Phoenix Mercury @ Minnesota Lynx
Shot Chart
- Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Sylvia Fowles misses 17-foot jumper
- Sylvia Fowles misses jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses 15-foot jumper
- Sylvia Fowles misses layup
- Sylvia Fowles makes 4-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anna Cruz misses 18-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes 22-foot three pointer
- Rebekkah Brunson makes layup
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 1
- Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner blocks Sylvia Fowles's shot
- Rebekkah Brunson makes 18-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson makes 13-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Lindsay Whalen makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
- Maya Moore makes 17-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes 18-foot two point shot
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Seimone Augustus misses 20-foot jumper
- Sylvia Fowles makes layup
- Seimone Augustus makes 4-foot two point shot (Anna Cruz assists)
- DeWanna Bonner blocks Anna Cruz's layup
- Sylvia Fowles makes jumper (Maya Moore assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 14-foot jumper
- Sylvia Fowles misses 3-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 17-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses
- Lindsay Whalen misses 13-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen misses free throw 2 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 14-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses driving layup
- Anna Cruz misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner blocks Rebekkah Brunson 's 1-foot layup
- Rebekkah Brunson makes two point shot
- Lindsay Whalen misses 10-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore misses jumper
- Maya Moore misses 13-foot jumper
- Sylvia Fowles makes 5-foot two point shot (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Maya Moore misses driving layup
- Monique Currie blocks Seimone Augustus's jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes layup
- Monique Currie blocks Seimone Augustus 's 16-foot jumper
- Devereaux Peters makes 3-foot jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes two point shot
- Anna Cruz makes 15-foot jumper
- Devereaux Peters makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
- Devereaux Peters misses 18-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 16-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 17-foot two point shot
- Seimone Augustus misses 17-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes driving layup (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Maya Moore misses 19-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 16-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 16-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 17-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes technical free throw
- Sylvia Fowles misses layup
- Seimone Augustus makes jumper
- Maya Moore makes driving layup (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Anna Cruz misses 18-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes driving layup
- Maya Moore misses 20-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes 22-foot three point jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Sylvia Fowles misses free throw 1 of 2
- Sylvia Fowles misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marta Xargay Casademont makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Brittney Griner misses 8-foot two point shot
- Monique Currie misses 20-foot two point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
- DeWanna Bonner makes 21-foot two point shot
- Monique Currie makes 18-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Candice Dupree makes layup (Monique Currie assists)
- Monique Currie makes layup (Marta Xargay Casademont assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson blocks DeWanna Bonner's layup
- Candice Dupree makes driving layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- DeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)
- Leilani Mitchell makes 15-foot jumper
- Mistie Bass misses 16-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Sylvia Fowles blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 8-foot jumper
- Leilani Mitchell misses 17-foot two point jumper
- Candice Dupree misses driving layup
- Leilani Mitchell misses 20-foot jumper
- Brittney Griner makes 8-foot two point shot (Monique Currie assists)
- Brittney Griner misses 14-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 14-foot Running Jumper
- Monique Currie misses 20-foot jumper
- Sylvia Fowles blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 5-foot jumper
- Marta Xargay Casademont misses driving layup
- Marta Xargay Casademont makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marta Xargay Casademont makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brittney Griner makes 7-foot two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Marta Xargay Casademont makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marta Xargay Casademont makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sylvia Fowles blocks Brittney Griner 's 2-foot layup
- DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Candice Dupree assists)
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1
- Marta Xargay Casademont misses 16-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 7-foot jumper
- Marta Xargay Casademont misses 13-foot jumper
- Monique Currie misses 23-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 14-foot jumper
- Brittney Griner makes layup (Marta Xargay Casademont assists)
- Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Monique Currie misses 20-foot jumper
- Marta Xargay Casademont misses driving layup
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Noelle Quinn makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marta Xargay Casademont assists)
- Devereaux Peters blocks Candice Dupree's jumper
- Candice Dupree misses 20-foot Regular Jump Shot
- Leilani Mitchell makes driving layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candice Dupree misses 17-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
- Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Leilani Mitchell misses layup
- Candice Dupree makes 16-foot jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)
- Candice Dupree misses 10-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree misses two point shot
- Leilani Mitchell misses 19-foot jumper
- Monique Currie makes free throw 1 of 2
- Monique Currie makes free throw 2 of 2
- Monique Currie misses 17-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 20-foot jumper
- Monique Currie makes driving layup
- Monique Currie misses 16-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Monique Currie misses driving layup
- Brittney Griner misses 14-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
- DeWanna Bonner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marta Xargay Casademont assists)
- Monique Currie misses 23-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
MERCURY
LYNX
| TIME | PLAY | PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Brittney Griner vs. Sylvia Fowles (Marta Xargay Casademont gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:42 | Marta Xargay Casademont makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists) | 3 | 0 | |
| 9:26 | Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Lindsay Whalen assists) | 3 | 2 | |
| 9:11 | Brittney Griner lost ball turnover (Maya Moore steals) | 3 | 2 | |
| 9:03 | Sylvia Fowles misses 17-foot jumper | 3 | 2 | |
| 9:02 | Marta Xargay Casademont defensive rebound | 3 | 2 | |
| 8:41 | Brittney Griner misses 8-foot two point shot | 3 | 2 | |
| 8:41 | Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound | 3 | 2 | |
| 8:27 | Lindsay Whalen bad pass (Candice Dupree steals) | 3 | 2 | |
| 8:21 | Monique Currie misses 20-foot two point jumper | 3 | 2 | |
| 8:18 | Lindsay Whalen defensive rebound | 3 | 2 | |
| 8:00 | Sylvia Fowles misses jumper | 3 | 2 | |
| 8:00 | Candice Dupree defensive rebound | 3 | 2 | |
| 7:54 | Marta Xargay Casademont bad pass (Rebekkah Brunson steals) | 3 | 2 | |
| 7:46 | Lindsay Whalen misses 15-foot jumper | 3 | 2 | |
| 7:43 | Brittney Griner defensive rebound | 3 | 2 | |
| 7:33 | DeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists) | 6 | 2 | |
| 7:20 | Sylvia Fowles misses layup | 6 | 2 | |
| 7:18 | Phoenix defensive team rebound | 6 | 2 | |
| 7:09 | DeWanna Bonner makes 21-foot two point shot | 8 | 2 | |
| 6:43 | Sylvia Fowles makes 4-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists) | 8 | 4 | |
| 6:20 | Monique Currie makes 18-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists) | 10 | 4 | |
| 6:05 | Rebekkah Brunson offensive foul (Monique Currie draws the foul) | 10 | 4 | |
| 6:05 | Rebekkah Brunson turnover | 10 | 4 | |
| 6:05 | Minnesota Full timeout | 10 | 4 | |
| 6:05 | Anna Cruz enters the game for Lindsay Whalen | 10 | 4 | |
| 5:56 | Brittney Griner traveling | 10 | 4 | |
| 5:35 | Sylvia Fowles lost ball turnover (Brittney Griner steals) | 10 | 4 | |
| 5:22 | DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper | 10 | 4 | |
| 5:22 | Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound | 10 | 4 | |
| 5:20 | Marta Xargay Casademont personal foul (Rebekkah Brunson draws the foul) | 10 | 4 | |
| 5:20 | Devereaux Peters enters the game for Sylvia Fowles | 10 | 4 | |
| 5:03 | Seimone Augustus bad pass (Monique Currie steals) | 10 | 4 | |
| 4:50 | DeWanna Bonner bad pass | 10 | 4 | |
| 4:37 | Monique Currie shooting foul (Seimone Augustus draws the foul) | 10 | 4 | |
| 4:37 | Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 5 | |
| 4:37 | Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 6 | |
| 4:28 | Candice Dupree makes layup (Monique Currie assists) | 12 | 6 | |
| 4:13 | Maya Moore bad pass (Candice Dupree steals) | 12 | 6 | |
| 4:07 | Monique Currie makes layup (Marta Xargay Casademont assists) | 14 | 6 | |
| 3:43 | Anna Cruz misses 18-foot jumper | 14 | 6 | |
| 3:42 | Brittney Griner defensive rebound | 14 | 6 | |
| 3:29 | Rebekkah Brunson blocks DeWanna Bonner's layup | 14 | 6 | |
| 3:27 | Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound | 14 | 6 | |
| 3:21 | Maya Moore makes 22-foot three pointer | 14 | 9 | |
| 3:04 | Candice Dupree makes driving layup (DeWanna Bonner assists) | 16 | 9 | |
| 2:41 | Rebekkah Brunson makes layup | 16 | 11 | |
| 2:41 | Brittney Griner shooting foul (Rebekkah Brunson draws the foul) | 16 | 11 | |
| 2:41 | Sylvia Fowles enters the game for Devereaux Peters | 16 | 11 | |
| 2:41 | Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Seimone Augustus | 16 | 11 | |
| 2:41 | Leilani Mitchell enters the game for Marta Xargay Casademont | 16 | 11 | |
| 2:41 | Noelle Quinn enters the game for Monique Currie | 16 | 11 | |
| 2:41 | Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 1 | 16 | 12 | |
| 2:28 | DeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists) | 19 | 12 | |
| 2:11 | Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper | 19 | 12 | |
| 2:09 | Maya Moore offensive rebound | 19 | 12 | |
| 2:04 | Brittney Griner blocks Sylvia Fowles's shot | 19 | 12 | |
| 2:02 | Brittney Griner defensive rebound | 19 | 12 | |
| 1:55 | Leilani Mitchell makes 15-foot jumper | 21 | 12 | |
| 1:44 | Minnesota Full timeout | 21 | 12 | |
| 1:44 | Mistie Bass enters the game for Brittney Griner | 21 | 12 | |
| 1:31 | Sylvia Fowles bad pass (Leilani Mitchell steals) | 21 | 12 | |
| 1:20 | Mistie Bass misses 16-foot jumper | 21 | 12 | |
| 1:17 | Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound | 21 | 12 | |
| 1:06 | Anna Cruz bad pass (Noelle Quinn steals) | 21 | 12 | |
| 1:05 | Maya Moore loose ball foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul) | 21 | 12 | |
| 1:05 | Renee Montgomery enters the game for Anna Cruz | 21 | 12 | |
| 41.0 | DeWanna Bonner misses 29-foot three point jumper | 21 | 12 | |
| 39.0 | Candice Dupree offensive rebound | 21 | 12 | |
| 17.0 | Sylvia Fowles blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 8-foot jumper | 21 | 12 | |
| 16.0 | Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound | 21 | 12 | |
| 7.0 | Rebekkah Brunson makes 18-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists) | 21 | 14 | |
| 0.0 | Leilani Mitchell misses 17-foot two point jumper | 21 | 14 | |
| 0.0 | Phoenix offensive team rebound | 21 | 14 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 21 | 14 | |
MIN leads 1-0
Game Information
Target Center
1:00 AM, 25 September 2015
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,732
- Referees:
- Roy Gulbeyan
- Michael Price
- Maj Forsberg
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 34 | 10 | .773 | - | W1 |
| Las Vegas | 30 | 14 | .682 | 4 | W16 |
| Phoenix | 27 | 17 | .614 | 7 | L3 |
| Seattle | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11 | W1 |
| Golden State | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11 | L3 |
| Los Angeles | 21 | 23 | .477 | 13 | L1 |
| Dallas | 10 | 34 | .227 | 24 | W1 |

