Dallas Wings at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLynx pull away for 80-63 win over Wings, 7-0 start
Whalen scored or assisted on 12 points during a 16-5 run that made it 69-54 with 5:09 to play and the Lynx led by double figures the rest of the way.
Minnesota, which saw 20-points leads evaporate before holding on for wins in its last two games, took control in the fourth quarter against Dallas (3-4). The Lynx made 12 of 17 (70.6 percent) field-goal attempts while limiting the Wings to 33 percent (6-of-18) shooting and forcing six turnovers in last 10 minutes.
Rookie Aerial Powers scored a career-high 20 points to lead fifth-ranked Dallas. The Wings have lost three in a row.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 63 - 80 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 63 - 80 |
| 4th 8.0 |  |
Renee Montgomery defensive rebound | 63 - 80 |
| 4th 9.0 |  |
Aerial Powers misses 18-foot jumper | 63 - 80 |
| 4th 11.0 | |
Dallas offensive team rebound | 63 - 80 |
Statistics
 DAL |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-71 | FG | 34-70 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 6-26 | 3PT | 3-12 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 5-8 | FT | 9-12 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 17 | Assists | 25 |
| 10 | Steals | 15 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 18 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 7,634 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 8 | L1 | 0.7948718 | 31 |
 Golden State |
3 | 11 | W3 | 0.71794873 | 28 |
 Las Vegas |
5 | 13 | W2 | 0.6666667 | 26 |
 Dallas |
8 | 16 | W3 | 0.5897436 | 23 |
 Portland |
15.5 | 23 | L3 | 0.39473686 | 15 |
 Los Angeles |
17.5 | 25 | L1 | 0.34210527 | 13 |
 Phoenix |
18 | 26 | L4 | 0.33333334 | 13 |
 Seattle |
23 | 31 | W1 | 0.20512821 | 8 |
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