San Antonio Stars at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball Association
Moore scores 20, Lynx defense regroups to beat Stars 66-49
Seimone Augustus added 12 points and Moore had nine rebounds for the Lynx (9-3) who built a 50-28 lead after opening the third quarter on an 11-2 run.
The Stars (3-10) missed their first nine field-goal attempts of the game as Minnesota opened on 15-2 run. The Lynx led by no less than 11 the rest of the way.
Dearica Hamby scored 13 points and Kayla Alexander grabbed 11 rebounds to lead San Antonio, which has lost four of its last five.
The top-ranked Lynx defense's 49 points allowed was a season best coming off a season-worst effort in Friday's 90-83 loss at Chicago.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 49 - 66 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 49 - 66 |
| 4th 3.0 |  |
Anna Cruz bad pass (Dearica Hamby steals) | 49 - 66 |
| 4th 26.0 |  |
Kalana Greene makes two point shot | 49 - 66 |
| 4th 30.0 | |
Reshanda Gray lost ball turnover (Kalana Greene steals) | 47 - 66 |
Statistics
 SA |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-69 | FG | 29-70 |
| 29 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 1-10 | 3PT | 5-15 |
| 10 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 8-8 | FT | 3-6 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Assists | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,951 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 9 | L2 | 0.775 | 31 |
 Golden State |
2 | 11 | W4 | 0.725 | 29 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 13 | W3 | 0.675 | 27 |
 Dallas |
7 | 16 | W4 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Portland |
15 | 24 | L1 | 0.4 | 16 |
 Los Angeles |
16 | 25 | W2 | 0.375 | 15 |
 Phoenix |
17 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
 Seattle |
23 | 32 | L1 | 0.2 | 8 |
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