Minnesota Lynx at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLynx beat Sparks 82-67 for their seventh straight victory in Los Angeles, 82-67
Minnesota (16-6) has won seven straight games in Los Angeles and 13 of the last 14 meetings with the Sparks overall.
Minnesota took control early by making 11 of its first 16 shots, with points from nine players, while Los Angeles was 3 of 12 from the field. The Lynx led 51-35 at halftime after shooting 54%, including 6 of 11 from 3-point range.
Alissa Pili gave Minnesota a 25-point lead, 70-45, late in the third quarter.
Kayla McBride and Cecilia Zandalasini each scored 11 points for Minnesota. Carleton made all four of her 3-point attempts to help Minnesota go 9 for 18, while Los Angeles was 3 for 20.
Napheesa Collier, the Lynx’s leading scorer and rebounder, did not play due to a foot injury.
Dearica Hamby led Los Angeles (5-17) with 18 points and eight rebounds. Azura Stevens, who made her season debut on Sunday, finished with nine points.
Hamby made a layup midway through the third quarter to reach 3,000 career points.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 82 - 67 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 82 - 67 |
| 4th 10.1 |  |
Rae Burrell makes free throw 2 of 2 | 82 - 67 |
| 4th 10.1 | |
Rae Burrell makes free throw 1 of 2 | 82 - 66 |
| 4th 10.1 |  |
Diamond Miller personal foul | 82 - 65 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-65 | FG | 23-56 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 9-18 | 3PT | 3-20 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 15 |
| 9-10 | FT | 18-19 |
| 90 | Free Throw % | 95 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fouls | 20 |
| 25 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 9,533 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
+0.5 | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 Golden State |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Los Angeles |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Las Vegas |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Phoenix |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Dallas |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Seattle |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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