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Minnesota Lynx vs Washington Mystics

WNBA
Lynx
1-0
77-66
Final
Mystics
0-1
CareFirst Arena
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MIN1224261577
WSH211971966

Who won: Lynx 77-66

The Minnesota Lynx beat the Washington Mystics 77-66 on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at CareFirst Arena. The Lynx win the series 2-1. The Lynx outscored the Mystics 26-7 in the 3rd quarter. Saylor Poffenbarger led the Lynx in points (9). Lauren Betts led the Mystics in points (13).

Leaders

MINWSH
Points
Saylor Poffenbarger
9
Lauren Betts
13
Assists
Courtney Williams
3
Sonia Citron
2
Rebounds
Saylor Poffenbarger
13
Lauren Betts
5

Scoring

3rd Quarter
7:26
Free Throw - 1 of 2

Aubrey Griffin makes free throw 1 of 2

45-40
7:26
Free Throw - 2 of 2

Aubrey Griffin makes free throw 2 of 2

46-40
6:26
Driving Layup Shot

Antonia Delaere makes driving layup

48-40
6:12
Free Throw - 2 of 2

Jaylyn Sherrod makes free throw 2 of 2

49-40
5:25
Cutting Layup Shot

Aubrey Griffin makes 3-foot layup (Ra Shaya Kyle assists)

51-40
4:28
Free Throw - 2 of 2

Rori Harmon makes free throw 2 of 2

51-41
3:37
Jump Shot

Jade Masogayo makes 16-foot jumper (Eliska Hamzova assists)

53-41
3:23
Free Throw - 1 of 2

Lauren Betts makes free throw 1 of 2

53-42
3:23
Free Throw - 2 of 2

Lauren Betts makes free throw 2 of 2

53-43
3:04
Free Throw - 2 of 2

Lauren Betts makes free throw 2 of 2

53-44
2:42
Reverse Layup Shot

Sakima Walker makes 1-foot reverse layup

55-44
2:14
Free Throw - 1 of 2

Eliska Hamzova makes free throw 1 of 2

56-44
2:14
Free Throw - 2 of 2

Eliska Hamzova makes free throw 2 of 2

57-44
1:56
Cutting Layup Shot

Darianna Littlepage-Buggs makes 2-foot layup (Cassandre Prosper assists)

57-46
1:24
Running Layup Shot

Liatu King makes running layup (Antonia Delaere assists)

59-46
1:07
Free Throw - 2 of 2

Cassandre Prosper makes free throw 2 of 2

59-47
58.6
Free Throw - 1 of 2

Eliska Hamzova makes free throw 1 of 2

60-47
18.5
Pullup Jump Shot

Liatu King makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Eliska Hamzova assists)

62-47
4th Quarter
8:33
Floating Jump Shot

Sakima Walker makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Jaylyn Sherrod assists)

64-47
7:38
Free Throw - 1 of 2

Cassandre Prosper makes free throw 1 of 2

64-48
7:38
Free Throw - 2 of 2

Cassandre Prosper makes free throw 2 of 2

64-49
6:57
Cutting Layup Shot

Lauren Betts makes 1-foot layup (Cassandre Prosper assists)

64-51
6:10
Layup Shot

Cassandre Prosper makes layup (Cotie McMahon assists)

64-53
5:49
Free Throw - 1 of 2

Ra Shaya Kyle makes free throw 1 of 2

65-53
5:49
Free Throw - 2 of 2

Ra Shaya Kyle makes free throw 2 of 2

66-53
5:34
Driving Layup Shot

Lucy Olsen makes driving layup

66-55
5:21
Layup Shot

Saylor Poffenbarger makes layup

68-55
5:13
Layup Shot

Nyla Harris makes layup (Lucy Olsen assists)

68-57
4:48
Driving Layup Shot

Jaylyn Sherrod makes driving layup

70-57
4:39
Free Throw - 1 of 2

Kamaria McDaniel makes free throw 1 of 2

70-58
3:34
Free Throw - 1 of 2

Darianna Littlepage-Buggs makes free throw 1 of 2

70-59
3:33
Free Throw - 1 of 2

Darianna Littlepage-Buggs makes free throw 1 of 2

70-60
3:33
Free Throw - 2 of 2

Darianna Littlepage-Buggs makes free throw 2 of 2

70-61
2:38
Driving Layup Shot

Jaylyn Sherrod makes driving layup

72-61
1:55
Free Throw - 2 of 2

Lani White makes free throw 2 of 2

73-61
1:38
Running Layup Shot

Jaylyn Sherrod makes running layup

75-61
1:28
Free Throw - 1 of 2

Christeen Iwuala makes free throw 1 of 2

75-62
1:26
Layup Shot Putback

Nyla Harris makes two point shot

75-64
1:13
Driving Layup Shot

Jaylyn Sherrod makes driving layup (Sakima Walker assists)

77-64
1:01
Floating Jump Shot

Christeen Iwuala makes 2-foot floating jump shot (Kamaria McDaniel assists)

77-66

Scores shown as MIN-WSH.

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