Minnesota Lynx at Atlanta Dream
· Women's National Basketball AssociationHoward scores 22, Dream beat Lynx 84-76
Wallace, a rookie from Baylor, entered with just five 3-pointers on the season. She finished 5 of 6 from long range to help Atlanta go 12 for 28.
Erica Wheeler and Aari McDonald each scored 13 points for Atlanta (6-3). Monique Billings had 10 points and nine rebounds. Wheeler also had nine of the Dream's 21 assists on 33 made baskets.
Atlanta forced Minnesota into 24 turnovers as Aari McDonald had seven steals.
Kayla McBride scored 20 points and Sylvia Fowles had 16 points and 20 rebounds for Minnesota (2-8), which sits in last place in the WNBA standings. Nikolina Milic added 14 points.
Atlanta led 43-37 at halftime behind 12 points from Howard.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 76 - 84 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 76 - 84 |
| 4th 13.5 |  |
Rachel Banham lost ball turnover (Kristy Wallace steals) | 76 - 84 |
| 4th 18.9 | |
Lynx Full timeout | 76 - 84 |
| 4th 18.9 |  |
Erica Wheeler makes free throw 2 of 2 | 76 - 84 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-60 | FG | 33-77 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 7-21 | 3PT | 12-28 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 15-20 | FT | 6-12 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 6 | Steals | 17 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 26 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 14 |
| 17 | Fouls | 19 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 1,268 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W1 | 0.72727275 | 16 |
 Las Vegas |
0.5 | 6 | L1 | 0.71428573 | 15 |
 Golden State |
0.5 | 7 | W6 | 0.6956522 | 16 |
 Dallas |
2 | 8 | W3 | 0.6363636 | 14 |
 Los Angeles |
6 | 11 | W1 | 0.45 | 9 |
 Portland |
6.5 | 12 | W1 | 0.42857143 | 9 |
 Phoenix |
8 | 14 | L1 | 0.36363637 | 8 |
 Seattle |
10.5 | 17 | W1 | 0.26086956 | 6 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 9 | L1 | 0.59090906 | 13 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 9 | L5 | 0.5714286 | 12 |
 Indiana |
0.5 | 9 | L1 | 0.5714286 | 12 |
 Washington |
2 | 10 | L1 | 0.5 | 10 |
 Toronto |
3.5 | 12 | L3 | 0.42857143 | 9 |
 Chicago |
5.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.33333334 | 7 |
 Connecticut |
8 | 17 | L1 | 0.22727273 | 5 |
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