MINNEAPOLIS — Maya Moore scored 22 points and the Minnesota Lynx opened the fourth quarter with a big run to put away the Phoenix Mercury in a 90-73 victory on Tuesday night.
Minnesota led by five after three quarters and began the final period with a 14-2 surge.
Seimone Augustus finished with 21 points for the Western Conference-leading Lynx (14-4), who have won seven straight games.
Diana Taurasi had 20 points for Phoenix despite being plagued by foul trouble much of the night.
The Mercury (11-8), who have dropped three of four, played without starting center Kara Braxton, who missed the trip to Minnesota while attending to a family matter.
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| PHOENIX (73) |
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Taylor 2-8 6-7 11, Dupree 4-11 3-3 11, Sanford 2-5 0-0 4, Taurasi 6-13 8-9 20, Johnson 4-10 0-0 10, Bonner 3-7 0-0 6, Swanier 0-4 0-0 0, Ferdinand-Harris 4-5 2-2 11, Sanni 0-0 0-0 0, Gray-Lawson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-63 19-21 73.
| MINNESOTA (90) |
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Moore 7-11 3-6 22, Brunson 2-5 2-6 6, McWilliams-Franklin 4-8 3-4 11, Augustus 7-13 7-10 21, Whalen 4-11 3-4 11, Houston 3-7 0-0 8, Wiggins 2-6 0-0 5, Hornbuckle 0-1 0-0 0, Adair 2-4 0-0 4, Harris 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 31-66 20-32 90.
| Phoenix | 15 | 23 | 24 | 11—73 |
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| Minnesota | 20 | 21 | 26 | 23—90 |
3-Point Goals_Phoenix 4-10 (Johnson 2-3, Ferdinand-Harris 1-1, Taylor 1-2, Bonner 0-1, Taurasi 0-1, Swanier 0-2), Minnesota 8-17 (Moore 5-7, Houston 2-3, Wiggins 1-5, McWilliams-Franklin 0-1, Augustus 0-1). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Phoenix 39 (Bonner 8), Minnesota 48 (McWilliams-Franklin 10). Assists_Phoenix 10 (Johnson 4), Minnesota 14 (Whalen 5). Total Fouls_Phoenix 23, Minnesota 19. A_7,126 (9,379).
