Dallas Wings at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLynx hold off late charge for 91-83 win over Wings
The Lynx (5-6) made all eight of their free throws in the final 1:11 to hold off a late charge from the Wings (5-5).
Minnesota jumped in front early with 12 straight points and led 25-10 in the first quarter. The Wings closed within nine before the end of the period, but the Lynx pushed the lead back to double digits early in the second quarter and kept it there until the final two minutes of the game.
Skylar Diggins-Smith's 3-pointer with 20.7 seconds left cut the deficit to 87-83 after the Wings had trailed by as many as 21. Diggins-Smith finished with 17 points and Liz Cambage added 16 points and nine boards.
For the defending champion Lynx, the victory was the second time this season that they have won back-to-back games.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 83 - 91 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 83 - 91 |
| 4th 6.1 |  |
Allisha Gray lost ball turnover (Maya Moore steals) | 83 - 91 |
| 4th 12.5 |  |
Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2 | 83 - 91 |
| 4th 12.5 | |
Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2 | 83 - 90 |
Statistics
 DAL |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-60 | FG | 29-67 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 3-11 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 21-27 | FT | 30-35 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 25 | Fouls | 26 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,023 · 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 |
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