Seattle Storm at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball AssociationFowles has 29 & 20, Lynx end skid against Storm 76-70
Fowles had 19 points and 13 rebounds to help Minnesota take a 40-33 lead at the half. The 13 rebounds were a franchise record for a half. She also added four steals and three blocks to become the first player in WNBA history to have at least 20 points, 20 rebounds, three blocks and three steals.
The Storm, who trailed by as many as 14 in the first half, closed within one midway through the third quarter and twice in the fourth but the Lynx held on to end an 11-game losing against Seattle.
Napheesa Collier added 18 points, including a pair of free throws with 12.6 seconds left to end the scoring. The Lynx (15-9) were eliminated from the last two post seasons by Seattle.
The defending champion Storm (18-8) finished a post-Olympic five-game road trip 2-3, dropping out of a top-two seed in the standings. The team did clinch a playoff spot earlier in the day.
Breanna Stewart scored 18 points, but was just 6 of 23 from the field, and grabbed 16 rebounds for Seattle. Jewell Lloyd added 15 points.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 70 - 76 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 70 - 76 |
| 4th 3.1 |  |
Damiris Dantas defensive rebound | 70 - 76 |
| 4th 6.6 |  |
Breanna Stewart misses 27-foot three point jumper | 70 - 76 |
| 4th 12.6 | |
Jewell Loyd enters the game for Jordin Canada | 70 - 76 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-74 | FG | 28-66 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 8-24 | 3PT | 5-14 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 6-7 | FT | 15-16 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 94 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 3,634 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 4 | W2 | 0.7894737 | 15 |
 Las Vegas |
1 | 5 | W2 | 0.7368421 | 14 |
 Golden State |
2.5 | 7 | W3 | 0.65 | 13 |
 Dallas |
4 | 8 | L2 | 0.57894737 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
6.5 | 10 | L2 | 0.44444445 | 8 |
 Portland |
7.5 | 12 | L3 | 0.4 | 8 |
 Phoenix |
8.5 | 13 | W2 | 0.35 | 7 |
 Seattle |
10.5 | 15 | W2 | 0.25 | 5 |
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