FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Portland Fire
vs Minnesota Lynx
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 16 | 23 | 21 | 33 | 93 |
| MIN | 24 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 101 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Minnesota Lynx finished ahead of Portland Fire, 101-93, a 8-point margin. The first-half totals were 39 for Portland Fire and 47 for Minnesota Lynx; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 54 and 54. The combined final of 194 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: POR 16-MIN 24, 16-24 cumulative; 2Q: POR 23-MIN 23, 39-47 cumulative; 3Q: POR 21-MIN 28, 60-75 cumulative; 4Q: POR 33-MIN 26, 93-101 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Portland Fire's highest-scoring period was 33 points, while Minnesota Lynx's high was 28; the final separation was 8 points.
The first-half margin was 8 points, compared with 0 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
Portland Fire recorded 48% from the field, 43% from three and 86% at the line; Minnesota Lynx posted 55%, 39% and 77%. Rebounds finished 33-34, assists 25-29 and turnovers 10-10. The same team box reports a 46-54 split in paint points and 9-8 in offensive rebounds.
Bridget Carleton led Portland Fire with 22 points. Bridget Carleton supplied a team-high 8 rebounds, while Carla Leite led with 7 assists. For Minnesota Lynx, the corresponding leaders were Kayla McBride with 24 points, Natasha Howard with 7 rebounds and Olivia Miles with 10 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from POR 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, Portland Fire are 11-18, No. 10 overall and No. 5 in the West, 12.5 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 -171 and +282.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Portland Fire stood at 11-15 across 26 games and Minnesota Lynx at 20-6 across 26. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 5-0. Scoring in those short windows was 437-427 for the away team and 477-445 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Portland Fire recorded 0 wins and Minnesota Lynx 2; aggregate scoring was 167-208. The teams are separated by 9 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 | POR | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 48 | 55 |
| 3P% | 43 | 39 |
| FT% | 86 | 77 |
| Rebounds | 33 | 34 |
| Assists | 25 | 29 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 10 |
| Paint points | 46 | 54 |
Portland Fire
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget Carleton * | 32 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 8-16 | -1 |
| Carla Leite * | 31 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 9-17 | 2 |
| Sarah Ashlee Barker * | 30 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 9-14 | -1 |
| Emily Engstler * | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3-8 | -6 |
| Serah Williams * | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4-8 | 5 |
| Frieda Buhner | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | -8 |
| Luisa Geiselsoder | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | -7 |
| Teja Oblak | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | -7 |
| Jordan Harrison | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2-4 | -10 |
| Nyadiew Puoch | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Megan DiLeo | PERSONAL | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Karlie Samuelson | LEFT FINGER | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Holly Winterburn | PERSONAL | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Miles * | 34 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 5-14 | 2 |
| Kayla McBride * | 32 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 9-14 | 8 |
| Courtney Williams * | 32 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6-12 | 12 |
| Natasha Howard * | 25 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 7-8 | 10 |
| Nia Coffey * | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4-8 | 5 |
| Dorka Juhasz | 21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6-10 | -6 |
| Anastasiia Olairi Kosu | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2-5 | 7 |
| Antonia Delaere | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Maya Caldwell | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | -2 |
| Eliska Hamzova | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Napheesa Collier | LEFT ANKLE | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Emma Cechova | RIGHT KNEE | – | – | – | –-– | – |