| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 POR | 21 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 74 |
 MIN | 35 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 107 |
N. Howard led all scorers (18 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST). F. Buhner answered with 10 for the Fire, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 8-0 Fire run. The Lynx lived in the paint, 60 points to 36, and that was the margin. Lynx won Q1 by 14 (21–35), the period that decided it. Field goals: Fire 41%, Lynx 55%. From deep: Fire 33%, Lynx 43%. Rebounds: Fire 27, Lynx 40. Turnovers: Fire 22, Lynx 13. Points in the paint: Fire 36, Lynx 60.
The Lynx lead the Western Conference by 2, losers of 2 straight, 7-3 over their last 10. The Fire sit 5th in the Western Conference, 15 games back, coming off a loss, 5-5 over their last 10.
The most recent baskets, with the running score beside each one. Basketball scores too often to list a game end to end, so this is the latest stretch of it rather than the whole.
Courtney Williams makes 23-foot three pointerScore65-92Eliska Hamzova makes driving layup (Antonia Delaere assists)Score65-94Frieda Buhner makes 3-foot layup (Nyadiew Puoch assists)Score67-94Frieda Buhner makes free throw 1 of 1Score68-94Eliska Hamzova makes driving layup (Antonia Delaere assists)Score68-96Anastasiia Olairi Kosu makes two point shotScore68-98Anastasiia Olairi Kosu makes 24-foot three point jumper (Maya Caldwell assists)Score68-101Luisa Geiselsoder makes 23-foot three point jumper (Holly Winterburn assists)Score71-101Maya Caldwell makes 2-foot layup (Teaira McCowan assists)Score71-103Maya Caldwell makes free throw 1 of 2Score71-104Maya Caldwell makes free throw 2 of 2Score71-105Frieda Buhner makes free throw 2 of 2Score72-105Anastasiia Olairi Kosu makes 11-foot jumperScore72-107Serah Williams makes layup (Holly Winterburn assists)Score74-107Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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