Washington Mystics at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball AssociationHines-Allen scores season-high 17, Mystics beat Lynx 76-59
Elizabeth Williams added 11 points and Shakira Austin grabbed 13 rebounds for Washington (9-5). Elena Delle Donne, who left a game on Wednesday with back pain in the first half, did not play.
Hines-Allen, who entered averaging 6.2 points per game, was 6 of 8 from the field with three 3-pointers.
Aerial Powers scored 12 points for Minnesota (3-10), which shot just 32.8% from the field and turned it over 17 times. Rachel Banham added 10 points and Jessica Shepard tied her career-high with 15 rebounds.
Minnesota was without center Sylvia Fowles, who is out indefinitely due to a cartilage injury in her right knee. The seven-time All-Star previously announced this will be her final WNBA season. Fowles is averaging 16.5 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.3 blocks. She leads the league in field goal percentage (64.1) and rebounds per game.
Regular Season Series
WSH wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 76 - 59 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 76 - 59 |
| 4th 20.0 |  |
Rachel Banham bad pass (Shatori Walker-Kimbrough steals) | 76 - 59 |
| 4th 28.9 |  |
Tianna Hawkins personal foul | 76 - 59 |
| 4th 33.3 | |
Elissa Cunane defensive rebound | 76 - 59 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-69 | FG | 19-58 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 10-30 | 3PT | 6-21 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 6-9 | FT | 15-22 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 20 | Fouls | 13 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 6,315 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 9 | L1 | 0.59090906 | 13 |
 Atlanta |
- | 9 | W1 | 0.59090906 | 13 |
 Indiana |
- | 9 | W1 | 0.59090906 | 13 |
 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 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Las Vegas |
- | 6 | W1 | 0.72727275 | 16 |
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W1 | 0.72727275 | 16 |
 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 |
7 | 13 | L1 | 0.4090909 | 9 |
 Phoenix |
8.5 | 15 | L2 | 0.3478261 | 8 |
 Seattle |
11 | 18 | L1 | 0.25 | 6 |
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