Toronto Tempo at Minnesota Lynx

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Toronto Tempo

3-3, 2-2 Away

Final
100 - 72

Minnesota Lynx

3-2, 1-2 Home

Maya Caldwell leads balanced Lynx to 100-72 rout of expansion Tempo

Minnesota Lynx vs. Toronto Tempo - Game Highlights

It was the worst loss for the expansion Tempo, who fell to 3-3 after winning their previous two. Toronto's other two losses were by three and four points. Minnesota's first four games were decided by a total of 16 points.

Courtney Williams scored 15 points, rookie Olivia Miles had 14 and Natasha Howard and Kayla McBride each had 13 for the Lynx (3-2).

Kia Nurse led Toronto with 23 points off the bench and rookie Kiki Rice added 11. Brittney Sykes and Marina Mabrey, who combine for more than 45 points a game — both reached 30 in a win over Phoenix on Sunday — were held to nine. Each picked up a pair of fouls in the first quarter.

The Lynx shot 55%, had a 46-25 rebounding advantage and outscored the Tempo 42-24 in the paint. Minnesota went 10 of 24 behind the arc.

The Tempo shot 34%. They made 12 3-pointers but only shot 29% from distance.

The Lynx went on a 9-0 run and raced to a 27-14 lead after one quarter. Not much changed in the second quarter and the Lynx led 53-32 at halftime.

The Lynx stretched the lead to 76-50 after three quarters.

Up next Tempo: Host fellow expansion team Portland on Saturday.

Lynx: At Chicago on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	72 - 100
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	72 - 100
4th 20.6	Liatu King defensive rebound	72 - 100
4th 23.8	Nikolina Milic misses 24-foot three point jumper	72 - 100
4th 36.2	Tempo Full timeout	72 - 100

Statistics

TOR		MIN
24-71	FG	38-69
34	Field Goal %	55
12-41	3PT	10-24
29	Three Point %	42
12-14	FT	14-21
86	Free Throw %	67
25	Rebounds	46
9	Offensive Rebounds	15
16	Defensive Rebounds	31
19	Assists	24
5	Steals	7
3	Blocks	3
13	Turnovers	14
0	Team Turnovers	0
13	Total Turnovers	14
0	Technical Fouls	2
0	Total Technical Fouls	2
0	Flagrant Fouls	1
12	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	6
10	Fast Break Points	9
24	Points in Paint	42
23	Fouls	14
0	Largest Lead	28
0	Lead Changes	0
0	Percent Led	99

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,910 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	-	14	W5	0.6818182	30
Washington	2	16	W4	0.6363636	28
Indiana	2	16	L1	0.6363636	28
New York	4	18	L2	0.59090906	26
Chicago	14	28	L1	0.36363637	16
Toronto	19	33	L8	0.25	11
Connecticut	19	33	W1	0.25	11

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	-	11	W1	0.75	33
Golden State	1	12	W1	0.72727275	32
Las Vegas	2	13	W7	0.70454544	31
Dallas	6	17	W1	0.6136364	27
Portland	16	27	W1	0.38636363	17
Los Angeles	17	28	L2	0.36363637	16
Phoenix	17	28	L1	0.36363637	16
Seattle	25	36	L5	0.18181819	8

Full Standings

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