Atlanta Dream at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball AssociationTalbot scores career-high 24, Lynx beat Dream 85-68
Sylvia Fowles scored 10 of Minnesota's 22 first-quarter points and made 6 of 8 shots by halftime to help build a 38-34 lead. The Lynx broke it open in the third quarter, opening on a 16-5 run for a 54-39 lead and extending it to 66-50 entering the fourth. Talbot's fifth 3-pointer made it 77-56.
Fowles finished with 16 points for Minnesota (7-6). Odyssey Sims scored 10 of her 16 points in the third quarter. Talbot, in her second start with the Lynx, was 7 of 13 from the field to top her previous career mark of 18 points against New York last season.
Elizabeth Williams scored 14 points for Atlanta (2-9), which has dropped nine of its past 10 games. Alex Bentley added 10 points in her first game back from the EuroBasket tournament.
Atlanta is 0-4 on the road this season.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 68 - 85 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 68 - 85 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Atlanta offensive team rebound | 68 - 85 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Monique Billings misses 15-foot jumper | 68 - 85 |
| 4th 9.9 |  |
Shao Ting traveling | 68 - 85 |
Statistics
 ATL |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-68 | FG | 34-72 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 7-16 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 8-10 | FT | 10-14 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 15 | Assists | 24 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,208 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 10 | W5 | 0.6551724 | 19 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 10 | W5 | 0.64285713 | 18 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 12 | W4 | 0.5714286 | 16 |
 New York |
2.5 | 13 | W1 | 0.56666666 | 17 |
 Chicago |
8 | 18 | W2 | 0.37931034 | 11 |
 Toronto |
8.5 | 18 | L5 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
12 | 22 | L4 | 0.2413793 | 7 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W9 | 0.8 | 24 |
 Las Vegas |
3.5 | 9 | L1 | 0.6896552 | 20 |
 Golden State |
4 | 9 | L2 | 0.6785714 | 19 |
 Dallas |
5.5 | 11 | L2 | 0.62068963 | 18 |
 Portland |
12.5 | 18 | L4 | 0.37931034 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
12.5 | 17 | L6 | 0.37037036 | 10 |
 Phoenix |
13 | 19 | L1 | 0.36666667 | 11 |
 Seattle |
18.5 | 25 | L8 | 0.19354838 | 6 |
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