The Phoenix Mercury knocked off the defending champion New York Liberty with a 79-73 win on Friday to earn a spot in the 2025 WNBA semifinals. They will take on the No. 1 seed Minnesota Lynx on Sunday at 5 p.m. ET.

This is the first time the Mercury have advanced out of the first round since 2021, and they did so behind a triple-double of 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists from MVP candidate Alyssa Thomas .

"We are not ready for this to be over," Thomas said during her postgame interview. "We got a special group. We want to keep playing. Tonight was just about taking this win."

The Liberty were the favorites to win this series and took Game 1 with a 76-69 result in overtime, but the Mercury forced a Game 3 with a 25-point victory in New York.

The Mercury came out with a lo

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