Indiana Fever @ Minnesota Lynx
WNBA FINALS - GAME 1 • IND leads series 1-0
20-14, 9-8 Away
75
20-14, 9-8 Away
22-12, 13-4 Home
69
22-12, 13-4 Home
Indiana Fever
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 35 | 12 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 8-8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +10 | |
| 26 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | +8 | |
| 28 | 16 | 7-14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +7 | |
| 36 | 19 | 6-14 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | +5 | |
| 33 | 10 | 4-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +5 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | |
| 23 | 10 | 4-14 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | |
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75 | 27-75 | 5-15 | 16-16 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 22 | |||
36% | 33% | 100% | ||||||||||||
Minnesota Lynx
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 28 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | |
| 40 | 27 | 10-22 | 1-5 | 6-9 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | -6 | |
| 39 | 21 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | -10 | |
| 24 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -3 | |
| 35 | 9 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | |
| 24 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
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69 | 26-62 | 2-10 | 15-23 | 34 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 14 | |||
42% | 20% | 65% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
IND @ MIN Videos
Fever win Game 1
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
ABC
Referee:Sue Blauch
Referee:Eric Brewton
Referee:Kurt Walker
2025-26 Standings
Women's National Basketball Assoc.
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
| Washington | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Chicago | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Indiana | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Toronto | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | L1 |
| Connecticut | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | L1 |
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden State | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
| Dallas | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Las Vegas | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Phoenix | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Portland | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Seattle | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | L1 |
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