| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MIN | 24 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 85 |
 CHI | 22 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 75 |
N. Howard led all scorers (26 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST). K. Cardoso answered with 17 for the Sky, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 10-0 Sky run. The Lynx won the glass 54–28, and that was the margin. Lynx won Q2 by 12 (28–16), the period that decided it. Field goals: Lynx 43%, Sky 32%. From deep: Lynx 25%, Sky 21%. Rebounds: Lynx 54, Sky 28. Turnovers: Lynx 24, Sky 11. Points in the paint: Lynx 42, Sky 30.
The Lynx lead the Western Conference by 2, losers of 2 straight, 7-3 over their last 10. The Sky sit 5th in the Eastern Conference, 11 games back, losers of 3 straight, 4-6 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.
Sydney Taylor makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshotScore70-67Kayla McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natasha Howard assists)Score73-67Kayla McBride makes 25-foot three point jumper (Natasha Howard assists)Score76-67Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 2Score77-67Natasha Howard makes free throw 2 of 2Score78-67Kamilla Cardoso makes free throw 1 of 2Score78-68Kamilla Cardoso makes free throw 2 of 2Score78-69Kamilla Cardoso makes two point shotScore78-71Olivia Miles makes free throw 2 of 2Score79-71Azura Stevens makes layup (Skylar Diggins assists)Score79-73Courtney Williams makes driving layupScore81-73Kamilla Cardoso makes running layup (Skylar Diggins assists)Score81-75Kayla McBride makes 1-foot layup (Natasha Howard assists)Score83-75Courtney Williams makes 18-foot pullup jump shotScore85-75Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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