The Lynx of Minnesota finished on Saturday with a hard victory of 92-87 on the sky of Chicago in a closely disputed match at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
Although it is just pre-season, the two squads relied on their starters, with regulars of lynx recording more than 25 minutes and the first Sky unit by seeing more than 20 minutes of time on the ground.
Naphesesa Collier dominated with 26 points and five rebounds on an effective shooting of 8 out of 13 in just under 26 minutes. Courtney Williams collected 17 points, while Bridget Carleton added 11 for Minnesota.
For the sky, Kia Nurse and Rachel Banham each marked 14 to lead Chicago, while Kamilla Cardoso contributed 13 points and nine rebounds, and Angel Reese finished with 10 points and five assists.
The two teams are now preparing for regular season action next weekend – Minnesota faces Dallas wings on Friday, while Chicago meets Indiana fever on Saturday.
You will find below the box score for the pre-season match of Chicago Sky Vs Minnesota Lynx.
Chicago Sky vs Minnesota Lynx Box Score
Chicago Sky Player statistics
Player
Min
Pts
Reb
AST
MGFA
FGA
FG%
3 p.m.
3PA
3p%
Ftm
AGLE
Ft%
Oreb
Trembling
Tov
STL
Blk
Pf
= + / –
Kia Nurse SF
25:10
14
2
1
4
11
36.4
2
5
40.0
4
4
100
1
1
2
0
0
1
-2
Angel Reese PF
25:13
10
3
5
2
8
25.0
0
1
0.0
6
8
75.0
1
2
0
1
0
5
-1
Kamilla Cardoso C
24:46
13
9
1
4
7
57.1
0
0
–
5
5
100
2
7
2
0
3
3
-13
Ariel Atkins SG
28:34
7
7
6
3
13
23.1
1
8
12.5
0
0
–
2
5
3
1
2
1
6
Rachel Banham PG
21:41
14
3
3
5
9
55.6
4
7
57.1
0
0
–
1
2
0
2
0
1
10
Hailey Van Lith
14:55
8
1
3
3
4
75.0
2
2
100
0
0
–
0
1
2
1
0
2
-10
Elizabeth Williams
15:14
7
2
0
3
4
75.0
1
1
100
0
0
–
0
2
0
3
0
0
8
Rebecca Allen
17:33
5
3
1
2
3
66.7
0
1
0.0
1
1
100
0
3
1
0
0
0
-4
Micha I Micha
16:49
6
3
0
2
7
28.6
1
2
50.0
1
1
100
1
2
3
0
0
4
-5
Maddy Westbeld
02:48
0
1
0
0
0
–
0
0
–
0
0
–
0
1
0
0
0
0
-9
Moriah Jefferson
07:17
3
1
0
1
2
50.0
1
1
100
0
0
–
0
1
0
0
0
1
-5
Morgan Bertsch
00:00
0
0
0
0
0
–
0
0
–
0
0
–
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jessika Carter
00:00
0
0
0
0
0
–
0
0
–
0
0
–
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Courtney Vandersloot
00:00
0
0
0
0
0
–
0
0
–
0
0
–
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Alex Wilson
00:00
0
0
0
0
0
–
0
0
–
0
0
–
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Totals:
87
35
20
29
68
42.6
12
28
42.9
17
19
89.5
8
27
13
8
5
18
-5
Minnesota lynx players statistics
Player
Min
Pts
Reb
AST
MGFA
FGA
FG%
3 p.m.
3PA
3p%
Ftm
AGLE
Ft%
Oreb
Trembling
Tov
STL
Blk
Pf
= + / –
Bridget Carleton SF
29:28
11
2
3
5
11
45.5
1
5
20.0
0
0
–
1
1
0
2
1
2
0
Napheesa PF necklace
25:54
26
5
0
8
13
61.5
2
3
66.7
8
9
88.9
1
4
2
1
1
0
11
Jessica Shepard C
23:35
10
8
9
5
8
62.5
0
0
–
0
0
–
3
5
0
0
0
3
11
Karlie Samuelson SG
25:13
8
2
2
2
6
33.3
2
5
40.0
2
2
100
0
2
0
1
0
3
9
Courtney Williams PG
27:21
17
7
4
7
14
50.0
2
4
50.0
1
2
50.0
0
7
2
0
0
1
7
Nether-Hienmanman
18:09
6
4
3
2
8
25.0
0
4
0.0
2
2
100
0
4
0
1
0
0
10
Diamond
10:47
5
4
0
2
4
50.0
1
1
100
0
0
–
1
3
1
0
0
2
2
Alissa Pili
10:47
2
3
0
0
4
0.0
0
2
0.0
2
2
100
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
Badiane Marime
14:40
6
3
2
2
2
100
2
2
100
0
0
–
3
0
2
1
1
2
-4
Reigan Richardson
02:38
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
1
0
0
0
-3
Grace Shepherd
06:24
0
1
0
0
1
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
–
1
0
1
0
0
1
-10
Anastasiia Olary Kosu
05:04
1
1
0
0
0
–
0
0
–
1
2
50.0
0
1
1
0
1
1
-10
Berger Dorka
00:00
0
0
0
0
0
–
0
0
–
0
0
–
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kayla McBride
00:00
0
0
0
0
0
–
0
0
–
0
0
–
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Alanna Smith
00:00
0
0
0
0
0
–
0
0
–
0
0
–
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Totals:
92
40
23
33
72
45.8
10
27
37.0
16
19
84.2
12
28
11
6
4
16
5
Chicago Sky vs Minnesota Lynx: game recap
The competition was closed early, with a 11-11 draw in the middle of the opening quarter. Chicago advanced with a 11-5 race crowned by a pointer at 3 Ariel Atkins, giving them an edge of six points.
Bridget Carleton helped trigger a Lynx rally to increase by 25-22 with two minutes to do, but Sky Backs buckets gave Chicago an advance of 27-25 at the end of the first.
The Minnesota jumped in the second, building a two-digit cushion at 44-33 with five minutes to go. However, the sky fell back, reducing the advance to 48-42 at halftime, thanks to a Buzzer Elizabeth Williams deep drummer.
The third quarter saw the swing momentum in both directions, with a shot from Williams Hook cutting Lynx’s advance at only three to 72-69 before the fourth.
Rachel Banham nailed a triple at the start of the final setting to give heaven an advance of 74-72, and the two teams exchanged blows until the match was tied at 85 with less than three minutes.
The Lynx then closed it strongly, running a decisive race of 7-2 to seal the victory and put an end to his pre-season on a high note.
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