Chicago Sky at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball AssociationCopper scores 20, Sky use big 2nd quarter to beat Lynx 77-66
Chicago pulled away in the second quarter after outscoring Minnesota 22-3 for a 44-27 lead at the break. The Lynx shot just 1 for 15 from the floor in the period and turned it over 11 times, leading to 13 Chicago points.
Chicago held a double-digit lead for the first 18 minutes of the second half until Kayla McBride made it 75-66 with 1:03 left in the fourth. Smith answered with two free throws to help seal it.
Elizabeth Williams added 14 points and Rebekah Gardner had 10 for Chicago. The Sky scored 17 points off 20 Minnesota turnovers.
Napheesa Collier, who missed most of last season while on maternity leave, led Minnesota with 17 points and McBride added 12. Diamond Miller, the No. 2 pick out of Maryland, had nine points and seven rebounds in 23 minutes.
Chicago also beat Minnesota in a preseason game on Saturday behind 18 points from Copper in the WNBA’s first visit to Canada.
Regular Season Series
CHI wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 77 - 66 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 77 - 66 |
| 4th 22.0 |  |
Kahleah Copper defensive rebound | 77 - 66 |
| 4th 25.1 |  |
Kayla McBride misses running pullup jump shot | 77 - 66 |
| 4th 29.1 | |
Elizabeth Williams bad pass (Kayla McBride steals) | 77 - 66 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-72 | FG | 21-63 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 6-24 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 6-6 | FT | 18-21 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fouls | 10 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,024 · Capacity:
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 14 | W6 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 New York |
3 | 17 | W3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Indiana |
6 | 20 | W3 | 0.54545456 | 24 |
 Washington |
14 | 28 | L10 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
 Connecticut |
19 | 33 | L2 | 0.25 | 11 |
 Chicago |
20 | 34 | L4 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 10 | W1 | 0.77272725 | 34 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 14 | W16 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 Phoenix |
7 | 17 | L3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Seattle |
11 | 21 | W1 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Golden State |
11 | 21 | L3 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Los Angeles |
13 | 23 | L1 | 0.47727272 | 21 |
 Dallas |
24 | 34 | W1 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
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