Chicago Sky at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLynx beat Sky to claim 9th straight playoff spot
Fowles has 3,307 career rebounds, passing Lisa Leslie and trailing Tamika Catchings (3,316) and Rebekkah Brunson (3,356).
Chicago guard Courtney Vandersloot also set a league record, breaking her single-season assists record on an inbounds pass to Diamond DeShields early in the third quarter. Vandersloot had five assists in the first quarter to tie her mark of 258 and she finished the game with 10.
Odyssey Sims had 23 points and eight assists for Minnesota (16-15), which swept Chicago this season. Napheesa Collier added 19 points. Damiris Dantas had 17 points and 10 boards and Danielle Robinson scored nine as the starters scored every point for Minnesota.
Cheyenne Parker scored 22 points, Diamond DeShields added 19 and Astou Ndour had 17 for Chicago (18-12).
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 85 - 93 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 85 - 93 |
| 4th 22.8 |  |
Minnesota 20 Sec. timeout | 85 - 93 |
| 4th 22.8 |  |
Courtney Vandersloot makes jumper | 85 - 93 |
| 4th 23.3 | |
Courtney Vandersloot offensive rebound | 83 - 93 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-74 | FG | 36-75 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 7-13 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 54 |
| 14-14 | FT | 14-17 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 20 | Fouls | 17 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,092 · 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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