Minnesota Lynx at Indiana Fever
· Women's National Basketball AssociationBanham has career-high 7 3-pointers, 29 points in Lynx win
The Lynx (14-8), who snapped a three-game losing streak, will be the fourth seed for the playoffs. The Fever (6-16) finish their season in 11th place.
Napheesa Collier added 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting with eight rebounds for Minnesota, which shot 55% overall and 59% from the arc (13 of 22). Damiris Dantas added 15 points and eight assists,
Kelsey Mitchell scored 20 points to lead the Fever. Tiffany Mitchell added 14 points and Candice Dupree had 12 points. Dupree grabbed six rebounds for 3,071 in her career, passing Tina Thompson for sixth place in the WNBA all-time.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 98 - 86 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 98 - 86 |
| 4th 19.2 |  |
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan defensive rebound | 98 - 86 |
| 4th 22.4 |  |
Kathleen Doyle misses 19-foot jumper | 98 - 86 |
| 4th 31.4 | |
Kayla Alexander loose ball foul | 98 - 86 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 38-69 | FG | 31-68 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 13-22 | 3PT | 9-26 |
| 59 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 9-12 | FT | 15-17 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Bradenton, FL
Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Las Vegas |
- | 2 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Minnesota |
- | 2 | W2 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Golden State |
- | 2 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Dallas |
0.5 | 3 | W1 | 0.5714286 | 4 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 3 | W2 | 0.5714286 | 4 |
 Los Angeles |
1 | 3 | W2 | 0.5 | 3 |
 Seattle |
1.5 | 4 | W2 | 0.42857143 | 3 |
 Phoenix |
2.5 | 5 | L3 | 0.2857143 | 2 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 1 | W2 | 0.8 | 4 |
 Indiana |
0.5 | 2 | W3 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Chicago |
1.5 | 3 | L2 | 0.5 | 3 |
 Toronto |
2 | 4 | L2 | 0.42857143 | 3 |
 New York |
2 | 4 | L3 | 0.42857143 | 3 |
 Washington |
2 | 3 | L2 | 0.4 | 2 |
 Connecticut |
4.5 | 7 | L2 | 0.125 | 1 |
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