FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Minnesota Lynx
vs Washington Mystics
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 25 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 94 |
| WSH | 26 | 16 | 25 | 17 | 84 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Minnesota Lynx finished ahead of Washington Mystics, 94-84, a 10-point margin. The first-half totals were 49 for Minnesota Lynx and 42 for Washington Mystics; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 45 and 42. The combined final of 178 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: MIN 25-WSH 26, 25-26 cumulative; 2Q: MIN 24-WSH 16, 49-42 cumulative; 3Q: MIN 26-WSH 25, 75-67 cumulative; 4Q: MIN 19-WSH 17, 94-84 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 Washington Mystics's high was 26; the final separation was 10 points.
The first-half margin was 7 points, compared with 3 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.
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. Washington Mystics are 16-12, No. 7 overall and No. 3 in the East, 2.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +282 and -47.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Minnesota Lynx stood at 27-6 across 33 games and Washington Mystics at 18-13 across 31. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 5-0 and 4-1. Scoring in those short windows was 467-402 for the away team and 430-405 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 Washington Mystics 1; aggregate scoring was 251-244. The teams are separated by 6 places in the overall order and by 8 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.