Los Angeles Sparks at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLynx beat the Sparks 96-87 behind Kayla McBride's 5th straight 20-point game
Minnesota went on a 19-3 run, scoring on 10 straight possessions, to take a 63-56 lead with 2:36 left in the third quarter.
McBride made her first 3-pointer with four minutes left in the fourth for an 84-74 lead. Nia Coffey banked in a 3-pointer on the Lynx’s next possession for an 11-point lead.
Minnesota went 8 of 14 from 3-point range in the second half after missing 11 straight before halftime. Six of those makes came from different players.
Minnesota rookie Olivia Miles had 18 points in 26 minutes for Minnesota (19-6). Miles went to the floor with 6:03 left in the fourth and she did not return after appearing to roll her ankle on a driving layup.
Rae Burrell scored 24 points, and Nneka Ogwumike had 23 points, 12 rebounds and five assists for Los Angeles (10-13). Cameron Brink scored 10 points in her first game since June 15. The Sparks turned it over 20 times, leading to 30 points for Minnesota.
Lynx: Host Portland on Saturday.
Regular Season Series
MIN leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 87 - 96 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 87 - 96 |
| 4th 16.5 |  |
shot clock turnover | 87 - 96 |
| 4th 16.5 | |
Sparks offensive team rebound | 87 - 96 |
| 4th 18.1 | |
Dearica Hamby misses 24-foot three point jumper | 87 - 96 |
Statistics
 LA |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-65 | FG | 34-68 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 9-28 | 3PT | 8-25 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 16-19 | FT | 20-24 |
| 84 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 30 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 13 |
| 7 | Lead Changes | 7 |
| 46 | Percent Led | 49 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 16,410 · 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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