Top Performers
Points
23
Williams
MIN
Rebounds
9
Bonner
PHX
Assists
7
Thomas
PHX
Threes
4
McBride
MIN
31-75 (41.3%)
FG%
34-77 (44.2%)
3-23 (13.0%)
3PM
9-29 (31.0%)
4-4 (100.0%)
FTM
5-6 (83.3%)
35
Rebounds
42
7
Offensive Rebounds
8
28
Defensive Rebounds
34
19
Assists
21
6
Steals
7
0
Blocks
2
10
Turnovers
12
13
Points Off Turnovers
11
10
Fastbreak Points
15
54
Points In Paint
40
5
Second Chance Points
20
6
Fouls
10
1
Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
9
Biggest Lead
13
8
Longest Unanswered Run
12
Lead Changes
15
Ties
9
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Wings Game Summary
The Minnesota Lynx emerged victorious over the Phoenix Mercury, 82 to 69, on Sunday.
Game Info
September 21, 2025
Target Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
#55 Eric Brewton (Head Official)
#86 Angelica Suffren
#34 Maj Forsberg
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Thomas #25 | 37 | 18 | 8 (2) | 7 | 3 | 0 | -14 | 2 | 1 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 52.9 |
S. Sabally #0 | 32 | 10 | 6 (0) | 3 | 2 | 0 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-5 | 4-4 | 39.2 |
N. Mack #4 | 12 | 6 | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
M. Akoa Makani #8 | 22 | 2 | 1 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 16.7 |
K. Copper #2 | 37 | 22 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 2 | 1 | 10-23 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 47.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bonner #14 | 25 | 0 | 9 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -17 | 1 | 3 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
S. Whitcomb #33 | 24 | 11 | 3 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 61.1 |
K. Westbeld #24 | 10 | 0 | 3 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
K. Brown #21 | |||||||||||||
K. Laksa #9 | |||||||||||||
A. Held #1 | |||||||||||||
K. Williams #23 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PHX | 69 | 35 (7) | 19 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 31-75 | 3-23 | 4-4 | 44.9 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. McBride #21 | 38 | 21 | 6 (0) | 2 | 0 | 1 | +14 | 0 | 0 | 6-17 | 4-9 | 5-5 | 54.7 |
N. Collier #24 | 34 | 18 | 9 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 3 | 1 | 8-16 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 56.3 |
A. Smith #8 | 26 | 4 | 6 (2) | 3 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 3 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
B. Carleton #6 | 30 | 5 | 8 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 1 | 4 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
C. Williams #10 | 33 | 23 | 8 (0) | 7 | 5 | 0 | +11 | 3 | 1 | 11-19 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 59.2 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Hiedeman #2 | 19 | 5 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 31.3 |
J. Shepard #15 | 12 | 2 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
M. Kliundikova #77 | 8 | 4 | 4 (2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | +14 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
C. Taylor #20 | |||||||||||||
A. Olairi Kosu #7 | |||||||||||||
J. Sherrod #00 | |||||||||||||
D. Carrington #3 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 82 | 42 (8) | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 34-77 | 9-29 | 5-6 | 51.5 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
A. Thomas makes 4' driving bank floater
1Q 09:44
N. Collier makes 24' three
Assisted by C. Williams
1Q 08:05
2-3
N. Mack makes layup
Assisted by K. Copper
1Q 07:42
4-3
K. McBride makes 12' pullup
Assisted by N. Collier
1Q 06:54
4-5
N. Mack makes cutting layup
Assisted by S. Sabally
1Q 06:33
6-5
N. Collier makes 24' three
Assisted by B. Carleton
1Q 06:18
6-8
A. Thomas makes driving layup
1Q 05:58
8-8
S. Sabally makes free throw 1/2
1Q 05:40
9-8
S. Sabally makes free throw 2/2
1Q 05:40
10-8
N. Collier makes cutting layup
Assisted by A. Smith
1Q 05:26
10-10
M. Akoa Makani makes driving finger roll
1Q 05:13
12-10
K. McBride makes driving finger roll
Assisted by B. Carleton
1Q 04:50
12-12
N. Collier makes driving layup
Assisted by C. Williams
1Q 04:25
12-14
A. Smith makes cutting layup
Assisted by K. McBride
1Q 04:02
12-16
K. Copper makes cutting layup
Assisted by A. Thomas
1Q 03:43
14-16
S. Sabally makes 2' driving floater
1Q 03:23
16-16
C. Williams makes driving layup
1Q 02:56
16-18
A. Thomas makes layup
Assisted by K. Westbeld
1Q 02:35
18-18
C. Williams makes 22' stepback
1Q 02:10
18-20
S. Sabally makes running layup
1Q 01:22
20-20
K. McBride makes free throw 1/2
1Q 01:16
20-21
K. McBride makes free throw 2/2
1Q 01:16
20-22
K. Copper makes 14' pullup
Assisted by S. Whitcomb
1Q 01:03
22-22
A. Thomas makes tip layup
1Q 00:25
24-22
S. Whitcomb makes running layup
Assisted by D. Bonner
2Q 09:44
26-22
J. Shepard makes running layup
Assisted by C. Williams
2Q 08:59
26-24
S. Sabally makes driving finger roll
2Q 08:39
28-24
C. Williams makes 24' pullup three
Assisted by N. Collier
2Q 08:28
28-27
S. Whitcomb makes 10' pullup
Assisted by S. Sabally
2Q 08:09
30-27
K. McBride makes 24' pullup three
2Q 07:29
30-30
A. Thomas makes cutting layup
Assisted by M. Akoa Makani
2Q 06:47
32-30
S. Whitcomb makes driving layup
2Q 06:14
34-30
K. McBride makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Shepard
2Q 06:04
34-33
A. Thomas makes 3' floater
Assisted by M. Akoa Makani
2Q 05:45
36-33
K. Copper makes 24' pullup three
Assisted by A. Thomas
2Q 05:13
39-33
N. Hiedeman makes 24' three
Assisted by A. Smith
2Q 04:23
39-36
C. Williams makes running layup
2Q 03:39
39-38
A. Thomas makes layup
Assisted by M. Akoa Makani
2Q 03:01
41-38
K. Copper makes running layup
Assisted by A. Thomas
2Q 02:38
43-38
A. Thomas makes driving layup
2Q 02:16
45-38
K. Copper makes running layup
Assisted by S. Sabally
2Q 01:25
47-38
C. Williams makes driving layup
2Q 00:32
47-40
C. Williams makes 16' jump shot
Assisted by A. Smith
3Q 08:47
47-42
C. Williams makes 17' running pullup
Assisted by K. McBride
3Q 08:09
47-44
K. Copper makes 17' pullup
Assisted by A. Thomas
3Q 07:03
49-44
N. Hiedeman makes 4' floater
3Q 05:19
49-46
N. Mack makes layup
Assisted by S. Whitcomb
3Q 05:01
51-46
S. Whitcomb makes 8' pullup
3Q 04:40
53-46
K. McBride makes free throw 1/2
3Q 04:25
53-47
K. McBride makes free throw 2/2
3Q 04:25
53-48
C. Williams makes running layup
3Q 04:05
53-50
N. Collier makes putback layup
3Q 03:17
53-52
N. Collier makes running layup
Assisted by N. Hiedeman
3Q 02:29
53-54
K. Copper makes driving layup
3Q 02:06
55-54
N. Collier makes 14' pullup
Assisted by N. Hiedeman
3Q 01:49
55-56
K. Copper makes cutting layup
Assisted by A. Thomas
3Q 01:32
57-56
N. Collier makes 8' pullup
3Q 00:46
57-58
A. Thomas makes driving layup
3Q 00:36
59-58
K. McBride makes free throw 1/1
3Q 00:36
59-59
B. Carleton makes 14' pullup
4Q 09:17
59-61
K. McBride makes 28' three
Assisted by M. Kliundikova
4Q 08:32
59-64
K. Copper makes 23' three
Assisted by A. Thomas
4Q 08:13
62-64
C. Williams makes 15' pullup
4Q 07:24
62-66
A. Smith makes running layup
Assisted by C. Williams
4Q 06:31
62-68
S. Sabally makes free throw 1/2
4Q 06:15
63-68
S. Sabally makes free throw 2/2
4Q 06:15
64-68
S. Whitcomb makes 24' three
Assisted by D. Bonner
4Q 05:13
67-68
C. Williams makes 5' driving floater
4Q 04:56
67-70
K. McBride makes 24' three
Assisted by B. Carleton
4Q 03:55
67-73
B. Carleton makes 25' running three
Assisted by C. Williams
4Q 02:35
67-76
C. Williams makes driving finger roll
4Q 02:04
67-78
M. Kliundikova makes layup
Assisted by C. Williams
4Q 01:30
67-80
K. Copper makes driving layup
Assisted by A. Thomas
4Q 01:11
69-80
M. Kliundikova makes cutting layup
Assisted by C. Williams
4Q 00:07
69-82
31-75 (41.3%)
FG%
34-77 (44.2%)
3-23 (13.0%)
3PM
9-29 (31.0%)
4-4 (100.0%)
FTM
5-6 (83.3%)
35
Rebounds
42
7
Offensive Rebounds
8
28
Defensive Rebounds
34
19
Assists
21
6
Steals
7
0
Blocks
2
10
Turnovers
12
13
Points Off Turnovers
11
10
Fastbreak Points
15
54
Points In Paint
40
5
Second Chance Points
20
6
Fouls
10
1
Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
9
Biggest Lead
13
8
Longest Unanswered Run
12
Lead Changes
15
Ties
9
