Minnesota Lynx @ Washington Mystics
- Ariel Atkins misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Brittney Sykes misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Julie Vanloo misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Julie Vanloo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaliyah Edwards assists)
- Brittney Sykes makes driving layup
- Ariel Atkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaliyah Edwards assists)
- Ariel Atkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Stefanie Dolson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Stefanie Dolson makes 3-foot layup (Julie Vanloo assists)
- Karlie Samuelson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ariel Atkins assists)
- Ariel Atkins misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Ariel Atkins misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier blocks Emily Engstler 's 4-foot driving layup
- Emily Engstler makes layup (Shatori Walker-Kimbrough assists)
- Shakira Austin misses driving layup
- Shakira Austin misses layup
- Jade Melbourne makes driving layup
- Karlie Samuelson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes 10-foot jumper
- Karlie Samuelson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Shatori Walker-Kimbrough misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jade Melbourne makes 3-foot layup (Emily Engstler assists)
- Shatori Walker-Kimbrough misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Emily Engstler makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Ariel Atkins assists)
- Ariel Atkins makes 25-foot three pointer
- Sika Kone misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Ariel Atkins makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Sika Kone assists)
- Shatori Walker-Kimbrough misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Brittney Sykes makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Stefanie Dolson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ariel Atkins assists)
- Ariel Atkins makes 12-foot running pullup jump shot
- Brittney Sykes misses driving layup
- Brittney Sykes makes two point shot
- Aaliyah Edwards makes 2-foot layup (Julie Vanloo assists)
- Stefanie Dolson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Sykes misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Stefanie Dolson misses layup
- Brittney Sykes misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
- Brittney Sykes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ariel Atkins assists)
- Julie Vanloo misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ariel Atkins misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Ariel Atkins misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Julie Vanloo misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaliyah Edwards misses two point shot
- Brittney Sykes misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Stefanie Dolson makes 28-foot three point shot (Brittney Sykes assists)
- Shakira Austin misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Shakira Austin misses layup
- Shakira Austin misses 11-foot two point shot
- Shatori Walker-Kimbrough misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Karlie Samuelson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Emily Engstler assists)
- Shakira Austin makes driving layup (Shatori Walker-Kimbrough assists)
- Jade Melbourne makes 5-foot two point shot
- Jade Melbourne makes 28-foot three pointer (Emily Engstler assists)
- Jade Melbourne misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Emily Engstler misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaliyah Edwards misses layup
- Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes jumper (Stefanie Dolson assists)
- Julie Vanloo makes 27-foot three point jumper (Stefanie Dolson assists)
- Stefanie Dolson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Julie Vanloo assists)
- Julie Vanloo misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Brittney Sykes makes driving layup
- Brittney Sykes misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Julie Vanloo misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Brittney Sykes misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Aaliyah Edwards makes 2-foot layup (Julie Vanloo assists)
- Brittney Sykes makes driving layup
- Brittney Sykes misses 14-foot two point shot
- Brittney Sykes misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Julie Vanloo misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Aaliyah Edwards blocks Napheesa Collier 's 6-foot layup
- Kayla McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alanna Smith assists)
- Bridget Carleton misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Alanna Smith makes layup (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Kayla McBride makes 17-foot jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
- Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams makes 13-foot jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
- Bridget Carleton misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Bridget Carleton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
- Alanna Smith misses driving layup
- Courtney Williams makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Alanna Smith assists)
- Kayla McBride misses two point shot
- Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Emily Engstler blocks Myisha Hines-Allen 's 6-foot driving layup
- Napheesa Collier misses 14-foot two point shot
- Myisha Hines-Allen makes 2-foot layup (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Dorka Juhasz misses 43-foot three point jumper
- Natisha Hiedeman makes driving layup
- Natisha Hiedeman makes 32-foot three point jumper (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
- Dorka Juhasz misses layup
- Karlie Samuelson blocks Cecilia Zandalasini 's 3-foot two point shot
- Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Natisha Hiedeman makes 20-foot step back jumpshot (Cecilia Zandalasini assists)
- Cecilia Zandalasini makes 25-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Natisha Hiedeman misses driving layup
- Bridget Carleton misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Alanna Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
- Kayla McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Alanna Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams misses driving floating jump shot
- Napheesa Collier makes 10-foot two point shot (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Bridget Carleton misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Alanna Smith misses layup
- Bridget Carleton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams makes 20-foot running pullup jump shot
- Courtney Williams misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
- Natisha Hiedeman misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Myisha Hines-Allen misses two point shot
- Napheesa Collier misses layup
- Kayla McBride misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier misses 12-foot two point shot
- Myisha Hines-Allen misses layup
- Napheesa Collier makes tip shot
- Bridget Carleton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Bridget Carleton misses driving floating jump shot
- Bridget Carleton makes 13-foot two point shot
- Napheesa Collier misses layup
- Myisha Hines-Allen misses 7-foot two point shot
- Kayla McBride misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Myisha Hines-Allen makes two point shot
- Natisha Hiedeman makes two point shot
- Napheesa Collier makes layup (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
- Myisha Hines-Allen makes driving layup (Kayla McBride assists)
- Napheesa Collier misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier makes two point shot
- Courtney Williams makes 13-foot two point shot (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Napheesa Collier makes 4-foot two point shot (Kayla McBride assists)
- Bridget Carleton makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Kayla McBride assists)
LYNX
MYSTICS
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Napheesa Collier vs. Aaliyah Edwards (Alanna Smith gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:53 | Kayla McBride back court turnover | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:44 | Stefanie Dolson out of bounds bad pass turnover | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:30 | Aaliyah Edwards blocks Napheesa Collier 's 6-foot layup | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:27 | Stefanie Dolson defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:20 | Ariel Atkins misses 18-foot pullup jump shot | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:18 | Alanna Smith defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:10 | Kayla McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alanna Smith assists) | 3 | 0 | |
| 8:50 | Brittney Sykes misses 21-foot pullup jump shot | 3 | 0 | |
| 8:48 | Alanna Smith defensive rebound | 3 | 0 | |
| 8:32 | Bridget Carleton misses 24-foot three point jumper | 3 | 0 | |
| 8:28 | Ariel Atkins defensive rebound | 3 | 0 | |
| 8:24 | Julie Vanloo misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot | 3 | 0 | |
| 8:20 | Alanna Smith defensive rebound | 3 | 0 | |
| 8:10 | Alanna Smith makes layup (Bridget Carleton assists) | 5 | 0 | |
| 7:44 | Julie Vanloo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaliyah Edwards assists) | 5 | 3 | |
| 7:24 | Kayla McBride makes 17-foot jumper (Courtney Williams assists) | 7 | 3 | |
| 7:14 | Brittney Sykes makes driving layup | 7 | 5 | |
| 7:03 | Stefanie Dolson personal foul | 7 | 5 | |
| 6:57 | Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot | 7 | 5 | |
| 6:55 | Aaliyah Edwards defensive rebound | 7 | 5 | |
| 6:45 | Ariel Atkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaliyah Edwards assists) | 7 | 8 | |
| 6:33 | Kayla McBride out of bounds lost ball turnover | 7 | 8 | |
| 6:12 | Ariel Atkins misses 25-foot three point jumper | 7 | 8 | |
| 6:09 | Napheesa Collier defensive rebound | 7 | 8 | |
| 6:00 | Kayla McBride out of bounds bad pass turnover | 7 | 8 | |
| 5:41 | Stefanie Dolson misses 27-foot three point jumper | 7 | 8 | |
| 5:39 | Lynx defensive team rebound | 7 | 8 | |
| 5:27 | Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper | 7 | 8 | |
| 5:24 | Brittney Sykes defensive rebound | 7 | 8 | |
| 5:08 | Stefanie Dolson makes 3-foot layup (Julie Vanloo assists) | 7 | 10 | |
| 4:57 | Official timeout | 7 | 10 | |
| 4:57 | Karlie Samuelson enters the game for Aaliyah Edwards | 7 | 10 | |
| 4:57 | Emily Engstler enters the game for Julie Vanloo | 7 | 10 | |
| 4:55 | Courtney Williams makes 13-foot jumper (Kayla McBride assists) | 9 | 10 | |
| 4:37 | Karlie Samuelson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ariel Atkins assists) | 9 | 13 | |
| 4:17 | Emily Engstler kicked ball violation | 9 | 13 | |
| 4:05 | Bridget Carleton misses 24-foot three point jumper | 9 | 13 | |
| 4:02 | Stefanie Dolson defensive rebound | 9 | 13 | |
| 3:45 | Ariel Atkins misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot | 9 | 13 | |
| 3:41 | Bridget Carleton defensive rebound | 9 | 13 | |
| 3:30 | Bridget Carleton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists) | 12 | 13 | |
| 3:09 | Ariel Atkins misses 23-foot three point jumper | 12 | 13 | |
| 3:08 | Napheesa Collier defensive rebound | 12 | 13 | |
| 2:57 | Alanna Smith misses driving layup | 12 | 13 | |
| 2:54 | Alanna Smith offensive rebound | 12 | 13 | |
| 2:51 | Courtney Williams makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Alanna Smith assists) | 14 | 13 | |
| 2:32 | Ariel Atkins bad pass (Bridget Carleton steals) | 14 | 13 | |
| 2:24 | Kayla McBride misses two point shot | 14 | 13 | |
| 2:21 | Karlie Samuelson defensive rebound | 14 | 13 | |
| 2:14 | Napheesa Collier blocks Emily Engstler 's 4-foot driving layup | 14 | 13 | |
| 2:11 | Courtney Williams defensive rebound | 14 | 13 | |
| 2:04 | Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper | 14 | 13 | |
| 2:01 | Brittney Sykes defensive rebound | 14 | 13 | |
| 2:00 | Courtney Williams personal foul | 14 | 13 | |
| 2:00 | Shakira Austin enters the game for Ariel Atkins | 14 | 13 | |
| 2:00 | Jade Melbourne enters the game for Brittney Sykes | 14 | 13 | |
| 2:00 | Shatori Walker-Kimbrough enters the game for Stefanie Dolson | 14 | 13 | |
| 2:00 | Natisha Hiedeman enters the game for Alanna Smith | 14 | 13 | |
| 2:00 | Myisha Hines-Allen enters the game for Courtney Williams | 14 | 13 | |
| 1:40 | Emily Engstler makes layup (Shatori Walker-Kimbrough assists) | 14 | 15 | |
| 1:23 | Emily Engstler blocks Myisha Hines-Allen 's 6-foot driving layup | 14 | 15 | |
| 1:22 | Jade Melbourne defensive rebound | 14 | 15 | |
| 1:20 | Jade Melbourne out of bounds bad pass turnover | 14 | 15 | |
| 1:20 | Cecilia Zandalasini enters the game for Bridget Carleton | 14 | 15 | |
| 1:04 | Napheesa Collier misses 14-foot two point shot | 14 | 15 | |
| 1:01 | Shakira Austin defensive rebound | 14 | 15 | |
| 54.1 | Shakira Austin misses driving layup | 14 | 15 | |
| 51.2 | Napheesa Collier defensive rebound | 14 | 15 | |
| 47.1 | Emily Engstler shooting foul | 14 | 15 | |
| 47.1 | Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 15 | |
| 47.1 | Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 15 | |
| 30.0 | Shakira Austin misses layup | 16 | 15 | |
| 28.1 | Cecilia Zandalasini defensive rebound | 16 | 15 | |
| 12.1 | Myisha Hines-Allen makes 2-foot layup (Natisha Hiedeman assists) | 18 | 15 | |
| 4.0 | Jade Melbourne makes driving layup | 18 | 17 | |
| 4.0 | Natisha Hiedeman shooting foul | 18 | 17 | |
| 4.0 | Dorka Juhasz enters the game for Napheesa Collier | 18 | 17 | |
| 4.0 | Jade Melbourne misses free throw 1 of 1 | 18 | 17 | |
| 1.1 | Dorka Juhasz defensive rebound | 18 | 17 | |
| 0.0 | Dorka Juhasz misses 43-foot three point jumper | 18 | 17 | |
| 0.0 | Lynx offensive team rebound | 18 | 17 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 18 | 17 | |
Regular Season Series
MIN wins 4-0
Game Information
CareFirst Arena
8:00 PM, 8 September 2024
Washington, DC
Attendance: 4,200
- Referees:
- Jeff Smith
- Tim Greene
- Sarah Williams
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 |
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 30 | 14 | .682 | - | W6 |
| New York | 27 | 17 | .614 | 3 | W3 |
| Indiana | 24 | 20 | .545 | 6 | W3 |
| Washington | 16 | 28 | .364 | 14 | L10 |
| Connecticut | 11 | 33 | .250 | 19 | L2 |
| Chicago | 10 | 34 | .227 | 20 | L4 |

