Minnesota Lynx at New York Liberty
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSims' 17 points helps Lynx to 89-73 win over Liberty
Minnesota jumped ahead in the third quarter, scoring 20 of the first 31 points, and cruised.
Napheesa Collier and Danielle Robinson each had 14 points for Minnesota (13-12). Sylvia Fowles had seven points and eight rebounds in 24 minutes.
Allen finished with a career-high 28 points for New York (8-16), which has lost six straight and nine of 10. Allen was 11 of 15 from the field, including 6 of 7 from 3-point range. The fifth-year player set her previous high of 21 points last Wednesday.
Tanisha Wright had six assists for New York to move into a tie with Temeka Johnson for 10th all-time in the WNBA. Tina Charles was held to seven points on 2-of-9 shooting, and Asia Durr and Amanda Zahui B. did not play because of injury.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 89 - 73 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 89 - 73 |
| 4th 20.2 |  |
Minnesota defensive team rebound | 89 - 73 |
| 4th 20.2 |  |
Kia Nurse misses layup | 89 - 73 |
| 4th 23.1 | |
Brittany Boyd defensive rebound | 89 - 73 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 NY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-64 | FG | 29-66 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 8-18 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 17-26 | FT | 7-13 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 54 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fouls | 23 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: White Plains, NY
Attendance: 1,570 · 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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