Top Performers
Points
29
Thomas
PHX
Rebounds
9
Smith
MIN
Assists
6
Whitcomb
PHX
Threes
2
Carleton
MIN
30-70 (42.9%)
FG%
34-73 (46.6%)
6-23 (26.1%)
3PM
1-16 (6.3%)
5-5 (100.0%)
FTM
10-10 (100.0%)
36
Rebounds
35
10
Offensive Rebounds
7
26
Defensive Rebounds
28
17
Assists
17
5
Steals
6
2
Blocks
1
16
Turnovers
9
5
Points Off Turnovers
15
9
Fastbreak Points
11
34
Points In Paint
56
19
Second Chance Points
10
13
Fouls
12
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
7
Biggest Lead
8
7
Longest Unanswered Run
6
Lead Changes
5
Ties
8
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Wings Game Summary
The Phoenix Mercury emerged victorious over the Minnesota Lynx, 79 to 71, on July 9.
Game Info
July 9, 2025
PHX Arena
Phoenix, Arizona
#77 Jenna Reneau (Head Official)
#6 Charles Watson
#53 Jeffrey Smith
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. McBride #21 | 33 | 6 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 1 | 2 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 37.5 |
N. Collier #24 | 36 | 18 | 7 (2) | 2 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 56.7 |
A. Smith #8 | 29 | 2 | 9 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 1 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 20.0 |
B. Carleton #6 | 34 | 10 | 2 (2) | 4 | 2 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 2 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 45.5 |
C. Williams #10 | 32 | 21 | 6 (1) | 5 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 4 | 2 | 9-18 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 55.6 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Hiedeman #2 | 13 | 6 | 3 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 55.1 |
J. Shepard #15 | 11 | 8 | 7 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 80.0 |
D. Miller #1 | 8 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
M. Kliundikova #77 | 4 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
A. Pili #24 | |||||||||||||
K. Samuelson #44 | |||||||||||||
A. Olairi Kosu #7 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 71 | 36 (10) | 17 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 30-70 | 6-23 | 5-5 | 49.2 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Thomas #25 | 34 | 29 | 8 (1) | 5 | 2 | 0 | +8 | 3 | 2 | 14-24 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 59.3 |
N. Mack #4 | 16 | 7 | 6 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 101.7 |
S. Whitcomb #33 | 29 | 10 | 5 (0) | 6 | 1 | 1 | +7 | 3 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 46.5 |
M. Akoa Makani #8 | 30 | 13 | 0 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 2 | 2 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
K. Westbeld #24 | 28 | 7 | 6 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | +12 | 1 | 4 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 47.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bonner #14 | 26 | 7 | 6 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +13 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 47.8 |
K. Laksa #9 | 19 | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 16.7 |
K. Williams #23 | 16 | 2 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
K. Brown #21 | 2 | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
S. Sabally #0 | |||||||||||||
A. Held #1 | |||||||||||||
K. Copper #2 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PHX | 79 | 35 (7) | 17 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 34-73 | 1-16 | 10-10 | 51.0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
K. McBride makes 26' three
Assisted by B. Carleton
1Q 09:46
B. Carleton makes 15' jump shot
Assisted by N. Collier
1Q 08:38
S. Whitcomb makes 8' driving floater
Assisted by A. Thomas
1Q 08:23
5-2
C. Williams makes driving finger roll
1Q 08:12
7-2
C. Williams makes 19' running pullup
1Q 06:56
9-2
A. Thomas makes cutting layup
Assisted by D. Bonner
1Q 04:40
9-4
C. Williams makes driving finger roll
1Q 03:39
11-4
A. Thomas makes cutting layup
Assisted by S. Whitcomb
1Q 03:23
11-6
A. Thomas makes running layup
1Q 03:09
11-8
A. Thomas makes free throw 1/1
1Q 03:09
11-9
C. Williams makes 20' pullup
Assisted by N. Hiedeman
1Q 02:38
13-9
K. Brown makes putback layup
1Q 02:18
13-11
N. Collier makes 16' jump shot
Assisted by N. Hiedeman
1Q 02:04
15-11
S. Whitcomb makes free throw 1/2
1Q 01:49
15-12
S. Whitcomb makes free throw 2/2
1Q 01:49
15-13
J. Shepard makes cutting layup
Assisted by C. Williams
1Q 01:38
17-13
C. Williams makes free throw 1/2
1Q 01:15
18-13
C. Williams makes free throw 2/2
1Q 01:15
19-13
A. Thomas makes 13' jump shot
1Q 00:46
19-15
J. Shepard makes putback layup
2Q 09:22
21-15
N. Mack makes putback layup
2Q 09:04
21-17
A. Thomas makes running layup
2Q 08:34
21-19
N. Hiedeman makes running layup
Assisted by J. Shepard
2Q 07:58
23-19
N. Hiedeman makes free throw 1/1
2Q 07:58
24-19
D. Bonner makes free throw 1/2
2Q 07:38
24-20
D. Bonner makes free throw 2/2
2Q 07:38
24-21
J. Shepard makes driving layup
Assisted by N. Hiedeman
2Q 07:18
26-21
N. Mack makes cutting layup
Assisted by M. Akoa Makani
2Q 06:38
26-23
N. Mack makes free throw 1/1
2Q 06:38
26-24
J. Shepard makes putback layup
2Q 06:22
28-24
D. Bonner makes running layup
Assisted by S. Whitcomb
2Q 05:59
28-26
K. Laksa makes layup
2Q 05:31
28-28
A. Thomas makes cutting layup
Assisted by S. Whitcomb
2Q 04:57
28-30
A. Smith makes reverse layup
Assisted by C. Williams
2Q 04:40
30-30
C. Williams makes driving layup
Assisted by B. Carleton
2Q 02:24
32-30
M. Akoa Makani makes 24' three
Assisted by A. Thomas
2Q 02:12
32-33
M. Akoa Makani makes driving finger roll
Assisted by A. Thomas
2Q 01:34
32-35
K. McBride makes 25' three
Assisted by B. Carleton
2Q 01:06
35-35
A. Thomas makes driving layup
Assisted by M. Akoa Makani
2Q 00:50
35-37
N. Collier makes driving layup
2Q 00:38
37-37
D. Bonner makes layup
Assisted by A. Thomas
2Q 00:27
37-39
D. Bonner makes free throw 1/1
2Q 00:27
37-40
A. Thomas makes 14' jump shot
Assisted by S. Whitcomb
3Q 09:42
37-42
B. Carleton makes 25' pullup three
Assisted by N. Collier
3Q 08:35
40-42
M. Akoa Makani makes 12' driving floater
3Q 08:19
40-44
M. Akoa Makani makes 19' pullup
3Q 07:51
40-46
N. Collier makes putback layup
3Q 07:37
42-46
N. Collier makes driving layup
3Q 07:01
44-46
N. Mack makes layup
Assisted by M. Akoa Makani
3Q 06:39
44-48
N. Collier makes 8' turnaround jump shot
Assisted by C. Williams
3Q 05:44
46-48
C. Williams makes 18' running pullup
3Q 05:12
48-48
C. Williams makes 21' pullup
3Q 04:40
50-48
S. Whitcomb makes driving layup
Assisted by D. Bonner
3Q 03:34
50-50
C. Williams makes 19' pullup
3Q 02:51
52-50
N. Collier makes 8' turnaround jump shot
Assisted by C. Williams
3Q 02:24
54-50
B. Carleton makes 24' three
Assisted by A. Smith
3Q 01:29
57-50
K. Williams makes driving finger roll
3Q 00:23
57-52
K. Westbeld makes running layup
4Q 09:47
57-54
N. Hiedeman makes 25' bank three
Assisted by B. Carleton
4Q 09:25
60-54
M. Akoa Makani makes driving finger roll
4Q 09:10
60-56
B. Carleton makes 6' floater
Assisted by J. Shepard
4Q 08:08
62-56
A. Thomas makes 12' jump shot
Assisted by S. Whitcomb
4Q 06:47
62-58
N. Collier makes free throw 1/2
4Q 06:35
63-58
N. Collier makes free throw 2/2
4Q 06:35
64-58
M. Akoa Makani makes 12' turnaround jump shot
4Q 06:14
64-60
C. Williams makes 25' pullup three
4Q 05:45
67-60
A. Thomas makes 16' jump shot
Assisted by M. Akoa Makani
4Q 04:51
67-62
S. Whitcomb makes driving layup
Assisted by A. Thomas
4Q 04:19
67-64
N. Collier makes putback layup
4Q 04:01
69-64
K. Westbeld makes driving layup
4Q 03:44
69-66
K. Westbeld makes free throw 1/1
4Q 03:44
69-67
A. Thomas makes 14' jump shot
Assisted by S. Whitcomb
4Q 03:15
69-69
N. Collier makes driving layup
Assisted by C. Williams
4Q 02:56
71-69
K. Westbeld makes tip layup
4Q 02:40
71-71
A. Thomas makes running layup
4Q 02:18
71-73
A. Thomas makes 6' turnaround jump shot
4Q 01:41
71-75
A. Thomas makes 14' fadeaway
4Q 00:38
71-77
S. Whitcomb makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:30
71-78
S. Whitcomb makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:30
71-79
30-70 (42.9%)
FG%
34-73 (46.6%)
6-23 (26.1%)
3PM
1-16 (6.3%)
5-5 (100.0%)
FTM
10-10 (100.0%)
36
Rebounds
35
10
Offensive Rebounds
7
26
Defensive Rebounds
28
17
Assists
17
5
Steals
6
2
Blocks
1
16
Turnovers
9
5
Points Off Turnovers
15
9
Fastbreak Points
11
34
Points In Paint
56
19
Second Chance Points
10
13
Fouls
12
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
7
Biggest Lead
8
7
Longest Unanswered Run
6
Lead Changes
5
Ties
8
