NBA

Minnesota Lynx at Dallas Wings

· WNBA Commissioner's Cup
9-0, 5-0 Away
Final
65 - 81

1-9, 0-5 Home

Collier scores 28, McBride hits 6 3-pointers and the Lynx beat the Wings 81-65

Napheesa Collier goes for 28 as Lynx remain undefeated

The Lynx (9-0), who won a WNBA-record 13 consecutive games to open a season in 2016, are off to the fourth-best start in league history.

Collier made 10 of 19 from the field, 3 of 6 from 3-point range, and finished with four assists, four steals and three blocks.

McBride hit a deep 3-pointer about 2 1/2 minutes into the game to make it 5-2 and the Lynx led the rest of the way.

Arike Ogunbowale hit six 3-pointers and led Dallas (1-9) with 26 points and Maddy Siegrist scored 15. Rookie Paige Bueckers (illness) missed her fourth consecutive game. The No. 1 overall selection in April's draft missed the previous three games due the WNBA's concussion protocol but was cleared earlier Sunday.

Siegrist made a layup with a second left in the third quarter to cap a 17-4 run that trimmed Dallas' deficit to 57-56 but Collier opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer, followed with a mid-range jumper and the Wings got no closer.

Natisha Hiedeman hit a 3 with 2:24 to play that pushed Minnesota's lead to 77-62.

The Lynx hit 13 pointers, finished with 25 assists on 29 field goals, had 12 steals and committed just six turnovers.

The Wings have lost five games in a row.

Up next The Lynx play the Storm in Seattle and Dallas hits the road to play at Phoenix on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 81 - 65
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 81 - 65
4th 1.1 DiJonai Carrington bad pass (Jessica Shepard steals) 81 - 65
4th 3.1 DiJonai Carrington defensive rebound 81 - 65
4th 6.0 Arike Ogunbowale blocks Anastasiia Olairi Kosu 's 2-foot jumper 81 - 65

Statistics

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29-67 FG 19-65
43.3 Field Goal % 29.2
13-31 3PT 8-24
41.9 Three Point % 33.3
10-14 FT 19-23
71.4 Free Throw % 82.6
37 Rebounds 41
8 Offensive Rebounds 13
29 Defensive Rebounds 28
25 Assists 14
12 Steals 3
11 Blocks 3
6 Turnovers 15
1 Team Turnovers 2
7 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 24
13 Fast Break Points 10
26 Points in Paint 22
18 Fouls 16
17 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

College Park Center

Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 6,162 · 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
Full Standings

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