PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Mercury have put the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx on the brink of elimination, going up 2-1 in the WNBA semifinals on Friday night.

The Lynx will await the status of Napheesa Collier -- who exited the game in the final seconds with an apparent injury -- ahead of Sunday's Game 4 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN). Can Minnesota mount a comeback and force a Game 5? How will the Mercury keep their momentum in what has been a tough series, and return to their first Finals since 2021?

ESPN breaks down a Friday night defined by close semifinals games, including the Las Vegas Aces ' 84-72 win over the Indiana Fever .

(1) Minnesota Lynx vs.

(4) Phoenix Mercury

Final: Phoenix 84, Minnesota 76

What the win means for Phoenix

The fourth quarter was the Mercury's domain on both

See Full Page