Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLynx beat Fever 89-72 in first of 3 straight meetings
Minnesota (19-10) moved into a tie with Phoenix for fourth in the WNBA standings. The Lynx face Indiana the next two games, and play Washington in the regular-season finale — aiming for a top-four finish and a first-round bye in the playoffs.
Sylvia Fowles had 13 points, seven rebounds, four steals and five blocks for Minnesota. Fowles tied a franchise record for blocks in a first half with four.
Tied at 41 early in the third quarter, Minnesota scored 40 of the next 59 points.
Tiffany Mitchell scored 16 points and Jantel Lavender added 15 for Indiana (6-22). Kelsey Mitchell had 11 points on 4-for-15 shooting.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 72 - 89 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 72 - 89 |
| 4th 15.2 |  |
Jessica Shepard defensive rebound | 72 - 89 |
| 4th 17.6 |  |
Emma Cannon misses free throw 2 of 2 | 72 - 89 |
| 4th 17.6 | |
Indiana offensive team rebound | 72 - 89 |
Statistics
 IND |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-69 | FG | 36-74 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 6-24 | 3PT | 7-19 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 8-11 | FT | 10-13 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 25 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fouls | 17 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 3,503 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 Chicago |
0.5 | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 New York |
0.5 | 1 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 2 |
 Washington |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Indiana |
1.5 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 Toronto |
1.5 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 Connecticut |
2 | 2 | L2 | 0 | 0 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden State |
- | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 Portland |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Minnesota |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Dallas |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Seattle |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Las Vegas |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Phoenix |
1.5 | 2 | L2 | 0.33333334 | 1 |
 Los Angeles |
1.5 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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