:22 PHX Westbeld L.B.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 0:22 PHX SUB: McConnell FOR Jones
- 0:22 MIN Shepard Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 0:22 MIN Shepard Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 0:03 PHX MISS Westbeld 24' 3PT Jump Bank Shot
- 0:01 MIN Pili REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 0:00 End of 3rd Period (9:21 PM EST)
Quarter 4
- 10:00 Start of 4th Period (9:24 PM EST)
- 9:52 PHX Sabally P.FOUL (P2.T1)
- 9:42 PHX Sabally S.FOUL (P3.T2)
- 9:42 MIN Shepard Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
- 9:42 MIN Shepard Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
- 9:27 PHX MISS Sabally 10' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
- 9:25 LYNX Rebound
- 9:15 MIN Shepard Traveling Turnover (P2.T16)
- 9:02 PHX Laksa 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Sabally 2 AST) 52–69
- 8:40 MIN MISS Pili 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 8:37 PHX Sabally REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
- 8:31 PHX MISS Whitcomb 3PT Jump Shot
- 8:29 MIN Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 8:15 MIN MISS Miller 5' Driving Layup
- 8:15 PHX Westbeld BLOCK (2 BLK)
- 8:13 PHX Whitcomb REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 8:08 PHX MISS Laksa 24' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
- 8:05 MIN Pili REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 7:57 MIN Williams Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T17)
- 7:57 PHX Held STEAL (2 STL)
- 7:52 PHX Whitcomb 1' Running Reverse Layup (6 PTS) (Held 3 AST) 54–69
- 7:52 LYNX Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
- 7:52 Instant Replay4th Period (9:29 PM EST)
- 7:52 MIN SUB: Carleton FOR Miller
- 7:52 MIN SUB: McBride FOR Shepard
- 7:52 MIN SUB: Collier FOR Pili
- 7:52 MIN SUB: Smith FOR Samuelson
- 7:52 PHX SUB: McConnell FOR Whitcomb
- 7:40 MIN Collier 11' Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Williams 3 AST) 54–71
- 7:22 PHX MISS Held 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 7:17 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
- 7:07 MIN MISS McBride 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 7:03 PHX Westbeld REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 6:56 PHX Sabally 1' Layup (15 PTS) (McConnell 1 AST) 56–71
- 6:42 MIN Collier Traveling Turnover (P4.T18)
- 6:21 PHX MISS Westbeld 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:18 MIN McBride REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 6:07 MIN Collier 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Williams 4 AST) 56–73
- 6:07 PHX McConnell S.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 6:07 PHX SUB: Brown FOR Westbeld
- 6:07 PHX SUB: Musa FOR Sabally
- 6:07 MIN Collier Free Throw 1 of 1 (18 PTS)
- 5:53 PHX MISS McConnell 3' Driving Layup
- 5:52 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:2 Def:8)
- 5:46 MIN Carleton 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Williams 5 AST) 56–77
- 5:29 PHX Brown Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T12)
- 5:29 MIN Williams STEAL (1 STL)
- 5:22 MIN McBride 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Collier 5 AST) 56–80
- 5:20 Mercury Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 0)
- 5:03 PHX MISS Musa 3PT Jump Shot
- 4:59 MIN McBride REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 4:55 MIN Jump Ball Williams vs. Held: Tip to Laksa
- 4:55 MIN McBride Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T19)
- 4:55 PHX Held STEAL (3 STL)
- 4:52 PHX Laksa Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T13)
- 4:43 MIN Smith OFF.Foul (P2)
- 4:43 MIN Smith Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T20)
- 4:37 MIN Carleton P.FOUL (P2.T1)
- 4:37 PHX SUB: Jones FOR Laksa
- 4:29 PHX MISS Musa 10' Jump Shot
- 4:26 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:2 Def:9)
- 4:14 MIN McBride 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Carleton 3 AST) 56–83
- 4:04 PHX MISS McConnell 2' Driving Reverse Layup
- 4:04 MIN Smith BLOCK (3 BLK)
- 4:02 MIN Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 4:00 MIN Carleton Traveling Turnover (P2.T21)
- 4:00 MIN SUB: Shepard FOR Smith
- 4:00 MIN SUB: Hiedeman FOR Williams
- 3:45 PHX MISS Musa 4' Cutting Layup Shot
- 3:45 MIN Carleton BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 3:43 MIN Shepard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 3:40 MIN Carleton Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P3.T22)
- 3:17 PHX Held 14' Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS) 58–83
- 3:10 LYNX Timeout: Regular (Full 3 Short 0)
- 3:10 MIN SUB: Miller FOR Carleton
- 3:10 MIN SUB: Kosu FOR McBride
- 3:10 MIN SUB: Pili FOR Collier
- 2:51 MIN MISS Hiedeman 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
- 2:51 PHX Held BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 2:50 LYNX Rebound
- 2:50 LYNX Turnover: Shot Clock (T#23)
- 2:38 PHX Held 25' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (McConnell 2 AST) 61–83
- 2:17 MIN Miller 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Shepard 1 AST) 61–85
- 2:05 MIN Miller P.FOUL (P2.T2)
- 1:58 PHX Brown 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (McConnell 3 AST) 63–85
- 1:46 MIN Hiedeman Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T24)
- 1:46 PHX McConnell STEAL (1 STL)
- 1:43 MIN Pili L.B.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 1:43 Mercury Timeout: Regular (Reg.4 Short 0)
- 1:43 Mercury Timeout: Regular (Reg.5 Short 0)
- 1:43 PHX SUB: Westbeld FOR McConnell
- 1:37 PHX Held 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (16 PTS) 65–85
- 1:18 MIN Kosu Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T25)
- 1:18 PHX Musa STEAL (1 STL)
- 1:11 PHX MISS Westbeld 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 1:09 LYNX Rebound
- 0:56 MIN MISS Shepard 14' Pullup Jump Shot
- 0:54 MIN Kosu REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 0:40 MIN MISS Kosu 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
- 0:38 Mercury Rebound
- 0:38 MIN Jump Ball Shepard vs. Jones: Tip to Musa
- 0:30 PHX MISS Westbeld 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:27 MIN Shepard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
- 0:21 MIN Hiedeman 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Shepard 2 AST) 65–88
- 0:12 PHX Musa Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T14)
- 0:00 End of 4th Period (9:52 PM EST)