FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Chicago Sky
vs Minnesota Lynx
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 16 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 86 |
| MIN | 22 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 79 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Chicago Sky finished ahead of Minnesota Lynx, 86-79, a 7-point margin. The first-half totals were 40 for Chicago Sky and 38 for Minnesota Lynx; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 46 and 41. The combined final of 165 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: CHI 16-MIN 22, 16-22 cumulative; 2Q: CHI 24-MIN 16, 40-38 cumulative; 3Q: CHI 23-MIN 18, 63-56 cumulative; 4Q: CHI 23-MIN 23, 86-79 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Chicago Sky's highest-scoring period was 24 points, while Minnesota Lynx's high was 23; the final separation was 7 points.
The first-half margin was 2 points, compared with 5 across the third and fourth quarters. Splitting the final this way preserves two distinct parts of the game instead of reducing it to one score. The quarter table above provides the same sequence as team scores and cumulative totals for direct comparison.
BOX SCORE READ
Team indicators and leading player lines
Chicago Sky recorded 45% from the field, 30% from three and 80% at the line; Minnesota Lynx posted 44%, 32% and 67%. Rebounds finished 39-35, assists 17-20 and turnovers 14-15. The same team box reports a 40-40 split in paint points and 9-8 in offensive rebounds.
Gabriela Jaquez led Chicago Sky with 20 points. Kamilla Cardoso supplied a team-high 12 rebounds, while Natasha Cloud led with 7 assists. For Minnesota Lynx, the corresponding leaders were Kayla McBride with 20 points, Natasha Howard with 9 rebounds and Natasha Howard with 7 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from CHI and 10 from MIN. Reading those rows beside the team totals connects the final score, shooting efficiency and possession outcomes to specific player production without substituting an unsupported judgment for the box score.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, Chicago Sky are 11-18, No. 9 overall and No. 5 in the East, 8 games behind the conference leader. Minnesota Lynx are 24-6, No. 1 overall and No. 1 in the West, 0 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -53 and +282.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Chicago Sky stood at 3-1 across 4 games and Minnesota Lynx at 2-2 across 4. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-1 and 2-2. Scoring in those short windows was 336-316 for the away team and 347-347 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Chicago Sky recorded 1 wins and Minnesota Lynx 0; aggregate scoring was 86-79. The teams are separated by 8 places in the overall order and by 13 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.
Team box score
| Stat | CHI | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 45 | 44 |
| 3P% | 30 | 32 |
| FT% | 80 | 67 |
| Rebounds | 39 | 35 |
| Assists | 17 | 20 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 15 |
| Paint points | 40 | 40 |
Chicago Sky
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natasha Cloud * | 32 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5-9 | 13 |
| Jacy Sheldon * | 32 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 9 |
| Gabriela Jaquez * | 32 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 6-11 | 5 |
| Kamilla Cardoso * | 26 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5-8 | 12 |
| Rickea Jackson * | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | -7 |
| Rachel Banham | 23 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 7 |
| Aicha Coulibaly | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1-8 | 5 |
| Elizabeth Williams | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1-3 | -5 |
| Sydney Taylor | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | -4 |
| Azura Stevens | KNEE INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Courtney Vandersloot | KNEE INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Skylar Diggins | EYE INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| DiJonai Carrington | FOOT INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayla McBride * | 40 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 8-17 | -7 |
| Olivia Miles * | 35 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4-10 | 1 |
| Courtney Williams * | 30 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 7-19 | -10 |
| Natasha Howard * | 29 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 8-15 | 3 |
| Nia Coffey * | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1-4 | -1 |
| Maya Caldwell | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2-4 | -5 |
| Emese Hof | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1-3 | -10 |
| Antonia Delaere | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Anastasiia Olairi Kosu | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Eliska Hamzova | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Napheesa Collier | LEFT ANKLE | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Dorka Juhasz | SPRAINED RIGHT FOOT | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Emma Cechova | TORN RIGHT ACL | – | – | – | –-– | – |