Minnesota Lynx at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationStorm beat short-handed Lynx 78-64
Minnesota was without regulars Seimone Augustus (left foot), Maya Moore (rest) and Lindsay Whalen (right Achilles tendon), all of whom did not travel with the Lynx with their playoff spot as the West's top seed already secured for the fourth time in the past five seasons.
Jewell Loyd scored 14 points, Angel Goodrich had 11 and Markeisha Gatling added 10 points with 10 rebounds for Seattle (10-23).
Sylvia Fowles led Minnesota (22-12) with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Renee Montgomery had 13 points, and Asjha Jones added 11.
Seattle led 39-33 at the break, and scored the last eight points of the third to push the lead to 12.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 4-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 64 - 78 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 64 - 78 |
| 4th 11.0 |  |
Shae Kelley defensive rebound | 64 - 78 |
| 4th 13.0 |  |
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 12-foot jumper | 64 - 78 |
| 4th 35.0 | |
Asjha Jones makes 17-foot jumper (Renee Montgomery assists) | 64 - 78 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-60 | FG | 29-65 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 4-19 | 3PT | 3-14 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 14-22 | FT | 17-21 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 7,012 · 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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