Final

Minnesota Lynx1-188 winneratPhoenix Mercury1-284

Tue, May 12, 10:00 PM EDTMortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, AZ3TV / AZFS · Merc+ · Victory+ (MIN)

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
MIN	19	22	27	20	88
PHX	20	25	22	17	84

Minnesota Lynx

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kayla McBrideF	33	14	2	3	1	0	3	4-10	2-6	4-4	+4
Nia CoffeyF	21	13	10	0	0	1	1	5-7	3-4	0-0	+3
Natasha HowardC	29	14	11	2	1	0	4	6-9	0-0	2-6	+8
Courtney WilliamsG	30	11	3	5	2	2	1	4-13	1-4	2-3	+7
Olivia MilesG	26	13	6	7	0	0	2	5-10	0-2	3-4	+6
Antonia Delaere	19	8	0	1	0	0	0	3-4	1-1	1-1	-1
Emma Cechova	22	11	6	0	1	1	2	4-8	0-1	3-4	-3
Anastasiia Olairi Kosu	9	2	2	2	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	0
Eliska Hamzova	5	2	1	0	0	0	2	0-1	0-1	2-2	-4
Maya Caldwell	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Team		88	43	20	5	4	15	32-64	7-19	17-24

DNP: Napheesa Collier (injury/illness), Dorka Juhasz (injury/illness)

Phoenix Mercury

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
DeWanna BonnerF	30	16	7	2	0	1	1	6-16	2-8	2-2	-8
Alyssa ThomasF	34	10	4	8	2	0	4	2-10	0-0	6-13	-9
Natasha MackC	28	9	10	0	1	3	0	4-5	0-1	1-1	-5
Kahleah CopperG	35	30	1	2	2	0	3	9-21	2-7	10-13	-1
Valeriane AyayiG	17	6	4	3	1	0	2	2-4	2-3	0-0	+1
Jovana Nogic	17	2	1	2	3	0	1	0-6	0-2	2-2	+5
Kyara Linskens	12	8	4	1	0	0	0	2-3	2-3	2-2	+1
Noemie Brochant	12	0	0	1	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Kiana Williams	14	3	0	1	1	0	0	1-6	1-5	0-0	-4
Team		84	31	20	11	4	11	26-71	9-29	23-33

DNP: Quionche Carter (coach's decision), Anneli Maley (coach's decision), Sami Whitcomb (injury/illness)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · PHX: 8
Biggest lead · MIN: 5
Times tied: 15
Lead changes: 17
Longest run · PHX: 8

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How they entered this matchup

Out: Kelsey PlumRest edge: MINTravel tax: MINBody clock: MIN3 in 4: PHX

PHX is missing Kelsey Plum and their 21.5 points per game (lower leg).
MIN has the rest edge with 74h between tipoffs, 24.5h more than PHX.
MIN is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,278 mi from its previous stop.
MIN is dealing with west-to-east pressure: -2h on the body clock and -2h of zone shift.
PHX is playing into a 3 in 4 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	MIN	PHX
Record	1-1	1-2
Days rest	2 days edge	1 day
Hours rest	74h	49.5h
Rest swing	+24.5h	-24.5h
Travel in	1,278 mi	651 mi edge
Zone change	-2h	0h
Body clock	-2h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 2	Homestand · 1 of 4
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	3 in 4
Fatigue Index	4	2 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

MIN carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 4 vs. PHX's 2.

How each side got here1,278 mi vs 651 mi

How each side got here

MIN

1,278 mi

Minneapolis, MNPhoenix, AZ

MIN came from Minneapolis, MN with 1,278 mi of travel and -2h of time-zone change.

Minneapolis, MN to Phoenix, AZ

PHX

651 mi

San Francisco, CAPhoenix, AZ

PHX came from San Francisco, CA with 651 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

San Francisco, CA to Phoenix, AZ

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 2 vs homestand 1 of 4

Where this game sits in the run

MIN

Road trip

MIN is on game 1 of 2 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles2,145 mi

PHX

Homestand

PHX is in game 1 of 4 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 4

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

Local TV: PHX3TV / AZFSPHXMerc+MINVictory+ (MIN)in-market
WNBA League Pass: Full replay + condensed game