MINNESOTA LYNX (12-1) 82 , LOS ANGELES SPARKS (4-10) 66
GAME #13
TARGET CENTER — SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2025
First Quarter
• Courtney Williams opened scoring for the Lynx with a three-point basket off a Maria Kliundikova assist
• Williams went coast-to-coast starting with an offensive rebound and finishing with a reverse layup, bringing the Lynx lead to 8-0
• Mcbride and Williams combined for 15 of the Lynx’s 21 first quarter points
• Natisha Hiedeman notched a season-high three first quarter assists, accounting with zero turnovers
• Minnesota kept Los Angeles to a 37.5% (6-16 FG) success rate from the field throughout the first quarter
Second Quarter
• With a steal in the second quarter, Maria Kliundikova tied her career-high for steals (3)
• The Lynx went scoreless from the 8:01 mark to the 3:03 mark, allowing the Sparks to go on an 11-0 run in the stretch
• Kliundikova recorded her first three-pointer as a Lynx at 1:52 off a pass from Courtney Williams
• The Sparks defense forced Minnesota to turn the ball over 8 times in the second quarter, finishing the half with 11 turnovers
Third Quarter
• Maria Kliundikova opened the second half scoring for the Lynx with an offensive rebound and putback layup at the 8:48 mark
• Alanna Smith scored under the rim at 1:05, giving Minnesota its first lead since the 1:03 mark in the second quarter
• Diamond Miller closed the third quarter with a buzzer beater layup off an assist from Natisha Hiedeman who recorded her 500th career assist on the pass to Miller
• Minnesota’s defense forced Los Angeles to shoot 4-16 (25%) in the third quarter
Fourth Quarter
• The Lynx went on an 8-0 run from 5:48 to 4:48, extending their lead to 68-59
• Kayla McBride went 3-for-4 from beyond the arc in the fourth quarter, making her final three shots in just a minute and a half
• Minnesota went on a 22-7 run to finish the fourth quarter, shooting 5-8 from three during the final minutes of the fourth
• The Lynx’s starters accounted for the entirety of the team’s 25 fourth quarter points
Team Notes
• Tonight’s contest was the 15th time in franchise history (third this month) that the Lynx shot both 60%+ on two-point attempts and 40%+ on three-point attempts
• Dating to July 2023, the Lynx are on a five-game winning streak when committing 20+ turnovers. Minnesota has won seven of their last eight (beginning in July 2022) in that category
• Maria Kliundikova finished the game with a career-tying high in steals (3) and season highs in rebounds (8) and blocks (2)
• Kayla McBride scored a season high in overall points (29), points in a single half (19) and points in a single quarter (15). McBride ranks third in the Lynx record books for most games with 5+ made three-point baskets (10)
• After finishing tonight’s game with 21 assists, Minnesota has recorded 20+ assists in 11 of its 13 games this season
Up Next
The Lynx will head east to play the Washington Mystics on June 24 before traveling to Atlanta to take on the Dream on June 27.
(info courtesy of Lynx)
