Minnesota Lynx at San Antonio Stars
· Women's National Basketball Association
Moore scores 24, Lynx top Stars 89-70 for spot in semifinals
Moore made 7 of 8 shots in the first half and scored 18 points to help Minnesota build a 46-37 lead. San Antonio started the fourth quarter on an 8-1 run to get within 11 points, but Minnesota scored the next 10 points to regain control.
Sylvia Fowles had 11 points and 10 rebounds for her 17th double-double for Minnesota (24-6). Natasha Howard added 11 points and nine rebounds.
First-place Minnesota holds a 1 1/2-game lead over Los Angeles, which plays at the Lynx on Sunday.
Kayla Alexander and Kayla McBride each scored 15 points for San Antonio (7-25). The Stars were 3 of 19 from 3-point range and shot 39 percent overall.
The start time was moved up an hour because of the incoming Hurricane Harvey.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 89 - 70 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 89 - 70 |
| 4th 8.0 |  |
Kelsey Plum makes driving layup | 89 - 70 |
| 4th 18.0 |  |
Jia Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2 | 89 - 68 |
| 4th 18.0 | |
Jia Perkins makes free throw 1 of 2 | 88 - 68 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 SA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 37-67 | FG | 28-71 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 3-11 | 3PT | 3-19 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 16 |
| 12-16 | FT | 11-13 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 50 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fouls | 17 |
| 23 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 6,638 · Capacity:
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 |
14 | 20 | W1 | 0.4117647 | 14 |
 Phoenix |
15.5 | 22 | W1 | 0.37142858 | 13 |
 Los Angeles |
16 | 22 | L4 | 0.3529412 | 12 |
 Seattle |
22.5 | 30 | L2 | 0.1891892 | 7 |
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