Minnesota Lynx at Los Angeles Sparks
· WNBA Commissioner's CupCollier scores 25, Lynx beat Sparks 77-72
McBride made a steal and a fast-break layup to give Minnesota a 71-68 lead. Collier converted a three-point play on the Lynx’s next possession to make it 74-70 with 1:06 left. McBride added two free throws with 18.2 seconds left for a five-point lead.
Nikolina Milic had 10 points for Minnesota (3-7), which plays at Las Vegas on Sunday before returning to Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Minnesota went on a 10-2 run to take a 63-57 lead early in the fourth quarter.
Jordin Canada led Los Angeles (5-5) with 22 points. Dearica Hamby had 14 points and nine rebounds. Lexie Brown, the second-leading scorer for Los Angeles, did not play due to a non-COVID illness. Rookie Zia Cooke made her first start and finished with five points in 25 minutes.
Nneka Ogwumike made her second field goal of the game with 49.9 seconds left in the fourth to get Los Angeles within 74-72. She finished with eight points, five rebounds and seven assists.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 77 - 72 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 77 - 72 |
| 4th 8.0 |  |
Kayla McBride defensive rebound | 77 - 72 |
| 4th 13.1 |  |
Bridget Carleton blocks Azura Stevens 's 25-foot three point jumper | 77 - 72 |
| 4th 18.0 | |
Sparks Full timeout | 77 - 72 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-53 | FG | 26-60 |
| 50.9 | Field Goal % | 43.3 |
| 6-19 | 3PT | 9-26 |
| 31.6 | Three Point % | 34.6 |
| 17-25 | FT | 11-16 |
| 68.0 | Free Throw % | 68.8 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fouls | 24 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 5,265 · Capacity:
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Las Vegas |
- | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 Seattle |
0.5 | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Los Angeles |
0.5 | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Minnesota |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Dallas |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Phoenix |
2 | 2 | L2 | 0 | 0 |
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