MINNESOTA LYNX (15-2) 92, WASHINGTON MYSTICS (8-10) 75
GAME 17 | HOME GAME 9
TARGET CENTER — THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2025
First Quarter
• Bridget Carleton and Kayla McBride drained back-to-back three-point baskets, giving the Lynx their first lead of the night at 12-10
• The Mystics went on a 12-4 run to end the first quarter, taking a 24-16 lead
• Washington outscored Minnesota 16-8 in points in the paint in the first quarter, shooting 8-of-11
Second Quarter
• Bridget Carleton drilled her second three-pointer of the game at 2:58, allowing Minnesota a 34-33 lead
• Alanna Smith finished the half with a buzzer-beater three-point basket from deep off an assist from Napheesa Collier, bringing the score to 43-38
• Minnesota posted an efficient 8-1 assist-to-turnover ratio in the second quarter
• The Lynx defense forced eight turnovers in the second quarter, scoring 15 points off turnovers in the half
Third Quarter
• Alanna Smith scored her second three-point basket of the game to begin second half scoring
• Minnesota started the quarter on an 12-2 run, capped off by 7 straight points from Napheesa Collier
• Jessica Shepard and Diamond Miller brought a spark off the bench in the final four minutes, scoring nine combined points
• The Lynx went 7-of-10 in the paint, outscoring the Mystics 14-6 in that category in the third quarter
• Washington shot 4-of-15 (26.7%), recorded five turnovers in the third quarter
Fourth Quarter
• Napheesa Collier scored nine of the Lynx’s 11 points from 4:55 to 2:41, finishing with a game-high 28 points (11-of-21 FG, 1-of-5 3PM, 5-of-5 FT)
• Alissa Pili checked into the game and knocked down her first three-point field goal attempt of the game, pushing the Lynx out to a 17-point lead
• Courtney Williams dished out her 8th assist in the fourth quarter to Collier, moving Williams to 25th place on the WNBA’s all-time assists leaderboard
Team Notes
• Courtney Williams dished out eight assists tonight, moving her into 25th place on the WNBA’s all-time career assists leaderboard and 10th all-time in Lynx record books. Willliams finished with 10 points, six rebounds, eight assists and five steals, her second career 4×5 game (pts/reb/ast/stl) and the seventh in Lynx history
• The Lynx forced 20 turnovers tonight, Williams led the way with a season-high five steals
• Napheesa Collier went 5-of-5 from the line tonight, running her string of consecutive made free throws to 33, dating to a 2nd-quarter miss June 3 vs. Phoenix
• Minnesota finished the game with a season-high 52 points in the paint, outscoring Washington 52-36
Up Next
Minnesota will play the Golden State Valkyries on Saturday, July 5th at 7:00pm CT in Target Center
(info courtesy of Lynx)
