Minnesota Lynx at Seattle Storm
· WNBA Commissioner's CupStewart scored 15, Storm cruise past Lynx 82-72
Stewart sat out the fourth quarter for the Storm (5-1), who led 77-50 at the end of the third. Candice Dupree capped Seattle’s scoring on a basket that made it 82-53 with 8:32 left in the game. The Storm had made 58% of their shots (35 of 60) at that point before missing their final 12 field goal attempts of the game.
Dupree and Jewell Loyd added 12 points each, Sue Bird scored 11 and Epiphanny Prince 10.
The Storm made their first six shots to open the game with a 15-2 lead. The Lynx (0-4) tied it at 29 early in the second, but Seattle outscored Minnesota 29-6 over the rest of the quarter to pull away for good.
Sylvia Fowles scored 15 points and Napheesa Collier added 14 for Minnesota.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 72 - 82 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 72 - 82 |
| 4th 7.7 |  |
Damiris Dantas bad pass (Ezi Magbegor steals) | 72 - 82 |
| 4th 24.2 |  |
Ezi Magbegor out of bounds bad pass turnover | 72 - 82 |
| 4th 38.2 | |
Crystal Dangerfield makes free throw 2 of 2 | 72 - 82 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-67 | FG | 35-72 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 6-25 | 3PT | 4-17 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 16-18 | FT | 8-8 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 56 |
| 12 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 30 |
Game Information
Location: Everett, WA
Attendance: 1,332 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Las Vegas |
- | 5 | W3 | 0.75 | 15 |
 Minnesota |
- | 5 | L1 | 0.75 | 15 |
 Golden State |
2 | 7 | W3 | 0.65 | 13 |
 Dallas |
3 | 8 | W1 | 0.6 | 12 |
 Los Angeles |
6 | 10 | L2 | 0.44444445 | 8 |
 Portland |
7 | 12 | L3 | 0.4 | 8 |
 Phoenix |
7.5 | 13 | W3 | 0.3809524 | 8 |
 Seattle |
10.5 | 16 | L1 | 0.23809524 | 5 |
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