| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CHI | 16 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 86 |
 MIN | 22 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 79 |
G. Jaquez led all scorers (20 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST). K. McBride answered with 20 for the Lynx, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 9-0 Sky run. It changed hands 6 times and was tied on 9 separate occasions. The Sky won the glass 39–35, and that was the margin. Sky won Q2 by 8 (24–16), the period that decided it. Field goals: Sky 45%, Lynx 44%. From deep: Sky 30%, Lynx 32%. Rebounds: Sky 39, Lynx 35. Turnovers: Sky 15, Lynx 15. Points in the paint: Sky 40, Lynx 40.
The Sky sit 5th in the Eastern Conference, 11 games back, losers of 3 straight, 4-6 over their last 10. The Lynx lead the Western Conference by 2, losers of 2 straight, 7-3 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.
Rachel Banham makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jacy Sheldon assists)Score74-66Olivia Miles makes 23-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)Score74-69Jacy Sheldon makes two point shot (Natasha Cloud assists)Score76-69Olivia Miles makes free throw 1 of 2Score76-70Olivia Miles makes free throw 2 of 2Score76-71Natasha Cloud makes driving layupScore78-71Courtney Williams makes 25-foot three pointerScore78-74Natasha Howard makes 1-foot running jump shot (Nia Coffey assists)Score78-76Gabriela Jaquez makes 25-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)Score81-76Olivia Miles makes driving layupScore81-78Rachel Banham makes free throw 1 of 2Score82-78Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 1Score82-79Gabriela Jaquez makes free throw 1 of 2Score83-79Gabriela Jaquez makes free throw 2 of 2Score84-79Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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