Minnesota Lynx at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationKayla McBride and Olivia Miles lead Lynx to 6th straight win, 105-102 over Storm
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.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 105 - 102 |
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 105 - 102 |
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Storm offensive team rebound | 105 - 102 |
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Flau'jae Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper | 105 - 102 |
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Courtney Williams makes free throw 2 of 2 | 105 - 102 |
Statistics
MIN |
SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
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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