Postgame Notes
Minnesota lynx (30-7) 97, INDIANA FEVER (19-18) 84
August 24, 2025
Lynx notes
Player Notes
• In her return to the court, Napheesa Collier scored a game-high 32 points on 11-of-16 (68.7%) shooting from the field and 8-for-9 (88.8%) from the free throw line. Collier has now totaled 14 25+ point performances this season, tying for first in the league for most such games.
• Coutney Williams registered a double-double performance with 14 points on 5-of-11 (45.5%) shooting from the floor, including three from deep, while also dishing out 10 assists. Williams chipped in two rebounds, one block and a steal, marking her 300th career steal during the contest.
• With seven games remaining on the season, Courtney Williams broke the Lynx single-season assists record, surpassing her own mark of 221 set in 2024. Williams has tallied 230 total assists this season, ranking second in the league behind Alyssa Thomas (291).
• Kayla McBride totaled 13 points on 4-of-4 shooting (100.0%) from the floor, including a perfect 3-of-3 from beyond the arc, also adding four rebounds, four assists and a steal. Tonight’s performance moved McBride into seventh all-time in the Lynx scoring leaderboard, passing Rebekkah Brunson (2,463), while also recording her 1,000th career defensive rebound.
• In 13:30 minutes off the bench, Maria Kliundikova posted 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting (85.7%) from the floor, notching one from deep, while also adding three rebounds (two offensive), two assists and a block. Tonight marks Kliundikova’s fourth game of the season with 10+ points and three+ rebounds.
Team Notes
• Minnesota’s 97 points came on 57.1% shooting from the field (36-of-63), including 57.1% from beyond the arc (12-of-21), and 92.9% from the line. Tonight was the fifth time in franchise history that the Lynx have recorded a 50/50/90 game, with the last occurring on June 29, 2018, against Atlanta.
• The Lynx bench accounted for 23 of the team’s 97 points, marking the 20th game this season with 15+ points from the bench. The performance was led by Kliundikova (13), Natisha Hiedeman (5) and DiJonai Carrington (5).
• The Lynx dished out 28 assists tonight in an effort led by Williams (10), McBride (4) and Hiedeman (3), who combined for 17 assists. The team finished with a 28-to-14 assist-to-turnover ratio, headlined by Williams with a 10-0 ratio.
(info courtesy of Lynx)
