Minnesota Lynx at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationCollier helps Minnesota beat Los Angeles for 3rd time in 9 days
Minnesota (4-8) won its third game in nine days against Los Angeles, with the two previous wins coming by five-points apiece.
Collier sank a jumper from the free-throw line, following an offensive rebound, to give Minnesota a 64-61 lead with 1:26 left. Neither team would score again until Collier's free throw with 8.7 seconds left for a four-point lead.
Trailing 64-61, Los Angeles called a timeout with 24.1 seconds left to set up an offensive play. Tiffany Mitchell intercepted a pass and raced the other way, and Minnesota secured it at the stripe.
Mitchell finished with five steals to go with eight points for Minnesota, which had a season-high 12 steals. Diamond Miller, averaging 10.4 points per game, did not play due to an ankle injury
Minnesota was 1 of 10 from behind the arc in the first half, while Los Angeles made 5 of 15. The Lynx finished 6 of 25 from 3-point range.
Nneka Ogwumike had 20 points and nine rebounds for Los Angeles (6-6), which lost its third straight game. Jordin Canada added 10 points.
Actor Aubrey Plaza sat courtside.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 67 - 61 |
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End of the 4th Quarter | 67 - 61 |
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Bridget Carleton makes free throw 2 of 2 | 67 - 61 |
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Bridget Carleton makes free throw 1 of 2 | 66 - 61 |
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Jordin Canada personal foul | 65 - 61 |
Statistics
MIN |
LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-67 | FG | 23-62 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 6-25 | 3PT | 8-26 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 9-14 | FT | 7-10 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 14 | Fouls | 20 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 4,180 · Capacity:
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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