Golden State Valkyries at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball AssociationCollier scores 22 to lead Lynx over Valkyries 82-71
The Valkyrie took a 56-54 lead in the middle of the third quarter with a 10-0 run that started with a pair of 3-pointers by Tiffany Hayes but the Lynx closed with a 15-4 run to take a 69-60 lead into the fourth quarter.
Minnesota pushed the lead to 78-63 on Kayla McBride's 3-pointer with 4:16 to play.
Courtney Williams scored 15 points for the Lynx (16-2) and McBride added 12.
Hayes had a season-high 23 points for Golden State (9-8), which had won two straight and four of five. Kayla Thornton scored 13 points, but only two after the first quarter. Stephanie Talbot added 10.
Minnesota shot 53% and put together a 14-0 run to take a 25-18 lead after one quarter. The Valkyrie made two early 3-pointers but missed their next eight.
Collier had six straight Lynx points early in the second quarter for a 10-point lead and hit a 3 with 2:46 to go until halftime for a 41-31 lead. Monique Billings scored the next five points for the Valkyries to make it 41-36 at the break.
Regular Season Series
MIN leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 71 - 82 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 71 - 82 |
| 4th 6.0 |  |
shot clock turnover | 71 - 82 |
| 4th 30.0 | |
Lynx defensive team rebound | 71 - 82 |
| 4th 31.1 |  |
Veronica Burton misses driving layup | 71 - 82 |
Statistics
 GS |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-65 | FG | 29-64 |
| 41.5 | Field Goal % | 45.3 |
| 11-32 | 3PT | 11-30 |
| 34.4 | Three Point % | 36.7 |
| 6-8 | FT | 13-15 |
| 75.0 | Free Throw % | 86.7 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 19 | Fouls | 14 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,771 · Capacity:
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 2 | W4 | 0.8888889 | 16 |
 Phoenix |
4 | 6 | L2 | 0.6666667 | 12 |
 Seattle |
5 | 7 | W1 | 0.6111111 | 11 |
 Golden State |
6.5 | 8 | L1 | 0.5294118 | 9 |
 Las Vegas |
7.5 | 9 | L1 | 0.47058824 | 8 |
 Los Angeles |
10.5 | 13 | W1 | 0.31578946 | 6 |
 Dallas |
10.5 | 13 | W2 | 0.31578946 | 6 |
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— Napheesa Collier scored 22 points and the Minnesota Lynx topped the Golden State Valkyries 82-71 on Saturday night.