{"id":183880,"date":"2025-09-26T22:06:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T22:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/183880\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T22:06:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T22:06:03","slug":"where-to-watch-minnesota-lynx-vs-phoenix-mercury-today-wnba-semifinals-free-stream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/183880\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to watch Minnesota Lynx vs. Phoenix Mercury today: WNBA semifinals free stream"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Phoenix Mercury host the Minnesota Lynx in Game 3 of the WNBA semifinals Friday at 9:30 p.m. ET<\/a>. Phoenix tied the series at 1-1 Tuesday with an 89-83 overtime win. <\/p>\n

Lynx vs. Mercury will air on ESPN2, which you can stream on DirecTV (free trial)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what you need to know:<\/p>\n

What: WNBA Playoffs<\/a>, Round 2, Game 3<\/p>\n

Who: Phoenix Mercury vs. Minnesota Lynx<\/p>\n

When: Friday, Sep. 26, 2025<\/p>\n

Time: 9:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

Where: PHX Arena, Phoenix, Arizona<\/p>\n

TV: ESPN2<\/p>\n

Live stream: DirecTV (free trial)<\/a>, fuboTV<\/a>, Hulu + Live TV<\/a>, Sling<\/a><\/p>\n

Streaming serviceFree trial?PromoPriceDirecTV<\/a>Yes$35 off first month$84.99fuboTV<\/a>Yes$30 off first month$84.99Hulu + Live TV<\/a>YesNo$82.99Sling<\/a>NoNo$45.99<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a recent WNBA story, via The Associated Press:<\/p>\n

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) \u2014 Satou Sabally scored 11 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter and Alyssa Thomas had 19 points and 13 assists to help the Phoenix Mercury erase a 20-point deficit and beat the Minnesota Lynx 89-83 in overtime on Tuesday night, tying the WNBA semifinal series at one game apiece.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re confident in us, and we\u2019ve been battling all season long,\u201d said Sabally, who was 5 of 11 on 3-pointers. \u201cYou can\u2019t give up a basketball game if you\u2019re down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sami Whitcomb\u2019s 3 from the wing with 4 seconds left in regulation evened the game at 79 after Thomas kept alive the possession following Whitcomb\u2019s airballed 3 from the top of the key.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd they still trust me to make that shot,\u201d said Whitcomb, who had 13 points.<\/p>\n

Napheesa Collier\u2019s jumper for the win on the other end fell short at the horn to force overtime.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey ripped the game from us,\u201d said Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve, lamenting her team\u2019s uncharacteristic lack of composure down the stretch that included four unforced turnovers in a 65-second span of the third quarter.<\/p>\n

The 20-point comeback by the Mercury was the third-largest in the history of the WNBA playoffs and the franchise\u2019s first postseason win at Minnesota after 10 consecutive losses.<\/p>\n

Thomas, who had a triple-double in the decisive Game 3 victory in the first round that ousted defending champion New York, ignited the rally with her intensity after a lackluster first half. Her three-point play with 3:32 left in the fourth quarter ended a stretch of 33:28 during which the top-seeded Lynx had the lead.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of teams would\u2019ve packed it in,\u201d Phoenix coach Nate Tibbetts said.<\/p>\n

The Mercury, who played their fourth game in seven days, will host Game 3 of the best-of-five series on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Collier scored 24 points on her 29th birthday, Kayla McBride had 21 points and Courtney Williams added 20 points and nine assists for the Lynx, whose bench was outscored 25-3 in their first loss of these playoffs.<\/p>\n

After they took a 48-32 deficit into a halftime harangue from Tibbetts, the Mercury emerged with more of an edge. They used a 12-0 run midway through the third quarter to quickly extinguish the Lynx\u2019s 20-point lead and whittled it away to a two-possession game by midway through the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to play like that to get back in the game, and that\u2019s exactly what they did,\u201d said Collier, who went 2 for 8 from 3-point range and made only three shots after halftime.<\/p>\n

The Lynx went back up by five after the three-point play by Thomas and still held that lead with under a minute left in regulation, but a costly 5-second call during an inbound play with 46 seconds left gave the Mercury the ball back and Thomas hit a floater to cut it to 77-76.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just could not get that way about us to win the game,\u201d Reeve said.<\/p>\n

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