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Los Angeles Sparks @ Minnesota Lynx 78–101

2025-06-14 · WNBA Commissioner's Cup · WNBA · Target Center, Minneapolis MN · Att. 10,810 · CBS

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Score by period

	1	2	3	4	T
LAS	15	11	25	27	78
MIN	34	24	20	23	101

Team stats

	Sparks	Lynx
Field goals	24-58 .414	41-72 .569
Three-pointers	8-15 .533	12-29 .414
Free throws	22-28 .786	7-10 .700
Offensive rebounds	12	6
Defensive rebounds	24	21
Total rebounds	36	27
Assists	14	30
Steals	3	9
Blocks	1	10
Turnovers	21	9
Personal fouls	14	23
Technical fouls	0	1
Points in the paint	30	50
Fast-break points	9	8
Points off turnovers	29	10
Largest lead	3	35

Los Angeles Sparks

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Rickea Jackson F	36	18	6-12	3-5	3-3	2	3	5	2	1	0	2	2	-14
Kelsey Plum G	33	20	5-16	3-5	7-8	0	3	3	4	0	0	3	3	-16
Dearica Hamby F	31	10	4-9	0-0	2-2	4	8	12	2	1	1	2	2	-13
Sarah Ashlee Barker G	28	4	1-2	0-0	2-4	1	3	4	2	1	0	5	1	-24
Azura Stevens F	18	4	1-3	0-1	2-2	3	3	6	1	0	0	4	1	-22
Emma Cannon F	22	14	5-7	2-3	2-4	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	-1
Liatu King F	16	3	0-3	0-1	3-4	1	1	2	0	0	0	3	2	-8
Shey Peddy G	7	3	1-2	0-0	1-1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	-7
Mercedes Russell C	6	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-7
Sania Feagin F	3	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-3
Total	200	78	24-58	8-15	22-28	12	24	36	14	3	1	21	14

FG .414 · 3P .533 · FT .786

Did not play: Rae Burrell (injury/illness), Odyssey Sims (personal), Cameron Brink (injury/illness)

Minnesota Lynx

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Napheesa Collier F	31	32	13-16	3-4	3-3	2	6	8	6	2	2	2	4	+22
Bridget Carleton F	23	6	2-3	2-3	0-0	0	2	2	4	1	1	1	1	+20
Alanna Smith F	22	3	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	3	3	2	0	3	2	3	+16
Kayla McBride G	21	4	2-10	0-7	0-0	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	2	+26
Courtney Williams G	18	17	6-10	3-4	2-3	0	3	3	2	0	0	2	4	+21
Natisha Hiedeman G	25	14	6-11	2-6	0-0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	2	+2
Karlie Samuelson G	20	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	4	2	1	1	1	+9
Maria Kliundikova F	14	11	5-6	0-0	1-2	3	2	5	1	2	3	0	1	+3
Diamond Miller F	13	3	1-4	1-2	0-0	0	3	3	2	0	0	1	2	-8
Alissa Pili F	10	8	4-5	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	+1
Anastasiia Olairi Kosu F	3	3	1-1	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+3
Jessica Shepard F		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	200	101	41-72	12-29	7-10	6	21	27	30	9	10	9	23

FG .569 · 3P .414 · FT .700

Officials: Roy Gulbeyan, Blanca Burns, Kevin Fahy

Play-by-play

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Quarter 1

10:00 Start of 1st Period (1:04 PM EST)
10:00 MIN Jump Ball Smith vs. Stevens: Tip to Plum
9:41 LAS Jackson 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) 3–0
9:29 MIN Williams 20' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Collier 1 AST) 3–2
9:10 LAS Barker Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
8:59 MIN Williams Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
8:59 LAS Barker STEAL (1 STL)
8:52 LAS MISS Jackson 7' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
8:52 MIN Smith BLOCK (1 BLK)
8:49 LAS Jackson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
8:41 LAS MISS Stevens 24' 3PT Jump Shot
8:41 LAS Hamby REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
8:39 LAS Hamby 1' Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS) 5–2
8:26 MIN MISS Collier 26' 3PT Jump Shot
8:23 LAS Plum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
8:14 LAS MISS Jackson 3PT Jump Shot
8:11 MIN Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
8:02 MIN Collier 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Carleton 1 AST) 5–4
7:48 MIN McBride S.FOUL (P1.T1)
7:48 LAS MISS Barker Free Throw 1 of 2
7:48 Sparks Rebound
7:48 LAS Barker Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
7:40 MIN Williams 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Smith 1 AST) 6–7
7:19 LAS MISS Plum 7' Floating Jump Shot
7:16 MIN Carleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
7:12 MIN MISS McBride 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
7:10 LAS Jackson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
6:54 LAS MISS Hamby 5' Layup
6:54 MIN Carleton BLOCK (1 BLK)
6:54 MIN Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
6:43 MIN Collier 3' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Williams 1 AST) 6–9
6:36 MIN Williams P.FOUL (P1.T2)
6:27 LAS MISS Plum 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
6:24 LAS Stevens REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
6:19 LAS Jackson 4' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Stevens 1 AST) 8–9
6:07 MIN McBride 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Collier 2 AST) 8–11
5:49 LAS Jackson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
5:37 MIN Williams 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) 8–14
5:18 LAS SUB: King FOR Jackson
5:08 LAS King Traveling Turnover (P1.T3)
4:56 LAS Hamby P.FOUL (P1.T1)
4:56 Timeout: Official
4:56 MIN SUB: Hiedeman FOR Williams
4:48 MIN MISS McBride 18' Pullup Jump Shot
4:46 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
4:45 MIN Smith 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Collier 3 AST) 8–17
4:22 LAS MISS King 15' Pullup Jump Shot
4:19 MIN Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
4:11 MIN Collier 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Hiedeman 1 AST) 8–20
4:09 Sparks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
4:09 MIN SUB: Samuelson FOR Carleton
4:09 LAS SUB: Jackson FOR Hamby
4:09 LAS SUB: Russell FOR Barker
3:55 LAS MISS Russell 3' Layup
3:50 MIN Jump Ball Collier vs. Stevens: Tip to McBride
3:50 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
3:32 MIN MISS Hiedeman 25' 3PT Jump Shot
3:29 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
3:27 MIN Collier 5' Layup (9 PTS) 8–22
3:12 LAS MISS Russell 4' Layup
3:12 MIN Smith BLOCK (2 BLK)
3:10 LAS Stevens REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
3:10 LAS Stevens Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
2:53 MIN Collier 7' Turnaround Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Samuelson 1 AST) 8–24
2:39 LAS MISS Plum 7' Pullup Jump Shot
2:38 LAS Stevens REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
2:38 MIN McBride S.FOUL (P2.T3)
2:38 LAS Stevens Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2:38 MIN SUB: Carleton FOR Smith
2:38 MIN SUB: Pili FOR McBride
2:38 LAS Stevens Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2:25 MIN Collier 25' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Hiedeman 2 AST) 10–27
2:05 MIN Carleton S.FOUL (P1.T4)
2:05 LAS King Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2:05 LAS SUB: Cannon FOR Stevens
2:05 LAS King Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1:54 MIN Collier 3' Driving Layup (16 PTS) 12–29
1:42 LAS MISS Plum 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
1:39 LAS Jackson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
1:28 LAS MISS Plum 4' Driving Layup
1:25 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
1:14 MIN Pili 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Samuelson 2 AST) 12–31
0:54 LAS Plum 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Russell 1 AST) 15–31
0:44 MIN Carleton 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Collier 4 AST) 15–34
0:29 LAS King Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
0:29 MIN Samuelson STEAL (1 STL)
0:26 MIN Samuelson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
0:26 LAS Jackson STEAL (1 STL)
0:24 LAS MISS Jackson 4' Layup
0:21 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
0:05 LAS Cannon P.FOUL (P1.T2)
0:05 LAS SUB: Hamby FOR King
0:05 LAS SUB: Peddy FOR Plum
0:05 LAS SUB: Barker FOR Russell
0:03 MIN MISS Collier 15' Turnaround Jump Shot
0:00 LAS Hamby REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
0:00 End of 1st Period (1:24 PM EST)

Quarter 2

10:00 Start of 2nd Period (1:27 PM EST)
9:35 MIN Smith Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
9:35 LAS Hamby STEAL (1 STL)
9:30 LAS Hamby 2' Running Layup (4 PTS) 17–34
9:14 MIN MISS Hiedeman 25' 3PT Jump Shot
9:12 Sparks Rebound
9:03 LAS MISS Cannon 19' Jump Shot
9:00 LAS Peddy REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
8:56 LAS MISS Barker 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot
8:56 MIN Samuelson BLOCK (1 BLK)
8:53 LAS Barker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
8:53 LAS Barker Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T6)
8:53 MIN SUB: Williams FOR Hiedeman
8:37 MIN MISS Smith 25' 3PT Jump Shot
8:34 LAS Cannon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
8:16 LAS Cannon 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Peddy 1 AST) 19–34
8:06 MIN MISS Pili 3' Cutting Layup Shot
8:06 LAS Hamby BLOCK (1 BLK)
8:06 LYNX Rebound
8:06 MIN SUB: Collier FOR Pili
8:03 MIN MISS Williams 14' Jump Shot
8:00 LAS Hamby REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
7:49 LAS MISS Cannon 24' 3PT Jump Shot
7:44 MIN Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
7:41 MIN Williams 4' Running Layup (10 PTS) 19–36
7:32 MIN Williams P.FOUL (P2.T1)
7:32 MIN SUB: McBride FOR Samuelson
7:19 LAS Jackson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T7)
7:09 MIN Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (McBride 1 AST) 19–39
6:52 LAS MISS Hamby 4' Driving Layup
6:50 MIN Carleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
6:34 MIN Collier 13' Turnaround Jump Shot (18 PTS) (McBride 2 AST) 19–41
6:16 LAS MISS Peddy 2' Driving Layup
6:16 MIN Smith BLOCK (3 BLK)
6:14 MIN Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
6:14 LAS Peddy Transition Take Foul (P1.T1)
6:14 LAS SUB: Plum FOR Hamby
6:14 LAS SUB: Russell FOR Peddy
6:14 LAS SUB: Stevens FOR Cannon
6:14 MIN Collier Free Throw 1 of 1 (19 PTS)
5:51 MIN Carleton Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
5:36 LAS Stevens Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T8)
5:26 MIN MISS McBride 25' 3PT Jump Shot
5:21 LAS Jackson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
5:08 LAS MISS Stevens 16' Step Back Jump Shot
5:05 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
4:47 MIN MISS McBride 24' 3PT Jump Shot
4:43 LAS Plum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
4:34 LAS Plum Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T9)
4:34 MIN McBride STEAL (1 STL)
4:26 LAS Plum P.FOUL (P1.T2)
4:26 LAS SUB: Hamby FOR Russell
4:15 MIN Collier 7' Fadeaway Jumper (21 PTS) (Williams 2 AST) 19–44
3:52 LAS Jackson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Plum 1 AST) 22–44
3:39 MIN Collier 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Smith 2 AST) 22–47
3:19 LAS MISS Plum 10' Floating Jump Shot
3:17 MIN Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
3:04 LAS Jackson S.FOUL (P1.T3)
3:04 MIN Collier Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)
3:04 MIN SUB: Kliundikova FOR Carleton
3:04 LAS SUB: Cannon FOR Stevens
3:04 MIN Collier Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
2:58 MIN Smith S.FOUL (P1.T2)
2:58 Sparks Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
2:58 MIN SUB: Samuelson FOR Smith
2:58 LAS MISS Barker Free Throw 1 of 2
2:58 Sparks Rebound
2:58 LAS Barker Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2:48 LAS Barker P.FOUL (P1.T4)
2:33 LAS Hamby Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T10)
2:33 MIN Kliundikova STEAL (1 STL)
2:22 MIN Williams Traveling Turnover (P2.T5)
2:09 LAS MISS Jackson 5' Layup
2:07 MIN McBride REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
2:04 MIN Williams 17' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (15 PTS) (McBride 3 AST) 23–51
1:46 LAS Barker Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T11)
1:46 MIN Kliundikova STEAL (2 STL)
1:41 MIN MISS Samuelson 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
1:36 LAS Barker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
1:33 LAS MISS Jackson 2' Running Layup
1:28 MIN Kliundikova REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
1:14 MIN Kliundikova 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Collier 5 AST) 23–53
1:02 MIN SUB: Miller FOR Williams
1:02 MIN SUB: Hiedeman FOR McBride
1:01 MIN Samuelson AWAY.FROM.PLAY.FOUL (P1.T3)
1:01 Instant Replay2nd Period (1:51 PM EST)
1:01 LAS Plum Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
0:48 Sparks Turnover: Shot Clock (T#12)
0:38 MIN Hiedeman 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Collier 6 AST) 24–56
0:27 MIN Hiedeman S.FOUL (P1.PN)
0:27 LAS Plum Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
0:27 LAS Plum Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
0:03 MIN Hiedeman 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (5 PTS) 26–58
0:00 End of 2nd Period (1:55 PM EST)

Quarter 3

10:00 Start of 3rd Period (2:11 PM EST)
9:47 MIN MISS McBride 3PT Jump Shot
9:44 LAS Hamby REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
9:44 MIN Smith P.FOUL (P2.T1)
9:30 LAS Stevens Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P3.T13)
9:16 MIN MISS Carleton 26' 3PT Jump Shot
9:12 LAS Barker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
9:10 LAS Barker Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T14)
9:10 MIN Carleton STEAL (1 STL)
9:04 LAS Stevens S.FOUL (P1.T1)
9:04 MIN Williams Free Throw 1 of 3 (16 PTS)
9:04 MIN Williams Free Throw 2 of 3 (17 PTS)
9:04 LAS SUB: King FOR Barker
9:04 MIN MISS Williams Free Throw 3 of 3
9:01 LAS Stevens REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
8:46 MIN LYNX T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Williams )
8:46 LAS MISS Plum Free Throw Technical
8:46 Sparks Rebound
8:40 MIN Williams S.FOUL (P3.T2)
8:40 LAS Plum Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
8:40 LAS Plum Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
8:22 MIN MISS Williams 24' 3PT Jump Shot
8:20 LAS Hamby REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
8:12 LAS Plum Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T15)
8:12 MIN Collier STEAL (1 STL)
7:56 MIN Collier 2' Turnaround Jump Shot (28 PTS) (Carleton 2 AST) 28–62
7:42 MIN Smith P.FOUL (P3.T3)
7:42 MIN SUB: Hiedeman FOR Williams
7:38 LAS Hamby 3' Layup (6 PTS) (Plum 2 AST) 30–62
7:23 MIN MISS Smith 2' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot
7:20 LAS Stevens REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
7:05 LAS Plum 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (11 PTS) 33–62
6:49 MIN MISS McBride 3PT Jump Shot
6:45 LAS Plum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
6:40 LAS Plum Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T16)
6:40 MIN Collier STEAL (2 STL)
6:23 MIN Collier 2' Layup (30 PTS) (Carleton 3 AST) 33–64
6:09 LAS Stevens Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P4.T17)
5:56 LAS Jackson P.FOUL (P2.T2)
5:56 LAS SUB: Cannon FOR Stevens
5:50 MIN Collier 3' Layup (32 PTS) (Carleton 4 AST) 33–66
5:38 LAS Cannon Traveling Turnover (P1.T18)
5:29 MIN McBride 11' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Hiedeman 3 AST) 33–68
5:11 LAS Jackson 2' Driving Layup (10 PTS) (Plum 3 AST) 35–68
5:00 MIN MISS McBride 25' 3PT Jump Shot
4:56 LAS Jackson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
4:52 MIN Hiedeman P.FOUL (P2.T4)
4:52 Timeout: Official
4:52 MIN SUB: Miller FOR McBride
4:52 LAS SUB: Barker FOR King
4:45 LAS MISS Hamby 1' Layup
4:45 MIN Collier BLOCK (1 BLK)
4:44 LAS Hamby REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
4:31 LAS Plum 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (14 PTS) 38–68
4:15 MIN Carleton 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Hiedeman 4 AST) 38–71
4:06 LAS Plum 1' Driving Layup (16 PTS) 40–71
3:53 LAS Plum P.FOUL (P2.T3)
3:47 MIN MISS Hiedeman 26' 3PT Jump Shot
3:43 LAS Hamby REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
3:38 LAS Jackson 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Hamby 1 AST) 43–71
3:20 MIN Miller 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hiedeman 5 AST) 43–74
3:00 LAS Cannon 5' Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Hamby 2 AST) 45–74
2:42 MIN Smith Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T6)
2:42 MIN Collier L.B.FOUL (P1.PN)
2:42 LAS Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
2:42 MIN SUB: McBride FOR Carleton
2:42 MIN SUB: Pili FOR Smith
2:42 LAS Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
2:27 LAS Hamby P.FOUL (P2.T4)
2:08 MIN MISS Miller 14' Pullup Jump Shot
2:06 LAS Barker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
2:02 LAS Barker 2' Running Layup (4 PTS) 49–74
1:48 MIN Collier OFF.Foul (P2)
1:48 Sparks Timeout: Coach Challenge (Reg.2 Short 0)
1:48 Instant Replay3rd Period (2:30 PM EST)
1:48 MIN Collier Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T7)
1:32 LAS Cannon 2' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Barker 1 AST) 51–74
1:15 MIN MISS Miller 2' Driving Layup
1:12 LAS Hamby REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
1:06 LAS MISS Plum 4' Driving Layup
1:06 MIN Collier BLOCK (2 BLK)
1:04 MIN Pili REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
0:55 MIN MISS McBride 24' 3PT Jump Shot
0:52 MIN Pili REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
0:52 MIN Pili 3' Putback Layup (4 PTS) 51–76
0:32 MIN Pili S.FOUL (P1.PN)
0:32 LAS MISS Cannon Free Throw 1 of 2
0:32 Sparks Rebound
0:32 MIN SUB: Kliundikova FOR Collier
0:32 MIN SUB: Samuelson FOR McBride
0:32 LAS MISS Cannon Free Throw 2 of 2
0:30 MIN Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
0:22 MIN Hiedeman 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (7 PTS) (Kliundikova 1 AST) 51–78
0:08 LAS MISS Plum 17' Pullup Jump Shot
0:05 MIN Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
0:00 MIN MISS Samuelson 21' Floating Jump Shot
0:00 LYNX Rebound
0:00 End of 3rd Period (2:36 PM EST)

Quarter 4