FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Minnesota Lynx
vs Seattle Storm
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 18 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 86 |
| SEA | 22 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 76 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Minnesota Lynx finished ahead of Seattle Storm, 86-76, a 10-point margin. The first-half totals were 44 for Minnesota Lynx and 45 for Seattle Storm; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 42 and 31. The combined final of 162 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: MIN 18-SEA 22, 18-22 cumulative; 2Q: MIN 26-SEA 23, 44-45 cumulative; 3Q: MIN 24-SEA 15, 68-60 cumulative; 4Q: MIN 18-SEA 16, 86-76 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Minnesota Lynx's highest-scoring period was 26 points, while Seattle Storm's high was 23; the final separation was 10 points.
The first-half margin was 1 points, compared with 11 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, 39% from three and 88% at the line; Seattle Storm posted 41%, 16% and 73%. Rebounds finished 36-41, assists 23-18 and turnovers 11-18. The same team box reports a 42-48 split in paint points and 15-11 in offensive rebounds.
Napheesa Collier led Minnesota Lynx with 24 points. Napheesa Collier supplied a team-high 10 rebounds, while Olivia Miles led with 6 assists. For Seattle Storm, the corresponding leaders were Dominique Malonga with 21 points, Awa Fam with 10 rebounds and Flau'jae Johnson with 4 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from MIN and 9 from SEA. 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. Seattle Storm are 6-25, No. 15 overall and No. 8 in the West, 18.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +282 and -168.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Minnesota Lynx stood at 22-6 across 28 games and Seattle Storm at 6-23 across 29. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 5-0 and 0-5. Scoring in those short windows was 492-458 for the away team and 454-480 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 Seattle Storm 0; aggregate scoring was 279-246. The teams are separated by 14 places in the overall order and by 18 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 | SEA |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 39 | 41 |
| 3P% | 39 | 16 |
| FT% | 88 | 73 |
| Rebounds | 36 | 41 |
| Assists | 23 | 18 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 18 |
| Paint points | 42 | 48 |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayla McBride * | 36 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 6-14 | 9 |
| Olivia Miles * | 31 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 5-15 | 9 |
| Natasha Howard * | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5-9 | 12 |
| Napheesa Collier * | 22 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 9-20 | 12 |
| Courtney Williams * | 20 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0-5 | 9 |
| Maya Caldwell | 28 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2-4 | 6 |
| Nia Coffey | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3-5 | 3 |
| Dorka Juhasz | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | -7 |
| Antonia Delaere | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -1 |
| Eliska Hamzova | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -2 |
| Anastasiia Olairi Kosu | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Emma Cechova | RIGHT KNEE | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Seattle Storm
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natisha Hiedeman * | 32 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4-13 | -12 |
| Awa Fam * | 31 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4-9 | -13 |
| Flau'jae Johnson * | 29 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 7-17 | -13 |
| Jade Melbourne * | 28 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2-6 | -6 |
| Dominique Malonga * | 26 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 9-13 | -9 |
| Zia Cooke | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 2 |
| Jordan Horston | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1-3 | -1 |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0-2 | 1 |
| Stefanie Dolson | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Ezi Magbegor | FACIAL INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Mackenzie Holmes | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Taylor Thierry | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |