Minnesota Lynx v Connecticut Sun

WNBA

Final

Minnesota Lynx

89–90

Connecticut Sun

Match events

Minnesota LynxConnecticut Sun

By period (Minnesota Lynx-Connecticut Sun): Q1 22-25, Q2 22-23, Q3 22-22, Q4 23-20
Lead changes: 10
Times tied: 9
Biggest lead: Connecticut Sun by 9

1st quarter

End of quarter22–25

2nd quarter

Lead changeKayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nia Coffey assists)
8:3530–29
5:4932–34
Lead changeBrittney Griner makes running layup (Charlisse Leger-Walker assists)
Lead changeCourtney Williams makes 14-foot jumper
2:2342–41
1:3842–43
Lead changeBrittney Griner makes 10-foot two point shot (Olivia Nelson-Ododa assists)
Lead changeKayla McBride makes 6-foot two point shot
1:2144–43
1:0444–45
Lead changeKennedy Burke makes 3-foot two point shot
Half-time44–48

3rd quarter

Lead changeNatasha Howard makes 2-foot layup (Eliska Hamzova assists)
1:2263–62
Run9-0 run (from 55-62 to 64-62)
1:2264–62
1:0164–65
Lead changeBrittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 1
Lead changeEliska Hamzova makes free throw 2 of 2
50.166–65
31.366–

4th quarter

Full-time89–90

Player stats

Connecticut SunPlayers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
D. Miller	19	5	2-7	0-1	1-2	4	3	1	0	1	0	4	3	-1
B. Griner	34	29	11-14	0-0	7-11	10	3	1	2	2	2	8	4	+13
O. Nelson-Ododa	29	10	4-6	0-0	2-8	8	3	2	1	2	2	6	3	+3
C. Leger-Walker	28	6	2-8	2-4	0-0	4	5	2	1	0	1	3	3	+5
L. Lacan	34	13	5-13	2-3	1-2	2	3	0	4	0	1	1	3	+5
A. Edwards	12	5	2-4	0-0	1-1	2	1	2	0	1	1	1	2	-12
N. Angloma

Highlights

1:09Minnesota Lynx vs. Connecticut Sun - Game HighlightsESPN 0:17Aaliyah Edwards hits the basketESPN 0:20Aaliyah Edwards with the and-1 bucketESPN 0:21Kennedy Burke gets the basket plus the foulESPN 0:12Kayla McBride hits the 3ESPN

Compare these twoAll-time head to head, form, this season's numbers and our analyst's verdict

News and reaction

Match reportHow the Atlanta Dream turned their franchise around in just five yearsFive years ago, the Dream were the second-worst team in the WNBA -- making their Finals run all the more remarkable.ESPN5d ago

Match reportWNBA Finals saw surge in attendance, record ratingsThe WNBA Finals were the most watched since 1999, with an average of 1.88 million people viewing the seven-game series that Golden State won over Atlanta in a decisiveESPN5d ago

Match reportUnrivaled reveals Season 3 rosters as Breanna Stewart back for champion MistBack for its third season, Unrivaled unveiled its rosters Tuesday night, with Breanna Stewart, Arike Ogunbowale and Veronica Burton returning for defending champion Mist BC.

Where to watch

WNBA League PassStreaming on WNBA League PassEvery WNBA game on WNBA League Pass (paid).Subscription

ESPNStreaming on Kayo / Disney+Selected WNBA games live on ESPN (via Kayo and Disney+); Prime Video also has selected games. Not every game.SubscriptionWatch on Kayo Watch on Disney+

Usual broadcasters for this competition in Australia.

Match details

Date: Tuesday 7 July 2026
Started: 10:00 am Sydney time
Venue: Target Center, Minneapolis
Competition: WNBA
Venue: Target Center, Minneapolis
Officials: Angelica Suffren (Referee), Ken Jones (Referee), Catherine Chang (Referee)
Crowd: 10,810

Form and ladder

Minnesota LynxConnecticut Sun

1stLadder14th

33W 11LRecord11W 33L

LLWLWLast 5WLLLL

Team lists

Team lists aren’t available for this game.

Updated 10 Nov, 3:02 am

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
N. Howard	26	18	6-10	0-1	6-7	6	4	2	0	2	3	3	5	0
Coffey	20	2	0-6	0-4	2-2	4	3	0	0	3	0	4	3	+3
K. McBride	38	28	10-19	4-8	4-5	3	2	6	0	1	0	3	2	+2
C. Williams	36	23	10-21	3-6	0-0	9	6	2	3	0	2	7	3	-2
M. Caldwell	13	2	0-2	0-2	2-2	2	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	-8
D. Juhasz	25	3	1-7	1-6	0-0	4	3	1	0	1	0	4	2	-5
A. Delaere	25	8	3-4	2-3	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	-1
A. Kosu	9	3	1-2	0-0	1-1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Hamzova	8	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	+6