NBA

Connecticut Sun at Minnesota Lynx

· Women's National Basketball Association
16-7, 5-6 Away
Final
89 - 57

12-11, 7-5 Home

Fowles, Lynx beat Connecticut 89-57, snap Sun's win streak

The Sun had won eight games in a row, their longest streak since 2006, dating to a July 10 loss to Atlanta.

Danielle Robinson and Stephanie Talbot had 14 points each, Odyssey Sims scored 12 points and Damiris Dantas 11 for the Lynx. Napheesa Collier added 10 points and eight rebounds and tied her career high with four steals.

Minnesota (12-11), which never trailed, jumped to a 10-4 lead and Robinson and Dantas scored six points apiece during a 17-0 run that made it 36-14 midway through the second quarter. Connecticut (16-7) went 0 for 10 from the field, 0 for 2 from the free-throw line and committed 10 turnovers during that stretch.

The Lynx set season highs for field goals (36), field-goal percentage (53.7), 3-point field-goal percentage (50), assists (27) and margin of victory (32) while tying their season marks for 3-pointers made (nine) and points in a quarter (30 in the second).

Bria Holmes led Connecticut with 10 points. The Sun, who were held to the lowest-scoring output of the season, shot just 30.9% percent (21 of 68) from the field, made just 5 of 23 from 3-point range and hit 10 of 19 free throws.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 57 - 89
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 57 - 89
4th 9.4 Jillian Alleyne defensive rebound 57 - 89
4th 11.5 Bria Holmes misses layup 57 - 89
4th 13.8 Connecticut offensive team rebound 57 - 89

Statistics

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21-68 FG 36-67
31 Field Goal % 54
5-23 3PT 9-18
22 Three Point % 50
10-19 FT 8-11
53 Free Throw % 73
34 Rebounds 40
15 Offensive Rebounds 6
19 Defensive Rebounds 34
10 Assists 27
12 Steals 13
3 Blocks 6
20 Turnovers 19
0 Team Turnovers 1
20 Total Turnovers 20
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
28 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
10 Fast Break Points 10
26 Points in Paint 38
19 Fouls 22
0 Largest Lead 38

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,892 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Indiana - 10 W4 0.64285713 18
Atlanta 0.5 10 W4 0.6296296 17
Washington 2.5 12 W3 0.5555556 15
New York 2.5 13 L1 0.55172414 16
Toronto 8 18 L5 0.35714287 10
Chicago 8 18 W1 0.35714287 10
Connecticut 11.5 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 8 W2 0.71428573 20
Golden State 4 9 L2 0.6785714 19
Dallas 5 10 L1 0.64285713 18
Portland 12 17 L3 0.39285713 11
Phoenix 12.5 18 W3 0.37931034 11
Los Angeles 12.5 17 L6 0.37037036 10
Seattle 18 24 L7 0.2 6
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