Minnesota Lynx @ Phoenix Mercury
Shot Chart
- Lindsay Whalen blocks Diana Taurasi's shot
- Penny Taylor misses two point jumper
- Brittney Griner makes 17-foot jumper (Marta Xargay assists)
- Candice Dupree misses layup
- Brittney Griner misses layup
- Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marta Xargay assists)
- Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Penny Taylor misses layup
- Marta Xargay misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Candice Dupree misses jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three pointer
- Brittney Griner makes layup (Marta Xargay assists)
- Brittney Griner misses finger roll layup
- Diana Taurasi makes two point shot
- Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Brittney Griner misses layup
- DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot
- Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
- Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses jumper
- Sylvia Fowles blocks Isabelle Harrison's layup
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
- Penny Taylor misses 50-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Lindsey Harding misses 16-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot (Candice Dupree assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses layup
- Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
- Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marta Xargay makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
- Penny Taylor misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Candice Dupree misses jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes 4-foot two point shot
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi misses free throw 2 of 2
- Penny Taylor misses driving layup
- Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Candice Dupree misses two point shot
- Lindsey Harding makes 21-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Candice Dupree makes 3-foot two point shot
- DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner makes two point shot
- Lindsey Harding makes driving layup
- Isabelle Harrison makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
- Penny Taylor misses driving layup
- Isabelle Harrison misses hook shot
- DeWanna Bonner misses layup
- Isabelle Harrison makes two point shot
- DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
- Lindsey Harding misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Lindsey Harding misses free throw 1 of 2
- Lindsey Harding misses free throw 2 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner misses driving layup
- DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 2 of 2
- Lindsey Harding misses jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Marta Xargay misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Marta Xargay makes 17-foot two point shot
- Penny Taylor misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Marta Xargay makes driving layup
- Alex Harden makes jumper (Sonja Petrovic assists)
- Alex Harden makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marta Xargay assists)
- Mistie Bass misses jumper
- Sonja Petrovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mistie Bass assists)
- Isabelle Harrison makes layup (Marta Xargay assists)
- Isabelle Harrison misses 8-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson makes 9-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 14-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi blocks Seimone Augustus's layup
- Maya Moore misses 13-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes tip shot
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Renee Montgomery misses 18-foot jumper
- Natasha Howard misses 5-foot jumper
- Jia Perkins misses 16-foot two point jumper
- Sylvia Fowles misses layup
- Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Seimone Augustus makes driving layup
- Lindsay Whalen makes 1-foot layup (Sylvia Fowles assists)
- Lindsay Whalen makes 17-foot two point shot
- Seimone Augustus misses 17-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes 18-foot two point shot
- Jia Perkins makes 17-foot two point shot
- Sylvia Fowles makes 2-foot two point shot (Anna Cruz assists)
- Anna Cruz misses jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes 16-foot two point shot
- Natasha Howard makes layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Natasha Howard makes layup (Anna Cruz assists)
- Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses jumper
- Maya Moore makes 18-foot two point shot (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Natasha Howard assists)
- Natasha Howard makes 4-foot jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Natasha Howard assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses two point shot
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 16-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 20-foot two point shot
- Seimone Augustus misses 20-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 8-foot two point shot
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen misses free throw 2 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Maya Moore makes jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
- Maya Moore misses 20-foot two point jumper
- Maya Moore misses 18-foot two point jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 19-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes two point shot (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Natasha Howard makes 20-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Natasha Howard makes 2-foot layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 16-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses layup
- Natasha Howard makes two point shot
- Maya Moore makes layup (Natasha Howard assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses 13-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 6-foot jumper
- Lindsey Harding blocks Natasha Howard 's 2-foot shot
- Natasha Howard makes 3-foot two point shot
- Renee Montgomery makes 26-foot three point jumper (Maya Moore assists)
- Natasha Howard misses hook shot
- Sylvia Fowles misses hook shot
- Renee Montgomery makes layup (Jia Perkins assists)
- Renee Montgomery makes 19-foot two point shot
- Maya Moore makes technical free throw
- Maya Moore makes driving layup (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore misses two point shot
- Jia Perkins misses 7-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes layup
- Natasha Howard makes layup (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jia Perkins misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes two point shot (Maya Moore assists)
- Maya Moore makes driving layup
- Maya Moore misses 18-foot two point jumper
- Anna Cruz misses jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson misses
- Diana Taurasi blocks Seimone Augustus 's 3-foot layup
- Seimone Augustus makes 21-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes technical free throw
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jia Perkins misses 20-foot two point jumper
- Renee Montgomery misses 20-foot jumper
- Keisha Hampton makes three point jumper (Renee Montgomery assists)
- Janel McCarville misses jumper
LYNX
MERCURY
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Sylvia Fowles vs. Brittney Griner (Diana Taurasi gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:47 | Lindsay Whalen blocks Diana Taurasi's shot | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:45 | Maya Moore defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:27 | Diana Taurasi kicked ball violation | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:17 | Rebekkah Brunson makes 9-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists) | 2 | 0 | |
| 9:00 | Penny Taylor misses two point jumper | 2 | 0 | |
| 8:59 | Maya Moore defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
| 8:41 | Rebekkah Brunson misses 14-foot jumper | 2 | 0 | |
| 8:41 | Phoenix defensive team rebound | 2 | 0 | |
| 8:26 | Brittney Griner makes 17-foot jumper (Marta Xargay assists) | 2 | 2 | |
| 7:58 | Seimone Augustus misses 25-foot three point jumper | 2 | 2 | |
| 7:56 | Diana Taurasi defensive rebound | 2 | 2 | |
| 7:50 | Candice Dupree misses layup | 2 | 2 | |
| 7:50 | Brittney Griner offensive rebound | 2 | 2 | |
| 7:48 | Brittney Griner misses layup | 2 | 2 | |
| 7:48 | Brittney Griner offensive rebound | 2 | 2 | |
| 7:41 | Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marta Xargay assists) | 2 | 5 | |
| 7:20 | Diana Taurasi blocks Seimone Augustus's layup | 2 | 5 | |
| 7:20 | Minnesota offensive team rebound | 2 | 5 | |
| 7:20 | Natasha Howard enters the game for Sylvia Fowles | 2 | 5 | |
| 7:16 | Maya Moore misses 13-foot jumper | 2 | 5 | |
| 7:11 | Maya Moore offensive rebound | 2 | 5 | |
| 7:11 | Maya Moore makes tip shot | 4 | 5 | |
| 7:01 | Rebekkah Brunson shooting foul (Brittney Griner draws the foul) | 4 | 5 | |
| 7:01 | Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 7:01 | Phoenix offensive team rebound | 4 | 5 | |
| 7:01 | Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 6:50 | Penny Taylor shooting foul (Maya Moore draws the foul) | 4 | 6 | |
| 6:50 | Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 6:50 | Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2 | 6 | 6 | |
| 6:37 | Penny Taylor misses layup | 6 | 6 | |
| 6:37 | Minnesota defensive team rebound | 6 | 6 | |
| 6:24 | Natasha Howard bad pass (Marta Xargay steals) | 6 | 6 | |
| 6:18 | Maya Moore personal foul (Marta Xargay draws the foul) | 6 | 6 | |
| 6:15 | Lindsay Whalen personal foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul) | 6 | 6 | |
| 6:15 | Sylvia Fowles enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson | 6 | 6 | |
| 6:05 | Marta Xargay misses 23-foot three point jumper | 6 | 6 | |
| 6:03 | Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound | 6 | 6 | |
| 6:01 | Marta Xargay personal foul (Lindsay Whalen draws the foul) | 6 | 6 | |
| 6:01 | Jia Perkins enters the game for Seimone Augustus | 6 | 6 | |
| 6:01 | Renee Montgomery enters the game for Lindsay Whalen | 6 | 6 | |
| 5:48 | Renee Montgomery traveling | 6 | 6 | |
| 5:39 | Candice Dupree misses jumper | 6 | 6 | |
| 5:39 | Maya Moore defensive rebound | 6 | 6 | |
| 5:24 | Maya Moore offensive Charge (Diana Taurasi draws the foul) | 6 | 6 | |
| 5:24 | Maya Moore turnover | 6 | 6 | |
| 5:24 | Seimone Augustus enters the game for Maya Moore | 6 | 6 | |
| 5:11 | Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three pointer | 6 | 9 | |
| 4:52 | Renee Montgomery misses 18-foot jumper | 6 | 9 | |
| 4:52 | Natasha Howard offensive rebound | 6 | 9 | |
| 4:47 | Natasha Howard misses 5-foot jumper | 6 | 9 | |
| 4:46 | Diana Taurasi defensive rebound | 6 | 9 | |
| 4:43 | Diana Taurasi bad pass (Seimone Augustus steals) | 6 | 9 | |
| 4:41 | Diana Taurasi personal take foul (Seimone Augustus draws the foul) | 6 | 9 | |
| 4:41 | Official timeout | 6 | 9 | |
| 4:41 | DeWanna Bonner enters the game for Penny Taylor | 6 | 9 | |
| 4:26 | Jia Perkins misses 16-foot two point jumper | 6 | 9 | |
| 4:24 | Brittney Griner defensive rebound | 6 | 9 | |
| 4:07 | Brittney Griner makes layup (Marta Xargay assists) | 6 | 11 | |
| 4:00 | Renee Montgomery Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover | 6 | 11 | |
| 3:45 | Marta Xargay bad pass (Renee Montgomery steals) | 6 | 11 | |
| 3:31 | Sylvia Fowles misses layup | 6 | 11 | |
| 3:31 | DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound | 6 | 11 | |
| 3:20 | Brittney Griner misses finger roll layup | 6 | 11 | |
| 3:18 | Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound | 6 | 11 | |
| 3:13 | Marta Xargay personal foul (Natasha Howard draws the foul) | 6 | 11 | |
| 3:13 | Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Jia Perkins | 6 | 11 | |
| 3:12 | Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Natasha Howard | 6 | 11 | |
| 3:12 | Lindsey Harding enters the game for Marta Xargay | 6 | 11 | |
| 3:00 | Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Rebekkah Brunson assists) | 8 | 11 | |
| 2:51 | Diana Taurasi makes two point shot | 8 | 13 | |
| 2:34 | Seimone Augustus makes driving layup | 10 | 13 | |
| 2:24 | Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists) | 10 | 15 | |
| 2:01 | Lindsay Whalen makes 1-foot layup (Sylvia Fowles assists) | 12 | 15 | |
| 1:52 | Brittney Griner misses layup | 12 | 15 | |
| 1:50 | DeWanna Bonner offensive rebound | 12 | 15 | |
| 1:50 | DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot | 12 | 17 | |
| 1:37 | Lindsay Whalen makes 17-foot two point shot | 14 | 17 | |
| 1:25 | Rebekkah Brunson shooting foul (Candice Dupree draws the foul) | 14 | 17 | |
| 1:25 | Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 18 | |
| 1:25 | Penny Taylor enters the game for Diana Taurasi | 14 | 18 | |
| 1:25 | Natasha Howard enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson | 14 | 18 | |
| 1:25 | Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 19 | |
| 1:12 | Seimone Augustus misses 17-foot jumper | 14 | 19 | |
| 1:12 | Candice Dupree defensive rebound | 14 | 19 | |
| 1:05 | Sylvia Fowles shooting foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul) | 14 | 19 | |
| 1:05 | DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 20 | |
| 1:05 | Isabelle Harrison enters the game for Candice Dupree | 14 | 20 | |
| 1:05 | Anna Cruz enters the game for Seimone Augustus | 14 | 20 | |
| 1:05 | DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 21 | |
| 49.0 | Lindsay Whalen bad pass (Penny Taylor steals) | 14 | 21 | |
| 38.0 | DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper | 14 | 21 | |
| 38.0 | Natasha Howard defensive rebound | 14 | 21 | |
| 32.0 | Lindsay Whalen makes 18-foot two point shot | 16 | 21 | |
| 19.0 | DeWanna Bonner misses jumper | 16 | 21 | |
| 19.0 | Isabelle Harrison offensive rebound | 16 | 21 | |
| 16.0 | Sylvia Fowles blocks Isabelle Harrison's layup | 16 | 21 | |
| 15.0 | Natasha Howard defensive rebound | 16 | 21 | |
| 15.0 | Natasha Howard lost ball turnover (Penny Taylor steals) | 16 | 21 | |
| 15.0 | Natasha Howard personal foul (Penny Taylor draws the foul) | 16 | 21 | |
| 15.0 | Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 22 | |
| 15.0 | Jia Perkins enters the game for Lindsay Whalen | 16 | 22 | |
| 15.0 | Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 23 | |
| 0.0 | Jia Perkins makes 17-foot two point shot | 18 | 23 | |
| 0.0 | Penny Taylor misses 50-foot three point jumper | 18 | 23 | |
| 0.0 | Phoenix offensive team rebound | 18 | 23 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 18 | 23 | |
MIN leads 3-0
Game Information
Mortgage Matchup Center
10:00 PM, 2 October 2016
Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 9,631
- Referees:
- Sue Blauch
- Kurt Walker
- Michael Price
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 |

