Minnesota Lynx at Indiana Fever
· Women's National Basketball AssociationIndiana snaps 6-game losing streak against Minnesota
Dangerfield, who was waived by Minnesota a week ago, made a jumper from the free-throw line to extend Indiana's lead to 76-72 with 2:26 left and added two free throws at 18.9 to seal it. Dangerfield, the 2020 rookie of the year, was 3 of 7 from the field with no turnovers in 21 minutes.
Rookie NaLyssa Smith added nine points and Destanni Henderson had eight points and five assists for Indiana (1-2). Mitchell made four of Indiana’s nine 3-pointers and Victoria Vivians added three.
Indiana fell behind 21-12 in the first quarter, but responded with a 36-18 second quarter. The 36 points rank third in Indiana history for scoring in a quarter.
Sylvia Fowles had 26 points and 14 rebounds to lead Minnesota (0-3). Rachel Banham added 14 points and Jessica Shepard had 10 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
Regular Season Series
IND wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 76 - 82 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 76 - 82 |
| 4th 2.9 |  |
Kelsey Mitchell defensive rebound | 76 - 82 |
| 4th 5.4 |  |
Rachel Banham misses 23-foot three point shot | 76 - 82 |
| 4th 9.6 | |
Kelsey Mitchell steps out of bounds turnover | 76 - 82 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-77 | FG | 31-70 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 4-19 | 3PT | 9-20 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 8-14 | FT | 11-15 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 24 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 1,078 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
+0.5 | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 Golden State |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Los Angeles |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Las Vegas |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Phoenix |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Dallas |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Seattle |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Connecticut |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Toronto |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Chicago |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 Washington |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 New York |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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