Minnesota Lynx at Atlanta Dream
· Women's National Basketball AssociationMcCoughtry hits game-winning 3, Dream rally past Lynx
McCoughtry drove the lane, passed it to Tiffany Hayes and went to the corner for a wide open 3-pointer. Maya Moore had a 3-pointer hit off the back of the rim at the buzzer.
Hayes paced Atlanta (2-2) with 20 points and McCoughtry scored 12 of her 18 points in the fourth quarter. The Dream snapped a nine-game losing streak in the series.
Rebekkah Brunson sank a baseline jumper to give Minnesota a 74-69 lead, but Jessica Breland answered with a layup in traffic at the other end. Atlanta won a jump ball with 45.4 seconds left and McCoughtry hit a pull-up jumper to make it 74-73. Breland blocked a shot to set up McCoughtry's winner.
Moore scored 18 points for Minnesota (2-3) and Sylvia Fowles had 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Regular Season Series
ATL wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 74 - 76 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 74 - 76 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Minnesota offensive team rebound | 74 - 76 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Maya Moore misses 22-foot three point jumper | 74 - 76 |
| 4th 1.5 | |
Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Danielle Robinson | 74 - 76 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-68 | FG | 28-60 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 7-15 | 3PT | 4-17 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 9-11 | FT | 16-20 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 3,785 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 7 | W3 | 0.8 | 28 |
 Golden State |
3 | 9 | W5 | 0.72727275 | 24 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 11 | W2 | 0.6857143 | 24 |
 Dallas |
7.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.5882353 | 20 |
 Portland |
14 | 20 | L1 | 0.3939394 | 13 |
 Phoenix |
15 | 22 | W1 | 0.37142858 | 13 |
 Los Angeles |
15 | 21 | L3 | 0.36363637 | 12 |
 Seattle |
21 | 28 | W1 | 0.2 | 7 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 12 | W2 | 0.6363636 | 21 |
 Indiana |
- | 12 | W2 | 0.6363636 | 21 |
 New York |
1 | 14 | W1 | 0.6 | 21 |
 Washington |
2 | 14 | L2 | 0.57575756 | 19 |
 Chicago |
9.5 | 22 | L3 | 0.3529412 | 12 |
 Toronto |
11 | 23 | L10 | 0.3030303 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
12.5 | 24 | L1 | 0.25 | 8 |
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