Lynx 85-81 Wings (May 21, 2025) Play-by-Play

Dallas Wings

0-3, 0-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	18	22	22	19	81
MIN	21	26	23	15	85

Minnesota Lynx

3-0, 1-0 home

Karlie Samuelson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
Napheesa Collier makes 21-foot jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
Courtney Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bridget Carleton misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
NaLyssa Smith blocks Bridget Carleton 's 2-foot driving layup
Natisha Hiedeman makes 24-foot three point shot (Bridget Carleton assists)
Napheesa Collier makes 2-foot two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
Natisha Hiedeman misses 23-foot three point shot
Bridget Carleton makes two point shot (Jessica Shepard assists)
Courtney Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
Karlie Samuelson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Napheesa Collier misses driving floating jump shot
Courtney Williams makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Napheesa Collier assists)
Karlie Samuelson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
Natisha Hiedeman makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
Alanna Smith misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jessica Shepard makes two point shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
Alanna Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
Napheesa Collier misses 11-foot two point shot
Natisha Hiedeman makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (Bridget Carleton assists)
Alanna Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)
Alanna Smith makes two point shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
Bridget Carleton makes 27-foot three point jumper (Alanna Smith assists)
Bridget Carleton makes layup (Jessica Shepard assists)
Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Napheesa Collier misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jessica Shepard misses 14-foot jumper
Alanna Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
Courtney Williams misses driving floating jump shot
Napheesa Collier makes 18-foot two point shot (Diamond Miller assists)
Courtney Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Napheesa Collier makes 7-foot two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alanna Smith makes two point shot (Diamond Miller assists)
Bridget Carleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Napheesa Collier makes 12-foot jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
Courtney Williams makes 16-foot running pullup jump shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
Napheesa Collier misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jessica Shepard misses two point shot
Jessica Shepard misses two point shot
Natisha Hiedeman misses 23-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alanna Smith misses 22-foot three point jumper
Napheesa Collier makes 1-foot two point shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
Bridget Carleton makes 2-foot two point shot (Alanna Smith assists)
Napheesa Collier makes 15-foot driving floating jump shot (Courtney Williams assists)
Courtney Williams makes 19-foot running pullup jump shot (Napheesa Collier assists)
Bridget Carleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams misses two point shot
Natisha Hiedeman misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Napheesa Collier makes driving layup (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
Bridget Carleton misses 7-foot two point shot
Karlie Samuelson misses 14-foot jumper
Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Courtney Williams makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
Courtney Williams misses running pullup jump shot
Bridget Carleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams misses driving floating jump shot
DiJonai Carrington misses two point shot
NaLyssa Smith makes two point shot
Arike Ogunbowale makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paige Bueckers assists)
Myisha Hines-Allen makes 4-foot two point shot (Arike Ogunbowale assists)
Arike Ogunbowale makes 23-foot three point jumper (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
DiJonai Carrington makes 19-foot step back jumpshot
NaLyssa Smith makes two point shot (Paige Bueckers assists)
Napheesa Collier blocks DiJonai Carrington 's 2-foot driving layup
Arike Ogunbowale misses 26-foot three point jumper
Paige Bueckers misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
NaLyssa Smith misses two point shot
Paige Bueckers misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
NaLyssa Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Arike Ogunbowale misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Paige Bueckers misses 23-foot three point shot
Arike Ogunbowale makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paige Bueckers assists)
Maddy Siegrist misses 23-foot three point jumper
Arike Ogunbowale misses 24-foot three point jumper
Arike Ogunbowale misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Arike Ogunbowale misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Myisha Hines-Allen makes 2-foot two point shot (Arike Ogunbowale assists)
Myisha Hines-Allen misses 11-foot two point shot
Maddy Siegrist makes two point shot
Maddy Siegrist misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Tyasha Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Paige Bueckers assists)
Alanna Smith blocks Myisha Hines-Allen 's 3-foot two point shot
Kaila Charles misses layup
Maddy Siegrist misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kaila Charles makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
Kaila Charles misses 23-foot three point jumper
NaLyssa Smith makes driving layup (Paige Bueckers assists)
Paige Bueckers misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Paige Bueckers makes 23-foot three point jumper (Arike Ogunbowale assists)
Paige Bueckers misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
DiJonai Carrington makes 23-foot three point jumper (Arike Ogunbowale assists)
Teaira McCowan makes layup (Arike Ogunbowale assists)
Arike Ogunbowale makes 10-foot running pullup jump shot
DiJonai Carrington misses 11-foot two point shot
Arike Ogunbowale misses 23-foot three point jumper
Arike Ogunbowale misses 25-foot three point jumper
Arike Ogunbowale misses 23-foot three point jumper
Paige Bueckers misses 34-foot three point jumper
NaLyssa Smith makes layup (Paige Bueckers assists)
DiJonai Carrington misses 23-foot three point jumper
Arike Ogunbowale misses two point shot
NaLyssa Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Arike Ogunbowale makes two point shot
Maddy Siegrist makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paige Bueckers assists)
Maddy Siegrist misses 26-foot three point jumper
Arike Ogunbowale misses driving floating jump shot
Maddy Siegrist misses 11-foot jumper
Myisha Hines-Allen makes two point shot
Tyasha Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paige Bueckers assists)
Arike Ogunbowale makes driving layup
Paige Bueckers makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Tyasha Harris assists)
Kaila Charles misses driving layup
Maddy Siegrist makes two point shot
Kaila Charles misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tyasha Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
NaLyssa Smith misses two point shot
Paige Bueckers makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tyasha Harris assists)
Arike Ogunbowale misses 23-foot three point jumper
Arike Ogunbowale makes 23-foot three point jumper (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
Arike Ogunbowale misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
DiJonai Carrington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paige Bueckers assists)
Alanna Smith blocks DiJonai Carrington 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot
DiJonai Carrington misses 24-foot three point jumper
Myisha Hines-Allen makes two point shot
Paige Bueckers misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Arike Ogunbowale makes 26-foot three point jumper (Paige Bueckers assists)
Paige Bueckers misses 23-foot three point jumper

WINGS

LYNX

TIME		DAL	MIN
10:00	NaLyssa Smith vs. Napheesa Collier (Alanna Smith gains possession)	0	0
9:44	Courtney Williams bad pass (NaLyssa Smith steals)	0	0
9:40	DiJonai Carrington misses two point shot	0	0
9:36	NaLyssa Smith offensive rebound	0	0
9:35	NaLyssa Smith makes two point shot	2	0
9:15	Karlie Samuelson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)	2	3
8:57	Arike Ogunbowale makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paige Bueckers assists)	5	3
8:41	Napheesa Collier makes 21-foot jumper (Courtney Williams assists)	5	5
8:19	Arike Ogunbowale out of bounds bad pass turnover	5	5
8:06	Courtney Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	5
8:05	Wings defensive team rebound	5	5
7:53	Myisha Hines-Allen makes 4-foot two point shot (Arike Ogunbowale assists)	7	5
7:39	Napheesa Collier out of bounds bad pass turnover	7	5
7:30	Myisha Hines-Allen offensive foul	7	5
7:30	Myisha Hines-Allen turnover	7	5
7:15	Bridget Carleton misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	7	5
7:12	NaLyssa Smith defensive rebound	7	5
6:49	Arike Ogunbowale makes 23-foot three point jumper (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)	10	5
6:34	Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper	10	5
6:30	DiJonai Carrington defensive rebound	10	5
6:28	Karlie Samuelson personal foul	10	5
6:19	DiJonai Carrington makes 19-foot step back jumpshot	12	5
6:19	Courtney Williams shooting foul	12	5
6:19	DiJonai Carrington makes free throw 1 of 1	13	5
6:06	Alanna Smith bad pass (Paige Bueckers steals)	13	5
6:01	NaLyssa Smith makes two point shot (Paige Bueckers assists)	15	5
6:00	Lynx Full timeout	15	5
5:48	NaLyssa Smith blocks Bridget Carleton 's 2-foot driving layup	15	5
5:46	Arike Ogunbowale defensive rebound	15	5
5:38	NaLyssa Smith offensive foul	15	5
5:38	NaLyssa Smith turnover	15	5
5:38	Jessica Shepard enters the game for Alanna Smith	15	5
5:38	Natisha Hiedeman enters the game for Karlie Samuelson	15	5
5:23	Courtney Williams bad pass (Paige Bueckers steals)	15	5
5:13	Myisha Hines-Allen bad pass (Courtney Williams steals)	15	5
5:09	Natisha Hiedeman makes 24-foot three point shot (Bridget Carleton assists)	15	8
4:50	Napheesa Collier blocks DiJonai Carrington 's 2-foot driving layup	15	8
4:47	Myisha Hines-Allen offensive rebound	15	8
4:44	Arike Ogunbowale misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	8
4:43	Lynx defensive team rebound	15	8
4:32	Napheesa Collier makes 2-foot two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)	15	10
4:10	Paige Bueckers misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	15	10
4:10	NaLyssa Smith offensive rebound	15	10
4:05	NaLyssa Smith misses two point shot	15	10
4:05	Jessica Shepard defensive rebound	15	10
3:59	Natisha Hiedeman misses 23-foot three point shot	15	10
3:58	Napheesa Collier offensive rebound	15	10
3:58	Paige Bueckers personal foul	15	10
3:58	Maddy Siegrist enters the game for Myisha Hines-Allen	15	10
3:44	shot clock turnover	15	10
3:30	Paige Bueckers misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	15	10
3:25	Jessica Shepard defensive rebound	15	10
3:21	Bridget Carleton makes two point shot (Jessica Shepard assists)	15	12
3:09	Bridget Carleton personal foul	15	12
2:58	NaLyssa Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	12
2:55	Natisha Hiedeman defensive rebound	15	12
2:48	Courtney Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)	15	15
2:46	Wings Full timeout	15	15
2:46	Karlie Samuelson enters the game for Bridget Carleton	15	15
2:46	Teaira McCowan enters the game for NaLyssa Smith	15	15
2:34	Arike Ogunbowale misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	15
2:30	Karlie Samuelson defensive rebound	15	15
2:06	Karlie Samuelson misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	15
2:03	Paige Bueckers defensive rebound	15	15
1:59	Paige Bueckers misses 23-foot three point shot	15	15
1:55	Napheesa Collier defensive rebound	15	15
1:46	Paige Bueckers shooting foul	15	15
1:46	Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 2	15	16
1:46	Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2	15	17
1:35	Arike Ogunbowale makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paige Bueckers assists)	18	17
1:18	Napheesa Collier misses driving floating jump shot	18	17
1:15	Napheesa Collier offensive rebound	18	17
1:13	Courtney Williams makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Napheesa Collier assists)	18	19
59.0	Maddy Siegrist misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	19
56.2	Jessica Shepard defensive rebound	18	19
50.0	Maddy Siegrist personal foul	18	19
50.0	Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 2	18	20
50.0	Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2	18	21
35.0	Arike Ogunbowale misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	21
30.0	Jessica Shepard defensive rebound	18	21
25.1	Natisha Hiedeman out of bounds lost ball turnover	18	21
3.1	Arike Ogunbowale misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	18	21
3.1	Karlie Samuelson defensive rebound	18	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	21

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 2-0

Lynx
99
Wings
84

Game 1

5/16

Wings
81
Lynx
85

Game 2

5/21

Lynx
Wings

Game 3

6/8

Wings
Lynx

Game 4

9/1

NBA TV

Target Center

8:00 PM, May 21, 2025

Minneapolis, MN

Line: MIN -11.5

Over/Under: 168.5

Attendance: 12,772

Referees:
Angelica Suffren
Tiara Cruse
Teresa Stuck

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	3	0	1.000	-	W3
Phoenix	2	0	1.000	0.5	W2
Golden State	1	1	.500	1.5	W1
Las Vegas	1	1	.500	1.5	W1
Seattle	1	1	.500	1.5	W1
Los Angeles	1	2	.333	2	L2
Dallas	0	3	.000	3	L3

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