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Minnesota Lynx 79–80
2020-09-17 · SECOND ROUND · WNBA · IMG Academy, Bradenton FL
Phoenix Mercury 2020 · Minnesota Lynx 2020 · 2020 season
Team stats
| Mercury | Lynx | |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 30-67 .448 | 32-68 .471 |
| Three-pointers | 11-30 .367 | 7-17 .412 |
| Free throws | 8-10 .800 | 9-11 .818 |
| Offensive rebounds | 5 | 5 |
| Defensive rebounds | 29 | 24 |
| Total rebounds | 34 | 29 |
| Assists | 23 | 15 |
| Steals | 5 | 8 |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 13 |
| Personal fouls | 17 | 14 |
| Technical fouls | 1 | 0 |
| Largest lead | 12 | 7 |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brianna Turner F | 39 | 13 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -4 |
Diana Taurasi G | 35 | 28 | 9-20 | 6-13 | 4-4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +14 |
Skylar Diggins G | 35 | 8 | 3-15 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -5 |
Kia Vaughn C | 34 | 10 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +3 |
| 14 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough G | 24 | 9 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 |
Sophie Cunningham G | 11 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -15 |
Alanna Smith F | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Total | 200 | 79 | 30-67 | 11-30 | 8-10 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 17 |
FG .448 · 3P .367 · FT .800
Did not play: Bria Hartley (knee injury), Nia Coffey (foot injury), Brittney Griner (personal), Alisia Jenkins (coach's decision), Jessica Breland (medical exemption)
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Napheesa Collier F | 37 | 7 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +4 |
| 36 | 22 | 9-17 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +10 | |
Crystal Dangerfield G | 34 | 17 | 6-16 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +2 |
Odyssey Sims G | 33 | 14 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -17 |
Sylvia Fowles C | 18 | 6 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -16 |
Bridget Carleton F | 26 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +15 |
| 16 | 11 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +7 | |
| Total | 200 | 80 | 32-68 | 7-17 | 9-11 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
FG .471 · 3P .412 · FT .818
Did not play: Erica McCall (coach's decision), Mikiah Herbert Harrigan (coach's decision), Shenise Johnson (coach's decision), Kayla Alexander (coach's decision), Lexie Brown (concussion protocol)
Officials: Tim Greene, Che Flores, Eric Brewton, Randy Richardson
Play-by-play
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Quarter 1
- 10:00 Start of 1st Period (7:04 PM EST)
- 10:00 MIN Jump Ball Fowles vs. Turner: Tip to Sims
- 9:43 MIN Dantas Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
- 9:43 PHX Peddy STEAL (1 STL)
- 9:28 PHX Vaughn 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Diggins-Smith 1 AST) 2–0
- 9:13 MIN Dantas 4' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Collier 1 AST) 2–2
- 8:57 PHX Taurasi 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) 4–2
- 8:49 MIN Dantas 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Collier 2 AST) 4–5
- 8:24 PHX MISS Diggins-Smith 13' Pullup Jump Shot
- 8:24 LYNX Rebound
- 8:00 MIN MISS Fowles 7' Turnaround Jump Shot
- 7:58 PHX Vaughn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:48 PHX MISS Vaughn 8' Hook Shot
- 7:45 MIN Dantas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:34 MIN MISS Sims 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 7:30 PHX Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:27 PHX Turner 4' Running Layup (2 PTS) 6–5
- 7:01 MIN Fowles 3' Layup (2 PTS) (Dantas 1 AST) 6–7
- 6:49 PHX Taurasi 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Turner 1 AST) 9–7
- 6:24 MIN Sims Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
- 6:24 PHX Peddy STEAL (2 STL)
- 6:19 PHX Taurasi 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Peddy 1 AST) 12–7
- 6:05 MIN MISS Dantas 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:01 PHX Diggins-Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 5:55 PHX Peddy 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Diggins-Smith 2 AST) 15–7
- 5:49 LYNX Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
- 5:36 MIN MISS Dangerfield 12' Pullup Jump Shot
- 5:33 PHX Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 5:23 PHX Turner 2' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Taurasi 1 AST) 17–7
- 5:09 MIN SUB: Carleton FOR Fowles
- 5:01 PHX Peddy S.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 5:01 MIN Dangerfield Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 5:01 MIN Dangerfield Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 4:45 PHX Vaughn 18' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Diggins-Smith 3 AST) 19–9
- 4:34 MIN MISS Dantas 3PT Jump Shot
- 4:31 PHX Diggins-Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 4:18 PHX MISS Diggins-Smith 3' Driving Layup
- 4:17 MIN Dantas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 4:07 MIN Sims Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
- 4:07 PHX Peddy STEAL (3 STL)
- 4:01 PHX Diggins-Smith 3' Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Peddy 2 AST) 21–9
- 3:54 PHX Diggins-Smith P.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 3:54 MIN SUB: Banham FOR Sims
- 3:48 MIN MISS Dangerfield 17' Pullup Jump Shot
- 3:42 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 3:42 MIN Collier 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS) 21–11
- 3:30 PHX MISS Vaughn 10' Jump Shot
- 3:28 MIN Dantas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 3:07 MIN MISS Carleton 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 3:07 LYNX Rebound
- 3:07 PHX Vaughn P.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 3:07 PHX SUB: Cunningham FOR Taurasi
- 3:00 MIN MISS Dangerfield 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
- 2:58 MIN Dantas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 2:52 MIN MISS Collier 2' Driving Layup
- 2:50 PHX Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 2:44 PHX MISS Peddy 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:41 MIN Dangerfield REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 2:35 MIN Dantas 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Collier 3 AST) 21–14
- 2:18 PHX MISS Vaughn 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:15 MIN Carleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 1:58 MIN Banham 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Carleton 1 AST) 21–17
- 1:48 PHX Cunningham OFF.Foul (P1)
- 1:48 PHX Cunningham Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
- 1:48 PHX SUB: Smith FOR Vaughn
- 1:48 PHX SUB: Walker-Kimbrough FOR Peddy
- 1:38 MIN Banham 19' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) 21–19
- 1:30 Mercury Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
- 1:27 PHX Cunningham Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
- 1:27 MIN Dangerfield STEAL (1 STL)
- 1:20 MIN Dangerfield Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
- 1:20 PHX Turner STEAL (1 STL)
- 0:59 PHX Cunningham 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Diggins-Smith 4 AST) 24–19
- 0:37 MIN Banham 6' Driving Layup (7 PTS) 24–21
- 0:22 PHX MISS Walker-Kimbrough 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:19 MIN Dantas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
- 0:03 MIN Dantas 3' Layup (10 PTS) (Collier 4 AST) 24–23
- 0:00 PHX MISS Diggins-Smith 42' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 0:00 Mercury Rebound
- 0:00 End of 1st Period (7:23 PM EST)
Quarter 2
- 10:00 Start of 2nd Period (7:26 PM EST)
- 9:40 PHX Smith Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
- 9:40 MIN Sims STEAL (1 STL)
- 9:36 MIN Sims 1' Layup (2 PTS) 24–25
- 9:24 PHX MISS Taurasi 21' Pullup Jump Shot
- 9:22 MIN Banham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 9:12 MIN MISS Fowles 3' Layup
- 9:09 PHX Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 9:06 PHX Cunningham 3' Layup (5 PTS) (Taurasi 2 AST) 26–25
- 8:50 PHX Taurasi P.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 8:50 PHX SUB: Vaughn FOR Turner
- 8:45 MIN Banham Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
- 8:35 PHX Taurasi 19' Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS) 28–25
- 8:19 MIN Dantas 24' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Sims 1 AST) 28–28
- 8:00 PHX Taurasi 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (13 PTS) 31–28
- 7:34 MIN MISS Sims 14' Pullup Jump Shot
- 7:34 PHX Walker-Kimbrough BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 7:34 MIN Dantas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
- 7:34 LYNX Turnover: Shot Clock (T#6)
- 7:20 MIN Dantas S.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 7:20 PHX MISS Walker-Kimbrough Free Throw 1 of 2
- 7:20 Mercury Rebound
- 7:20 MIN SUB: Collier FOR Carleton
- 7:20 PHX SUB: Turner FOR Smith
- 7:20 PHX Walker-Kimbrough Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 7:07 MIN MISS Fowles 1' Reverse Layup
- 7:06 PHX Vaughn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 7:02 PHX Taurasi Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
- 7:02 PHX SUB: Diggins-Smith FOR Walker-Kimbrough
- 6:42 MIN MISS Fowles 12' Jump Shot
- 6:40 PHX Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
- 6:33 PHX MISS Diggins-Smith 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
- 6:32 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 6:26 MIN Banham 3' Driving Layup (9 PTS) 32–30
- 6:10 PHX MISS Taurasi 27' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:07 MIN Fowles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 6:05 MIN Fowles Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T7)
- 6:05 MIN SUB: Carleton FOR Banham
- 6:05 MIN SUB: Dangerfield FOR Fowles
- 5:53 PHX MISS Cunningham 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:49 MIN Dangerfield REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 5:41 MIN MISS Dangerfield 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot
- 5:38 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
- 5:37 MIN Collier 3' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Carleton 2 AST) 32–32
- 5:21 PHX MISS Diggins-Smith 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:21 LYNX Rebound
- 5:21 Timeout: Official
- 5:21 Instant Replay2nd Period (7:33 PM EST)
- 5:21 PHX SUB: Peddy FOR Cunningham
- 5:02 MIN MISS Dangerfield 12' Pullup Jump Shot
- 5:00 PHX Peddy REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 4:45 PHX MISS Peddy 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 4:41 PHX Peddy REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 4:39 PHX Vaughn Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
- 4:39 MIN Sims STEAL (2 STL)
- 4:37 MIN Sims 4' Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) 32–34
- 4:21 MIN Dantas P.FOUL (P2.T2)
- 4:10 PHX Vaughn 12' Turnaround Hook Shot (6 PTS) (Taurasi 3 AST) 34–34
- 3:48 MIN Sims Offensive Charge Foul (P1.T3)
- 3:48 MIN Sims Offensive Foul Turnover (P3.T8)
- 3:48 Instant Replay2nd Period (7:39 PM EST)
- 3:48 PHX SUB: Walker-Kimbrough FOR Peddy
- 3:48 MIN SUB: Fowles FOR Dantas
- 3:34 PHX MISS Taurasi 2' Driving Layup
- 3:34 MIN Fowles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 3:34 PHX Taurasi T.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 3:34 MIN Collier Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)
- 3:20 MIN Collier OFF.Foul (P1)
- 3:20 MIN Collier Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T9)
- 3:09 PHX Diggins-Smith Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
- 3:09 MIN Collier STEAL (1 STL)
- 2:51 MIN Carleton Traveling Turnover (P1.T10)
- 2:51 Mercury Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
- 2:51 MIN SUB: Banham FOR Carleton
- 2:30 PHX Vaughn 17' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Taurasi 4 AST) 36–35
- 2:09 MIN MISS Collier 9' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
- 2:08 PHX Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
- 2:02 PHX Taurasi 31' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Walker-Kimbrough 1 AST) 39–35
- 1:55 LYNX Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
- 1:38 MIN MISS Fowles 3' Layup
- 1:36 PHX Vaughn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 1:21 PHX MISS Vaughn 21' Jump Shot
- 1:17 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
- 1:13 PHX Vaughn S.FOUL (P2.T2)
- 1:13 MIN Fowles Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 1:13 MIN Fowles Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 0:54 PHX Turner 13' Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Walker-Kimbrough 2 AST) 41–37
- 0:44 MIN MISS Dangerfield 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:42 PHX Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:7)
- 0:37 PHX MISS Diggins-Smith 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:34 PHX Walker-Kimbrough REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 0:25 PHX Walker-Kimbrough 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Taurasi 5 AST) 44–37
- 0:17 MIN Jump Ball Collier vs. Taurasi: Tip to Walker-Kimbrough
- 0:17 MIN Banham Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T11)
- 0:17 PHX Taurasi STEAL (1 STL)
- 0:03 PHX MISS Taurasi 32' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:01 PHX Turner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
- 0:01 PHX Turner 1' Putback Layup (8 PTS) 46–37
- 0:00 End of 2nd Period (7:52 PM EST)
Quarter 3
- 10:00 Start of 3rd Period (8:08 PM EST)
- 9:52 PHX MISS Peddy 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:49 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 9:26 MIN MISS Dantas 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:26 LYNX Rebound
- 9:13 MIN Dantas 4' Layup (15 PTS) (Fowles 1 AST) 46–39
- 8:58 PHX Taurasi 17' Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Turner 2 AST) 48–39
- 8:46 MIN Dantas 9' Pullup Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Sims 2 AST) 48–41
- 8:32 PHX Taurasi Traveling Turnover (P2.T7)
- 8:11 MIN MISS Collier 4' Jump Shot
- 8:08 MIN Fowles REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 8:08 MIN MISS Fowles 1' Putback Layup
- 8:07 PHX Vaughn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 7:52 PHX Vaughn 12' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Turner 3 AST) 50–41
- 7:27 MIN MISS Collier 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 7:25 PHX Diggins-Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 7:23 MIN Sims S.FOUL (P2.T1)
- 7:23 PHX Diggins-Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 7:23 PHX Diggins-Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 7:09 MIN Fowles 3' Layup (6 PTS) (Dantas 2 AST) 52–43
- 6:53 PHX Turner Offensive Charge Foul (P1.T1)
- 6:53 PHX Turner Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T8)
- 6:45 MIN MISS Dangerfield 27' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:44 Mercury Rebound
- 6:44 MIN Dantas L.B.FOUL (P3.T2)
- 6:27 PHX MISS Taurasi 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 6:24 MIN Dantas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
- 6:10 MIN Dantas 6' Driving Layup (19 PTS) (Collier 5 AST) 52–45
- 6:00 PHX MISS Diggins-Smith 5' Driving Layup
- 5:59 MIN Fowles REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 5:54 MIN Dangerfield 3' Running Layup (4 PTS) 52–47
- 5:38 PHX Peddy Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T9)
- 5:38 MIN Dantas STEAL (1 STL)
- 5:38 PHX Peddy P.FOUL (P2.T2)
- 5:38 PHX SUB: Walker-Kimbrough FOR Peddy
- 5:30 MIN Dantas OFF.Foul (P4)
- 5:30 MIN Dantas Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T12)
- 5:20 MIN Dangerfield P.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 5:14 PHX Taurasi Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T10)
- 5:14 MIN Sims STEAL (3 STL)
- 5:10 MIN Sims 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS) 52–49
- 4:54 PHX MISS Vaughn 12' Jump Shot
- 4:52 MIN Dantas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
- 4:42 MIN MISS Dantas 2' Layup
- 4:39 PHX Vaughn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
- 4:34 PHX Turner 2' Alley Oop Layup (10 PTS) (Taurasi 6 AST) 54–49
- 4:28 LYNX Timeout: Regular (Full 3 Short 0)
- 4:28 MIN SUB: Carleton FOR Fowles
- 4:16 MIN Carleton 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sims 3 AST) 54–52
- 4:00 PHX MISS Vaughn 19' Jump Shot
- 3:57 PHX Vaughn REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
- 3:49 PHX Walker-Kimbrough 24' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Taurasi 7 AST) 57–52
- 3:42 PHX Taurasi P.FOUL (P2.T3)
- 3:42 PHX SUB: Cunningham FOR Taurasi
- 3:33 MIN MISS Dantas 20' Jump Shot
- 3:30 PHX Turner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:8)
- 3:14 PHX Walker-Kimbrough Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T11)
- 3:14 MIN Sims STEAL (4 STL)
- 3:09 MIN Sims 17' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) 57–54
- 2:43 PHX MISS Walker-Kimbrough 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:41 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
- 2:33 MIN Dangerfield 20' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) 57–56
- 2:33 Mercury Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 0)
- 2:33 PHX SUB: Smith FOR Vaughn
- 2:14 PHX Diggins-Smith Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T12)
- 2:14 MIN Carleton STEAL (1 STL)
- 2:01 PHX Diggins-Smith S.FOUL (P2.T4)
- 2:01 MIN Dangerfield Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
- 2:01 PHX SUB: Taurasi FOR Diggins-Smith
- 2:01 MIN Dangerfield Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
- 1:45 MIN Carleton P.FOUL (P1.T4)
- 1:34 PHX Smith 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Walker-Kimbrough 3 AST) 60–58
- 1:12 MIN Sims 20' Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS) 60–60
- 1:04 PHX MISS Taurasi 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 1:04 MIN Collier BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 1:04 LYNX Rebound
- 1:04 PHX Taurasi L.B.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 0:49 MIN MISS Dantas 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:47 PHX Turner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:9)
- 0:37 PHX Cunningham OFF.Foul (P2)
- 0:37 PHX Cunningham Offensive Foul Turnover (P3.T13)
- 0:29 MIN MISS Dangerfield 13' Step Back Jump Shot
- 0:27 PHX Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 0:03 PHX MISS Taurasi 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 0:02 LYNX Rebound
- 0:02 MIN SUB: Banham FOR Sims
- 0:00 End of 3rd Period (8:28 PM EST)
Quarter 4
- 10:00 Start of 4th Period (8:31 PM EST)
- 9:44 MIN Banham 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Sims 4 AST) 60–62
- 9:26 MIN Collier S.FOUL (P2.T1)
- 9:26 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
- 9:26 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
- 9:06 MIN Sims 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (12 PTS) 62–64
- 8:48 PHX MISS Taurasi 2' Driving Layup
- 8:46 MIN Carleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 8:39 MIN MISS Banham 4' Driving Layup
- 8:37 PHX Vaughn REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
- 8:27 PHX MISS Diggins-Smith 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 8:24 MIN Sims REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 8:16 MIN MISS Sims 20' Pullup Jump Shot
- 8:14 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 8:07 PHX Diggins-Smith 3' Driving Layup (6 PTS) 64–64
- 7:55 PHX Walker-Kimbrough P.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 7:55 MIN SUB: Dangerfield FOR Sims
- 7:45 MIN Dangerfield 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (11 PTS) 64–67
- 7:24 PHX MISS Diggins-Smith 6' Driving Layup
- 7:22 MIN Banham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 7:13 MIN Dantas 25' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Collier 6 AST) 64–70
- 7:12 Mercury Timeout: Regular (Reg.4 Short 0)
- 6:59 PHX Turner 2' Cutting Layup Shot (12 PTS) (Diggins-Smith 5 AST) 66–70
- 6:36 MIN Dangerfield 13' Pullup Jump Shot (13 PTS) 66–72
- 6:24 MIN Dangerfield S.FOUL (P2.T2)
- 6:24 PHX MISS Turner Free Throw 1 of 2
- 6:24 Mercury Rebound
- 6:24 PHX Turner Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
- 6:14 MIN Collier OFF.Foul (P3)
- 6:14 MIN Collier Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T13)
- 6:00 PHX MISS Diggins-Smith 3' Driving Layup
- 5:57 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
- 5:49 MIN Dangerfield 5' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (15 PTS) 67–74
- 5:45 PHX Walker-Kimbrough 3' Layup (9 PTS) (Taurasi 8 AST) 69–74
- 5:23 MIN MISS Banham 7' Driving Layup
- 5:20 PHX Vaughn REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
- 5:14 PHX MISS Vaughn 2' Driving Reverse Layup
- 5:13 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
- 5:09 PHX Turner S.FOUL (P2.T2)
- 5:09 MIN Collier Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
- 5:09 MIN SUB: Sims FOR Banham
- 5:09 MIN Collier Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
- 5:01 PHX Taurasi 25' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Diggins-Smith 6 AST) 72–76
- 5:01 MIN Dangerfield S.FOUL (P3.T3)
- 5:01 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 1 (24 PTS)
- 4:51 PHX Diggins-Smith P.FOUL (P3.T3)
- 4:33 MIN MISS Dantas 5' Turnaround Jump Shot
- 4:32 PHX Turner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:10)
- 4:15 PHX Turner Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T14)
- 3:59 MIN MISS Carleton 18' Jump Shot
- 3:58 PHX Turner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:11)
- 3:48 PHX MISS Vaughn 13' Turnaround Jump Shot
- 3:46 MIN Dangerfield REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 3:31 MIN Dangerfield 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (17 PTS) 73–78
- 3:17 PHX Taurasi 24' 3PT Jump Shot (27 PTS) 76–78
- 3:17 MIN Collier S.FOUL (P4.T4)
- 3:17 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 1 (28 PTS)
- 3:01 MIN MISS Dantas 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:58 PHX Turner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:12)
- 2:47 PHX MISS Taurasi 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:43 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
- 2:31 MIN Sims 19' Step Back Jump Shot (14 PTS) 77–80
- 2:12 PHX MISS Diggins-Smith 4' Driving Layup
- 2:12 LYNX Rebound
- 2:12 Timeout: Official
- 1:59 MIN MISS Sims 7' Pullup Jump Shot
- 1:56 PHX Diggins-Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 1:33 PHX MISS Taurasi 7' Floating Jump Shot
- 1:32 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 1:32 Mercury Timeout: Short (Reg.4 Short 1)
- 1:21 PHX MISS Taurasi 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:19 LYNX Rebound
- 0:56 MIN MISS Dangerfield 16' Pullup Jump Shot
- 0:54 PHX Turner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:13)
- 0:35 PHX Diggins-Smith 12' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Taurasi 9 AST) 79–80
- 0:35 LYNX Timeout: Short (Full 3 Short 1)
- 0:21 Instant Replay4th Period (8:55 PM EST)
- 0:14 MIN MISS Dangerfield 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
- 0:14 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 0:14 Mercury Timeout: Short (Reg.4 Short 2)
- 0:08 PHX Turner Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P3.T15)
- 0:08 Instant Replay4th Period (9:01 PM EST)
- 0:08 LYNX Timeout: Short (Full 3 Short 2)
- 0:07 PHX Vaughn P.FOUL (P3.T4)
- 0:06 PHX Diggins-Smith P.FOUL (P4.PN)
- 0:06 MIN MISS Dantas Free Throw 1 of 2
- 0:06 LYNX Rebound
- 0:06 MIN MISS Dantas Free Throw 2 of 2
- 0:04 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 0:00 PHX MISS Diggins-Smith 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 0:00 Mercury Rebound
- 0:00 End of 4th Period (9:06 PM EST)











