| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MIN | 35 | 32 | 21 | 23 | 111 |
 PHX | 22 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 77 |
C. Williams led all scorers (30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST). K. Copper answered with 18 for the Mercury, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 8-0 Mercury run. The Lynx lived in the paint, 50 points to 18, and that was the margin. Lynx won Q2 by 14 (32–18), the period that decided it. Field goals: Lynx 64%, Mercury 34%. From deep: Lynx 59%, Mercury 37%. Rebounds: Lynx 35, Mercury 24. Turnovers: Lynx 13, Mercury 14. Points in the paint: Lynx 50, Mercury 18.
The Lynx lead the Western Conference by 2, losers of 2 straight, 7-3 over their last 10. The Mercury sit 7th in the Western Conference, 17 games back, coming off a win, 3-7 over their last 10.
The most recent baskets, with the running score beside each one. Basketball scores too often to list a game end to end, so this is the latest stretch of it rather than the whole.
Sha Carter makes free throw 1 of 2Score98-67Maya Caldwell makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Courtney Williams assists)Score100-67Jovana Nogic makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Valeriane Ayayi assists)Score100-69Anastasiia Olairi Kosu makes 4-foot layup (Antonia Delaere assists)Score102-69Sha Carter makes free throw 1 of 2Score102-70Sha Carter makes free throw 2 of 2Score102-71Maya Caldwell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Antonia Delaere assists)Score105-71Anastasiia Olairi Kosu makes free throw 1 of 2Score106-71Anastasiia Olairi Kosu makes free throw 2 of 2Score107-71Kyara Linskens makes 5-foot layup (Valeriane Ayayi assists)Score107-73Sha Carter makes technical free throwScore107-74Courtney Williams makes 17-foot pullup jump shotScore109-74Anastasiia Olairi Kosu makes driving layupScore111-74Jovana Nogic makes 25-foot three pointerScore111-77Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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