The Phoenix Mercury forced overtime to even their series with the Minnesota Lynx. Game 3 is Friday in Phoenix.

The Phoenix Mercury overcame a 20-point deficit to force overtime and take an 89-83 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday night in Minnesota. The best-of-five semifinals series is officially tied at 1-1, with Game 3 happening in Phoenix on Friday.

The Phoenix Mercury and Kahleah Copper can be seen on ESPN on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 where they will attempt to defeat the Minnesota Lynx. Copper's props for the matchup open at 17 pts, 2 dimes, and 4 boards.

Minnesota Lynx guard DiJonai Carrington will miss the rest of the 2025 WNBA playoffs with a "significant" sprain in her left foot, the team announced Saturday.

Each player received 29 votes from the 72 media members who participated. It's the first time the award, first given out in the WNBA's inaugural season in 1997, went to more than one player.

The Golden State Valkyries pushed the Minnesota Lynx, the top team in the WNBA, to the brink as their season came to an end in front of a sellout crowd in San Jose.

The Minnesota Lynx, behind MVP favorite Napheesa Collier, enter the WNBA playoffs as the favorite to win the fifth championship in franchise history and first since 2017, after losing in the finals last season to the New York Liberty.

The WNBA semifinals will feature at least one bottom-four seed.