Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Mercury | Minnesota Lynx | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 39.7% | 60.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 45.9% | 54.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 25.4% | 74.6% | +5.9 | ✗ (18.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.4% | 63.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Lynx -13 (67-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trisha Fallon * | 31 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | - | - | |
| Jennifer Gillom * | 29 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Lisa Harrison * | 28 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Maria Stepanova * | 27 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Michele Timms * | 27 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Bridget Pettis | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Slobodanka Tuvic | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Kristen Veal | 12 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Adrian Williams-Strong | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jaynetta Saunders | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Smith * | 40 | 7-19 | 1-9 | 12-14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | - | - | |
| Svetlana Abrosimova * | 36 | 6-16 | 0-5 | 6-8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Georgia Schweitzer * | 31 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Erin Perperoglou * | 23 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Maylana Martin * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Lynn Pride | 18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Val Whiting | 11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Kate Paye | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Shanele Stires | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Michele Van Gorp | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
* = starter