| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MIN | 12 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 77 |
 WSH | 21 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 66 |
L. Betts led all scorers (13 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST). The game turned on a 19-0 Lynx run. The Lynx lived in the paint, 36 points to 26, and that was the margin. Lynx won Q3 by 19 (26–7), the period that decided it. Field goals: Lynx 43%, Mystics 28%. From deep: Lynx 28%, Mystics 25%. Rebounds: Lynx 39, Mystics 37. Turnovers: Lynx 22, Mystics 16. Points in the paint: Lynx 36, Mystics 26.
The Lynx lead the Western Conference by 2, losers of 2 straight, 7-3 over their last 10. The Mystics sit 4th in the Eastern Conference, 2 games back, coming off a loss, 6-4 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.
Saylor Poffenbarger makes layupScore68-55Nyla Harris makes layup (Lucy Olsen assists)Score68-57Jaylyn Sherrod makes driving layupScore70-57Kamaria McDaniel makes free throw 1 of 2Score70-58Darianna Littlepage-Buggs makes free throw 1 of 2Score70-59Darianna Littlepage-Buggs makes free throw 1 of 2Score70-60Darianna Littlepage-Buggs makes free throw 2 of 2Score70-61Jaylyn Sherrod makes driving layupScore72-61Lani White makes free throw 2 of 2Score73-61Jaylyn Sherrod makes running layupScore75-61Christeen Iwuala makes free throw 1 of 2Score75-62Nyla Harris makes two point shotScore75-64Jaylyn Sherrod makes driving layup (Sakima Walker assists)Score77-64Christeen Iwuala makes 2-foot floating jump shot (Kamaria McDaniel assists)Score77-66Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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