Washington Mystics at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball AssociationNapheesa Collier scores 17 in return from Olympic break to help the Lynx beat Mystics 79-68
Williams broke a tie at 63-all on a 3-pointer with 4:24 remaining and Collier followed with a personal 4-0 run to make it 70-63 with 2:50 left. Kayla McBride added a 3-pointer to give the Lynx an eight-point lead with 1:36 to play.
McBride made a steal and passed it ahead to Alanna Smith, who converted a layup while being fouled with 38.5 seconds left. Smith made the free throw to extend the Lynx’s lead to 76-68. Washington’s Shakira Austin missed two free throws at the other end and Minnesota secured the rebound to seal it.
Washington made just one field goal in the final six minutes.
Collier helped the U.S. beat France in the gold-medal game Sunday at the Paris Olympics. In her first game for the Lynx (18-8) since July 4, was 6 of 13 from the field in 30 minutes. Smith added 12 points and eight rebounds, and McBride also scored 12.
Ariel Atkins scored 12 points, Brittney Sykes added 11 and Jade Melbourne had 10 for Washington (6-20), which hosts Minnesota on Saturday. Austin, who played for the first time since May 31 due to a hip injury, grabbed 10 rebounds to go with nine points.
Both teams shot below 40% in the first half, with Washington leading 37-35 at the break.
UConn star Paige Bueckers, a Minnesota native, sat courtside to watch her former college teammates Dorka Juhasz and Aaliyah Edwards.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 68 - 79 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 68 - 79 | |
4th 6.1 | Alanna Smith defensive rebound | 68 - 79 | |
4th 9.2 | Karlie Samuelson misses 9-foot pullup jump shot | 68 - 79 | |
4th 18.1 | Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2 | 68 - 79 |
Statistics
WSH | MIN | |
---|---|---|
24-64 | FG | 28-70 |
37.5 | Field Goal % | 40.0 |
7-25 | 3PT | 8-26 |
28.0 | Three Point % | 30.8 |
13-19 | FT | 15-19 |
68.4 | Free Throw % | 78.9 |
32 | Rebounds | 40 |
3 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
29 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
19 | Assists | 16 |
8 | Steals | 9 |
5 | Blocks | 1 |
16 | Turnovers | 13 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
16 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
8 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
30 | Points in Paint | 30 |
18 | Fouls | 18 |
6 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 7,224 · Capacity:
2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | - | 8 | L1 | 0.8 | 32 |
Connecticut | 4 | 12 | W1 | 0.7 | 28 |
Indiana | 12 | 20 | L1 | 0.5 | 20 |
Atlanta | 17 | 25 | W3 | 0.375 | 15 |
Washington | 18 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
Chicago | 19 | 27 | L5 | 0.325 | 13 |
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