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Indiana Fever @ Minnesota Lynx 74–59

2025-07-01 · Cup final · WNBA · Target Center, Minneapolis MN · Att. 12,778 · Prime Video

Indiana Fever 2025 · Minnesota Lynx 2025 · 2025 season

Score by period

	1	2	3	4	T
IND	12	20	20	22	74
MIN	20	7	15	17	59

Team stats

	Fever	Lynx
Field goals	27-63 .429	22-63 .349
Three-pointers	8-19 .421	4-16 .250
Free throws	12-12 1.000	11-14 .786
Offensive rebounds	10	9
Defensive rebounds	30	21
Total rebounds	40	30
Assists	20	13
Steals	7	7
Blocks	4	3
Turnovers	14	16
Personal fouls	17	14
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	32	30
Fast-break points	7	8
Points off turnovers	17	13
Largest lead	15	13

Indiana Fever

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Natasha Howard F	35	16	4-10	0-0	8-8	3	9	12	4	2	0	6	3	+17
Aliyah Boston C	33	12	5-15	0-0	2-2	5	6	11	6	2	1	1	4	+15
Kelsey Mitchell G	33	12	6-16	0-5	0-0	0	1	1	3	0	0	2	1	+10
Aari McDonald G	25	12	5-6	2-3	0-0	0	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	-2
Lexie Hull G	15	6	2-3	2-3	0-0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	0
Sophie Cunningham G	26	13	4-6	3-5	2-2	0	7	7	1	0	0	0	2	+18
Sydney Colson G	21	3	1-6	1-3	0-0	1	0	1	4	1	0	2	1	+19
Makayla Timpson F	11	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	1	0	1	-5
Brianna Turner F	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	+3
Total		74	27-63	8-19	12-12	10	30	40	20	7	4	14	17

FG .429 · 3P .421 · FT 1.000

Did not play: Caitlin Clark (left groin)

Minnesota Lynx

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Kayla McBride G	35	7	1-7	0-3	5-5	0	1	1	3	3	0	2	3	-12
Napheesa Collier F	34	12	6-18	0-2	0-0	4	5	9	3	3	1	5	2	-12
Courtney Williams G	34	11	4-14	1-2	2-2	0	4	4	4	0	0	6	3	-7
Alanna Smith F	31	15	5-11	3-7	2-2	1	4	5	2	1	1	0	2	-13
Bridget Carleton F	27	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	3	4	1	0	0	0	1	-1
Natisha Hiedeman G	16	3	1-3	0-1	1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-8
Jessica Shepard F	14	9	4-4	0-0	1-2	2	3	5	0	0	0	1	2	-10
Maria Kliundikova F	6	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	-3
Anastasiia Olairi Kosu F	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3
Diamond Miller F	1	0	0-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	-3
Alissa Pili F	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3
Total		59	22-63	4-16	11-14	9	21	30	13	7	3	16	14

FG .349 · 3P .250 · FT .786

Did not play: Karlie Samuelson (foot injury)

Officials: Roy Gulbeyan, Tiara Cruse, Isaac Barnett

Play-by-play

Show every play (360)

Quarter 1

10:00 MIN Aliyah Boston vs. Alanna Smith (Kayla McBride gains possession)
9:45 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 11-foot two point shot (Bridget Carleton assists) 0–2
9:29 IND Kelsey Mitchell makes 1-foot layup (Aliyah Boston assists) 2–2
9:10 MIN Alanna Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
9:07 IND Natasha Howard defensive rebound
9:00 IND Aari McDonald bad pass (Napheesa Collier steals)
8:56 MIN Alanna Smith makes two point shot (Courtney Williams assists) 2–4
8:41 IND Kelsey Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper
8:38 MIN Courtney Williams defensive rebound
8:34 MIN Alanna Smith misses two point shot
8:33 IND Aari McDonald defensive rebound
8:19 IND Aari McDonald makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Howard assists) 5–4
8:03 MIN Bridget Carleton misses driving layup
8:03 IND Natasha Howard defensive rebound
7:54 IND Kelsey Mitchell makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Aliyah Boston assists) 7–4
7:37 MIN Kayla McBride makes 20-foot jumper (Alanna Smith assists) 7–6
7:24 IND Aari McDonald makes driving layup 9–6
7:13 MIN Alanna Smith misses layup
7:12 IND Natasha Howard defensive rebound
7:08 IND Natasha Howard misses two point shot
7:07 IND Aliyah Boston offensive rebound
7:07 IND Aliyah Boston misses two point shot
7:05 MIN Bridget Carleton defensive rebound
6:45 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 8-foot two point shot
6:42 IND Aliyah Boston defensive rebound
6:26 IND Aliyah Boston misses driving layup
6:24 MIN Alanna Smith defensive rebound
6:16 MIN Courtney Williams makes 16-foot pullup jump shot 9–8
6:01 IND Kelsey Mitchell out of bounds bad pass turnover
5:54 IND Aliyah Boston personal foul
5:48 MIN Courtney Williams makes 24-foot three pointer (Napheesa Collier assists) 9–11
5:21 IND shot clock turnover
5:05 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 7-foot two point shot 9–13
4:54 IND Aari McDonald bad pass (Napheesa Collier steals)
4:49 MIN Courtney Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover
4:49 Official timeout
4:26 IND Natasha Howard misses driving layup
4:25 IND Natasha Howard offensive rebound
4:25 IND Natasha Howard misses 3-foot tip shot
4:24 IND Natasha Howard offensive rebound
4:18 IND Napheesa Collier blocks Natasha Howard 's 3-foot driving layup
4:16 MIN Bridget Carleton defensive rebound
4:09 MIN Courtney Williams misses running pullup jump shot
4:07 IND Aari McDonald defensive rebound
3:47 IND Aari McDonald misses 24-foot three point jumper
3:45 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
3:28 MIN Alanna Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Napheesa Collier assists) 9–16
3:01 IND Natasha Howard misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
3:00 MIN Kayla McBride defensive rebound
2:54 MIN Alanna Smith makes two point shot (Kayla McBride assists) 9–18
2:50 IND Fever Full timeout
2:50 MIN Natisha Hiedeman enters the game for Bridget Carleton
2:50 IND Sophie Cunningham enters the game for Lexie Hull
2:50 IND Sydney Colson enters the game for Aari McDonald
2:38 IND Sydney Colson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Aliyah Boston assists) 12–18
2:24 MIN Courtney Williams offensive foul
2:24 MIN Courtney Williams turnover
2:24 IND Makayla Timpson enters the game for Natasha Howard
2:10 IND Kelsey Mitchell misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
2:06 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
1:53 MIN Napheesa Collier makes driving layup (Courtney Williams assists) 12–20
1:34 IND Aliyah Boston misses 5-foot two point shot
1:34 MIN Courtney Williams defensive rebound
1:21 IND Makayla Timpson personal foul
1:21 MIN Jessica Shepard enters the game for Alanna Smith
1:21 IND Aari McDonald enters the game for Kelsey Mitchell
1:16 MIN Jessica Shepard bad pass (Aliyah Boston steals)
1:07 MIN Jessica Shepard personal foul
1:07 MIN Bridget Carleton enters the game for Courtney Williams
1:07 MIN Maria Kliundikova enters the game for Napheesa Collier
0:53 IND shot clock turnover
0:36 MIN Natisha Hiedeman bad pass (Aari McDonald steals)
0:21 IND Sydney Colson misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
0:15 IND Aliyah Boston offensive rebound
0:02 IND Aliyah Boston misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
0:02 MIN Jessica Shepard defensive rebound
0:00 End of the 1st Quarter

Quarter 2

10:00 MIN Courtney Williams enters the game for Kayla McBride
10:00 IND Natasha Howard enters the game for Aliyah Boston
9:46 IND Natasha Howard traveling
9:33 MIN Maria Kliundikova makes 1-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists) 12–22
9:15 IND Sophie Cunningham misses 23-foot three point jumper
9:12 MIN Courtney Williams defensive rebound
9:06 MIN Courtney Williams misses running pullup jump shot
9:04 IND Sophie Cunningham defensive rebound
8:57 MIN Maria Kliundikova shooting foul
8:57 IND Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 2 13–22
8:57 IND Natasha Howard makes free throw 2 of 2 14–22
8:49 IND Aari McDonald shooting foul
8:49 MIN Natisha Hiedeman makes free throw 1 of 2 14–23
8:49 IND Kelsey Mitchell enters the game for Sydney Colson
8:49 MIN Natisha Hiedeman misses free throw 2 of 2
8:46 MIN Jessica Shepard offensive rebound
8:45 MIN Jessica Shepard makes two point shot 14–25
8:30 IND Aari McDonald out of bounds bad pass turnover
8:13 MIN Jessica Shepard makes driving layup 14–27
7:54 IND Aari McDonald makes 1-foot layup (Natasha Howard assists) 16–27
7:31 MIN Courtney Williams misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
7:29 IND Aari McDonald defensive rebound
7:15 IND Sophie Cunningham makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natasha Howard assists) 19–27
6:47 MIN Natisha Hiedeman lost ball turnover (Makayla Timpson steals)
6:44 IND Kelsey Mitchell misses two point shot
6:42 MIN Maria Kliundikova defensive rebound
6:26 MIN Bridget Carleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
6:25 IND Fever defensive team rebound
6:25 MIN Kayla McBride enters the game for Courtney Williams
6:25 MIN Napheesa Collier enters the game for Maria Kliundikova
6:25 IND Aliyah Boston enters the game for Makayla Timpson
6:15 IND Kelsey Mitchell misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
6:14 IND Aliyah Boston offensive rebound
6:08 IND Aliyah Boston misses layup
6:08 IND Fever offensive team rebound
6:08 MIN Jessica Shepard loose ball foul
6:08 MIN Alanna Smith enters the game for Jessica Shepard
6:08 IND Sydney Colson enters the game for Aari McDonald
5:56 IND Sydney Colson misses driving floating jump shot
5:53 IND Natasha Howard offensive rebound
5:39 IND shot clock turnover
5:39 MIN Lynx Full timeout
5:22 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 8-foot two point shot
5:20 IND Aliyah Boston defensive rebound
5:07 IND Kelsey Mitchell makes 3-foot layup (Sydney Colson assists) 21–27
4:53 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
4:51 IND Sophie Cunningham defensive rebound
4:44 IND Aliyah Boston misses driving floating jump shot
4:42 IND Sydney Colson offensive rebound
4:40 IND Kelsey Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper
4:36 MIN Alanna Smith defensive rebound
4:29 MIN Natisha Hiedeman misses driving floating jump shot
4:27 IND Aliyah Boston defensive rebound
4:15 IND Kelsey Mitchell makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Aliyah Boston assists) 23–27
4:01 MIN Napheesa Collier bad pass (Natasha Howard steals)
4:01 MIN Bridget Carleton personal foul
4:01 MIN Courtney Williams enters the game for Natisha Hiedeman
3:46 IND Kelsey Mitchell misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
3:43 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
3:35 MIN Napheesa Collier misses layup
3:33 IND Natasha Howard defensive rebound
3:17 IND Aliyah Boston makes driving layup (Sydney Colson assists) 25–27
3:09 MIN Lynx Full timeout
3:05 IND Sophie Cunningham personal foul
3:05 MIN Jessica Shepard enters the game for Bridget Carleton
2:54 MIN Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
2:50 IND Aliyah Boston defensive rebound
2:41 IND Sophie Cunningham misses 22-foot three point jumper
2:37 MIN Jessica Shepard defensive rebound
2:30 MIN Napheesa Collier offensive foul
2:30 MIN Napheesa Collier turnover
2:17 IND Aliyah Boston misses driving layup
2:15 IND Aliyah Boston offensive rebound
2:13 IND Sophie Cunningham makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aliyah Boston assists) 28–27
1:54 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
1:52 IND Natasha Howard defensive rebound
1:32 IND Sydney Colson misses 26-foot three point jumper
1:31 MIN Lynx defensive team rebound
1:31 IND Natasha Howard loose ball foul
1:15 MIN Courtney Williams bad pass (Aliyah Boston steals)
1:11 MIN Alanna Smith shooting foul
1:11 IND Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 2 29–27
1:11 IND Natasha Howard makes free throw 2 of 2 30–27
1:03 MIN Courtney Williams offensive foul
1:03 MIN Courtney Williams turnover
0:48 MIN Alanna Smith shooting foul
0:48 IND Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 2 31–27
0:48 MIN Bridget Carleton enters the game for Alanna Smith
0:48 IND Natasha Howard makes free throw 2 of 2 32–27
0:36 MIN Courtney Williams misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
0:33 IND Natasha Howard defensive rebound
0:25 IND Kelsey Mitchell misses two point shot
0:24 MIN Courtney Williams defensive rebound
0:02 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 10-foot two point shot
0:00 IND Sophie Cunningham defensive rebound
0:00 End of the 2nd Quarter

Quarter 3

10:00 MIN Alanna Smith enters the game for Jessica Shepard
10:00 IND Lexie Hull enters the game for Sophie Cunningham
10:00 IND Aari McDonald enters the game for Sydney Colson
9:40 IND Alanna Smith blocks Lexie Hull 's 24-foot three point jumper
9:39 IND Fever offensive team rebound
9:37 IND Aliyah Boston makes layup (Aari McDonald assists) 34–27
9:16 MIN Napheesa Collier makes layup (Alanna Smith assists) 34–29
9:06 IND Kelsey Mitchell makes 2-foot two point shot 36–29
8:38 MIN Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
8:36 MIN Bridget Carleton offensive rebound
8:34 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 19-foot jumper
8:31 MIN Lynx offensive team rebound
8:31 IND Aliyah Boston loose ball foul
8:24 MIN Aari McDonald blocks Courtney Williams 's 3-foot driving layup
8:24 IND Kelsey Mitchell defensive rebound
8:17 IND Natasha Howard bad pass (Kayla McBride steals)
8:13 MIN Kayla McBride misses two point shot
8:10 MIN Alanna Smith offensive rebound
8:03 MIN Napheesa Collier out of bounds lost ball turnover
7:52 IND Kelsey Mitchell misses 23-foot three point jumper
7:48 MIN Alanna Smith defensive rebound
7:41 MIN Aari McDonald blocks Courtney Williams 's 4-foot driving layup
7:41 IND Fever defensive team rebound
7:17 IND Natasha Howard makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot 38–29
7:05 MIN Napheesa Collier out of bounds bad pass turnover
6:42 IND Natasha Howard bad pass (Kayla McBride steals)
6:40 IND Aari McDonald shooting foul
6:40 MIN Alanna Smith makes free throw 1 of 2 38–30
6:40 MIN Alanna Smith makes free throw 2 of 2 38–31
6:17 IND Natasha Howard makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Kelsey Mitchell assists) 40–31
6:06 MIN Alanna Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists) 40–34
5:45 IND Aliyah Boston misses 7-foot two point shot
5:41 MIN Bridget Carleton defensive rebound
5:24 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 10-foot two point shot
5:24 IND Lexie Hull defensive rebound
5:14 MIN Kayla McBride personal foul
5:00 IND Natasha Howard misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
4:59 IND Fever offensive team rebound
4:59 IND shot clock turnover
4:59 Official timeout
4:42 MIN Kayla McBride misses driving layup
4:40 IND Natasha Howard defensive rebound
4:25 IND Lexie Hull makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aliyah Boston assists) 43–34
3:57 MIN Courtney Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
3:54 IND Lexie Hull defensive rebound
3:39 IND Aliyah Boston out of bounds bad pass turnover
3:32 MIN Courtney Williams bad pass (Natasha Howard steals)
3:28 IND Natasha Howard makes two point shot 45–34
3:27 MIN Lynx Full timeout
3:17 IND Lexie Hull personal foul
3:07 MIN Kayla McBride misses two point shot
3:05 IND Aliyah Boston defensive rebound
3:01 IND Aari McDonald makes 23-foot three point shot (Lexie Hull assists) 48–34
2:42 IND Lexie Hull shooting foul
2:42 MIN Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 3 48–35
2:42 MIN Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 3 48–36
2:42 IND Sophie Cunningham enters the game for Lexie Hull
2:42 IND Sydney Colson enters the game for Aari McDonald
2:42 MIN Kayla McBride makes free throw 3 of 3 48–37
2:27 MIN Courtney Williams shooting foul
2:27 IND Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 2 49–37
2:27 IND Makayla Timpson enters the game for Aliyah Boston
2:27 IND Natasha Howard makes free throw 2 of 2 50–37
2:10 MIN Kayla McBride misses 22-foot three point jumper
2:06 MIN Napheesa Collier offensive rebound
2:04 MIN Alanna Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists) 50–40
1:56 MIN Natisha Hiedeman enters the game for Bridget Carleton
1:56 MIN Jessica Shepard enters the game for Alanna Smith
1:56 MIN Lynx Coach's Challenge
1:56 MIN (01:56) [Lynx] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lynx] retain their timeout
1:56 IND Sydney Colson out of bounds lost ball turnover
1:41 MIN Courtney Williams misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
1:38 IND Natasha Howard defensive rebound
1:25 IND Natasha Howard offensive foul
1:25 IND Natasha Howard turnover
1:11 MIN Natisha Hiedeman misses 23-foot three point jumper
1:06 IND Sophie Cunningham defensive rebound
0:52 IND Natasha Howard makes 8-foot two point shot (Kelsey Mitchell assists) 52–40
0:34 MIN Courtney Williams traveling
0:24 IND Sydney Colson misses driving layup
0:22 IND Makayla Timpson offensive rebound
0:21 IND Makayla Timpson misses two point shot
0:19 MIN Jessica Shepard defensive rebound
0:03 IND Kelsey Mitchell shooting foul
0:03 MIN Courtney Williams makes free throw 1 of 2 52–41
0:03 MIN Courtney Williams makes free throw 2 of 2 52–42
0:00 IND Sydney Colson lost ball turnover (Kayla McBride steals)
0:00 (00:00) [Fever] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)
0:00 End of the 3rd Quarter

Quarter 4