San Antonio Stars at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball Association
Lynx surge in third quarter to come back, beat Stars 83-76
The Lynx (17-6) have won consecutive games since losing at Phoenix on Aug. 7 to stretch their Western Conference lead to 2 1/2 games over the Mercury. The Stars (7-17) have lost five of their last six games and are 0-12 on the road.
Minnesota's Lindsay Whalen had nine assists, and is third in WNBA history with 2,001.
The Stars led 48-37 early in the third quarter. Moore, who was held to just eight points in the first half, scored 12 of Minnesota's 30 third-quarter points to give the Lynx a 65-59 lead.
Kayla McBride hit a 3-pointer to pull the Stars to 79-76 with 23 seconds left before Moore made four free throws to seal it.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 76 - 83 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 76 - 83 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Maya Moore defensive rebound | 76 - 83 |
| 4th 1.0 |  |
Kayla McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper | 76 - 83 |
| 4th 4.0 | |
Danielle Adams enters the game for Jayne Appel | 76 - 83 |
Statistics
 SA |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-76 | FG | 34-66 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 4-15 | 3PT | 2-8 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 12-14 | FT | 13-17 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,851 · 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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