Minnesota Lynx @ Connecticut Sun
Shot Chart
- Tina Charles misses 7-foot two point shot
- Leila Lacan misses driving layup
- Aneesah Morrow misses two point shot
- Leila Lacan makes 11-foot jumper
- Leila Lacan misses 14-foot two point shot
- Alanna Smith blocks Aneesah Morrow 's 3-foot two point shot
- Lindsay Allen makes driving layup
- Marina Mabrey makes two point shot (Leila Lacan assists)
- Leila Lacan makes 2-foot two point shot
- Marina Mabrey misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Leila Lacan misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Tina Charles makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Leila Lacan assists)
- Saniya Rivers misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Tina Charles makes two point shot
- Napheesa Collier blocks Saniya Rivers 's 6-foot two point shot
- Tina Charles makes two point shot
- Marina Mabrey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leila Lacan assists)
- Marina Mabrey makes driving layup
- Napheesa Collier blocks Tina Charles 's 5-foot driving layup
- Aneesah Morrow misses driving layup
- Saniya Rivers makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Aaliyah Edwards assists)
- Saniya Rivers misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Natisha Hiedeman blocks Aneesah Morrow 's 5-foot driving layup
- Haley Peters misses 21-foot jumper
- Leila Lacan misses two point shot
- Aaliyah Edwards misses 19-foot jumper
- Mamignan Toure makes two point shot
- Maria Kliundikova blocks Tina Charles 's 8-foot pullup jump shot
- Leila Lacan misses 18-foot two point shot
- Leila Lacan misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Marina Mabrey makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
- Marina Mabrey misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Marina Mabrey misses 11-foot step back jumpshot
- Saniya Rivers misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Leila Lacan makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Tina Charles assists)
- Leila Lacan misses driving layup
- Haley Peters misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tina Charles makes two point shot (Marina Mabrey assists)
- Aneesah Morrow misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Marina Mabrey misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Saniya Rivers misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Tina Charles makes 13-foot jumper (Leila Lacan assists)
- Napheesa Collier blocks Aneesah Morrow 's 5-foot driving layup
- Tina Charles misses 5-foot two point shot
- Saniya Rivers makes 23-foot three point jumper (Leila Lacan assists)
- Aneesah Morrow makes driving layup (Tina Charles assists)
- Saniya Rivers misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Tina Charles misses 4-foot pullup jump shot
- Saniya Rivers misses driving layup
- Mamignan Toure makes 25-foot three pointer (Aaliyah Edwards assists)
- Marina Mabrey misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Mamignan Toure makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Allen assists)
- Aaliyah Edwards makes layup (Lindsay Allen assists)
- Tina Charles makes 11-foot two point shot (Lindsay Allen assists)
- Aaliyah Edwards makes 16-foot jumper (Marina Mabrey assists)
- Marina Mabrey makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tina Charles assists)
- Marina Mabrey misses running pullup jump shot
- Lindsay Allen misses driving floating jump shot
- Aaliyah Edwards misses 14-foot jumper
- Aaliyah Edwards misses driving layup
- Aneesah Morrow makes two point shot
- Saniya Rivers misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Lindsay Allen misses 12-foot jumper
- Saniya Rivers misses driving floating jump shot
- Marina Mabrey misses two point shot
- Aaliyah Edwards makes two point shot
- Mamignan Toure misses 6-foot two point shot
- Aneesah Morrow misses 5-foot two point shot
- Rayah Marshall misses driving layup
- Courtney Williams misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Alanna Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Alanna Smith makes layup (Napheesa Collier assists)
- Alanna Smith misses 8-foot jumper
- Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Alanna Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Napheesa Collier assists)
- Kayla McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alanna Smith assists)
- Courtney Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Napheesa Collier misses 7-foot two point shot
- Napheesa Collier makes 14-foot jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
- Alanna Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
- DiJonai Carrington misses driving layup
- Kayla McBride makes 27-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Kayla McBride misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Natisha Hiedeman misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Natisha Hiedeman makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
- Natisha Hiedeman makes driving layup
- Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- DiJonai Carrington misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams makes 26-foot three pointer (Maria Kliundikova assists)
- DiJonai Carrington makes two point shot (Jessica Shepard assists)
- Courtney Williams makes two point shot
- Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier misses 5-foot two point shot
- Courtney Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
- Bridget Carleton misses 12-foot jumper
- Napheesa Collier makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Leila Lacan blocks Natisha Hiedeman 's 4-foot two point shot
- Alanna Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride makes 27-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
- Courtney Williams misses 14-foot jumper
- Napheesa Collier makes tip shot
- Alanna Smith makes driving layup (Kayla McBride assists)
- Courtney Williams misses 17-foot jumper
- Napheesa Collier misses running pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier makes 4-foot layup (Kayla McBride assists)
- Bridget Carleton misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams misses 11-foot jumper
- Napheesa Collier makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)
- DiJonai Carrington misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jessica Shepard misses two point shot
- Lindsay Allen blocks Jessica Shepard 's 5-foot two point shot
- DiJonai Carrington makes two point shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Napheesa Collier misses 13-foot jumper
- Napheesa Collier misses 6-foot jumper
- Jessica Shepard makes driving layup (DiJonai Carrington assists)
- DiJonai Carrington misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- DiJonai Carrington makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)
- DiJonai Carrington makes 4-foot layup (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Maria Kliundikova misses 11-foot jumper
- DiJonai Carrington makes driving layup (Jessica Shepard assists)
- Alanna Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (DiJonai Carrington assists)
- Courtney Williams makes two point shot (DiJonai Carrington assists)
- Natisha Hiedeman misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Courtney Williams makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Alanna Smith makes driving layup (Kayla McBride assists)
- Kayla McBride makes 25-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
- Napheesa Collier makes 2-foot layup (Kayla McBride assists)
- Alanna Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Napheesa Collier assists)
- Napheesa Collier makes two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
- Maria Kliundikova misses 22-foot three point jumper
- DiJonai Carrington makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaylyn Sherrod assists)
- Natisha Hiedeman misses driving layup
LYNX
SUN
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | CON | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Alanna Smith vs. Aneesah Morrow (Courtney Williams gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:33 | shot clock turnover | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:15 | Tina Charles misses 7-foot two point shot | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:15 | Napheesa Collier defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:00 | Courtney Williams misses 18-foot pullup jump shot | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:59 | Tina Charles defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:51 | Bridget Carleton personal foul | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:46 | Leila Lacan misses driving layup | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:44 | Aneesah Morrow offensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:43 | Aneesah Morrow misses two point shot | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:40 | Leila Lacan offensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:39 | Leila Lacan makes 11-foot jumper | 0 | 2 | |
| 8:23 | Alanna Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper | 0 | 2 | |
| 8:22 | Marina Mabrey defensive rebound | 0 | 2 | |
| 7:59 | Leila Lacan misses 14-foot two point shot | 0 | 2 | |
| 7:55 | Aneesah Morrow offensive rebound | 0 | 2 | |
| 7:54 | Alanna Smith blocks Aneesah Morrow 's 3-foot two point shot | 0 | 2 | |
| 7:52 | Napheesa Collier vs. Aneesah Morrow (Kayla McBride gains possession) | 0 | 2 | |
| 7:52 | Aneesah Morrow offensive rebound | 0 | 2 | |
| 7:52 | Aneesah Morrow lost ball turnover | 0 | 2 | |
| 7:39 | Alanna Smith makes layup (Napheesa Collier assists) | 2 | 2 | |
| 7:30 | Lindsay Allen bad pass (Bridget Carleton steals) | 2 | 2 | |
| 7:07 | Alanna Smith misses 8-foot jumper | 2 | 2 | |
| 7:04 | Aneesah Morrow defensive rebound | 2 | 2 | |
| 6:54 | Lindsay Allen makes driving layup | 2 | 4 | |
| 6:37 | Tina Charles personal foul | 2 | 4 | |
| 6:30 | Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 2 | 4 | |
| 6:29 | Tina Charles defensive rebound | 2 | 4 | |
| 6:24 | Marina Mabrey makes two point shot (Leila Lacan assists) | 2 | 6 | |
| 6:11 | Alanna Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Napheesa Collier assists) | 5 | 6 | |
| 6:03 | Leila Lacan makes 2-foot two point shot | 5 | 8 | |
| 5:46 | Kayla McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alanna Smith assists) | 8 | 8 | |
| 5:32 | Lindsay Allen bad pass (Napheesa Collier steals) | 8 | 8 | |
| 5:21 | Courtney Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists) | 11 | 8 | |
| 5:03 | Marina Mabrey misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot | 11 | 8 | |
| 5:01 | Courtney Williams defensive rebound | 11 | 8 | |
| 4:50 | Napheesa Collier misses 7-foot two point shot | 11 | 8 | |
| 4:49 | Tina Charles defensive rebound | 11 | 8 | |
| 4:25 | Leila Lacan misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot | 11 | 8 | |
| 4:25 | Bridget Carleton defensive rebound | 11 | 8 | |
| 4:07 | Napheesa Collier makes 14-foot jumper (Courtney Williams assists) | 13 | 8 | |
| 4:00 | Sun Full timeout | 13 | 8 | |
| 4:00 | (04:00) [Lynx] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED) | 13 | 8 | |
| 4:00 | Saniya Rivers enters the game for Lindsay Allen | 13 | 8 | |
| 3:49 | Tina Charles makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Leila Lacan assists) | 13 | 10 | |
| 3:28 | Alanna Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists) | 16 | 10 | |
| 3:05 | Leila Lacan steps out of bounds turnover | 16 | 10 | |
| 3:05 | Aaliyah Edwards enters the game for Aneesah Morrow | 16 | 10 | |
| 2:41 | shot clock turnover | 16 | 10 | |
| 2:41 | Jessica Shepard enters the game for Bridget Carleton | 16 | 10 | |
| 2:41 | DiJonai Carrington enters the game for Alanna Smith | 16 | 10 | |
| 2:26 | Saniya Rivers misses 15-foot pullup jump shot | 16 | 10 | |
| 2:25 | Tina Charles offensive rebound | 16 | 10 | |
| 2:24 | Tina Charles makes two point shot | 16 | 12 | |
| 2:00 | DiJonai Carrington misses driving layup | 16 | 12 | |
| 1:58 | Marina Mabrey defensive rebound | 16 | 12 | |
| 1:54 | Napheesa Collier blocks Saniya Rivers 's 6-foot two point shot | 16 | 12 | |
| 1:53 | Tina Charles offensive rebound | 16 | 12 | |
| 1:53 | Tina Charles makes two point shot | 16 | 14 | |
| 1:44 | Natisha Hiedeman enters the game for Courtney Williams | 16 | 14 | |
| 1:37 | Kayla McBride makes 27-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists) | 19 | 14 | |
| 1:25 | Marina Mabrey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leila Lacan assists) | 19 | 17 | |
| 1:16 | Aaliyah Edwards kicked ball violation | 19 | 17 | |
| 1:16 | Mamignan Toure enters the game for Leila Lacan | 19 | 17 | |
| 1:01 | Kayla McBride misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot | 19 | 17 | |
| 1:00 | Aaliyah Edwards defensive rebound | 19 | 17 | |
| 52.0 | Marina Mabrey makes driving layup | 19 | 19 | |
| 41.7 | Natisha Hiedeman misses 26-foot three point jumper | 19 | 19 | |
| 37.1 | Marina Mabrey defensive rebound | 19 | 19 | |
| 29.1 | Napheesa Collier blocks Tina Charles 's 5-foot driving layup | 19 | 19 | |
| 25.6 | Napheesa Collier defensive rebound | 19 | 19 | |
| 8.2 | Natisha Hiedeman makes 8-foot pullup jump shot | 21 | 19 | |
| 1.4 | Saniya Rivers out of bounds lost ball turnover | 21 | 19 | |
| 1.4 | Maria Kliundikova enters the game for Napheesa Collier | 21 | 19 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 21 | 19 | |
Regular Season Series
MIN wins 3-0
Game Information
Mohegan Sun Arena
12:00 AM, 31 August 2025
Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 8,910
- Referees:
- Tim Greene
- Tiara Cruse
- 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 |

