NBA

Connecticut Sun at Minnesota Lynx

· Women's National Basketball Association
Connecticut Sun
5-5, 3-3 Away
Final
93 - 98

Minnesota Lynx
9-1, 3-1 Home

Thomas and Thomas help Sun hand Lynx first loss

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Alyssa Thomas' 20 points are a season high as she reached 1,000 for her career and added a career-high eight assists. The Sun (5-5), who won their fourth straight, had a season-high 26 assists to go with 55-percent shooting from the field, including 45 percent (10 for 22) on 3-pointers.

Maya Moore scored 22 points to lead the Lynx (9-1), who shot 51 percent. Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota's leading scorer at nearly 22 points per game, was held to 12. The Lynx were outrebounded 36-21.

Jonquel Jones gave Connecticut lead for good at 81-79 on a long jumper with 7 1/2 minutes left. The Sun went up by eight but Maya Moore hit a 3 to cut the lead to 96-93 with 21 seconds remaining. Jasmine Thomas missed a pair of free throws with 19 seconds left but Moore was short of the rim with a 3-pointer.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 98 - 93
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 98 - 93
4th 0.0 Minnesota offensive team rebound 98 - 93
4th 0.0 Lindsay Whalen misses 24-foot three point jumper 98 - 93
4th 6.0 Jonquel Jones makes free throw 2 of 2 98 - 93

Statistics

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41-74 FG 37-72
55 Field Goal % 51
10-22 3PT 7-16
45 Three Point % 44
6-10 FT 12-16
60 Free Throw % 75
36 Rebounds 21
9 Offensive Rebounds 3
27 Defensive Rebounds 18
26 Assists 26
9 Steals 14
9 Blocks 3
17 Turnovers 13
2 Team Turnovers 0
19 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 26
19 Fast Break Points 15
40 Points in Paint 40
16 Fouls 15
8 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Grand Casino Arena

Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 10,121 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Indiana - 12 W4 0.6571429 23
Atlanta 1.5 13 L1 0.61764705 21
New York 1.5 14 W2 0.6111111 22
Washington 2.5 14 W1 0.5882353 20
Chicago 10 22 W1 0.37142858 13
Toronto 12 23 L10 0.3030303 10
Connecticut 14 25 L2 0.24242425 8

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 7 W4 0.8055556 29
Golden State 3.5 9 W5 0.72727275 24
Las Vegas 5 12 L1 0.6666667 24
Dallas 8.5 15 L1 0.5714286 20
Portland 13.5 20 W2 0.42857143 15
Phoenix 16 23 L1 0.3611111 13
Los Angeles 16 22 L4 0.3529412 12
Seattle 22.5 30 L2 0.1891892 7
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