Dallas Wings at Minnesota Lynx
· WNBA Commissioner's CupRookie Olivia Miles scores 24 and the Lynx cruise past the Wings 100-76 for 8th straight win
Natasha Howard scored 21 points and Courtney Williams added 16 for Minnesota (10-2), which became the first WNBA team to reach 10 wins this season. McBride made four of Minnesota's seven 3-pointers.
Paige Bueckers led Dallas (7-4) with 23 points. Arike Ogunbowale added 16 points, and Jessica Shepard had 12 points and nine rebounds. Azzi Fudd, the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft, finished with six points on 2-of-12 shooting.
Four of Minnesota’s starters reached double-figure scoring by halftime. Howard and Miles each had 14 points, and McBride and Williams each added 12 to help the Lynx lead 58-38.
Minnesota made 23 of 32 (72%) field goals in the first half, including 6 of 8 3-pointers.
The Lynx led 75-60 entering the fourth, with 71 points coming from their starters. Williams made a basket with 30.7 seconds left to put Minnesota at the 100-point mark for the third time this season.
The teams combined to make 26 straight free throws before a miss with 56.8 seconds left in the fourth.
Minnesota plays at Las Vegas on Saturday.
Regular Season Series
MIN leads series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 76 - 100 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 76 - 100 |
| 4th 1.9 |  |
Aziaha James defensive rebound | 76 - 100 |
| 4th 5.2 |  |
Maya Caldwell misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot | 76 - 100 |
| 4th 12.1 | |
Costanza Verona makes 12-foot pullup jump shot | 76 - 100 |
Statistics
 DAL |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-77 | FG | 38-71 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 8-28 | 3PT | 7-14 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 10-10 | FT | 17-18 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 94 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 18 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 27 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 3 | Percent Led | 93 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 10,907 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W7 | 0.78571427 | 22 |
 Golden State |
2.5 | 8 | L1 | 0.7037037 | 19 |
 Las Vegas |
3 | 8 | L1 | 0.6923077 | 18 |
 Dallas |
3.5 | 9 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 18 |
 Portland |
10.5 | 16 | L2 | 0.4074074 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
11 | 16 | L5 | 0.3846154 | 10 |
 Phoenix |
12 | 18 | W2 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Seattle |
16.5 | 23 | L6 | 0.20689656 | 6 |
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