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2004-07-18 · WNBA · Footprint Center, Phoenix AZ
Minnesota Lynx 2004 · Phoenix Mercury 2004 · 2004 season
Team stats
| Lynx | Mercury | |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 21-54 .389 | 19-47 .404 |
| Three-pointers | 5-14 .357 | 3-15 .200 |
| Free throws | 16-24 .667 | 19-22 .864 |
| Offensive rebounds | 8 | 7 |
| Defensive rebounds | 18 | 19 |
| Total rebounds | 26 | 26 |
| Assists | 13 | 7 |
| Steals | 9 | 6 |
| Blocks | 2 | 6 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 17 |
| Personal fouls | 21 | 21 |
| Technical fouls | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Katie Smith G | 38 | 33 | 11-18 | 4-8 | 7-8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 |
 Nicole Ohlde NA | 32 | 11 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 |
| Helen Darling NA | 15 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
 Teresa Edwards NA | 12 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
| Tamika Raymond C | 34 | 10 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Amber Jacobs NA | 25 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 |
| Amanda Lassiter NA | 19 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 |
| Vanessa Hayden C | 11 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Svetlana Abrosimova F | 9 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Stacey Lovelace NA | 3 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 |
| Tasha Butts NA | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Total | 12 | 63 | 21-54 | 5-14 | 16-24 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 21 |
FG .389 · 3P .357 · FT .667
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Penny Taylor F | 38 | 20 | 6-15 | 0-4 | 8-9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | -1 |
 Anna DeForge NA | 37 | 10 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 |
 Diana Taurasi G | 36 | 15 | 6-15 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -1 |
| Slobodanka Tuvic NA | 35 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 |
 Plenette Pierson F | 26 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 |
| Tamara Moore NA | 11 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| Shereka Wright NA | 9 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Kayte Christensen NA | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Ashley Robinson C | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Nikki McCray G | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 12 | 60 | 19-47 | 3-15 | 19-22 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 21 |
FG .404 · 3P .200 · FT .864
Officials: Ken Drayton, Leslie Claybrook, Thomas Nunez
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First half
- 20:00 Start of 1st Half (9:09 PM EST)
- 20:00 PHX Jump Ball Tuvic vs. Ohlde: Tip to Edwards
- 19:42 PHX Tuvic P.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 19:24 MIN Ohlde 7' Jump Bank Shot (2 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST) 2–0
- 19:05 PHX Taylor 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) 2–2
- 18:59 MIN Ohlde Layup (4 PTS) (Darling 1 AST) 4–2
- 18:39 PHX MISS Taurasi Layup
- 18:37 MIN Ohlde REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 18:21 MIN MISS Ohlde Layup
- 18:21 PHX Pierson BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 18:19 PHX Tuvic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 18:16 MIN Edwards S.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 18:16 PHX Taylor Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 18:16 PHX Taylor Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 18:15 PHX Taurasi P.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 17:58 MIN MISS Ohlde 16' Jump Shot
- 17:55 PHX Tuvic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 17:49 PHX MISS Taylor Layup
- 17:47 PHX Taylor REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 17:46 PHX Taylor Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
- 17:31 MIN Smith 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Darling 2 AST) 7–4
- 17:10 PHX Pierson 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) 7–6
- 16:43 MIN Smith 14' Jump Shot (5 PTS) 9–6
- 16:31 PHX Taylor Layup (6 PTS) (Tuvic 1 AST) 9–8
- 16:22 MIN Raymond Layup (2 PTS) (Edwards 2 AST) 11–8
- 16:05 PHX Taylor OFF.Foul (P1)
- 16:05 PHX Taylor Foul Turnover (P2.T2)
- 15:54 MIN Smith Driving Layup (7 PTS) 13–8
- 15:33 Timeout: Official
- 15:33 PHX SUB: Christensen FOR Tuvic
- 15:25 PHX MISS Taurasi 3PT Jump Shot
- 15:23 PHX Taylor REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
- 15:10 PHX Pierson Layup (4 PTS) (Taylor 1 AST) 13–10
- 14:40 MIN MISS Ohlde 6' Jump Shot
- 14:38 PHX Christensen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 14:32 PHX DeForge Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
- 14:32 MIN Smith STEAL (1 STL)
- 14:30 MIN MISS Smith 19' Jump Shot
- 14:29 MIN Raymond REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 14:29 PHX Christensen S.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 14:29 MIN MISS Raymond Free Throw 1 of 2
- 14:29 Lynx Rebound
- 14:29 MIN SUB: Abrosimova FOR Edwards
- 14:29 MIN Raymond Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 14:07 PHX Taylor Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T4)
- 14:07 MIN Abrosimova STEAL (1 STL)
- 13:57 MIN Raymond Layup (5 PTS) 16–10
- 13:57 PHX Pierson S.FOUL (P1.T4)
- 13:57 PHX SUB: Wright FOR DeForge
- 13:57 MIN MISS Raymond Free Throw 1 of 1
- 13:56 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 13:40 PHX Christensen Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
- 13:11 MIN MISS Smith 16' Jump Shot
- 13:11 MERCURY Rebound
- 13:11 MIN Ohlde L.B.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 13:11 MIN SUB: Hayden FOR Ohlde
- 12:57 PHX Taurasi Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Taylor 2 AST) 16–12
- 12:36 MIN MISS Darling 3PT Jump Shot
- 12:34 MIN Raymond REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
- 12:27 PHX Pierson S.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 12:27 PHX SUB: Tuvic FOR Pierson
- 12:27 MIN MISS Abrosimova Free Throw 1 of 3
- 12:27 Lynx Rebound
- 12:27 MIN Abrosimova Free Throw 2 of 3 (1 PTS)
- 12:27 MIN Abrosimova Free Throw 3 of 3 (2 PTS)
- 12:08 PHX Taurasi OFF.Foul (P2)
- 12:08 PHX Taurasi Foul Turnover (P1.T6)
- 11:43 MIN MISS Darling Layup
- 11:43 PHX Christensen BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 11:41 Timeout: Official
- 11:41 MERCURY Rebound
- 11:41 PHX Jump Ball Taurasi vs. Darling: Tip to Christensen
- 11:24 PHX MISS Taurasi 3PT Jump Shot
- 11:22 MIN Darling REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 11:14 MIN MISS Hayden Layup
- 11:14 PHX Christensen BLOCK (2 BLK)
- 11:13 Lynx Rebound
- 11:13 PHX SUB: Robinson FOR Christensen
- 11:13 PHX SUB: DeForge FOR Taylor
- 10:57 MIN Hayden Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
- 10:31 PHX Robinson 3 Second Violation Turnover (P1.T7)
- 10:31 MIN SUB: Jacobs FOR Darling
- 10:12 MIN Smith 18' Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Hayden 1 AST) 20–12
- 9:48 PHX Taurasi 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) 20–14
- 9:40 MIN Raymond Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
- 9:40 MIN SUB: Ohlde FOR Raymond
- 9:40 PHX SUB: Pierson FOR Robinson
- 9:28 MIN Ohlde P.FOUL (P2.T3)
- 9:23 PHX MISS DeForge 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:21 PHX Wright REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 9:16 MIN Jacobs P.FOUL (P1.T4)
- 9:04 PHX MISS DeForge 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:00 MIN SUB: Lassiter FOR Abrosimova
- 9:00 Lynx Rebound
- 9:00 PHX SUB: Taylor FOR Wright
- 9:00 PHX SUB: Moore FOR Taurasi
- 9:00 PHX Jump Ball Pierson vs. Smith: Tip to
- 8:32 MIN MISS Hayden Layup
- 8:31 PHX Pierson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 8:27 PHX Pierson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T8)
- 8:27 MIN Smith STEAL (2 STL)
- 8:16 MIN Ohlde Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
- 7:59 PHX MISS Taylor 3PT Jump Shot
- 7:57 MIN Ohlde REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 7:38 MIN Smith 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Lassiter 1 AST) 23–14
- 7:13 MIN Hayden S.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 7:13 Timeout: Official
- 7:13 MIN SUB: Abrosimova FOR Smith
- 7:13 MIN SUB: Lovelace FOR Hayden
- 7:13 PHX SUB: Taurasi FOR Pierson
- 7:13 PHX Moore Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 7:13 PHX Moore Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 6:58 MIN MISS Abrosimova 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:56 PHX Taylor REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
- 6:50 PHX MISS Taylor Layup
- 6:48 MIN Ohlde REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 6:28 MIN Lovelace Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
- 6:28 PHX Tuvic STEAL (1 STL)
- 6:22 PHX DeForge Driving Layup (2 PTS) 23–18
- 6:06 MIN Lovelace 3 Second Violation Turnover (P2.T5)
- 5:52 PHX Tuvic 9' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Taylor 3 AST) 23–20
- 5:26 MIN Lovelace 9' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Abrosimova 1 AST) 25–20
- 5:15 MIN Lovelace P.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 5:15 MIN SUB: Darling FOR Jacobs
- 4:59 PHX MISS Tuvic 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
- 4:56 MIN Lovelace REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 4:50 MIN Ohlde Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T6)
- 4:50 PHX Moore STEAL (1 STL)
- 4:43 PHX Taurasi 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (DeForge 1 AST) 25–23
- 4:38 Lynx Timeout: Short (Reg.0 Short 1)
- 4:38 MIN SUB: Smith FOR Lassiter
- 4:16 MIN MISS Lovelace 19' Jump Shot
- 4:14 PHX Tuvic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 4:00 MIN Abrosimova P.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 4:00 Timeout: Official
- 4:00 MIN SUB: Raymond FOR Lovelace
- 3:47 PHX MISS Taylor 3PT Jump Shot
- 3:45 MIN Raymond REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
- 3:25 MIN MISS Abrosimova 12' Jump Shot
- 3:25 PHX Tuvic BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 3:22 PHX DeForge REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 3:20 PHX DeForge OFF.Foul (P1)
- 3:20 PHX DeForge Foul Turnover (P2.T9)
- 3:20 MIN SUB: Butts FOR Abrosimova
- 2:51 MIN MISS Darling 8' Jump Shot
- 2:50 MIN Raymond REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
- 2:50 PHX Moore S.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 2:50 MIN MISS Raymond Free Throw 1 of 2
- 2:50 Lynx Rebound
- 2:50 MIN MISS Raymond Free Throw 2 of 2
- 2:50 PHX Taylor REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
- 2:50 MIN Butts P.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 2:50 PHX Taylor Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
- 2:50 PHX Taylor Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
- 2:30 MIN MISS Butts 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:28 PHX DeForge REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 2:19 PHX Taylor Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T10)
- 1:52 MIN MISS Darling 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:51 Lynx Rebound
- 1:38 Lynx Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 1)
- 1:38 MIN SUB: Jacobs FOR Darling
- 1:38 MIN SUB: Edwards FOR Butts
- 1:37 MIN Smith Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T7)
- 1:15 MIN Ohlde Violation:Kicked Ball
- 1:12 PHX Taurasi Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T11)
- 1:12 MIN Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
- 0:56 PHX Tuvic S.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 0:56 MIN Raymond Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
- 0:56 MIN Raymond Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
- 0:43 PHX Taurasi Driving Layup (9 PTS) 27–27
- 0:29 PHX Moore S.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 0:29 MIN Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
- 0:29 MIN Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
- 0:26 MERCURY Timeout: Short (Full 0 Short 1)
- 0:07 PHX DeForge 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Taurasi 1 AST) 29–30
- 0:00 MIN MISS Smith 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:00 PHX Taylor REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 0:00 End of 1st Half (10:00 PM EST)
Second half
- 20:00 Start of 2nd Half (10:16 PM EST)
- 20:00 PHX Jump Ball Tuvic vs. Ohlde: Tip to Smith
- 19:44 MIN MISS Ohlde Layup
- 19:44 PHX Pierson BLOCK (2 BLK)
- 19:44 PHX Jump Ball Pierson vs. Ohlde: Tip to Smith
- 19:44 Lynx Rebound
- 19:37 MIN Smith OFF.Foul (P1)
- 19:37 MIN Smith Foul Turnover (P2.T8)
- 19:18 PHX Pierson 9' Jump Bank Shot (6 PTS) 29–32
- 18:53 MIN Edwards Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T9)
- 18:53 PHX Taurasi STEAL (1 STL)
- 18:41 PHX MISS Pierson Layup
- 18:40 MIN Raymond REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
- 18:34 MIN Darling Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T10)
- 18:34 PHX Pierson STEAL (1 STL)
- 18:19 PHX Tuvic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T12)
- 18:19 MIN Raymond STEAL (1 STL)
- 18:19 PHX Taurasi P.FOUL (P3.T1)
- 18:19 MIN SUB: Jacobs FOR Darling
- 18:17 MIN Jacobs Backcourt Turnover (P1.T11)
- 18:00 MIN Smith S.FOUL (P2.T1)
- 18:00 PHX DeForge Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
- 18:00 PHX DeForge Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
- 17:41 MIN MISS Edwards Layup
- 17:40 MIN Ohlde REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 17:37 MIN MISS Raymond Layup
- 17:36 Lynx Rebound
- 17:28 MIN MISS Smith 3PT Jump Shot
- 17:27 MIN Ohlde REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 17:27 PHX Pierson S.FOUL (P3.T2)
- 17:27 MIN MISS Ohlde Free Throw 1 of 2
- 17:27 Lynx Rebound
- 17:27 MIN Ohlde Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
- 17:20 PHX DeForge Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T13)
- 17:20 MIN Edwards STEAL (2 STL)
- 17:17 MIN Edwards OFF.Foul (P2)
- 17:17 MIN Edwards Foul Turnover (P2.T12)
- 17:10 MIN Jacobs P.FOUL (P2.T2)
- 17:02 MIN Ohlde S.FOUL (P3.T3)
- 17:02 PHX MISS Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2
- 17:02 MERCURY Rebound
- 17:02 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
- 16:49 PHX Pierson P.FOUL (P4.T3)
- 16:49 PHX SUB: Christensen FOR Pierson
- 16:41 MIN MISS Raymond 8' Jump Shot
- 16:40 MIN Ohlde REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
- 16:40 PHX Tuvic S.FOUL (P3.T4)
- 16:40 MIN Ohlde Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
- 16:40 MIN Ohlde Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
- 16:24 PHX Taylor Lost Ball Turnover (P5.T14)
- 16:24 MIN Edwards STEAL (3 STL)
- 15:53 MIN MISS Ohlde 12' Jump Shot
- 15:52 MIN Raymond REBOUND (Off:4 Def:2)
- 15:52 MIN Raymond Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P2.T13)
- 15:52 Timeout: Official
- 15:52 PHX SUB: Moore FOR Tuvic
- 15:28 PHX MISS Taylor 6' Jump Shot
- 15:28 MIN Raymond BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 15:24 MIN Ohlde REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
- 15:18 MIN MISS Edwards 15' Jump Shot
- 15:18 Lynx Rebound
- 15:18 PHX Taurasi L.B.FOUL (P4.PN)
- 15:18 PHX SUB: Pierson FOR Taurasi
- 15:06 MIN MISS Edwards 8' Jump Shot
- 15:04 PHX Taylor REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
- 14:49 PHX DeForge Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T15)
- 14:49 MIN Edwards STEAL (4 STL)
- 14:47 PHX Taylor S.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 14:47 MIN SUB: Lassiter FOR Edwards
- 14:47 PHX SUB: Tuvic FOR Christensen
- 14:47 MIN Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
- 14:47 MIN Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
- 14:28 PHX Taylor 8' Jump Shot (10 PTS) 34–37
- 14:16 MIN Smith 15' Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Raymond 1 AST) 36–37
- 14:06 MIN Lassiter S.FOUL (P1.T4)
- 14:06 PHX Moore Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 14:06 PHX Moore Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 13:57 MIN Jacobs 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) 39–39
- 13:43 PHX MISS Taylor 3PT Jump Shot
- 13:40 MIN Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 13:37 MIN Lassiter Layup (2 PTS) (Smith 1 AST) 41–39
- 13:18 MIN Jacobs S.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 13:18 PHX MISS Pierson Free Throw 1 of 2
- 13:18 MERCURY Rebound
- 13:18 PHX SUB: Taurasi FOR Moore
- 13:18 PHX Pierson Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
- 13:09 MIN MISS Smith 3PT Jump Shot
- 13:08 Lynx Rebound
- 12:45 MIN Ohlde 18' Jump Shot (9 PTS) 43–40
- 12:30 PHX Taurasi Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T16)
- 12:30 MIN Lassiter STEAL (1 STL)
- 12:26 MIN MISS Lassiter Layup
- 12:24 MIN Lassiter REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 12:22 MIN Ohlde Layup (11 PTS) (Lassiter 2 AST) 45–40
- 12:16 MERCURY Timeout: Short (Full 0 Short 2)
- 12:02 PHX DeForge 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Taurasi 2 AST) 45–43
- 11:34 MIN Ohlde Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T14)
- 11:34 PHX Tuvic STEAL (2 STL)
- 11:26 PHX Taylor Driving Layup (12 PTS) 45–45
- 10:54 MIN Smith Driving Layup (20 PTS) 47–45
- 10:33 PHX Taurasi 16' Jump Shot (12 PTS) 47–47
- 10:04 MIN MISS Raymond 17' Jump Shot
- 10:02 PHX DeForge REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 9:45 PHX MISS Taylor Layup
- 9:44 MIN Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 9:39 MIN Smith Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T15)
- 9:39 Timeout: Official
- 9:39 MIN SUB: Hayden FOR Ohlde
- 9:30 MIN Jacobs P.FOUL (P4.PN)
- 9:12 PHX MISS Taurasi 10' Jump Shot
- 9:10 MIN Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 9:01 MIN Lassiter Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T16)
- 9:01 PHX Taylor STEAL (1 STL)
- 8:58 PHX Taylor Layup (14 PTS) 47–49
- 8:58 MIN Hayden S.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 8:58 PHX Taylor Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
- 8:45 MIN MISS Smith 3PT Jump Shot
- 8:43 MERCURY Rebound
- 8:24 PHX MISS DeForge 17' Jump Shot
- 8:22 Lynx Rebound
- 8:08 MIN Raymond Layup (9 PTS) (Hayden 2 AST) 49–50
- 7:54 PHX Taylor Bad Pass Turnover (P6.T17)
- 7:54 Timeout: Official
- 7:30 MIN MISS Hayden 9' Jump Shot
- 7:28 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 7:08 PHX MISS DeForge 12' Jump Shot
- 7:06 MIN Raymond REBOUND (Off:4 Def:3)
- 6:48 MIN MISS Smith 11' Jump Shot
- 6:47 PHX Tuvic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 6:28 PHX Taylor 11' Jump Bank Shot (17 PTS) 49–52
- 6:10 MIN MISS Jacobs 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:08 MERCURY Rebound
- 5:52 PHX MISS Taurasi 16' Jump Shot
- 5:50 MIN Jacobs REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 5:41 MIN MISS Raymond Layup
- 5:39 PHX Taylor REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
- 5:21 PHX MISS Taylor 9' Jump Shot
- 5:21 MIN Hayden BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 5:18 MIN Hayden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 5:03 MIN MISS Raymond Layup
- 5:03 PHX Tuvic BLOCK (2 BLK)
- 5:00 PHX Taylor REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
- 4:43 PHX MISS Taurasi 12' Jump Shot
- 4:42 PHX Taylor REBOUND (Off:3 Def:6)
- 4:42 MIN Hayden S.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 4:42 MIN SUB: Ohlde FOR Hayden
- 4:42 PHX MISS Taylor Free Throw 1 of 2
- 4:42 MERCURY Rebound
- 4:42 PHX Taylor Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
- 4:12 MIN Smith 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Ohlde 1 AST) 52–53
- 3:51 PHX MISS DeForge 3PT Jump Shot
- 3:49 MIN Raymond REBOUND (Off:4 Def:4)
- 3:45 PHX Pierson P.FOUL (P5.PN)
- 3:45 Timeout: Official
- 3:45 PHX SUB: Wright FOR Pierson
- 3:34 MIN Smith 3PT Jump Shot (26 PTS) (Jacobs 1 AST) 55–53
- 3:15 MIN Lassiter S.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 3:15 PHX Taylor Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
- 3:15 PHX Taylor Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
- 3:03 PHX Taylor P.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 3:03 MIN Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)
- 3:03 MIN MISS Smith Free Throw 2 of 2
- 3:02 PHX Tuvic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
- 2:37 PHX MISS Taurasi 8' Jump Shot
- 2:35 PHX Wright REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
- 2:34 PHX MISS Wright Layup
- 2:32 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 2:09 PHX MISS Taurasi 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:07 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
- 1:49 PHX MISS Tuvic Layup
- 1:48 MIN Lassiter REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 1:30 PHX Taurasi P.FOUL (P5.PN)
- 1:30 MIN Raymond Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
- 1:30 MIN MISS Raymond Free Throw 2 of 2
- 1:29 PHX Taylor REBOUND (Off:3 Def:7)
- 1:14 PHX MISS Taylor 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:12 MIN Lassiter REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 0:56 MIN Smith 17' Jump Shot (29 PTS) 59–55
- 0:55 MERCURY Timeout: Short (Full 0 Short 3)
- 0:51 PHX Taurasi 11' Jump Shot (14 PTS) 59–57
- 0:51 MIN Lassiter S.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 0:51 PHX SUB: Pierson FOR Tuvic
- 0:51 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
- 0:51 Lynx Timeout: Short (Reg.1 Short 2)
- 0:25 MIN Smith 19' Jump Shot (31 PTS) 61–58
- 0:17 MIN Jacobs S.FOUL (P5.PN)
- 0:17 PHX Wright Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 0:17 PHX Wright Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 0:17 Lynx Timeout: Short (Reg.1 Short 3)
- 0:17 Lynx Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 3)
- 0:15 PHX DeForge P.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 0:15 MIN Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (32 PTS)
- 0:15 MIN Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (33 PTS)
- 0:15 MERCURY Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 3)
- 0:09 PHX MISS Taurasi 3PT Jump Bank Shot
- 0:07 MERCURY Rebound
- 0:07 PHX Jump Ball Taylor vs. Jacobs: Tip to Wright
- 0:01 PHX MISS Wright 3PT Jump Bank Shot
- 0:00 MIN Jacobs REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 0:00 End of 2nd Half (11:15 PM EST)