Minnesota Lynx at Seattle Storm
· WNBA Commissioner's CupSeattle ends Minnesota's season-opening winning streak at 9, beating the Lynx 94-84
After Minnesota had a basket taken away following an official review for a shot-clock violation, Skylar Diggins made a 3-pointer to give Seattle (6-4) an 83-79 lead. Diggins also found Ezi Magbegor under the basket for a six-point advantage.
Kayla McBridemade a 3-pointer from the wing with 1:07 left to pull Minnesota (9-1) to 85-84, but Wheeler answered with a 3-pointer at the other end. After Alanna Smith missed an open layup under the basket, Wheeler added two free throws with 25 seconds left to seal it.
Diggins finished with 18 points and six assists for Seattle. Magbegor had 13 points and eight rebounds, and Gabby Williams had 12 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and four steals.
Napheesa Collier had 25 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Minnesota. McBride added 19 points, going 5 of 11 from 3-point range.
Minnesota opened the third quarter on an 11-1 run to take a 60-49 lead. Seattle scored 26 of the next 32 points to take a 75-66 lead early in the fourth.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 84 - 94 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 84 - 94 |
| 4th 1.1 |  |
Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound | 84 - 94 |
| 4th 5.1 | |
Erica Wheeler misses free throw 1 of 1 | 84 - 94 |
| 4th 5.1 | |
Skylar Diggins makes technical free throw | 84 - 94 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-64 | FG | 39-69 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 12-26 | 3PT | 7-18 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 10-11 | FT | 9-15 |
| 91 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 25 | Assists | 30 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 9,722 · 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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