NBA

Chicago Sky at Minnesota Lynx

· Women's National Basketball Association
5-12, 3-8 Away
Final
80 - 75

17-2, 11-0 Home

Williams scores 25 as Lynx earn 11th straight home win, beating Sky 80-75

Angel Reese scores 16 in the Sky's loss to the Lynx

Minnesota (17-2) set a franchise record with 11 consecutive home wins to start a season. The Lynx won 10 in a row at home on their way to the 2013 WNBA title.

Collier made 7 of 7 from the free-throw line and has made a franchise-record 45 consecutive foul shots. Lindsay Whalen previously held the single-season record of 41 straight free throws while Candice Wiggins made 44 in a row to close the 2009 season and open 2010.

Angel Reese had her 11th double-double of the season, finishing with 16 points, 17 rebounds and six assists for Chicago (5-12).

Kayla McBride made a running floater as the shot clock expired to give the Lynx a 76-70 lead with 27 seconds to play. Rachel Banham hit a 3-pointer that made it 77-75 with 17 seconds left, McBride made 1 of 2 from the free throw line and Alanna Smith blocked a potential tying 3-point shot by Banham with 9.1 seconds left.

Banham hit six 3s and scored 20 points, both season highs, for the Sky and Elizabeth Williams had 12 points. Ariel Atkins and Michaela Onyenwere scored 11 apiece.

The Sky took a 24-10 lead — their biggest of the game — at the end of the first quarter but shot just 25% (5 of 20) in the second. The Lynx used a 16-2 run to take a three-point lead before Reese made a layup to make it 38-37 at halftime.

The Lynx played their third game in four days and fourth in six.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 75 - 80
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 75 - 80
4th 0.1 Sky offensive team rebound 75 - 80
4th 0.1 Alanna Smith blocks Angel Reese 's 4-foot two point shot 75 - 80
4th 3.0 Angel Reese offensive rebound 75 - 80

Statistics

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29-78 FG 30-72
37.2 Field Goal % 41.7
10-23 3PT 6-25
43.5 Three Point % 24.0
7-8 FT 14-17
87.5 Free Throw % 82.4
45 Rebounds 37
14 Offensive Rebounds 8
31 Defensive Rebounds 29
21 Assists 21
4 Steals 6
2 Blocks 10
13 Turnovers 8
1 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 14
8 Fast Break Points 19
36 Points in Paint 30
16 Fouls 17
14 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,810 · Capacity:

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 6 L1 0.6666667 12
Atlanta 1 7 L1 0.6111111 11
Indiana 3 9 L1 0.5 9
Washington 4 10 L2 0.44444445 8
Chicago 6.5 12 L1 0.29411766 5
Connecticut 10 16 L10 0.11111111 2

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 2 W5 0.8947368 17
Phoenix 4.5 6 L2 0.6666667 12
Seattle 5 7 W2 0.6315789 12
Golden State 7 8 L1 0.5294118 9
Las Vegas 7.5 9 W1 0.5 9
Los Angeles 11 13 W1 0.31578946 6
Dallas 11 13 W2 0.31578946 6
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