Minnesota Lynx @ Golden State Valkyries
First Round - Game 2 • MIN wins series 2-0
34-10, 14-8 Away
75
34-10, 14-8 Away
23-21, 14-8 Home
74
23-21, 14-8 Home
Minnesota Lynx
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 22 | 12 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +10 | |
| 19 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | |
| 39 | 24 | 10-16 | 1-5 | 3-7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | +2 | |
| 38 | 18 | 8-13 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +5 | |
| 28 | 6 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -10 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 19 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -6 | |
| 21 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
| 14 | 11 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | |
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75 | 31-67 | 8-28 | 5-10 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 16 | |||
46% | 29% | 50% | ||||||||||||
Golden State Valkyries
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 32 | 14 | 6-16 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +3 | |
| 34 | 14 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +3 | |
| 32 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 28 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -17 | |
| 35 | 13 | 4-12 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +5 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 25 | 15 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +2 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +8 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -9 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
74 | 28-64 | 11-22 | 7-9 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 14 | |||
44% | 50% | 78% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
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Lynx come back to win thriller to end first-round series
Matchups
Game Information
San Jose, CA
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Referee:Roy Gulbeyan
Referee:Gina Cross
Referee:Tim Greene
Referee:Clare Aubry
2025-26 Standings
Women's National Basketball Assoc.
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.5 | W2 |
| Golden State | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
| Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
| Las Vegas | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
| Phoenix | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
| Dallas | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Portland | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Seattle | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | L1 |
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