NBA

Dallas Wings at Minnesota Lynx

· Women's National Basketball Association
0-3, 0-1 Away
Final
85 - 81

3-0, 1-0 Home

Lynx beat Wings 85-81 for 2nd time in 5 days, spoiling homecoming for Bueckers

Minnesota Lynx vs. Dallas Wings - Game Highlights

Alanna Smith and Courtney Williams each added 13 points for the Lynx (3-0), who have picked up where they left off last season in the WNBA Finals, where they lost to the New York Liberty in a tense series that went to overtime in the decisive Game 5.

Bueckers, who grew up cheering for the Lynx and won a state championship at Target Center with Hopkins High School before her standout college career at Connecticut, had 12 points, 10 assists and three steals. In her first three WNBA games, Bueckers is shooting 13 for 35 from the floor, including her debut at home on Friday against the Lynx.

Arike Ogunbowale led the Wings (0-3) with 21 points on 8-for-20 shooting. She went 5 for 13 from beyond the arc, tying Diana Taurasi as the fastest players in league history to 500 3-pointers in 198 career games.

The Lynx, who won at Dallas 99-84 and at Los Angeles 89-75 to open the season, had a tougher time in their home opener and fell behind 15-5 before snapping back with a 12-0 run. They controlled most of the game, until a late cold spell let the Wings back in it.

The Lynx went nearly four minutes without a basket, until Williams swished a baseline jumper with 2:47 remaining to push their lead back to 78-73.

Ogunbale's 3-pointer with 39 seconds left pulled the Wings within two, but Williams rebounded her own miss to keep the ensuing possession alive for Collier to get fouled and go to the line where she went 12 for 12.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 81 - 85
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 81 - 85
4th 1.1 Courtney Williams defensive rebound 81 - 85
4th 3.1 Paige Bueckers misses 23-foot three point jumper 81 - 85
4th 17.1 Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2 81 - 85

Statistics

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29-71 FG 28-59
41 Field Goal % 47
12-33 3PT 9-25
36 Three Point % 36
11-14 FT 20-27
79 Free Throw % 74
27 Rebounds 43
9 Offensive Rebounds 12
18 Defensive Rebounds 31
20 Assists 27
9 Steals 4
1 Blocks 3
11 Turnovers 17
3 Team Turnovers 2
14 Total Turnovers 19
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
1 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 21
8 Fast Break Points 22
28 Points in Paint 24
22 Fouls 15
10 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 12,772 · 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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