Las Vegas Aces and Phoenix Mercury Set for 2025 WNBA Finals Showdown
The Las Vegas Aces and Phoenix Mercury will face off in the 2025 WNBA Finals, marking the league's first best-of-seven championship series.
The Las Vegas Aces secured their place in the 2025 WNBA Finals with a 107-98 overtime victory against the Indiana Fever in Game 5 of the semifinals. A'ja Wilson led the Aces with 35 points, while Jackie Young added 32 points and 10 assists.
The Phoenix Mercury advanced to the Finals by defeating the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx in four games. The Mercury overcame a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit in Game 4 to clinch the series.
This marks the first best-of-seven Finals in WNBA history. The series will begin on Friday, October 3, with Game 1 in Las Vegas.
The Aces are seeking their third championship in four years, while the Mercury aim for their first title since 2014.
The Finals schedule is as follows:
- Game 1: Friday, Oct. 3, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN
- Game 2: Sunday, Oct. 5, 3 p.m. ET, ABC
- Game 3: Wednesday, Oct. 8, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN
- Game 4: Friday, Oct. 10, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN
- Game 5 (if necessary): Sunday, Oct. 12, 3 p.m. ET, ABC
- Game 6 (if necessary): Wednesday, Oct. 15, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN
- Game 7 (if necessary): Friday, Oct. 17, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN