Napheesa Collier had 12 points and 12 rebounds to lead the host Minnesota Lynx to a 75-64 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night in Minneapolis.

Collier shot 6-of-18 from the field to go along with five assists and three steals for the Lynx, who extended their winning streak to a season-high five games.

Kayla McBride, Diamond Miller and Nikolina Milic added 10 points apiece for Minnesota (9-9), which knocked off the Mercury for the second time in less than a week after an 86-76 win in Phoenix on July 1.

Bridget Carleton chipped in 11 points, which included going 3-for-4 from 3-point range, and Dorka Juhasz added five points and 10 rebounds for the Lynx.

The Lynx shot 28-of-65 (43.1 percent) from the field, including 7-of-19 (36.8 percent) from 3-point range. Minnesota outrebounded the Mercury 38-30.

The Mercury (3-14), who lost for the ninth time in their past 10 games, were led by Michaela Onyenwere’s game-high 24 points. Brittney Griner added 12 points and seven rebounds.

Phoenix shot 23-of-61 (37.7 percent) from the field, including 6-of-20 (30 percent) from beyond the arc.

After Moriah Jefferson’s 3-pointer pulled the Mercury within 16-10 with 3:06 left in the first quarter, the Lynx closed the period with a 7-0 run to take a 23-10 advantage. They built the lead up to 39-22 by halftime.

Collier scored eight points and McBride added seven in the first half for Minnesota, which shot 15-of-38 (39.5 percent) from the field before the break, including 4-of-10 (40 percent) from beyond the arc.

Phoenix was led by Onyenwere’s six first-half points, while Jefferson added five. The Mercury shot 7-of-24 (29.2 percent) from the field prior to halftime, including 3-of-10 (30 percent) from distance.

The Lynx stretched their lead to 51-27 on Carleton’s 3-pointer with 6:29 left in the third quarter before the Mercury cut the deficit to 57-45 entering the fourth.

–Field Level Media

Natasha Howard hit the deciding free throws in the final second as the Dallas Wings came from behind to beat the Las Vegas Aces 80-78 on Friday in a wild game in Arlington, Texas.

Las Vegas led by 11 points late in the third quarter and by six heading into the final period. But the Wings rallied to tie the contest on a putback basket by Teaira McCowan with 6:30 to play, setting the stage for a furious finish.

Dallas led 78-76 after a basket by Arike Ogunbowale and a free throw by Howard before the Aces pulled into a tie on Chelsea Gray’s stepback jumper with 59 seconds remaining. Both teams had empty possessions to set the stage for the Wings’ final push.

The Wings missed three shots before Howard grabbed their third offensive rebound in the possession and was fouled with 0.1 seconds to play. She canned both free throws to secure the win.

Ogunbowale led the Wings (9-9) with 21 points. Howard added 16 points and 11 rebounds, McCowan scored 14 points and took 12 rebounds, Crystal Dangerfield hit for 14 points and Satou Sabally had 10 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals.

Kelsey Plum paced the Aces (16-2) with 21 points, followed by A’ja Wilson with 18. Jackie Young had 15, Gray added 14, and Candace Parker scored 10 but Las Vegas had a nine-game winning streak snapped.

Dallas was up by as many as seven points before Las Vegas forged a 7-0 run capped by a 3-pointer by Plum to tie the game at 14 at the 4:37 mark of the first period. The Wings reeled off six points to go up 20-14 with 3:43 to play but the Aces owned the rest of the period, taking a 25-23 lead by quarter’s end.

The lead changed hands twice before Las Vegas pushed its advantage to 37-32 on a three-point play by Wilson with 5:52 to play in the second quarter. Las Vegas carried a 40-39 lead into the break.

Wilson’s 14 points before halftime led all players while Dallas got 10 points from Ogunbowale to stay close.

The contest was the second of a home-and-home series between the teams, with the first game an 89-82 victory by the Aces in Las Vegas on Wednesday.

–Field Level Media