Chicago Sky at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball Association
Angel Reese becomes WNBA's single-season rebounding leader in Sky's 79-74 loss to Lynx
Reese finished with 17 points and 19 rebounds for her 24th double-double, a league rookie record. She has 418 rebounds for an average of 13.1 per game, with her total surpassing Sylvia Fowles' record of 404 in 2018. The 6-foot-3 Reese also broke the record for offensive rebounds with 165, passing Yolanda Griffiths (162 in 2001).
Reese and A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces are the only players in the league with at least four games of 15-plus points and 15-plus rebounds this season.
Williams tied a season high in scoring for the Lynx. Kayla McBride added 17 points and Napheesa Collier scored 15 for Minnesota (24-9).
The Lynx, who had their six-game win streak snapped Friday with a 94-76 loss to Dallas, are a league-best 8-1 since the Olympic break.
Chicago (11-21) lost its sixth straight. The Sky fell into a tie with Atlanta for the final playoff spot when the Dream beat the Los Angeles Sparks later Sunday.
Kamilla Cardoso led the Sky with a career-high 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting and had nine rebounds. Michaela Onyenwere scored 15 points.
Collier and Williams each scored four points in a 14-4 opening run and Minnesota never trailed.
The Sky went on an 11-2 run to open the fourth quarter and tied it at 62-all when Diamond DeShields made a driving layup with 7:41 to play. Williams answered with back-to-back pull-up jumpers 24 seconds apart to put the Lynx in front for good.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 74 - 79 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 74 - 79 |
| 4th 8.1 |  |
Lynx timeout | 74 - 79 |
| 4th 8.1 |  |
Dana Evans out of bounds bad pass turnover | 74 - 79 |
| 4th 16.1 | |
Sky timeout | 74 - 79 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-59 | FG | 32-70 |
| 45.8 | Field Goal % | 45.7 |
| 2-9 | 3PT | 5-22 |
| 22.2 | Three Point % | 22.7 |
| 18-19 | FT | 10-12 |
| 94.7 | Free Throw % | 83.3 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 15 | Assists | 23 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 27 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,421 · 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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