| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MIN | 23 | 29 | 22 | 25 | 99 |
 LA | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 83 |
O. Miles led all scorers (31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST). R. Burrell answered with 19 for the Sparks, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 10-0 Sparks run. The Lynx lived in the paint, 52 points to 36, and that was the margin. Lynx won Q2 by 11 (29–18), the period that decided it. Field goals: Lynx 56%, Sparks 42%. From deep: Lynx 43%, Sparks 27%. Rebounds: Lynx 34, Sparks 26. Turnovers: Lynx 20, Sparks 19. Points in the paint: Lynx 52, Sparks 36.
The Lynx lead the Western Conference by 2, losers of 2 straight, 7-3 over their last 10. The Sparks sit 6th in the Western Conference, 16 games back, winners of 2 straight, 3-7 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.
Emma Cannon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sania Feagin assists)Score89-72Teaira McCowan makes 3-foot layup (Maya Caldwell assists)Score91-72Emma Cannon makes free throw 1 of 2Score91-73Emma Cannon makes free throw 2 of 2Score91-74Jihyun Park makes running layupScore91-76Chance Gray makes 30-foot three point jumper (Emma Cannon assists)Score91-79Maya Caldwell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eliska Hamzova assists)Score94-79Ta'Niya Latson makes free throw 1 of 2Score94-80Ta'Niya Latson makes free throw 2 of 2Score94-81Anastasiia Olairi Kosu makes driving layup (Eliska Hamzova assists)Score96-81Chance Gray makes free throw 1 of 2Score96-82Chance Gray makes free throw 2 of 2Score96-83Maya Caldwell makes free throw 1 of 1Score97-83Anastasiia Olairi Kosu makes driving layup (Eliska Hamzova assists)Score99-83Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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