Minnesota Lynx at San Antonio Stars
· Women's National Basketball Association
Lynx hold off late run, beat Stars 81-76
Augustus put the Lynx ahead for good with 45 seconds left on a jumper from the right wing and made both free throws to extend the lead to 79-76 with 23.2 seconds left.
Rebekkah Brunson iced it with two more free throws at 10.8 seconds and the top-ranked Lynx (26-5) won their fifth straight and 11th of the last 12. Brunson finished with eight points and 11 rebounds for the top-ranked Lynx.
The last-place Stars (6-25) never trailed by more than 10 but took their first lead of the game at 73-71 with 4:58 left when Moriah Jefferson's layup capped an 11-0 run.
Jefferson had 26 points and eight rebounds, Monique Currie scored 18 and Astou Ndour added 14 for the Stars.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 81 - 76 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 81 - 76 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
San Antonio offensive team rebound | 81 - 76 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Moriah Jefferson misses 23-foot three point jumper | 81 - 76 |
| 4th 2.0 | |
Moriah Jefferson offensive rebound | 81 - 76 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 SA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-65 | FG | 29-72 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 3-5 | 3PT | 5-13 |
| 60 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 28-37 | FT | 13-19 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 15 | Assists | 22 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fouls | 23 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 5,705 · 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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