NBA

Minnesota Lynx at Seattle Storm

· Women's National Basketball Association
21-6, 11-2 Away
Final
102 - 105

6-22, 4-9 Home

Kayla McBride and Olivia Miles lead Lynx to 6th straight win, 105-102 over Storm

Zia Cooke fights off defender for and-1

McBride, Miles and Courtney Williams combined for 30 of Minnesota’s 37 field goals. The three guards also went 18 of 18 at the free-throw line.

Williams finished with 21 points, and Natasha Howard had 12 rebounds and three steals for Minnesota (21-6). Miles was one point shy of her career high, set on July 13 against Phoenix.

Flau’jae Johnson scored 26 points and made five 3-pointers for Seattle (6-22). Zia Cooke added 18 points off the bench, and Natisha Hiedeman had 12 points and 10 assists.

Howard poked away Seattle's inbound pass in the closing seconds, and McBride made two free throws for a 103-100 lead.

Williams made two free throws with 4 seconds left to cap the scoring. Seattle quickly got the ball to Johnson for a wide-open 3-pointer, but it bounced off the front of the rim as time expired.

Up next The teams play again on Wednesday in Seattle.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 105 - 102
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 105 - 102
4th 1.6 Storm offensive team rebound 105 - 102
4th 1.6 Flau'jae Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper 105 - 102
4th 4.0 Courtney Williams makes free throw 2 of 2 105 - 102

Statistics

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37-76 FG 35-70
49 Field Goal % 50
10-24 3PT 13-28
42 Three Point % 46
21-22 FT 19-22
95 Free Throw % 86
35 Rebounds 32
11 Offensive Rebounds 10
24 Defensive Rebounds 22
20 Assists 23
10 Steals 4
2 Blocks 4
9 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
2 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 21
20 Fast Break Points 7
42 Points in Paint 38
18 Fouls 15
11 Largest Lead 4
14 Lead Changes 14
70 Percent Led 19

Game Information

Climate Pledge Arena

Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 12,500 · Capacity:

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
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