NBA

Chicago Sky at Minnesota Lynx

· Women's National Basketball Association
2-1, 1-1 Away
Final
83 - 81

2-1, 2-0 Home

Collier scores 20 points, Lynx hold on to beat Sky 83-81

Damiris Dantas added 14 points, Rachel Banham scored 13 and Sylvia Fowles had 10 points and seven rebounds for Minnesota (2-1).

Azura Stevens had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Cheyenne Parker added 16 points and 10 boards for the Sky (2-1).

Crystal Dangerfield made two free throws to give the Lynx a 12-point lead with 3:26 to play, but Parker hit a 3-pointer eight seconds later to spark a 10-3 run that trimmed Chicago's deficit to 79-74 when Stevens made a 3 with 1:41 to go.

Collier answered with a layup, but Courtney Vandersloot made a layup and then Diamond DeShields had a steal and a layup to make it a three-point game with 53.6 seconds left.

After two free throws by Collier, Allie Quigley's 3-pointer capped the scoring with 38.2 remaining.

Vandersloot missed two potential tying layups in the final seven seconds and Gabby Williams couldn't convert an alley-oop at the buzzer.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 81 - 83
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 81 - 83
4th 0.1 Chicago offensive team rebound 81 - 83
4th 0.3 Gabby Williams misses alley oop layup 81 - 83
4th 0.8 Gabby Williams enters the game for Allie Quigley 81 - 83

Statistics

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31-69 FG 30-64
45 Field Goal % 47
6-24 3PT 6-17
25 Three Point % 35
13-17 FT 17-22
76 Free Throw % 77
33 Rebounds 35
8 Offensive Rebounds 10
25 Defensive Rebounds 25
18 Assists 17
8 Steals 10
3 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 15
1 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 2
0 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
6 Fast Break Points 4
28 Points in Paint 36
22 Fouls 22
5 Largest Lead 12

Game Information

Venue: IMG Academy

Location: Bradenton, FL
Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Indiana - 9 W2 0.6086956 14
Atlanta 0.5 10 W1 0.5833333 14
Washington 1.5 10 W2 0.54545456 12
New York 1.5 11 L3 0.5416667 13
Toronto 4.5 14 L1 0.41666666 10
Chicago 6.5 16 W1 0.33333334 8
Connecticut 8.5 18 W1 0.25 6

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 6 W4 0.76 19
Las Vegas 1.5 7 L1 0.7083333 17
Golden State 1.5 7 W7 0.7083333 17
Dallas 2.5 8 W5 0.6666667 16
Los Angeles 8 13 L2 0.4347826 10
Portland 8.5 14 L1 0.41666666 10
Phoenix 11 17 L4 0.32 8
Seattle 13.5 20 L3 0.23076923 6
Full Standings

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