ESPN.com · Sep 24, 2025
WNBA semifinals: Game 2 winners, highlights, analysis
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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Lynx looked as ife they were cruising to a comfortable victory.
Enter the Phoenix Mercury.
The No. 6 seed Mercury overcame a 20-point deficit to upend the top-seeded Lynx 89-83 in overtime. Per ESPN Research, it was only the second 20-point rally on the road in WNBA playoff history.
The series shifts to Phoenix for Game 3 on Friday (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2).
How did the Mercury do it? Are the Lynx still the favorite in the series? ESPN breaks down everything we saw in Game 2 on Tuesday.
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(1) Minnesota Lynx vs.
(4) Phoenix Mercury
Final: Phoenix 89, Minnesota 83 OT
What the win means for Phoenix