NBA

Connecticut Sun at Minnesota Lynx

· Women's National Basketball Association
Connecticut Sun
11-18, 5-10 Away
Final
93 - 79

Minnesota Lynx
24-5, 14-2 Home

Moore's 24 lead Lynx over Sun 93-79

Moore, Lynx stay atop overall standings with win over Sun

Sylvia Fowles added 18 points and eight rebounds, and Rebekkah Brunson had 13 points.

Minnesota (24-5) remained tied with Los Angeles for first place in the overall standings and will face the Sparks on Tuesday night in Los Angeles. The winner will not only take a one-game lead in the playoff race, but also secure the head-to-head tiebreaker with four games remaining.

The Lynx took the lead for good early in the second quarter but didn't pull away until a 9-0 run spanning both halves made it 47-34 early in the third quarter. The Sun (11-18) got no closer than 12 the rest of the way.

Alex Bentley had 16 points, Jonquel Jones and Chiney Ogwumike added 14 each for Connecticut.

Regular Season Series

CON wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 79 - 93
4th 5.0 Jonquel Jones makes driving layup (Alex Bentley assists) 79 - 93
4th 15.0 Renee Montgomery makes free throw 2 of 2 77 - 93
4th 15.0 Renee Montgomery makes free throw 1 of 2 77 - 93
4th 15.0 Alex Bentley personal take foul (Renee Montgomery draws the foul) 77 - 93

Statistics

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31-71 FG 36-67
44 Field Goal % 54
7-18 3PT 4-5
39 Three Point % 80
10-12 FT 17-20
83 Free Throw % 85
30 Rebounds 33
13 Offensive Rebounds 11
17 Defensive Rebounds 22
15 Assists 23
6 Steals 12
3 Blocks 1
18 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
18 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 6
2 Fast Break Points 10
32 Points in Paint 36
18 Fouls 11
3 Largest Lead 20

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 7,632 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 13 W4 0.65789473 25
Indiana 0.5 14 W1 0.64102566 25
New York 2 15 W1 0.6052632 23
Washington 2.5 15 W1 0.5945946 22
Chicago 10 23 L1 0.39473686 15
Toronto 13.5 26 L1 0.2972973 11
Connecticut 15 27 L2 0.25 9

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
Full Standings

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