Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSmith has 21 points, 14 rebounds; Fever beat Lynx 84-80
Victoria Vivians added 15 points and hit two 3-pointers during the game-ending run to help the Fever end a five-game skid.
Danielle Robinson scored 16 points and Kelsey Mitchell added 15 for the Fever (4-12).
Minnesota (3-11) trailed by as many as nine points late in the first half but Nikolina Milic made a layup to give the Lynx a 76-73 lead with 3:28 to play. Mitchell answered with a jumper and then hit Vivians for a 3-pointer to give Indiana two-point lead just 40 seconds later. Milic again scored inside and Jessica Shepard hit two free throws to give Minnesota an 80-78 lead with 1:47 remaining but Mitchell found Vivians for another 3 to give the Fever the lead for good 18 seconds later.
Milic, a 6-foot-3 28-year-old rookie, finished with a career-high 23 points on 11-of-19 shooting for Minnesota and Aerial Powers added 15 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. Bridget Carleton and Moriah Jefferson each scored 11 points.
The Lynx have lost three in a row and five of their last six.
Regular Season Series
IND wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 84 - 80 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 84 - 80 |
| 4th 4.0 |  |
Aerial Powers defensive rebound | 84 - 80 |
| 4th 5.8 |  |
Danielle Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2 | 84 - 80 |
| 4th 5.8 | |
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 84 - 80 |
Statistics
 IND |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-70 | FG | 32-71 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 10-23 | 3PT | 5-21 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 8-12 | FT | 11-16 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fouls | 13 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 6,806 · Capacity:
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 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden State |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Los Angeles |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Minnesota |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Phoenix |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Dallas |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Las Vegas |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Seattle |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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