| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MIN | 18 | 22 | 28 | 22 | 90 |
 DAL | 28 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 86 |
Minnesota Lynx survived it 90–86 — a 4-point game that stayed live to the final whistle. P. Bueckers led all scorers (27 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST). The game turned on a 9-0 Wings run. It changed hands 7 times and was tied on 6 separate occasions. The Lynx lived in the paint, 48 points to 40, and that was the margin. Wings won Q1 by 10 (18–28), the period that decided it. Field goals: Lynx 60%, Wings 46%. From deep: Lynx 46%, Wings 29%. Rebounds: Lynx 31, Wings 26. Turnovers: Lynx 17, Wings 13. Points in the paint: Lynx 48, Wings 40.
The Lynx lead the Western Conference by 2, losers of 2 straight, 7-3 over their last 10. The Wings sit 4th in the Western Conference, 7 games back, winners of 4 straight, 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.
Olivia Miles makes driving layupScore78-79Jessica Shepard makes 3-foot layup (Paige Bueckers assists)Score78-81Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2Score79-81Paige Bueckers makes free throw 1 of 2Score79-82Paige Bueckers makes free throw 2 of 2Score79-83Natasha Howard makes 2-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)Score81-83Natasha Howard makes 1-foot layup (Olivia Miles assists)Score83-83Odyssey Sims makes 18-foot pullup jump shotScore83-85Olivia Miles makes driving layupScore85-85Natasha Howard makes 1-foot layup (Olivia Miles assists)Score87-85Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2Score88-85Paige Bueckers makes free throw 2 of 2Score88-86Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2Score89-86Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2Score90-86Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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