FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Minnesota Lynx
vs Chicago Sky
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 19 | 14 | 31 | 15 | 79 |
| CHI | 12 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 58 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Minnesota Lynx finished ahead of Chicago Sky, 79-58, a 21-point margin. The first-half totals were 33 for Minnesota Lynx and 30 for Chicago Sky; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 46 and 28. The combined final of 137 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: MIN 19-CHI 12, 19-12 cumulative; 2Q: MIN 14-CHI 18, 33-30 cumulative; 3Q: MIN 31-CHI 16, 64-46 cumulative; 4Q: MIN 15-CHI 12, 79-58 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Minnesota Lynx's highest-scoring period was 31 points, while Chicago Sky's high was 18; the final separation was 21 points.
The first-half margin was 3 points, compared with 18 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
Minnesota Lynx recorded 39% from the field, 29% from three and 83% at the line; Chicago Sky posted 29%, 17% and 72%. Rebounds finished 43-41, assists 20-15 and turnovers 14-17. The same team box reports a 28-26 split in paint points and 6-9 in offensive rebounds.
Nia Coffey led Minnesota Lynx with 20 points. Nia Coffey supplied a team-high 8 rebounds, while Olivia Miles led with 6 assists. For Chicago Sky, the corresponding leaders were Kamilla Cardoso with 12 points, Kamilla Cardoso with 13 rebounds and Sydney Taylor with 4 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from MIN and 10 from CHI. 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, Minnesota Lynx are 24-6, No. 1 overall and No. 1 in the West, 0 games behind the conference leader. Chicago Sky are 11-18, No. 9 overall and No. 5 in the East, 8 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +282 and -53.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Minnesota Lynx stood at 6-2 across 8 games and Chicago Sky at 3-5 across 8. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 4-1 and 1-4. Scoring in those short windows was 439-372 for the away team and 412-453 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 3 completed meetings in the same season, Minnesota Lynx recorded 2 wins and Chicago Sky 1; aggregate scoring was 243-219. 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 | MIN | CHI |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 39 | 29 |
| 3P% | 29 | 17 |
| FT% | 83 | 72 |
| Rebounds | 43 | 41 |
| Assists | 20 | 15 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 17 |
| Paint points | 28 | 26 |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Miles * | 32 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 4-10 | 20 |
| Kayla McBride * | 31 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3-13 | 16 |
| Natasha Howard * | 29 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6-11 | 10 |
| Courtney Williams * | 29 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5-10 | 9 |
| Nia Coffey * | 26 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 7-12 | 20 |
| Maya Caldwell | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1-6 | 13 |
| Antonia Delaere | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 5 |
| Liatu King | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-4 | -1 |
| Teaira McCowan | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0-2 | 11 |
| Anastasiia Olairi Kosu | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Napheesa Collier | LEFT ANKLE INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Dorka Juhasz | RIGHT FOOT | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Emma Cechova | RIGHT KNEE INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Chicago Sky
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natasha Cloud * | 31 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1-7 | -22 |
| Skylar Diggins * | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4-12 | -18 |
| Kamilla Cardoso * | 28 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 4-9 | -27 |
| Jacy Sheldon * | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | -10 |
| Azura Stevens * | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2-8 | -13 |
| Rachel Banham | 23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2-10 | -12 |
| Sydney Taylor | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3-9 | -1 |
| Elizabeth Williams | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0-3 | -7 |
| Aicha Coulibaly | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2-7 | 5 |
| Saylor Poffenbarger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Rickea Jackson | KNEE INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Courtney Vandersloot | KNEE INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| DiJonai Carrington | FOOT INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Gabriela Jaquez | KNEE INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |