Seattle Storm v Minnesota Lynx

WNBA

Final

Seattle Storm

76–86

Minnesota Lynx

Match events

Seattle StormMinnesota Lynx

By period (Seattle Storm-Minnesota Lynx): Q1 22-18, Q2 23-26, Q3 15-24, Q4 16-18
Lead changes: 7
Times tied: 5
Biggest lead: Minnesota Lynx by 11

1st quarter

9:141–2
Lead changeNatasha Howard makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Olivia Miles assists)
Lead changeNatisha Hiedeman makes running layup (Jade Melbourne assists)
6:417–5
6:287–8
Lead changeKayla McBride makes 25-foot three pointer (Nia Coffey assists)
Lead changeDominique Malonga makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jade Melbourne assists)
6:0710–8
End of quarter22–18

2nd quarter

2:3638–39
Lead changeOlivia Miles makes layup
Lead changeAwa Fam makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
2:2241–39
Half-time45–44

3rd quarter

9:0745–47
Lead changeNapheesa Collier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
End of quarter60–68

4th quarter

3.676–86
Run9-0 run (from 76-77 to 76-86)
Full-time76–86

Player stats

Minnesota LynxPlayers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
N. Howard	26	11	5-9	0-0	1-2	5	3	2	3	1	5	0	1	+12
N. Collier	22	24	9-20	2-6	4-4	10	1	2	1	0	1	9	0	+12
K. McBride	36	20	6-14	3-6	5-5	3	2	0	3	1	2	1	1	+9
C. Williams	20	0	0-5	0-2	0-0	5	6	2	1	0	2	3	5	+9
O. Miles	31	13	5-15	0-1	3-4	3	6	3	2	0	0	3	2	+9
Coffey	16	7	3-5	1-2	0-0	2	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	+3
D. Juhasz

Highlights

1:05Seattle Storm vs. Minnesota Lynx - Game HighlightsESPN0:13Flau'jae Johnson fights off defender for and-1ESPN1:06Napheesa Collier scores 24 vs. Seattle StormESPN

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Match details

Date: Thursday 23 July 2026
Started: 5:00 am Sydney time
Venue: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle
Competition: WNBA
Venue: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle
Officials: Tyler Mirkovich (Referee), Agon Abazi (Referee), RJ Johnson (Referee)
Crowd: 13,106

Form and ladder

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Updated 10 Nov, 3:02 am

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
D. Malonga	26	21	9-13	1-3	2-2	9	2	4	1	4	0	9	1	-9
A. Fam	31	10	4-9	2-5	0-0	10	1	1	1	2	3	7	2	-13
N. Hiedeman	32	12	4-13	1-7	3-4	2	3	4	2	0	1	1	2	-12
F. Johnson	29	16	7-17	0-6	2-3	6	4	6	2	0	3	3	2	-13
J. Melbourne	28	4	2-6	0-4	0-0	2	4	0	1	0	0	2	4	-6
K. Samuelson	13	3	0-2	0-2	3-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	+1
J. Horston	14	3	1-3	0-0	1-2	5	2	1	0	1	3	2	1	-1
S. Dolson	11	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	+1
Z. Cooke	17	7	3-10	1-4	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	+2