Seattle Storm at Minnesota Lynx
· WNBA Commissioner's CupMcBride hits 7 3s, scores season-high 32 as Lynx beat Storm 83-64
Minnesota (8-3), which beat the Storm in back-to-back games to open the season, has won four of its last five games. The Lynx had a three-game win streak snapped Friday when Kahleah Copper's 3-pointer just before the buzzer gave the Mercury an 81-80 win over Minnesota
McBride — who set a franchise record by hitting eight 3-pointers in Friday's loss to the Mercury — made 9 of 13 from the field, 7 of 10 from 3-point range and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line.
McBride hit 3s to open and cap a 10-3 spurt that made it 57-49 with 2:15 left in the third quarter and Minnesota led the rest of the way.
Skylar Diggins-Smith hit a mid-range jumper to cut the Storm's deficit to five with 5:38 left in the fourth quarter but McBride answered with two free throws and followed with a 3-pointer to make it 70-60 less than a minute later and Seattle got no closer.
Jewell Loyd led Seattle with 25 points but shot just 9 of 27, 1 of 9 from behind the arc. The No. 1 pick in the 2015 WNBA draft, Loyd moved past Taj McWilliams-Franklin (5,013) into 24th on the WNBA's career scoring list with 5,030 points. Nneka Ogwumike added 14 points.
Bridget Carleton scored 13 points for the Lynx.
The Storm used a 19-2 run to take a 10-point lead late in the second quarter.
Minnesota shot 45% from the field, hit 12 of 22 (55%) from 3-point range, made 17 of 21 (81%) from the free-throw line and had 25 assists on 27 made field goals.
Seattle (7-4) was coming off a 78-65 road win over the defending champion Las Vegas Aces on Friday.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 64 - 83 |
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 64 - 83 |
| 4th 8.1 | ![]() |
Olivia Epoupa defensive rebound | 64 - 83 |
| 4th 11.1 | ![]() |
Kiana Williams misses two point shot | 64 - 83 |
| 4th 20.0 | ![]() |
Sika Kone makes 6-foot two point shot (Cecilia Zandalasini assists) | 64 - 83 |
Statistics
SEA |
MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-75 | FG | 27-60 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 4-22 | 3PT | 12-22 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 55 |
| 8-13 | FT | 17-21 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 12 | Assists | 25 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 17 | Fouls | 18 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 7,121 · 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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