Los Angeles Sparks @ Minnesota Lynx
- Seimone Augustus misses 19-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes 14-foot jumper (Sylvia Fowles assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 17-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses 17-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore makes 15-foot two point shot
- Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson makes two point shot (Sylvia Fowles assists)
- Sylvia Fowles makes driving layup (Jia Perkins assists)
- Candace Parker blocks Sylvia Fowles's jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses driving layup
- Maya Moore makes two point shot
- Jia Perkins makes 11-foot two point shot
- Janel McCarville makes 20-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
- Janel McCarville makes 16-foot jumper (Jia Perkins assists)
- Renee Montgomery misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Natasha Howard makes layup
- Jia Perkins misses 43-foot three point jumper
- Renee Montgomery misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Anna Cruz makes 16-foot jumper (Janel McCarville assists)
- Renee Montgomery misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 10-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
- Anna Cruz misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses 19-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 17-foot jumper
- Sylvia Fowles misses free throw 1 of 2
- Sylvia Fowles misses free throw 2 of 2
- Maya Moore misses 16-foot two point jumper
- Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sylvia Fowles assists)
- Maya Moore makes driving layup
- Rebekkah Brunson misses layup
- Rebekkah Brunson makes two point shot
- Sylvia Fowles misses 4-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Lindsay Whalen makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jia Perkins misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot
- Seimone Augustus makes technical free throw
- Maya Moore misses 13-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 17-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 20-foot jumper
- Candace Parker blocks Sylvia Fowles 's 3-foot layup
- Seimone Augustus makes jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Sylvia Fowles misses layup
- Maya Moore misses 12-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 18-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 15-foot jumper
- Candace Parker blocks Sylvia Fowles's layup
- Maya Moore misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Natasha Howard misses 15-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses layup
- Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot
- Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 1
- Anna Cruz misses 14-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes 20-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natasha Howard assists)
- Jia Perkins makes 9-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike blocks Natasha Howard 's 3-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses jumper
- Anna Cruz misses 14-foot two point jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes driving layup
- Seimone Augustus misses free throw 1 of 1
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes 8-foot jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 1
- Seimone Augustus misses 12-foot jumper
- Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot
- Seimone Augustus makes 5-foot two point shot (Sylvia Fowles assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sylvia Fowles misses layup
- Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
- Candace Parker blocks Maya Moore 's 4-foot layup
- Seimone Augustus misses 16-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes layup (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson makes layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 1
- Maya Moore makes jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Jia Perkins makes 14-foot jumper
- Alana Beard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Alana Beard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Essence Carson makes driving layup (Candace Parker assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Kristi Toliver misses 21-foot jumper
- Essence Carson misses driving layup
- Candace Parker misses 10-foot jumper
- Essence Carson makes 19-foot jumper
- Essence Carson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kristi Toliver makes 22-foot
- Kristi Toliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
- Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
- Alana Beard misses 12-foot jumper
- Kristi Toliver makes driving layup
- Candace Parker misses 5-foot jumper
- Jantel Lavender makes 21-foot jumper (Alana Beard assists)
- Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jantel Lavender misses 21-foot jumper
- Jantel Lavender misses 16-foot jumper
- Chelsea Gray makes driving layup
- Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Ana Dabovic assists)
- Ana Dabovic misses 11-foot jumper
- Jantel Lavender misses 4-foot hook shot
- Candace Parker makes 4-foot jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
- Candace Parker misses 19-foot jumper
- Chelsea Gray misses 7-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 1
- Candace Parker misses 22-foot jumper
- Essence Carson misses 8-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike misses free throw 2 of 2
- Essence Carson misses 7-foot jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 20-foot jumper
- Candace Parker misses three point jumper
- Sylvia Fowles blocks Candace Parker 's 3-foot jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot
- Maya Moore blocks Alana Beard's layup
- Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Alana Beard makes 18-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)
- Alana Beard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Alana Beard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kristi Toliver misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 11-foot jumper
- Alana Beard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Essence Carson assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup (Alana Beard assists)
- Alana Beard misses driving layup
- Candace Parker makes layup (Essence Carson assists)
- Kristi Toliver makes 23-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
- Candace Parker makes layup (Essence Carson assists)
- Essence Carson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Essence Carson misses driving layup
- Chelsea Gray misses 18-foot jumper
- Alana Beard misses layup
- Nneka Ogwumike misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jantel Lavender makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
- Alana Beard makes 16-foot jumper
- Chelsea Gray misses 60-foot three point jumper
- Chelsea Gray makes 4-foot two point shot
- Alana Beard makes driving layup
- Alana Beard makes free throw 1 of 1
- Rebekkah Brunson blocks Candace Parker's layup
- Alana Beard misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chelsea Gray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chelsea Gray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Essence Carson makes 20-foot jumper
- Jantel Lavender misses 17-foot jumper
- Jantel Lavender misses 17-foot jumper
- Jantel Lavender misses 17-foot jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Alana Beard assists)
- Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Alana Beard misses driving layup
- Chelsea Gray misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chelsea Gray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chelsea Gray misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses driving layup
- Essence Carson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Candace Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Essence Carson makes layup
- Essence Carson misses jumper
- Chelsea Gray misses 4-foot jumper
SPARKS
LYNX
| TIME | PLAY | LA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Nneka Ogwumike vs. Sylvia Fowles (Kristi Toliver gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:37 | Seimone Augustus shooting foul (Alana Beard draws the foul) | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:37 | Alana Beard misses free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:37 | Los Angeles offensive team rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:37 | Alana Beard makes free throw 2 of 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9:15 | Seimone Augustus misses 19-foot jumper | 1 | 0 | |
| 9:15 | Sylvia Fowles offensive rebound | 1 | 0 | |
| 9:11 | Lindsay Whalen makes 14-foot jumper (Sylvia Fowles assists) | 1 | 2 | |
| 8:51 | Essence Carson makes driving layup (Candace Parker assists) | 3 | 2 | |
| 8:34 | Rebekkah Brunson misses 17-foot jumper | 3 | 2 | |
| 8:33 | Kristi Toliver defensive rebound | 3 | 2 | |
| 8:30 | Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists) | 5 | 2 | |
| 8:12 | Lindsay Whalen misses 17-foot jumper | 5 | 2 | |
| 8:11 | Rebekkah Brunson offensive rebound | 5 | 2 | |
| 8:07 | Seimone Augustus misses 23-foot three point jumper | 5 | 2 | |
| 8:06 | Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound | 5 | 2 | |
| 7:54 | Kristi Toliver misses 21-foot jumper | 5 | 2 | |
| 7:52 | Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound | 5 | 2 | |
| 7:43 | Essence Carson personal foul (Rebekkah Brunson draws the foul) | 5 | 2 | |
| 7:35 | Candace Parker personal foul (Maya Moore draws the foul) | 5 | 2 | |
| 7:33 | Seimone Augustus offensive foul (Kristi Toliver draws the foul) | 5 | 2 | |
| 7:33 | Seimone Augustus turnover | 5 | 2 | |
| 7:13 | Essence Carson misses driving layup | 5 | 2 | |
| 7:11 | Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound | 5 | 2 | |
| 7:05 | Maya Moore makes 15-foot two point shot | 5 | 4 | |
| 6:43 | Candace Parker misses 10-foot jumper | 5 | 4 | |
| 6:43 | Seimone Augustus defensive rebound | 5 | 4 | |
| 6:35 | Jia Perkins enters the game for Seimone Augustus | 5 | 4 | |
| 6:28 | Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper | 5 | 4 | |
| 6:26 | Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound | 5 | 4 | |
| 6:07 | Essence Carson makes 19-foot jumper | 7 | 4 | |
| 5:45 | Rebekkah Brunson makes two point shot (Sylvia Fowles assists) | 7 | 6 | |
| 5:30 | Essence Carson misses 23-foot three point jumper | 7 | 6 | |
| 5:28 | Jia Perkins defensive rebound | 7 | 6 | |
| 5:20 | Maya Moore Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover | 7 | 6 | |
| 4:58 | Kristi Toliver makes 22-foot | 10 | 6 | |
| 4:41 | Sylvia Fowles makes driving layup (Jia Perkins assists) | 10 | 8 | |
| 4:33 | Kristi Toliver misses 25-foot three point jumper | 10 | 8 | |
| 4:31 | Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound | 10 | 8 | |
| 4:16 | Candace Parker blocks Sylvia Fowles's jumper | 10 | 8 | |
| 4:13 | Essence Carson defensive rebound | 10 | 8 | |
| 4:09 | Essence Carson lost ball turnover (Jia Perkins steals) | 10 | 8 | |
| 4:03 | Lindsay Whalen misses driving layup | 10 | 8 | |
| 4:01 | Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound | 10 | 8 | |
| 3:45 | Nneka Ogwumike misses 22-foot three point jumper | 10 | 8 | |
| 3:43 | Maya Moore defensive rebound | 10 | 8 | |
| 3:36 | Maya Moore makes two point shot | 10 | 10 | |
| 3:14 | Maya Moore shooting block foul (Candace Parker draws the foul) | 10 | 10 | |
| 3:14 | Full timeout | 10 | 10 | |
| 3:14 | Chelsea Gray enters the game for Essence Carson | 10 | 10 | |
| 3:14 | Jantel Lavender enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike | 10 | 10 | |
| 3:14 | Natasha Howard enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson | 10 | 10 | |
| 3:14 | Renee Montgomery enters the game for Lindsay Whalen | 10 | 10 | |
| 3:14 | Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 10 | |
| 3:14 | Los Angeles offensive team rebound | 10 | 10 | |
| 3:14 | Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 10 | |
| 3:13 | Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound | 10 | 10 | |
| 2:58 | Jia Perkins makes 11-foot two point shot | 10 | 12 | |
| 2:38 | Alana Beard misses 12-foot jumper | 10 | 12 | |
| 2:36 | Natasha Howard defensive rebound | 10 | 12 | |
| 2:25 | Sylvia Fowles bad pass (Candace Parker steals) | 10 | 12 | |
| 2:10 | Kristi Toliver makes driving layup | 12 | 12 | |
| 1:58 | Alana Beard personal foul (Maya Moore draws the foul) | 12 | 12 | |
| 1:58 | Janel McCarville enters the game for Sylvia Fowles | 12 | 12 | |
| 1:47 | Janel McCarville makes 20-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists) | 12 | 14 | |
| 1:29 | Candace Parker misses 5-foot jumper | 12 | 14 | |
| 1:28 | Natasha Howard defensive rebound | 12 | 14 | |
| 1:14 | Janel McCarville makes 16-foot jumper (Jia Perkins assists) | 12 | 16 | |
| 56.0 | Jantel Lavender makes 21-foot jumper (Alana Beard assists) | 14 | 16 | |
| 37.0 | Renee Montgomery misses 23-foot three point jumper | 14 | 16 | |
| 36.0 | Natasha Howard offensive rebound | 14 | 16 | |
| 35.0 | Natasha Howard makes layup | 14 | 18 | |
| 22.0 | Janel McCarville personal foul (Jantel Lavender draws the foul) | 14 | 18 | |
| 22.0 | Nneka Ogwumike enters the game for Candace Parker | 14 | 18 | |
| 15.0 | Alana Beard vs. Janel McCarville (Nneka Ogwumike gains possession) | 14 | 18 | |
| 7.0 | Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper | 14 | 18 | |
| 6.0 | Los Angeles offensive team rebound | 14 | 18 | |
| 4.0 | Jantel Lavender misses 21-foot jumper | 14 | 18 | |
| 2.0 | Jia Perkins defensive rebound | 14 | 18 | |
| 0.0 | Jia Perkins misses 43-foot three point jumper | 14 | 18 | |
| 0.0 | Minnesota offensive team rebound | 14 | 18 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 14 | 18 | |
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Target Center
1:00 AM, 12 October 2016
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 12,832
- Referees:
- Roy Gulbeyan
- Michael Price
- Billy Smith
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 34 | 10 | .773 | - | W1 |
| Las Vegas | 30 | 14 | .682 | 4 | W16 |
| Phoenix | 27 | 17 | .614 | 7 | L3 |
| Seattle | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11 | W1 |
| Golden State | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11 | L3 |
| Los Angeles | 21 | 23 | .477 | 13 | L1 |
| Dallas | 10 | 34 | .227 | 24 | W1 |

