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2001-08-01 · WNBA
Minnesota Lynx 2001 · Phoenix Mercury 2001 · 2001 season
Team stats
| Lynx | Mercury | |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 21-45 .467 | 22-61 .361 |
| Three-pointers | 9-13 .692 | 4-10 .400 |
| Free throws | 17-21 .810 | 15-17 .882 |
| Offensive rebounds | 4 | 9 |
| Defensive rebounds | 21 | 17 |
| Total rebounds | 25 | 26 |
| Assists | 14 | 18 |
| Steals | 5 | 14 |
| Blocks | 4 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 21 | 13 |
| Personal fouls | 21 | 23 |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Katie Smith F | 38 | 36 | 11-16 | 6-9 | 8-9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
 Svetlana Abrosimova F | 35 | 16 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Kate Paye G | 33 | 4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Val Whiting C-F | 27 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Michele Van Gorp C | 22 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Maylana Martin C-F | 18 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Lynn Pride F-G | 10 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erin Perperoglou G | 8 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Georgia Schweitzer G-F | 6 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shanele Stires | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 68 | 21-45 | 9-13 | 17-21 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 21 |
FG .467 · 3P .692 · FT .810
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lisa Harrison F | 33 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Maria Stepanova C | 27 | 15 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Jennifer Gillom F-C | 27 | 15 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Kristen Veal G | 26 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Trisha Fallon G-F | 25 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slobodanka Tuvic | 16 | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Michele Timms G | 15 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bridget Pettis G | 13 | 4 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Adrian Williams-Strong F-C | 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaynetta Saunders F | 7 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ilona Korstine | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 63 | 22-61 | 4-10 | 15-17 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 23 |
FG .361 · 3P .400 · FT .882
Play-by-play
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First half
- 20:00 Start of 1st Half (2:13 PM EST)
- 20:00 PHX Jump Ball Stepanova vs. Van Gorp: Tip to Smith
- 19:42 MIN MISS Abrosimova 17' Jump Shot
- 19:40 PHX Timms REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 19:30 PHX Fallon 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Stepanova 1 AST) 0–2
- 19:08 MIN Van Gorp Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
- 18:42 PHX MISS Timms 16' Jump Shot
- 18:40 MIN Whiting-Raymond REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 18:34 MIN Abrosimova Layup (2 PTS) (Paye 1 AST) 2–2
- 18:10 PHX Timms Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
- 17:55 PHX Jump Ball Stepanova vs. Whiting-Raymond: Tip to Gillom
- 17:55 MIN Whiting-Raymond Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
- 17:55 PHX Stepanova STEAL (1 STL)
- 17:39 PHX MISS Gillom Layup
- 17:34 MIN Abrosimova REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 17:29 MIN MISS Whiting-Raymond Layup
- 17:26 PHX Stepanova REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 17:20 PHX Harrison 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Timms 1 AST) 2–4
- 17:07 MIN MISS Smith Layup
- 17:03 PHX Timms REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 16:43 PHX Stepanova Layup (2 PTS) (Timms 2 AST) 2–6
- 16:33 MIN Van Gorp OFF.Foul (P1)
- 16:33 MIN Van Gorp Foul Turnover (P2.T3)
- 16:19 PHX MISS Stepanova 11' Jump Shot
- 16:17 MIN Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 16:08 MIN Paye 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Abrosimova 1 AST) 5–6
- 15:50 PHX Stepanova OFF.Foul (P1)
- 15:50 PHX Stepanova Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
- 15:50 Timeout: Official
- 15:37 PHX Harrison S.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 15:37 MIN Abrosimova Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 15:37 MIN Abrosimova Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 15:26 PHX MISS Timms 15' Jump Shot
- 15:24 MERCURY Rebound
- 15:21 MIN Paye S.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 15:21 PHX SUB: Veal FOR Timms
- 15:21 PHX Harrison Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 15:21 PHX SUB: Williams-Strong FOR Gillom
- 15:21 PHX Harrison Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 15:09 MIN MISS Smith 3PT Jump Shot
- 15:07 MIN Abrosimova REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 15:03 MIN MISS Abrosimova Layup
- 15:03 PHX Stepanova BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 15:03 Lynx Rebound
- 15:02 PHX Harrison S.FOUL (P2.T2)
- 15:02 MIN Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 15:02 MIN SUB: Martin FOR Whiting-Raymond
- 15:02 PHX SUB: Pettis FOR Harrison
- 15:02 MIN Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 14:40 PHX MISS Veal 11' Jump Shot
- 14:40 Lynx Rebound
- 14:26 MIN Smith Layup (4 PTS) (Abrosimova 2 AST) 11–8
- 14:08 PHX Fallon Layup (4 PTS) (Stepanova 2 AST) 11–10
- 13:55 MIN Van Gorp 6' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 13–10
- 13:30 PHX MISS Stepanova 10' Jump Shot
- 13:27 MIN Paye REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 13:23 PHX Veal S.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 13:23 MERCURY Timeout: Short (Full 0 Short 1)
- 13:23 MIN Abrosimova Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
- 13:23 MIN Abrosimova Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
- 13:09 PHX MISS Williams-Strong Layup
- 13:06 MIN Abrosimova REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 12:54 PHX Pettis P.FOUL (P1.T4)
- 12:54 PHX SUB: Gillom FOR Stepanova
- 12:49 MIN Smith 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Abrosimova 3 AST) 18–10
- 12:28 PHX SUB: Saunders FOR Fallon
- 12:28 MIN SUB: Whiting-Raymond FOR Van Gorp
- 12:28 PHX Jump Ball Williams-Strong vs. Abrosimova: Tip to Veal
- 12:21 PHX Gillom Layup (2 PTS) (Veal 1 AST) 18–12
- 12:14 Lynx Timeout: Short (Reg.0 Short 1)
- 11:58 MIN Abrosimova 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Smith 1 AST) 21–12
- 11:43 PHX Gillom OFF.Foul (P1)
- 11:43 PHX Gillom Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
- 11:43 Timeout: Regular
- 11:43 PHX SUB: Harrison FOR Williams-Strong
- 11:43 PHX SUB: Stepanova FOR Pettis
- 11:34 MIN Abrosimova Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
- 11:34 PHX Stepanova STEAL (2 STL)
- 11:28 MIN SUB: Pride FOR Abrosimova
- 11:28 MIN SUB: Van Gorp FOR Whiting-Raymond
- 11:28 MIN SUB: Schweitzer FOR Martin
- 11:06 PHX MISS Veal 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
- 11:06 MERCURY Rebound
- 11:06 MIN Smith L.B.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 10:58 PHX MISS Saunders 13' Jump Shot
- 10:55 MIN Van Gorp REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 10:37 MIN MISS Paye 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 10:35 PHX Saunders REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 10:18 PHX Stepanova 14' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Harrison 1 AST) 21–14
- 10:05 MIN MISS Pride 15' Jump Shot
- 10:01 PHX Harrison REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 9:50 PHX Stepanova 7' Turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Veal 2 AST) 21–16
- 9:31 PHX Stepanova P.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 9:19 MIN Smith 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Schweitzer 1 AST) 24–16
- 8:55 PHX MISS Gillom Layup
- 8:54 Lynx Rebound
- 8:54 MIN SUB: Abrosimova FOR Schweitzer
- 8:46 PHX Saunders S.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 8:46 MIN MISS Smith Free Throw 1 of 2
- 8:46 Lynx Rebound
- 8:46 PHX SUB: Fallon FOR Saunders
- 8:46 MIN Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
- 8:36 MIN Paye P.FOUL (P2.T3)
- 8:36 MIN SUB: Whiting-Raymond FOR Pride
- 8:21 PHX Harrison Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
- 8:21 MIN Abrosimova STEAL (1 STL)
- 8:15 PHX Stepanova P.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 8:15 PHX SUB: Timms FOR Veal
- 8:15 MIN SUB: Perperoglou FOR Paye
- 7:54 MIN Van Gorp Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T5)
- 7:54 PHX Timms STEAL (1 STL)
- 7:46 PHX MISS Gillom 3PT Jump Shot
- 7:44 MIN Whiting-Raymond REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 7:40 MIN Whiting-Raymond Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T6)
- 7:40 PHX Timms STEAL (2 STL)
- 7:35 PHX MISS Gillom 10' Running Jump Shot
- 7:31 PHX Harrison REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 7:15 PHX Harrison Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
- 7:15 Timeout: Official
- 7:15 PHX SUB: Tuvic FOR Stepanova
- 6:56 MIN Abrosimova 3 Second Violation Turnover (P2.T7)
- 6:39 PHX MISS Fallon 9' Jump Shot
- 6:39 MIN Abrosimova BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 6:39 MERCURY Rebound
- 6:39 MIN Abrosimova P.FOUL (P1.T4)
- 6:29 MIN Whiting-Raymond P.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 6:22 PHX Gillom OFF.Foul (P2)
- 6:22 PHX Gillom Foul Turnover (P2.T6)
- 6:22 MIN SUB: Martin FOR Van Gorp
- 6:22 MIN SUB: Pride FOR Whiting-Raymond
- 6:12 MIN MISS Smith 13' Jump Shot
- 6:10 MIN Pride REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 5:58 MIN Smith Layup (13 PTS) (Martin 1 AST) 27–16
- 5:32 PHX MISS Fallon 15' Jump Shot
- 5:32 Lynx Rebound
- 5:32 PHX Gillom L.B.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 5:32 MIN MISS Pride Free Throw 1 of 2
- 5:32 Lynx Rebound
- 5:32 PHX SUB: Williams-Strong FOR Gillom
- 5:32 MIN SUB: Paye FOR Smith
- 5:32 MIN Pride Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 5:16 PHX MISS Harrison 12' Jump Shot
- 5:14 MIN Pride REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 5:04 MIN Abrosimova 16' Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Perperoglou 1 AST) 30–16
- 5:03 PHX SUB: Veal FOR Timms
- 4:45 PHX MISS Veal 3PT Jump Shot
- 4:43 MIN Abrosimova REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 4:29 MIN MISS Pride Layup
- 4:27 MIN Martin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 4:27 PHX Jump Ball Veal vs. Martin: Tip to Abrosimova
- 4:12 MIN MISS Martin Layup
- 4:07 PHX Harrison REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 4:04 PHX MISS Tuvic Layup
- 4:00 MIN Pride REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 3:41 MIN Perperoglou Driving Layup (2 PTS) 32–16
- 3:18 PHX MISS Williams-Strong Layup
- 3:16 PHX Tuvic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 3:16 MIN Martin S.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 3:16 Timeout: Official
- 3:16 MIN SUB: Smith FOR Abrosimova
- 3:16 MIN SUB: Whiting-Raymond FOR Pride
- 3:16 PHX SUB: Saunders FOR Fallon
- 3:16 PHX Tuvic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 3:16 PHX MISS Tuvic Free Throw 2 of 2
- 3:15 MIN Paye REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 3:07 MIN MISS Perperoglou Layup
- 3:04 PHX Williams-Strong REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 2:52 PHX Saunders Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T7)
- 2:52 MIN Perperoglou STEAL (1 STL)
- 2:35 MIN MISS Martin Layup
- 2:35 PHX Williams-Strong BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 2:34 Lynx Rebound
- 2:29 MIN MISS Perperoglou Layup
- 2:26 MIN MISS Perperoglou Layup
- 2:26 MIN Perperoglou REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 2:25 PHX Williams-Strong REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 2:08 PHX MISS Harrison 9' Turnaround Jump Shot
- 2:05 MIN Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 1:53 MIN Perperoglou Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T8)
- 1:53 PHX Saunders STEAL (1 STL)
- 1:50 MIN Paye S.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 1:50 Lynx Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 1)
- 1:50 MIN SUB: Schweitzer FOR Paye
- 1:50 PHX SUB: Korstine FOR Harrison
- 1:50 MIN SUB: Abrosimova FOR Perperoglou
- 1:50 PHX Saunders Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 1:50 PHX Saunders Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 1:48 PHX Veal P.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 1:48 MIN Schweitzer Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 1:48 MIN Schweitzer Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 1:35 PHX Tuvic OFF.Foul (P1)
- 1:35 PHX Tuvic Foul Turnover (P1.T8)
- 1:16 MIN Schweitzer 13' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Abrosimova 4 AST) 36–19
- 1:09 PHX Saunders Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T9)
- 1:09 MIN Abrosimova STEAL (2 STL)
- 1:03 MIN Smith 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) 39–19
- 0:41 PHX MISS Korstine 12' Jump Shot
- 0:41 MIN Schweitzer BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 0:37 MIN Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 0:22 MIN MISS Abrosimova 9' Jump Shot
- 0:20 PHX Tuvic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 0:15 PHX MISS Korstine Layup
- 0:12 MIN Martin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 0:00 End of 1st Half (3:03 PM EST)
Second half
- 20:00 Start of 2nd Half (3:19 PM EST)
- 20:00 PHX Jump Ball Stepanova vs. Van Gorp: Tip to Paye
- 19:36 MIN Smith Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T9)
- 19:36 PHX Timms STEAL (3 STL)
- 19:31 PHX Gillom Layup (4 PTS) 39–21
- 19:11 MIN Whiting-Raymond Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T10)
- 18:54 PHX MISS Stepanova 9' Jump Shot
- 18:50 MIN Whiting-Raymond REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 18:32 MIN MISS Van Gorp 11' Jump Shot
- 18:30 PHX Gillom REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 18:12 PHX Stepanova Layup (8 PTS) (Timms 3 AST) 39–23
- 17:54 MIN MISS Smith 3PT Jump Shot
- 17:51 PHX Gillom REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 17:34 PHX Stepanova 12' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Timms 4 AST) 39–25
- 17:08 PHX Stepanova S.FOUL (P4.T1)
- 17:08 MIN Van Gorp Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 17:08 MIN SUB: Pride FOR Whiting-Raymond
- 17:08 MIN MISS Van Gorp Free Throw 2 of 2
- 17:07 PHX Stepanova REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 17:01 PHX MISS Timms 15' Jump Shot
- 16:59 MIN Pride REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 16:53 MIN Abrosimova OFF.Foul (P2)
- 16:53 MIN Abrosimova Foul Turnover (P3.T11)
- 16:53 MIN SUB: Martin FOR Van Gorp
- 16:38 PHX MISS Fallon 15' Jump Shot
- 16:35 MIN Abrosimova REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
- 16:24 MIN MISS Pride 9' Running Jump Shot
- 16:19 PHX Gillom REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 16:16 PHX MISS Gillom Layup
- 16:16 MIN Martin BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 16:11 MIN Pride REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
- 16:07 MIN Smith Driving Layup (18 PTS) 42–25
- 15:48 MIN Paye P.FOUL (P4.T1)
- 15:48 Timeout: Official
- 15:37 PHX Timms 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harrison 2 AST) 42–28
- 15:27 MIN Paye Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T12)
- 15:27 PHX Timms STEAL (4 STL)
- 15:12 PHX MISS Stepanova 15' Jump Shot
- 15:09 MIN Pride REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
- 14:47 MIN Smith 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) 45–28
- 14:29 PHX MISS Gillom Layup
- 14:29 MIN Pride BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 14:27 MIN Pride REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
- 14:27 PHX Gillom P.FOUL (P4.T2)
- 14:27 MIN SUB: Whiting-Raymond FOR Pride
- 14:27 PHX SUB: Tuvic FOR Gillom
- 14:05 MIN Smith 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Paye 2 AST) 48–28
- 13:53 MERCURY Timeout: Short (Full 0 Short 2)
- 13:39 PHX MISS Timms 3PT Jump Shot
- 13:38 Lynx Rebound
- 13:27 MIN MISS Abrosimova Layup
- 13:22 PHX Tuvic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 13:15 PHX Stepanova Layup (12 PTS) (Timms 5 AST) 48–30
- 13:15 MIN Martin S.FOUL (P2.T2)
- 13:15 PHX SUB: Veal FOR Timms
- 13:15 PHX Stepanova Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
- 12:59 MIN Smith Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T13)
- 12:59 PHX Veal STEAL (1 STL)
- 12:59 MIN Smith P.FOUL (P2.T3)
- 12:35 PHX MISS Harrison 11' Jump Shot
- 12:33 PHX Tuvic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
- 12:33 MIN Martin P.FOUL (P3.T4)
- 12:23 PHX Fallon Layup (6 PTS) (Tuvic 1 AST) 48–33
- 12:03 MIN Martin Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T14)
- 12:03 PHX Veal STEAL (2 STL)
- 11:44 PHX Tuvic OFF.Foul (P2)
- 11:44 PHX Tuvic Foul Turnover (P2.T10)
- 11:44 Timeout: Official
- 11:44 Cynthia Cooper Foul:T.FOUL
- 11:44 MIN SUB: Schweitzer FOR Paye
- 11:44 MIN Smith Free Throw Technical (25 PTS)
- 11:28 MIN Martin Layup (2 PTS) 51–33
- 11:11 PHX Veal 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tuvic 2 AST) 51–36
- 11:00 MIN MISS Whiting-Raymond 13' Jump Shot
- 10:58 PHX Harrison REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 10:39 PHX MISS Stepanova 11' Jump Shot
- 10:36 PHX Harrison REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 10:23 MIN Schweitzer P.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 10:23 MIN SUB: Perperoglou FOR Schweitzer
- 10:09 PHX Veal 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Stepanova 3 AST) 51–39
- 9:52 MIN MISS Smith 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:50 PHX Tuvic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 9:34 MIN Martin S.FOUL (P4.PN)
- 9:34 PHX MISS Tuvic Free Throw 1 of 2
- 9:34 MERCURY Rebound
- 9:34 PHX SUB: Pettis FOR Fallon
- 9:34 MIN SUB: Paye FOR Abrosimova
- 9:34 MIN SUB: Van Gorp FOR Whiting-Raymond
- 9:34 PHX SUB: Gillom FOR Stepanova
- 9:34 PHX Tuvic Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 9:13 MIN Smith Layup (27 PTS) 53–40
- 9:05 MIN Martin P.FOUL (P5.PN)
- 9:05 MIN SUB: Whiting-Raymond FOR Martin
- 8:52 PHX Harrison Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T11)
- 8:52 MIN Smith STEAL (1 STL)
- 8:49 MIN Smith Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T15)
- 8:49 PHX Gillom STEAL (1 STL)
- 8:47 MIN Whiting-Raymond P.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 8:47 PHX Pettis Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 8:47 PHX Pettis Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 8:27 MIN Van Gorp Lost Ball Turnover (P4.T16)
- 8:27 PHX Veal STEAL (3 STL)
- 8:14 PHX Pettis OFF.Foul (P2)
- 8:14 PHX Pettis Foul Turnover (P1.T12)
- 8:14 MIN SUB: Abrosimova FOR Perperoglou
- 8:01 MIN MISS Whiting-Raymond Layup
- 8:01 PHX Gillom BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 8:01 Lynx Rebound
- 7:55 PHX Gillom S.FOUL (P5.T3)
- 7:55 Timeout: Official
- 7:55 MIN SUB: Stires FOR Van Gorp
- 7:55 MIN Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (28 PTS)
- 7:55 MIN Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (29 PTS)
- 7:35 PHX MISS Gillom 10' Jump Shot
- 7:34 PHX Tuvic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
- 7:34 PHX Jump Ball Tuvic vs. Stires: Tip to Veal
- 7:17 MIN Stires P.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 7:17 PHX Tuvic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 7:17 PHX Tuvic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 6:56 MIN MISS Stires 16' Jump Shot
- 6:54 PHX Pettis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 6:47 MIN Stires S.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 6:47 PHX Gillom Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
- 6:47 PHX Gillom Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
- 6:32 MIN Abrosimova 7' Running Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Whiting-Raymond 1 AST) 57–46
- 6:12 PHX MISS Veal 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:09 Lynx Rebound
- 6:09 PHX Pettis L.B.FOUL (P3.T4)
- 5:44 MIN Smith 15' Jump Shot (31 PTS) (Paye 3 AST) 59–46
- 5:30 PHX Gillom 8' Running Jump Shot (8 PTS) 59–48
- 5:23 MIN Abrosimova OFF.Foul (P3)
- 5:23 MIN Abrosimova Foul Turnover (P4.T17)
- 5:23 PHX SUB: Stepanova FOR Tuvic
- 5:23 PHX SUB: Fallon FOR Harrison
- 5:08 PHX Fallon 19' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Veal 3 AST) 59–50
- 4:52 PHX Pettis P.FOUL (P4.PN)
- 4:52 MIN SUB: Van Gorp FOR Stires
- 4:24 MIN Smith 3PT Jump Shot (34 PTS) (Paye 4 AST) 62–50
- 4:04 PHX Gillom Layup (10 PTS) (Veal 4 AST) 62–52
- 3:47 MIN Abrosimova Lost Ball Turnover (P5.T18)
- 3:47 PHX Pettis STEAL (1 STL)
- 3:44 PHX Pettis Layup (4 PTS) 62–54
- 3:44 Lynx Timeout: Short (Reg.1 Short 2)
- 3:44 PHX SUB: Harrison FOR Fallon
- 3:32 MIN Smith Lost Ball Turnover (P4.T19)
- 3:32 Timeout: Official
- 3:16 PHX Gillom 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Pettis 1 AST) 62–57
- 2:43 MIN MISS Abrosimova 12' Jump Shot
- 2:41 MERCURY Rebound
- 2:19 PHX Veal Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T13)
- 2:19 MIN Whiting-Raymond STEAL (1 STL)
- 2:10 MIN Paye Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T20)
- 2:10 PHX Pettis STEAL (2 STL)
- 2:08 PHX MISS Pettis Layup
- 2:06 PHX Stepanova Layup (15 PTS) 62–59
- 2:06 PHX Stepanova REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 1:36 MIN Abrosimova 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Smith 2 AST) 65–59
- 1:21 MIN Whiting-Raymond P.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 1:21 PHX SUB: Fallon FOR Pettis
- 1:21 PHX Gillom Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
- 1:21 MIN SUB: Pride FOR Whiting-Raymond
- 1:21 PHX SUB: Pettis FOR Fallon
- 1:21 PHX Gillom Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
- 1:01 MERCURY Timeout: Short (Full 0 Short 3)
- 0:59 MIN Smith Bad Pass Turnover (P5.T21)
- 0:59 PHX Harrison STEAL (1 STL)
- 0:45 PHX MISS Pettis 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:43 PHX Pettis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 0:42 PHX MISS Pettis Layup
- 0:41 MERCURY Rebound
- 0:41 MIN Abrosimova Violation:Kicked Ball
- 0:36 PHX MISS Stepanova Layup
- 0:36 PHX Jump Ball Stepanova vs. Van Gorp: Tip to Harrison
- 0:36 MERCURY Rebound
- 0:25 PHX MISS Veal 10' Jump Shot
- 0:23 PHX MISS Pettis Layup
- 0:23 PHX Pettis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
- 0:21 MIN Abrosimova REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
- 0:21 PHX Veal P.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 0:19 PHX Veal P.FOUL (P4.PN)
- 0:19 MIN MISS Paye Free Throw 1 of 2
- 0:19 Lynx Rebound
- 0:19 MIN SUB: Martin FOR Van Gorp
- 0:19 MIN Paye Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 0:19 MERCURY Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 3)
- 0:10 PHX Harrison 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Veal 5 AST) 66–63
- 0:09 PHX Pettis P.FOUL (P5.PN)
- 0:09 MIN Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (35 PTS)
- 0:09 MIN Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (36 PTS)
- 0:09 MERCURY Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 3)
- 0:01 PHX MISS Pettis 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:00 PHX Pettis REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
- 0:00 End of 2nd Half (4:10 PM EST)