Chicago Sky vs Minnesota Lynx Box Score & Player Stats: Sky win 86-79, May 17, 2026

WNBA · Final · Sun, May 17, 2026
Target Center
Summary
1
2
3
4
T
CHI
16
24
23
23
86
MIN
22
16
18
23
79

Sky top Lynx, 86–79

Every play in the reel, in the order it happened. The biggest swing: What a shot by Jacy Sheldon.
How they scored
Q4
Rachel Banham makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jacy Sheldon assists)
74–66
CHI
Q4
Olivia Miles makes 23-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
74–69
MIN
Q4
Jacy Sheldon makes two point shot (Natasha Cloud assists)
76–69
CHI
Q4
Olivia Miles makes free throw 1 of 2
76–70
MIN
Q4
Olivia Miles makes free throw 2 of 2
76–71
MIN
Q4
Natasha Cloud makes driving layup
78–71
CHI
Q4
Courtney Williams makes 25-foot three pointer
78–74
MIN
Q4
Natasha Howard makes 1-foot running jump shot (Nia Coffey assists)
78–76
MIN
Q4
Gabriela Jaquez makes 25-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
81–76
CHI
Q4
Olivia Miles makes driving layup
81–78
MIN
Q4
Rachel Banham makes free throw 1 of 2
82–78
CHI
Q4
Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 1
82–79
MIN
Q4
Gabriela Jaquez makes free throw 1 of 2
83–79
CHI
Q4
Gabriela Jaquez makes free throw 2 of 2
84–79
CHI
Chicago
MIN
PTS
FG
3PT
FT
REB
AST
Rickea Jackson
11
6
3-6
0-2
0-0
1
0
Kamilla Cardoso
26
11
5-8
0-0
1-3
12
4
Natasha Cloud
32
11
5-9
1-3
0-2
6
7
Jacy Sheldon
32
10
3-7
1-3
3-3
1
2
Gabriela Jaquez
32
20
6-11
1-2
7-7
8
1
Elizabeth Williams
14
2
1-3
0-0
0-0
8
0
Rachel Banham
23
13
5-12
2-6
1-2
1
0
Aicha Coulibaly
21
8
1-8
0-1
6-6
1
1
Sydney Taylor
10
5
1-3
1-3
2-2
1
2
Minnesota
MIN
PTS
FG
3PT
FT
REB
AST
Natasha Howard
29
17
8-15
0-1
1-4
9
7
Nia Brodie
25
2
1-4
0-3
0-0
3
2
Kayla McBride
40
20
8-17
2-6
2-2
7
1
Courtney Williams
30
17
7-19
3-6
0-0
5
3
Olivia Miles
35
13
4-10
1-4
4-4
6
2
Antonia Delaere
6
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
1
Anastasiia Olairi Kosu
6
2
1-1
0-0
0-0
0
0
Emese Hof
11
3
1-3
0-0
1-2
3
2
Maya Caldwell
16
5
2-4
1-2
0-0
2
2
Eliska Joklova
2
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0

Questions

Who won the Sky vs Lynx game?

The Sky beat the Lynx 86-79 on Sunday, May 17, at Target Center.

What was the final score of Sky vs Lynx?

Sky 86, Lynx 79.

Played Sunday, May 17, 2026. Score and box score from ESPN. How we get our numbers

Win probability
CHI 78%
The marked point is Natasha Howard out of bounds bad pass turnover: 100% to 78% for Sky on one play, the biggest of the game.
Eastern Conference
W
L
GB
Dream
30
14
—
Mystics
28
16
2
Fever
28
16
2
Liberty
26
18
4
Sky
16
28
14
Tempo
11
33
19
Sun
11
33
19