Minnesota Lynx at Chicago Sky
· Women's National Basketball AssociationVandersloot's buzzer-beater gives Sky 88-85 win over Lynx
Chicago inbounded in the frontcourt with 7.6 seconds to go. Vandersloot attempted to drive the right side, was stopped and handed off to Emma Meesseman, got the ball back and hit the winning shot from about 25 feet.
The Sky were missing head coach James Wade, who was out because of health and safety protocols.
Meesseman scored 15 points, Candace Parker 13, Rebekah Gardner 12 and Allie Quigley and Julie Allemand 11 each for the Sky (13-5). Vandersloot added six assists and five rebounds.
Jessica Shepard and Kayla McBride scored 15 points each for the Lynx (5-14). Sylvia Fowles had 12 points, Moriah Jefferson 11 and Natalie Achonwa 10.
After Parker hit a 3-pointer to give Chicago an 81-70 lead with 4:10 to go in the fourth quarter, Shepard led a 9-0 run for Minnesota, hitting a driving layup and a 3-pointer before picking up a pair of assists on two layups by Achonwa. Although the Lynx never took the lead, they drew even when McBride was fouled on a 3-point attempt and hit all three free throws with 7.6 seconds remaining.
Minnesota went on a 10-0 run in the first quarter to take a 20-18 lead and neither team led by more than three points the remainder of the first half. Vandersloot's 3-pointer with 24 seconds left gave Chicago a 46-44 halftime lead. The Lynx shot 67% in the first half to help overcome 11 turnovers.
An 8-0 late in the third quarter resulted in a 69-58 lead for the Sky and they went on to lead 72-62 heading to the fourth.
Regular Season Series
CHI wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 85 - 88 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 85 - 88 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Courtney Vandersloot makes 25-foot three point jumper (Emma Meesseman assists) | 85 - 88 |
| 4th 7.6 | |
Sky 20 Sec. timeout | 85 - 85 |
| 4th 7.6 |  |
Kayla McBride makes free throw 3 of 3 | 85 - 85 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-56 | FG | 33-65 |
| 59 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 6-16 | 3PT | 8-18 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 13-17 | FT | 14-17 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 27 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 7,022 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Phoenix |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Dallas |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Golden State |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Las Vegas |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Minnesota |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Seattle |
0.5 | 0 | - | 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 |
 Washington |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Chicago |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 New York |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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