NBA

Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx

· Women's National Basketball Association
20-11, 12-4 Away
Final
86 - 79

26-5, 16-1 Home

Maya Moore's career-best 29 points lead Lynx to win

"The coaching staff just made me aware of what actually happened. In the moment, you're just playing," Moore said. "I was just trying to be aggressive and its one of those nights where the shot is feeling good, so you keep shooting."

Moore matched Phoenix star Diana Taurasi's WNBA record for 3-pointers in a quarter set in 2010.

The defending champion Lynx completed their home schedule with a franchise-record 16-1 mark and improved to 26-5 overall. They will finish the regular season with three road games.

Lindsay Whalen added 13 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Minnesota, which has already clinched home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.

With the loss, the Fever (20-11) dropped out of contention for the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Tamika Catchings led Indiana with 19 points and 10 rebounds, Katie Douglas added 17 points, Briann January had 14, and Jessica Davenport 13.

"It was too bad we couldn't do some things down the stretch," Fever coach Lin Dunn said. "We need to stay healthy. We don't need to lose two starters and play the fourth quarter with two starters going down, especially our starting point guard."

The Lynx trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half and were down 62-52 with 4:07 remaining in the third quarter. But Moore hit three of her five 3 pointers in the quarter over the next 3 minutes and Minnesota tied it entering the fourth.

The Lynx forced five fourth-quarter turnovers to take control.

Seimone Augustus returned from a three-game absence due to a sprained right foot and scored eight points on 3-for-11 shooting. Devereaux Peters also finished in double figures for Minnesota with 10.

Indiana's Shavonte Zellous took a blow to the head with less than 30 seconds remaining in the first half and didn't return due to concussion-like symptoms. January sustained an apparent injury with 4:47 to play and was helped to the locker room. She did not return.

Minnesota's victory assured the Connecticut Sun of the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed.

The Fever have clinched the No. 2 seed and home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs against the third-seeded and defending Eastern Conference champion Atlanta Dream.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 2.0 Maya Moore bad pass 79 - 86
4th 25.0 Minnesota 20 Sec. timeout 79 - 86
4th 25.0 Erlana Larkins makes layup (Katie Douglas assists ) 79 - 86
4th 32.0 Lindsay Whalen misses layup 77 - 86
4th 37.0 Erlana Larkins lost ball turnover Monica Wright 77 - 86

Statistics

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31-71 FG 30-63
44 Field Goal % 48
11-26 3PT 9-18
42 Three Point % 50
6-7 FT 17-20
86 Free Throw % 85
25 Rebounds 37
12 Offensive Rebounds 17
13 Defensive Rebounds 20
24 Assists 18
8 Steals 8
3 Blocks 4
11 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 14
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
13 Fast Break Points 15
40 Points in Paint 36
18 Fouls 12

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 9,523 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W5 0.6818182 30
Washington 2 16 W4 0.6363636 28
Indiana 2 16 L1 0.6363636 28
New York 4 18 L2 0.59090906 26
Chicago 14 28 L1 0.36363637 16
Toronto 19 33 L8 0.25 11
Connecticut 19 33 W1 0.25 11

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 11 W1 0.75 33
Golden State 1 12 W1 0.72727275 32
Las Vegas 2 13 W7 0.70454544 31
Dallas 6 17 W1 0.6136364 27
Portland 16 27 W1 0.38636363 17
Los Angeles 17 28 L2 0.36363637 16
Phoenix 17 28 L1 0.36363637 16
Seattle 25 36 L5 0.18181819 8
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