Minnesota Lynx @ Phoenix Mercury

WNBA Semifinals - Game 3 • PHX leads series 2-1

34-10, 14-8 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Lynx MIN	22	22	23	9	76
Mercury PHX	19	29	15	21	84

Phoenix MercuryMercuryPHX

27-17, 15-7 Home

Minnesota Lynx

starters
Bridget CarletonB. Carleton#6
Alanna SmithA. Smith#8
Napheesa CollierN. Collier#24
Kayla McBrideK. McBride#21
Courtney WilliamsC. Williams#10
bench
Jessica ShepardJ. Shepard#15
Maria KliundikovaM. Kliundikova#77
Natisha HiedemanN. Hiedeman#2
Camryn TaylorC. Taylor#20
Anastasiia Olairi KosuA. Kosu#7
DiJonai CarringtonD. Carrington#3
Jaylyn SherrodJ. Sherrod#00
team

MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
27	6	2-7	1-3	1-1	4	0	2	0	0	0	4	1	-5
12	0	0-4	0-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	-8
37	17	8-15	1-3	0-0	6	3	4	0	3	2	4	5	-10
38	12	3-10	2-6	4-4	4	5	1	2	0	1	3	1	-8
37	14	6-16	2-5	0-0	5	3	1	2	0	1	4	3	-9
MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
8	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	+3
18	8	4-6	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	0	3	3	3	2	0
23	19	7-12	0-4	5-6	2	3	2	2	0	1	1	1	-3
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-LEFT FOOT
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
	76	30-71	6-24	10-11	29	18	11	7	6	10	19	14
		42%	25%	91%

Phoenix Mercury

starters
Alyssa ThomasA. Thomas#25
Natasha MackN. Mack#4
Satou SaballyS. Sabally#0
Kahleah CopperK. Copper#2
Monique Akoa MakaniM. Akoa Makani#8
bench
DeWanna BonnerD. Bonner#14
Kathryn WestbeldK. Westbeld#24
Sami WhitcombS. Whitcomb#33
Kalani BrownK. Brown#21
Kitija LaksaK. Laksa#9
Kiana WilliamsK. Williams#23
Lexi HeldL. Held#1
team

MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
36	21	9-18	0-0	3-4	9	8	4	5	2	3	6	3	+12
12	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	0	2	1	4	0	+1
30	23	5-11	2-4	11-11	4	0	3	0	0	2	2	3	+12
36	21	9-13	1-3	2-3	3	2	3	0	0	0	3	4	+8
23	8	3-7	2-4	0-0	5	2	1	0	0	3	2	3	-1
MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
22	4	1-7	0-4	2-2	8	2	0	1	1	2	6	0	+9
15	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	-7
24	4	2-7	0-2	0-2	1	4	3	2	0	0	1	2	+6
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
	84	30-65	6-18	18-22	37	19	15	9	5	12	25	15
		46%	33%	82%

+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court

Mercury
69
Lynx
82

Game 1

9/21

Mercury
89
Lynx
83

Game 2

9/23

Lynx
76
Mercury
84

Game 3

9/26

Lynx
81
Mercury
86

Game 4

9/28

Mortgage Matchup Center

9:40 PM, September 26, 2025Coverage: ESPN2

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 15,941

Referees:
Isaac Barnett
Randy Richardson
Jenna Reneau

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

What we're hearing on the WNBA's CBA negotiations

As both sides continue negotiations ahead of the Jan. 9 deadline, housing emerged as an issue in the latest proposal.

Sources: WNBA proposes earlier start to camp, no team housing

Along with significant salary increases and a new compensation system, the WNBA also is proposing to its players amid CBA talks an earlier start date for training camps and cutting team housing, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.

WNBA's proposal ups max salary base to $1M, sources say

The WNBA's latest proposal to the players' union includes a maximum salary base of $1 million, sources told ESPN's Alexa Philippou. The new offer reflects incremental increases from the league's previous proposal.

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What we're hearing on the WNBA's CBA negotiations

Sources: WNBA proposes earlier start to camp, no team housing

WNBA's proposal ups max salary base to $1M, sources say