Minnesota Lynx at San Antonio Stars
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Moore keys Minnesota Lynx's 78-61 win over San Antonio Stars
Moore hit 4 of 6 3-pointers and also had seven assists and six rebounds to help the Lynx (19-8) end a two-game skid. Sylvia Fowles had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Lindsay Whalen had 12 points and 10 assists.
Anna Cruz, replacing injured Seimone Augustus, had 14 points, and Rebekkah Brunson had 11 rebounds and nine points.
Kayla McBride's jumper in the opening seconds of the third quarter gave San Antonio (7-20) a 40-37 lead. Moore scored to start the game-changing run and capped it with a second 3-pointer at 3:43 for a 56-40 lead.
Jia Perkins led San Antonio, which lost its fourth straight, with 16 points, and McBride had 13.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 78 - 61 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 78 - 61 |
| 4th 13.0 |  |
Samantha Logic makes 18-foot jumper (Sydney Colson assists) | 78 - 61 |
| 4th 35.0 |  |
Renee Montgomery makes jumper (Devereaux Peters assists) | 78 - 59 |
| 4th 55.0 | |
Sydney Colson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 76 - 59 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 SA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-65 | FG | 24-71 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 5-10 | 3PT | 2-10 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 9-10 | FT | 11-12 |
| 90 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
Game Information
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 4,298 · 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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