Minnesota Lynx at Washington Mystics
· Women's National Basketball AssociationDelle Donne, Mystics cruise to 101-78 win over Lynx
Aerial Powers added 20 points and Myisha Hines-Allen had 13 for the Mystics. Washington (17-7) has won three games in a row and eight of its last nine.
Ariel Atkins hit a 3-pointer that gave the Mystics the lead for good and sparked a 14-4 run that made it 25-16.
Odyssey Sims led Minnesota (12-12) with 20 points and eight assists.
Regular Season Series
WSH wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 78 - 101 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 78 - 101 |
| 4th 19.5 |  |
Lexie Brown bad pass (Aerial Powers steals) | 78 - 101 |
| 4th 31.2 |  |
Kim Mestdagh makes free throw 2 of 2 | 78 - 101 |
| 4th 31.2 | |
Kim Mestdagh makes free throw 1 of 2 | 78 - 100 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-65 | FG | 34-62 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 6-17 | 3PT | 6-16 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 10-13 | FT | 27-29 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 93 |
| 22 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 23 | Fouls | 18 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 4,200 · Capacity:
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 |
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 |
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