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2022-06-21 · WNBA Commissioner's Cup · WNBA · Footprint Center, Phoenix AZ · Att. 6,394
Minnesota Lynx 2022 · Phoenix Mercury 2022 · 2022 season
Team stats
| Lynx | Mercury | |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 28-64 .438 | 23-58 .397 |
| Three-pointers | 10-25 .400 | 10-30 .333 |
| Free throws | 18-20 .900 | 15-22 .682 |
| Offensive rebounds | 8 | 4 |
| Defensive rebounds | 28 | 28 |
| Total rebounds | 36 | 32 |
| Assists | 24 | 15 |
| Steals | 8 | 6 |
| Blocks | 0 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 17 |
| Personal fouls | 19 | 19 |
| Technical fouls | 2 | 1 |
| Largest lead | 18 | 11 |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moriah Jefferson G | 30 | 12 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +9 |
Kayla McBride G | 29 | 18 | 7-11 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +12 |
Aerial Powers F | 28 | 9 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | +3 |
| 22 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +9 | |
| 8 | 5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | |
Jessica Shepard F | 31 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +10 |
Natalie Achonwa F | 18 | 12 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +5 |
| 17 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +8 | |
Bridget Carleton F | 12 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +8 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
| Total | 200 | 84 | 28-64 | 10-25 | 18-20 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 19 |
FG .438 · 3P .400 · FT .900
Did not play: Sylvia Fowles (knee injury)
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tina Charles C | 34 | 7 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -14 |
Brianna Turner F | 34 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -8 |
Skylar Diggins G | 33 | 25 | 9-18 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -15 |
Diana Taurasi G | 31 | 15 | 3-10 | 3-10 | 6-8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -19 |
Diamond DeShields G | 18 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -4 |
| 27 | 12 | 4-10 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | |
Megan DiLeo C | 13 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 |
| 9 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | |
| Total | 200 | 71 | 23-58 | 10-30 | 15-22 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 19 |
FG .397 · 3P .333 · FT .682
Did not play: Kristine Anigwe (coach's decision)
Officials: Billy Smith, Kurt Walker, Toni Patillo
Play-by-play
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Quarter 1
- 10:00 Start of 1st Period (10:09 PM EST)
- 10:00 PHX Jump Ball Turner vs. Dantas: Tip to Milic
- 9:49 MIN Jefferson Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
- 9:36 PHX MISS DeShields 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:32 PHX Turner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 9:31 MIN Milic P.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 9:24 MIN Milic S.FOUL (P2.T2)
- 9:24 PHX Diggins-Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 9:24 MIN SUB: Shepard FOR Milic
- 9:24 PHX Diggins-Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 9:14 MIN MISS McBride 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:10 MIN Dantas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 9:10 MIN Dantas 11' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) 2–2
- 8:58 PHX Taurasi 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Turner 1 AST) 2–5
- 8:48 MIN MISS Dantas 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 8:44 MIN Powers REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 8:43 MIN MISS Powers 8' Fadeaway Jumper
- 8:37 PHX Turner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 8:32 PHX MISS Charles 7' Turnaround Hook Shot
- 8:28 MIN Dantas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 8:06 MIN MISS McBride 7' Floating Jump Shot
- 8:03 PHX Charles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:59 PHX MISS Taurasi 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
- 7:55 MIN Shepard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:43 MIN MISS Jefferson 14' Pullup Jump Shot
- 7:40 PHX DeShields REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:27 PHX MISS Turner 2' Cutting Layup Shot
- 7:27 Lynx Rebound
- 7:10 MIN MISS Jefferson 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 7:04 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 6:59 PHX MISS Diggins-Smith 1' Running Layup
- 6:59 MERCURY Rebound
- 6:59 PHX SUB: Peddy FOR DeShields
- 6:56 PHX Diggins-Smith 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Taurasi 1 AST) 2–7
- 6:39 MIN Powers Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
- 6:39 PHX Taurasi STEAL (1 STL)
- 6:35 PHX Peddy 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Taurasi 2 AST) 2–9
- 6:30 Lynx Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
- 6:18 MIN Dantas 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Shepard 1 AST) 5–9
- 6:03 PHX Turner Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
- 5:48 MIN MISS Dantas 9' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
- 5:44 PHX Peddy REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 5:42 MIN Jefferson P.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 5:33 PHX MISS Taurasi 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 5:29 MIN Jefferson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 5:24 MIN McBride 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Jefferson 1 AST) 7–9
- 5:08 MIN Lynx T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Dantas )
- 5:08 PHX Taurasi Free Throw Technical (4 PTS)
- 5:02 MIN Shepard P.FOUL (P1.T4)
- 4:59 PHX Taurasi Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
- 4:59 MIN McBride STEAL (1 STL)
- 4:47 PHX Peddy P.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 4:43 MIN MISS McBride 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 4:39 PHX Charles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 4:20 PHX Diggins-Smith 4' Layup (6 PTS) 7–12
- 3:58 PHX Turner S.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 3:58 MIN Shepard Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 3:58 PHX SUB: DeShields FOR Taurasi
- 3:58 MIN Shepard Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 3:47 PHX Diggins-Smith 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS) 9–14
- 3:25 MIN MISS Powers 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
- 3:21 PHX Charles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 3:19 PHX MISS Diggins-Smith 3' Running Layup
- 3:17 PHX Turner REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
- 3:14 PHX Peddy 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Charles 1 AST) 9–17
- 2:47 MIN MISS Powers 19' Jump Shot
- 2:44 PHX DeShields REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 2:31 MIN Dantas S.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 2:31 PHX Charles Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 2:31 MIN SUB: Carleton FOR Powers
- 2:31 MIN SUB: Achonwa FOR Jefferson
- 2:31 MIN SUB: Banham FOR Dantas
- 2:31 PHX Charles Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 2:15 MIN MISS Carleton 1' Driving Layup
- 2:10 MIN Shepard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 2:06 MIN Achonwa Layup (2 PTS) (Carleton 1 AST) 11–19
- 1:46 PHX MISS Diggins-Smith 12' Pullup Jump Shot
- 1:44 MIN Shepard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 1:34 MIN Carleton Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
- 1:34 PHX SUB: Gustafson FOR Diggins-Smith
- 1:34 PHX SUB: Simms FOR Charles
- 1:19 MIN Lynx T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Banham )
- 1:19 PHX Peddy Free Throw Technical (6 PTS)
- 1:19 MIN SUB: Westbrook FOR McBride
- 1:07 PHX MISS Peddy 31' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 1:05 MERCURY Rebound
- 1:05 MERCURY Turnover: Shot Clock (T#3)
- 0:49 MIN MISS Banham 27' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:44 MIN Achonwa REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 0:42 MIN MISS Banham 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
- 0:39 PHX DeShields REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 0:22 PHX Simms 11' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (DeShields 1 AST) 11–22
- 0:15 MIN MISS Banham 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:15 PHX Gustafson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 0:02 PHX MISS Peddy 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
- 0:02 MIN Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 0:00 End of 1st Period (10:28 PM EST)
Quarter 2
- 10:00 Start of 2nd Period (10:30 PM EST)
- 9:46 MIN Powers S.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 9:46 PHX MISS Charles Free Throw 1 of 2
- 9:46 MERCURY Rebound
- 9:46 MIN SUB: Carleton FOR Powers
- 9:46 PHX MISS Charles Free Throw 2 of 2
- 9:44 MIN Shepard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 9:32 PHX DeShields P.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 9:32 MIN SUB: Dantas FOR Shepard
- 9:28 MIN Banham 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Achonwa 1 AST) 14–22
- 9:15 PHX DeShields 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Charles 2 AST) 14–24
- 8:59 MIN Achonwa Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Banham 1 AST) 16–24
- 8:41 PHX Simms Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
- 8:41 MIN Achonwa STEAL (1 STL)
- 8:36 MIN MISS Westbrook 7' Running Jump Shot
- 8:35 MERCURY Rebound
- 8:35 MIN Achonwa L.B.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 8:35 MIN SUB: Jefferson FOR Westbrook
- 8:20 PHX Charles 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Taurasi 3 AST) 16–27
- 8:02 MIN MISS Dantas 21' Jump Shot
- 8:00 PHX Simms REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:53 PHX DeShields Offensive Charge Foul (P2)
- 7:53 PHX DeShields Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T5)
- 7:53 PHX SUB: Diggins-Smith FOR Simms
- 7:53 MIN SUB: McBride FOR Carleton
- 7:34 MIN MISS Dantas 3' Cutting Layup Shot
- 7:34 PHX Diggins-Smith BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 7:34 MERCURY Rebound
- 7:34 MIN SUB: Shepard FOR Achonwa
- 7:17 PHX MISS Charles 20' Step Back Jump Shot
- 7:14 MIN Shepard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
- 7:07 PHX MERCURY T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Charles )
- 7:07 MIN McBride Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
- 7:07 PHX SUB: Turner FOR Gustafson
- 6:53 MIN Shepard 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS) 19–27
- 6:39 PHX Taurasi Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T6)
- 6:39 MIN Shepard STEAL (1 STL)
- 6:35 MIN Banham 1' Running Layup (5 PTS) 21–27
- 6:17 PHX Turner Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T7)
- 6:17 MIN McBride STEAL (2 STL)
- 6:12 MIN MISS Banham 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
- 6:07 PHX DeShields REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 5:56 PHX MISS DeShields 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:51 MIN Dantas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 5:49 MIN McBride 6' Running Layup (5 PTS) 23–27
- 5:49 PHX Charles S.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 5:49 Timeout: Official
- 5:49 PHX SUB: Peddy FOR DeShields
- 5:49 MIN McBride Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
- 5:40 PHX MISS Taurasi 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 5:36 MIN Shepard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
- 5:23 MIN Banham Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
- 5:05 PHX Peddy 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Diggins-Smith 1 AST) 24–30
- 4:44 MIN Jefferson 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Shepard 2 AST) 26–30
- 4:28 MIN Banham S.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 4:28 PHX MISS Turner Free Throw 1 of 2
- 4:28 MERCURY Rebound
- 4:28 MIN SUB: Achonwa FOR Dantas
- 4:28 PHX Turner Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 4:05 PHX Charles S.FOUL (P2.T3)
- 4:05 MIN Achonwa Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
- 4:05 MIN Achonwa Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
- 3:49 PHX Diggins-Smith 1' Driving Layup (10 PTS) 28–33
- 3:35 MIN MISS McBride 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 3:33 PHX Charles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 3:10 PHX MISS Charles 6' Turnaround Jump Shot
- 3:09 MIN Jefferson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 3:03 MIN Achonwa 1' Running Layup (8 PTS) (Jefferson 2 AST) 30–33
- 2:44 MIN Banham S.FOUL (P2.T4)
- 2:44 Timeout: Official
- 2:44 MIN SUB: Milic FOR Shepard
- 2:44 MIN SUB: Powers FOR Banham
- 2:44 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
- 2:44 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
- 2:44 Lynx Violation: Delay of game Violation
- 2:32 MIN MISS Milic 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:29 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 2:09 PHX MISS Charles 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:07 MIN McBride REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 1:59 MIN Achonwa 1' Cutting Layup Shot (10 PTS) (Milic 1 AST) 32–35
- 1:34 PHX MISS Diggins-Smith 16' Pullup Jump Shot
- 1:32 Lynx Rebound
- 1:32 PHX Peddy L.B.FOUL (P2.T4)
- 1:18 MIN MISS Jefferson 10' Pullup Jump Shot
- 1:15 PHX Turner REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
- 1:09 MIN McBride P.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 1:09 PHX MISS Turner Free Throw 1 of 2
- 1:09 MERCURY Rebound
- 1:09 PHX MISS Turner Free Throw 2 of 2
- 1:07 MIN Milic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 1:00 MIN McBride 1' Cutting Layup Shot (8 PTS) (Achonwa 2 AST) 34–35
- 0:43 MIN Achonwa P.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 0:43 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
- 0:43 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
- 0:32 MIN McBride Driving Layup (10 PTS) (Jefferson 3 AST) 36–37
- 0:16 PHX Diggins-Smith 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (12 PTS) 36–39
- 0:10 MIN MISS Powers 13' Pullup Jump Shot
- 0:06 PHX Peddy REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 0:00 MIN Jefferson S.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 0:00 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 3 (9 PTS)
- 0:00 PHX MISS Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 3
- 0:00 MERCURY Rebound
- 0:00 PHX MISS Taurasi Free Throw 3 of 3
- 0:00 MIN Powers REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 0:00 End of 2nd Period (10:54 PM EST)
Quarter 3
- 10:00 Start of 3rd Period (11:10 PM EST)
- 9:44 PHX MISS Charles 14' Jump Shot
- 9:40 MIN Dantas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 9:21 PHX Turner S.FOUL (P2.T1)
- 9:21 MIN Powers Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 9:21 MIN Powers Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 9:09 PHX DeShields Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T8)
- 8:51 MIN Powers 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (McBride 1 AST) 40–40
- 8:30 PHX DeShields 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Diggins-Smith 2 AST) 40–42
- 8:30 MIN Powers S.FOUL (P2.T1)
- 8:30 PHX DeShields Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
- 8:16 MIN MISS Powers 7' Floating Jump Shot
- 8:14 PHX Charles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
- 8:05 PHX MISS DeShields 6' Driving Layup
- 8:03 MIN Achonwa REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 7:57 MIN MISS Dantas 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 7:53 PHX Diggins-Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:40 PHX MISS Taurasi 27' 3PT Jump Shot
- 7:34 MIN Achonwa REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 7:27 MIN McBride Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
- 7:27 PHX Turner STEAL (1 STL)
- 7:22 PHX Diggins-Smith 9' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (14 PTS) 40–45
- 7:01 MIN Jefferson 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (McBride 2 AST) 43–45
- 6:44 PHX MISS Turner 3' Turnaround Hook Shot
- 6:41 MIN Achonwa REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 6:26 MIN Powers 20' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jefferson 4 AST) 45–45
- 6:25 MERCURY Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
- 6:25 PHX SUB: Peddy FOR DeShields
- 6:25 MIN SUB: Shepard FOR Achonwa
- 6:25 MIN SUB: Milic FOR Dantas
- 6:12 PHX Turner 1' Cutting Layup Shot (3 PTS) (Diggins-Smith 3 AST) 45–47
- 5:57 MIN MISS Milic 2' Turnaround Hook Shot
- 5:55 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 5:41 PHX MISS Taurasi 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:39 MIN Powers REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 5:34 MIN Powers Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T6)
- 5:33 MIN Powers L.B.FOUL (P3.T2)
- 5:19 PHX MISS Charles 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:16 MIN Shepard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
- 5:07 MIN Milic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jefferson 5 AST) 48–47
- 4:44 PHX Diggins-Smith 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (17 PTS) 48–50
- 4:29 PHX Charles S.FOUL (P3.T2)
- 4:29 MIN Milic Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 4:29 MIN Milic Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
- 4:18 PHX Taurasi 24' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Diggins-Smith 4 AST) 50–53
- 4:00 MIN Shepard 2' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Jefferson 6 AST) 52–53
- 3:45 PHX Taurasi Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T9)
- 3:45 MIN McBride STEAL (3 STL)
- 3:41 MIN McBride 1' Running Layup (12 PTS) (Jefferson 7 AST) 54–53
- 3:41 PHX Diggins-Smith S.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 3:41 PHX SUB: DeShields FOR Taurasi
- 3:41 PHX SUB: Gustafson FOR Charles
- 3:41 MIN McBride Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
- 3:25 PHX MISS Diggins-Smith 2' Driving Floating Jump Shot
- 3:23 MIN Shepard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
- 3:18 MIN Jefferson Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T7)
- 3:18 PHX Peddy STEAL (1 STL)
- 3:18 PHX JUMP
- 3:02 PHX DeShields Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P3.T10)
- 2:50 MIN McBride 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Shepard 3 AST) 58–53
- 2:33 PHX DeShields Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T11)
- 2:33 MIN McBride STEAL (4 STL)
- 2:30 PHX DeShields P.FOUL (P3.T4)
- 2:30 PHX SUB: Simms FOR DeShields
- 2:30 MIN SUB: Banham FOR McBride
- 2:30 MIN SUB: Achonwa FOR Milic
- 2:14 MIN MISS Jefferson 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup
- 2:11 PHX Gustafson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 2:07 MIN Achonwa S.FOUL (P3.T3)
- 2:07 PHX Diggins-Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
- 2:07 PHX Diggins-Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
- 1:42 PHX Diggins-Smith S.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 1:42 Instant Replay3rd Period (11:27 PM EST)
- 1:42 MIN Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 3 (6 PTS)
- 1:42 MIN Jefferson Free Throw 2 of 3 (7 PTS)
- 1:42 MIN Jefferson Free Throw 3 of 3 (8 PTS)
- 1:34 MIN Banham P.FOUL (P3.T4)
- 1:34 MIN SUB: Carleton FOR Jefferson
- 1:29 PHX Diggins-Smith 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (22 PTS) 61–58
- 1:17 MIN Achonwa OFF.Foul (P4)
- 1:17 MIN Achonwa Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T8)
- 1:04 PHX MISS Peddy 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:00 MIN Achonwa REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
- 0:45 MIN MISS Powers 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
- 0:43 PHX Turner REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 0:36 PHX MISS Diggins-Smith 9' Pullup Jump Shot
- 0:32 MIN Achonwa REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
- 0:11 MIN Banham 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Shepard 4 AST) 64–58
- 0:00 PHX MISS Peddy 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:00 MERCURY Rebound
- 0:00 End of 3rd Period (11:32 PM EST)
Quarter 4
- 10:00 Start of 4th Period (11:35 PM EST)
- 9:48 MIN MISS Banham 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:43 PHX Simms REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 9:31 PHX MISS Taurasi 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:28 MIN Dantas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
- 9:14 MIN MISS Carleton 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:09 PHX Peddy REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 9:02 PHX MISS Simms 3PT Jump Shot
- 8:59 MIN Dantas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
- 8:47 MIN MISS Powers 19' Pullup Jump Shot
- 8:47 PHX Charles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
- 8:20 PHX Jump Ball Simms vs. Powers: Tip to Banham
- 8:20 PHX Simms Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T12)
- 8:20 MIN Powers STEAL (1 STL)
- 8:11 MIN Dantas 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Powers 1 AST) 67–58
- 7:59 PHX Gustafson OFF.Foul (P1)
- 7:59 PHX Gustafson Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T13)
- 7:59 PHX SUB: Diggins-Smith FOR Simms
- 7:47 MIN MISS Powers 4' Layup
- 7:43 MIN Powers REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
- 7:39 MIN MISS Dantas 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 7:37 MIN Shepard REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
- 7:36 MIN MISS Shepard 3' Layup
- 7:33 PHX Gustafson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 7:24 PHX MISS Diggins-Smith 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
- 7:23 PHX Diggins-Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 7:16 PHX Diggins-Smith 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Peddy 1 AST) 67–61
- 6:48 MIN Carleton 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Shepard 5 AST) 70–61
- 6:37 PHX MISS Diggins-Smith 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:33 MIN Shepard REBOUND (Off:2 Def:8)
- 6:31 PHX Peddy S.FOUL (P3.T1)
- 6:31 MIN Powers Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
- 6:31 MIN MISS Powers Free Throw 2 of 2
- 6:31 PHX SUB: Turner FOR Gustafson
- 6:31 MIN SUB: Jefferson FOR Banham
- 6:28 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 6:16 PHX Charles OFF.Foul (P4)
- 6:16 PHX Charles Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T14)
- 6:16 MIN SUB: McBride FOR Powers
- 5:56 MIN Carleton 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jefferson 8 AST) 74–61
- 5:33 PHX MISS Peddy 4' Driving Layup
- 5:31 MIN Shepard REBOUND (Off:2 Def:9)
- 5:23 MIN Jefferson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (McBride 3 AST) 77–61
- 5:22 MERCURY Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
- 5:22 PHX SUB: DeShields FOR Peddy
- 5:03 PHX DeShields Bad Pass Turnover (P5.T15)
- 5:03 MIN McBride STEAL (5 STL)
- 4:50 MIN Carleton Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T9)
- 4:50 PHX DeShields STEAL (1 STL)
- 4:50 PHX DeShields Traveling Turnover (P6.T16)
- 4:39 MIN McBride 1' Cutting Layup Shot (18 PTS) (Dantas 1 AST) 79–61
- 4:17 PHX MISS Diggins-Smith 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 4:14 MIN Dantas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
- 4:00 MIN Dantas Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T10)
- 4:00 PHX Diggins-Smith STEAL (1 STL)
- 3:52 PHX Taurasi 24' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Diggins-Smith 5 AST) 79–64
- 3:43 PHX Diggins-Smith P.FOUL (P3.T2)
- 3:43 MIN SUB: Achonwa FOR Carleton
- 3:43 MIN SUB: Powers FOR Dantas
- 3:33 PHX DeShields S.FOUL (P4.T3)
- 3:33 MIN Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
- 3:33 PHX SUB: Peddy FOR DeShields
- 3:33 MIN MISS Jefferson Free Throw 2 of 2
- 3:31 PHX Charles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:7)
- 3:25 MIN Jefferson P.FOUL (P3.T1)
- 3:19 PHX Charles 14' Fadeaway Jumper (7 PTS) 80–66
- 2:54 MIN MISS Shepard 3' Driving Layup
- 2:54 PHX Turner BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 2:50 MIN Shepard REBOUND (Off:3 Def:9)
- 2:49 MIN MISS Jefferson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:47 MIN Shepard REBOUND (Off:4 Def:9)
- 2:36 Lynx Turnover: Shot Clock (T#11)
- 2:36 Timeout: Official
- 2:34 PHX Turner Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P3.T17)
- 2:16 PHX Taurasi P.FOUL (P1.T4)
- 2:07 MIN Achonwa 1' Cutting Layup Shot (12 PTS) (Jefferson 9 AST) 82–66
- 1:42 PHX Peddy 28' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Diggins-Smith 6 AST) 82–69
- 1:27 MIN MISS Achonwa 2' Cutting Layup Shot
- 1:24 PHX Turner REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
- 1:19 PHX MISS Taurasi 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 1:17 Lynx Rebound
- 0:58 PHX Charles S.FOUL (P5.PN)
- 0:58 MIN Powers Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
- 0:58 PHX SUB: Thomas FOR Taurasi
- 0:58 PHX SUB: Simms FOR Diggins-Smith
- 0:58 MIN SUB: Banham FOR McBride
- 0:58 PHX SUB: Gustafson FOR Charles
- 0:58 MIN SUB: Milic FOR Jefferson
- 0:58 MIN Powers Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
- 0:58 MIN SUB: Westbrook FOR Achonwa
- 0:49 MIN Powers P.FOUL (P4.T2)
- 0:36 PHX MISS Gustafson 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:33 PHX Simms REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 0:32 PHX MISS Peddy 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:28 MIN Powers REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 0:22 MIN Powers Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T12)
- 0:22 PHX Turner STEAL (2 STL)
- 0:15 PHX Simms 1' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Peddy 2 AST) 84–71
- 0:00 End of 4th Period (11:58 PM EST)











