Seattle Storm at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSims and Fowles help Lynx beat Storm 72-61
The teams have combined to win six of the last nine WNBA titles, but the marquee matchup a season ago looked much different without stars Maya Moore, Lindsay Whalen, Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart on the court.
Minnesota jumped out to a 22-9 lead at the end of the first quarter as Seattle was just 4 of 16 from the field. The Lynx led by 15 points at the half after holding Seattle to 31-percent shooting and Sims made it 44-24 early in the third.
Damiris Dantas added 12 points for Minnesota (2-0). Napheesa Collier, who scored the second-most points in a rookie debut last week, scored nine points in 25 minutes.
Natasha Howard, who had 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in Seattle's opener, scored 18 points for the Storm (1-1). Jewell Loyd added 13 points for Seattle, which started a three-game road swing over a four-day span.
Last season, Seattle snapped a 16-game road-losing streak in the series.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 61 - 72 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 61 - 72 |
| 4th 20.7 |  |
Shao Ting defensive rebound | 61 - 72 |
| 4th 23.1 |  |
Anriel Howard misses two point shot | 61 - 72 |
| 4th 32.0 | |
Mercedes Russell defensive rebound | 61 - 72 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-66 | FG | 27-61 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 2-15 | 3PT | 6-17 |
| 13 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 11-14 | FT | 12-15 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 22 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 13 | Assists | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 22 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 24 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,092 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W10 | 0.8064516 | 25 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 9 | L1 | 0.6896552 | 20 |
 Golden State |
4 | 9 | W1 | 0.6896552 | 20 |
 Dallas |
5.5 | 11 | W1 | 0.6333333 | 19 |
 Los Angeles |
12.5 | 17 | W1 | 0.39285713 | 11 |
 Phoenix |
13.5 | 19 | L1 | 0.36666667 | 11 |
 Portland |
13.5 | 19 | L5 | 0.36666667 | 11 |
 Seattle |
19 | 25 | L8 | 0.19354838 | 6 |
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