Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLynx build big lead early, hold off Fever 74-71
Whalen had 10 points in the first five minutes and the Lynx (5-0) outscored the Fever 29-6 in the first quarter. Minnesota had its largest lead of 24 early in the second half, but the Fever (2-2) rallied within 73-70 with 33 seconds left in the game.
The Lynx were still up by three when they sent Tiffany Mitchell to the foul line with 3.5 seconds left. Mitchell made the first and missed the second intentionally, but the rebound went out of bounds off Indiana.
Augustus made 1 of 2 foul shots with 0.7 seconds and the Fever failed to take a final shot before the buzzer.
Mitchell had 16 points for the Fever. Erica Wheeler added 13 points and Maggie Lucas scored 12 before suffering a bruised knee.
The Fever's Shenise Johnson did not play due to concussion protocol and will also miss Sunday's matchup at Atlanta.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 71 - 74 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 71 - 74 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2 | 71 - 74 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Minnesota offensive team rebound | 71 - 73 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Seimone Augustus misses free throw 1 of 2 | 71 - 73 |
Statistics
 IND |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-69 | FG | 30-64 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 3-20 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 15 |
| 15-18 | FT | 11-16 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 14 | Assists | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 22 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 7,503 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 14 | W2 | 0.65 | 26 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 14 | L1 | 0.64102566 | 25 |
 Washington |
2 | 16 | L1 | 0.6 | 24 |
 New York |
2.5 | 16 | L1 | 0.5897436 | 23 |
 Chicago |
10.5 | 24 | L2 | 0.3846154 | 15 |
 Toronto |
14.5 | 28 | L3 | 0.2820513 | 11 |
 Connecticut |
15.5 | 29 | L2 | 0.25641027 | 10 |
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 |
4.5 | 13 | W3 | 0.675 | 27 |
 Dallas |
8 | 16 | W3 | 0.5897436 | 23 |
 Portland |
15 | 23 | W1 | 0.41025642 | 16 |
 Los Angeles |
17 | 25 | W1 | 0.35897437 | 14 |
 Phoenix |
18 | 26 | L4 | 0.33333334 | 13 |
 Seattle |
23 | 31 | W1 | 0.20512821 | 8 |
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