FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Minnesota Lynx
vs Dallas Wings
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 28 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 85 |
| DAL | 16 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 77 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Minnesota Lynx finished ahead of Dallas Wings, 85-77, a 8-point margin. The first-half totals were 45 for Minnesota Lynx and 29 for Dallas Wings; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 40 and 48. The combined final of 162 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: MIN 28-DAL 16, 28-16 cumulative; 2Q: MIN 17-DAL 13, 45-29 cumulative; 3Q: MIN 19-DAL 25, 64-54 cumulative; 4Q: MIN 21-DAL 23, 85-77 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Minnesota Lynx's highest-scoring period was 28 points, while Dallas Wings's high was 25; the final separation was 8 points.
The first-half margin was 16 points, compared with 8 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 43% from the field, 39% from three and 82% at the line; Dallas Wings posted 38%, 30% and 93%. Rebounds finished 36-38, assists 19-13 and turnovers 10-15. The same team box reports a 38-28 split in paint points and 9-11 in offensive rebounds.
Natasha Howard led Minnesota Lynx with 21 points. Natasha Howard supplied a team-high 14 rebounds, while Olivia Miles led with 8 assists. For Dallas Wings, the corresponding leaders were Paige Bueckers with 25 points, Jessica Shepard with 16 rebounds and Paige Bueckers with 4 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from MIN and 9 from DAL. 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. Dallas Wings are 18-11, No. 6 overall and No. 4 in the West, 5.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +282 and +102.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Minnesota Lynx stood at 15-4 across 19 games and Dallas Wings at 11-8 across 19. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 4-1 and 2-3. Scoring in those short windows was 422-395 for the away team and 446-477 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 3 completed meetings in the same season, Minnesota Lynx recorded 3 wins and Dallas Wings 0; aggregate scoring was 275-239. The teams are separated by 5 places in the overall order and by 6 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 | DAL |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 43 | 38 |
| 3P% | 39 | 30 |
| FT% | 82 | 93 |
| Rebounds | 36 | 38 |
| Assists | 19 | 13 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 15 |
| Paint points | 38 | 28 |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayla McBride * | 38 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6-16 | 6 |
| Natasha Howard * | 36 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 9-17 | 13 |
| Courtney Williams * | 36 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5-16 | 6 |
| Nia Coffey * | 34 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3-7 | 4 |
| Olivia Miles * | 34 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 6-13 | 13 |
| Maya Caldwell | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2-3 | -3 |
| Liatu King | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Anastasiia Olairi Kosu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 8 |
| Antonia Delaere | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
Dallas Wings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azzi Fudd * | 38 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 8-23 | -2 |
| Paige Bueckers * | 36 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 10-17 | -3 |
| Jessica Shepard * | 35 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 4-6 | -13 |
| Arike Ogunbowale * | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1-9 | -14 |
| Awak Kuier * | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-5 | -11 |
| Maddy Siegrist | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Aziaha James | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | -1 |
| Sug Sutton | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | -4 |
| Li Yueru | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 5 |
| Alysha Clark | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Haley Jones | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |