Seattle Storm at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball AssociationWhalen has season-high 24 points, Lynx beat Storm 92-80
Seimone Augustus had 18 points, Maya Moore 13 and Jia Perkins 10 for the defending champion Lynx (22-5).
Minnesota trailed 47-41 at halftime, but tied it with a 12-6 run to open the third and pulled away with an 11-2 run to close the quarter up 73-65.
Jewell Loyd had 20 points for the Storm (10-16). Ramu Tokashiki added 13 points, Crystal Langhorne and Sue Bird had 11 each, and Breanna Stewart 10.
The Storm led as late as 63-62 with 2:08 left in the third quarter, but got no closer than eight in the fourth while the Lynx built their largest lead at 88-73.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 80 - 92 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 80 - 92 |
| 4th 14.0 |  |
Krystal Thomas defensive rebound | 80 - 92 |
| 4th 15.0 |  |
Natasha Howard misses layup | 80 - 92 |
| 4th 31.0 | |
Keisha Hampton enters the game for Lindsay Whalen | 80 - 92 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-70 | FG | 37-71 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 8-18 | 3PT | 3-7 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 12-14 | FT | 15-20 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 11,834 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 8 | L1 | 0.7948718 | 31 |
 Golden State |
4 | 11 | W1 | 0.7027027 | 26 |
 Las Vegas |
5 | 13 | W2 | 0.6666667 | 26 |
 Dallas |
8.5 | 16 | W2 | 0.57894737 | 22 |
 Portland |
15 | 22 | L2 | 0.4054054 | 15 |
 Phoenix |
17 | 24 | L2 | 0.35135135 | 13 |
 Los Angeles |
17.5 | 25 | L1 | 0.34210527 | 13 |
 Seattle |
23.5 | 31 | L3 | 0.18421052 | 7 |
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