Napheesa Collier scores 29 points, Lynx beat the Sky 88-79
CHICAGO -- — Napheesa Collier scored 29 points, Jessica Shepard added 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Chicago Sky 88-79 on Tuesday night.
Minnesota scored the opening seven points of the fourth quarter to take a 72-62 lead. Kayla McBride made a long 2-pointer to extend it to 81-71 and Shepard added a jumper from the free-throw line with 3:01 left for a 12-point advantage.
After a Chicago turnover, Lindsay Allen made two free throws with 23.1 seconds left for an 85-79 lead. Collier added two free throws on Minnesota's next possession for an eight-point lead.
McBride finished with 13 points and Nikolina Milic added 12 points for Minneapolis (14-15). Rachel Banham, who has not played since July 12 due to a broken right thumb, scored three points in seven minutes. Dorka Juhasz did not play for the second straight game.
Collier, who picked up her fourth foul with 5:06 remaining in the third quarter, finished 10 of 18 from the field to help Minnesota shoot 52%.
Kahleah Copper scored 15 of her 23 points in the first half for Chicago (12-16), which had a three-game win streak snapped. Elizabeth Williams scored a season-high 18 points and Courtney Williams scored all 12 of her points in the second half. Marina Mabrey added 11 points.
Ruthy Hebard didn't play as she was serving a one-game suspension for coming off the bench in an altercation on Sunday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Maj Forsberg
- Tiara Cruse
- Intae Hwang
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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Minnesota | 22 | 5 | .815 | - | L1 |
Phoenix | 16 | 9 | .640 | 5 | W1 |
Seattle | 15 | 11 | .577 | 6.5 | L1 |
Las Vegas | 13 | 13 | .500 | 8.5 | W1 |
Golden State | 11 | 13 | .458 | 9.5 | L1 |
Los Angeles | 11 | 14 | .440 | 10 | W5 |
Dallas | 7 | 19 | .269 | 14.5 | L2 |
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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New York | 17 | 7 | .708 | - | L1 |
Atlanta | 15 | 10 | .600 | 2.5 | W2 |
Indiana | 14 | 12 | .538 | 4 | W2 |
Washington | 12 | 13 | .480 | 5.5 | L1 |
Chicago | 7 | 18 | .280 | 10.5 | L5 |
Connecticut | 4 | 20 | .167 | 13 | W1 |