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From the vault · September 16, 2010 · 2010 WNBA Finals, Game 3: The Seattle Storm beat the Atlanta Dream 87–84 in Game 3 to win the 2010 WNBA Finals 3–0.

Minnesota Lynx @ Washington Mystics 94–84

2026-08-21 19:30 · WNBA · CareFirst Arena, Washington DC · Att. 4,200 · ION

Minnesota Lynx 2026 · Washington Mystics 2026 · 2026 season

Score by period

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	25	24	26	19	94
WAS	26	16	25	17	84

Team stats

	Lynx	Mystics
Field goals	37-70 .529	30-66 .455
Three-pointers	11-27 .407	7-21 .333
Free throws	9-10 .900	17-23 .739
Offensive rebounds	6	13
Defensive rebounds	20	23
Total rebounds	26	36
Assists	25	21
Steals	9	2
Blocks	6	3
Turnovers	6	12
Personal fouls	18	9
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	36	40
Fast-break points	7	2
Points off turnovers	10	21
Largest lead	10	5
Lead changes	7	7

Minnesota Lynx

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Kayla McBride F	35	18	6-12	4-8	2-2	1	0	1	3	0	0	1	2	+14
Natasha Howard C	33	21	10-12	0-0	1-2	2	5	7	5	1	3	0	4	+16
Courtney Williams G	31	13	5-11	1-3	2-2	1	5	6	8	1	0	0	2	+9
Nia Coffey F	30	8	3-6	2-4	0-0	0	2	2	1	3	1	0	2	+12
Olivia Miles G	29	24	10-22	2-6	2-2	0	3	3	7	3	0	2	5	+15
Dorka Juhasz F	19	8	3-4	2-3	0-0	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	+2
Maya Caldwell G	14	2	0-1	0-1	2-2	1	2	3	1	1	0	2	2	-11
Chloe Bibby F	5	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	+2
Anastasiia Olairi Kosu F	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-9
Antonia Delaere F	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eliska Hamzova G	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	200	94	37-70	11-27	9-10	6	20	26	25	9	6	6	18

FG .529 · 3P .407 · FT .900

Did not play: Napheesa Collier (dnd - rest)

Washington Mystics

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Shakira Austin C	33	17	7-13	0-1	3-4	2	6	8	6	1	1	5	1	-11
Kiki Iriafen F	32	19	7-15	0-1	5-7	4	9	13	1	1	2	0	2	-1
Sonia Citron G	30	11	4-8	1-4	2-2	1	0	1	5	0	0	5	2	-9
Georgia Amoore G	29	10	3-8	3-6	1-2	2	3	5	5	0	0	0	1	-3
Michaela Onyenwere F	26	14	6-10	2-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-5
Cotie McMahon F	16	6	2-5	1-1	1-2	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	-6
Lauren Betts C	13	3	0-1	0-0	3-4	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	-4
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton G	11	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	-3
Alicia Florez G	9	4	1-5	0-1	2-2	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	-4
Angela Dugalic F	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
Cassandre Prosper F	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
Total	200	84	30-66	7-21	17-23	13	23	36	21	2	3	12	9

FG .455 · 3P .333 · FT .739

Did not play: Lucy Olsen (dnp - coach's decision)

Officials: Fatou Cissoko-Stephens, Marcy Williams, Catherine Chang

Play-by-play

Show every play (362)

Quarter 1

10:00 WAS Natasha Howard vs. Shakira Austin (Kiki Iriafen gains possession)
9:48 WAS Michaela Onyenwere makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shakira Austin assists) 0–3
9:31 MIN Courtney Williams misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
9:29 WAS Kiki Iriafen defensive rebound
9:20 WAS Sonia Citron misses 23-foot three point jumper
9:19 WAS Kiki Iriafen offensive rebound
9:15 WAS Kiki Iriafen makes layup 0–5
9:02 MIN Nia Coffey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists) 3–5
8:35 WAS Michaela Onyenwere misses 22-foot three point jumper
8:34 MIN Olivia Miles defensive rebound
8:24 MIN Olivia Miles makes 3-foot two point shot 5–5
8:21 WAS Shakira Austin bad pass turnover (Olivia Miles steals)
8:18 MIN Olivia Miles makes layup 7–5
8:03 WAS Michaela Onyenwere lost ball turnover (Olivia Miles steals)
7:58 MIN Olivia Miles makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot 10–5
7:44 WAS Shakira Austin bad pass turnover (Nia Coffey steals)
7:36 MIN Olivia Miles misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
7:34 WAS Kiki Iriafen defensive rebound
7:19 WAS Sonia Citron makes 2-foot two point shot 10–7
7:07 MIN Courtney Williams makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Natasha Howard assists) 12–7
6:53 WAS Michaela Onyenwere makes driving layup (Shakira Austin assists) 12–9
6:31 MIN Natasha Howard misses layup
6:29 WAS Kiki Iriafen defensive rebound
6:16 WAS Sonia Citron out of bounds bad pass turnover
6:16 MIN Dorka Juhasz enters the game for Natasha Howard
6:05 MIN Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper
6:02 WAS Shakira Austin defensive rebound
5:52 WAS Shakira Austin makes driving layup (Georgia Amoore assists) 12–11
5:43 MIN Nia Coffey makes 1-foot reverse layup (Kayla McBride assists) 14–11
5:28 WAS Georgia Amoore misses 25-foot three point jumper
5:25 WAS Shakira Austin offensive rebound
5:18 WAS Michaela Onyenwere misses 23-foot three point jumper
5:15 MIN Courtney Williams defensive rebound
5:10 MIN Kayla McBride misses 25-foot running jump shot
5:08 WAS Georgia Amoore defensive rebound
5:00 WAS Kiki Iriafen misses 25-foot three point jumper
4:58 MIN Nia Coffey defensive rebound
4:50 MIN Olivia Miles misses two point shot
4:48 WAS Shakira Austin defensive rebound
4:42 WAS Nia Coffey blocks Shakira Austin 's 4-foot layup
4:42 MIN Courtney Williams defensive rebound
4:36 MIN Courtney Williams makes 20-foot jumper 16–11
4:15 WAS Georgia Amoore misses 24-foot three point jumper
4:14 MIN Olivia Miles defensive rebound
4:04 MIN Kayla McBride makes 22-foot three point jumper (Olivia Miles assists) 19–11
3:42 WAS Kiki Iriafen makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Sonia Citron assists) 19–13
3:24 MIN Nia Coffey makes 28-foot three point jumper (Olivia Miles assists) 22–13
3:03 WAS Shakira Austin makes 1-foot layup (Sonia Citron assists) 22–15
2:45 MIN Olivia Miles misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
2:44 WAS Georgia Amoore defensive rebound
2:34 WAS Kiki Iriafen makes layup (Georgia Amoore assists) 22–17
2:21 MIN Dorka Juhasz makes 26-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists) 25–17
1:56 WAS Kiki Iriafen misses 7-foot two point shot
1:55 WAS Shakira Austin offensive rebound
1:54 WAS Shakira Austin makes layup 25–19
1:43 MIN Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
1:40 WAS Shakira Austin defensive rebound
1:31 WAS Shakira Austin makes driving layup (Sonia Citron assists) 25–21
1:17 MIN Nia Coffey misses 27-foot three point jumper
1:14 WAS Kiki Iriafen defensive rebound
1:03 MIN Nia Coffey shooting foul
1:03 Official timeout
1:03 WAS Cotie McMahon enters the game for Shakira Austin
1:03 WAS Betnijah Laney-Hamilton enters the game for Georgia Amoore
1:03 WAS Alicia Florez enters the game for Michaela Onyenwere
1:03 WAS Lauren Betts enters the game for Sonia Citron
1:03 MIN Natasha Howard enters the game for Courtney Williams
1:03 MIN Maya Caldwell enters the game for Nia Coffey
1:03 MIN Anastasiia Olairi Kosu enters the game for Dorka Juhasz
1:03 WAS Kiki Iriafen misses free throw 1 of 2
1:03 WAS Mystics offensive team rebound
1:03 WAS Kiki Iriafen misses free throw 2 of 2
1:00 WAS Betnijah Laney-Hamilton offensive rebound
0:54 MIN Olivia Miles personal foul
0:54 WAS Alicia Florez makes free throw 1 of 2 25–22
0:54 MIN Chloe Bibby enters the game for Anastasiia Olairi Kosu
0:54 WAS Alicia Florez makes free throw 2 of 2 25–23
0:37 MIN Chloe Bibby offensive foul
0:37 MIN Chloe Bibby offensive foul turnover
0:14 WAS Cotie McMahon makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot 25–26
0:02 MIN Olivia Miles misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
0:02 WAS Mystics defensive team rebound
0:00 End of the 1st Quarter

Quarter 2

10:00 WAS Shakira Austin enters the game for Kiki Iriafen
10:00 MIN Courtney Williams enters the game for Olivia Miles
9:48 MIN Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper
9:46 WAS Mystics defensive team rebound
9:26 WAS Shakira Austin misses layup
9:25 MIN Natasha Howard defensive rebound
9:17 MIN Courtney Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
9:13 WAS Betnijah Laney-Hamilton defensive rebound
9:03 WAS Shakira Austin back court turnover
8:52 MIN Kayla McBride makes driving layup (Courtney Williams assists) 27–26
8:29 WAS Cotie McMahon makes two point shot (Shakira Austin assists) 27–28
8:17 MIN Courtney Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
8:16 MIN Maya Caldwell offensive rebound
8:09 MIN Natasha Howard makes 4-foot two point shot (Courtney Williams assists) 29–28
7:49 WAS Betnijah Laney-Hamilton misses 24-foot three point jumper
7:48 MIN Natasha Howard defensive rebound
7:38 MIN Chloe Bibby misses 26-foot three point jumper
7:37 MIN Courtney Williams offensive rebound
7:28 MIN Natasha Howard makes layup (Kayla McBride assists) 31–28
7:12 WAS Shakira Austin lost ball turnover (Maya Caldwell steals)
7:07 MIN Courtney Williams makes two point shot (Maya Caldwell assists) 33–28
6:53 WAS Chloe Bibby blocks Alicia Florez 's 8-foot layup
6:51 MIN Chloe Bibby defensive rebound
6:33 MIN Chloe Bibby misses 23-foot three point jumper
6:30 WAS Alicia Florez defensive rebound
6:25 WAS Shakira Austin misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
6:23 WAS Lauren Betts offensive rebound
6:22 MIN Maya Caldwell shooting foul
6:22 WAS Lauren Betts makes free throw 1 of 2 33–29
6:22 WAS Sonia Citron enters the game for Alicia Florez
6:22 WAS Kiki Iriafen enters the game for Shakira Austin
6:22 MIN Olivia Miles enters the game for Kayla McBride
6:22 WAS Lauren Betts makes free throw 2 of 2 33–30
6:10 WAS Lauren Betts shooting foul
6:10 MIN Natasha Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
6:10 MIN Lynx offensive team rebound
6:10 MIN Nia Coffey enters the game for Chloe Bibby
6:10 MIN Natasha Howard makes free throw 2 of 2 34–30
5:48 WAS Lauren Betts misses 16-foot jumper
5:46 WAS Cotie McMahon offensive rebound
5:44 WAS Kiki Iriafen makes layup 34–32
5:34 MIN Courtney Williams makes 21-foot jumper (Natasha Howard assists) 36–32
5:22 WAS Cotie McMahon misses driving layup
5:21 MIN Olivia Miles defensive rebound
5:15 WAS Sonia Citron shooting foul
5:15 WAS Mystics Full timeout
5:15 WAS Michaela Onyenwere enters the game for Betnijah Laney-Hamilton
5:15 MIN Olivia Miles makes free throw 1 of 2 37–32
5:15 MIN Olivia Miles makes free throw 2 of 2 38–32
4:52 WAS Kiki Iriafen misses 16-foot jumper
4:51 MIN Courtney Williams defensive rebound
4:44 MIN Courtney Williams misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
4:41 WAS Kiki Iriafen defensive rebound
4:24 WAS Sonia Citron misses 25-foot three point jumper
4:19 MIN Maya Caldwell defensive rebound
4:19 MIN Maya Caldwell jumpball violation turnover
4:13 MIN Natasha Howard personal foul
4:03 WAS Sonia Citron bad pass turnover (Courtney Williams steals)
3:58 WAS Sonia Citron personal foul
3:58 WAS Shakira Austin enters the game for Cotie McMahon
3:58 WAS Georgia Amoore enters the game for Lauren Betts
3:58 MIN Kayla McBride enters the game for Maya Caldwell
3:44 MIN Courtney Williams misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
3:42 WAS Georgia Amoore defensive rebound
3:36 WAS Michaela Onyenwere makes running layup (Georgia Amoore assists) 38–34
3:16 MIN Natasha Howard makes 2-foot layup (Olivia Miles assists) 40–34
3:00 MIN Natasha Howard personal foul
3:00 MIN Dorka Juhasz enters the game for Courtney Williams
2:46 WAS Sonia Citron lost ball turnover (Olivia Miles steals)
2:41 MIN Kiki Iriafen blocks Olivia Miles 's 5-foot running layup
2:38 MIN Natasha Howard offensive rebound
2:36 MIN Dorka Juhasz makes 4-foot layup (Olivia Miles assists) 42–34
2:13 WAS Michaela Onyenwere makes 25-foot three point jumper (Georgia Amoore assists) 42–37
1:50 MIN Natasha Howard makes 4-foot turnaround jump shot (Nia Coffey assists) 44–37
1:37 WAS Sonia Citron steps out of bounds turnover
1:37 MIN Lynx Full timeout
1:25 MIN Dorka Juhasz makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists) 47–37
0:57 WAS Shakira Austin misses layup
0:55 WAS Sonia Citron offensive rebound
0:54 WAS Sonia Citron makes 11-foot jumper 47–39
0:41 MIN Natasha Howard makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot (Olivia Miles assists) 49–39
0:29 WAS Georgia Amoore makes 22-foot three point jumper (Shakira Austin assists) 49–42
0:21 MIN Olivia Miles misses two point shot
0:19 WAS Kiki Iriafen defensive rebound
0:10 WAS Kiki Iriafen misses layup
0:09 MIN Natasha Howard defensive rebound
0:00 MIN Olivia Miles bad pass turnover (Kiki Iriafen steals)
0:00 End of the 2nd Quarter

Quarter 3

10:00 MIN Courtney Williams enters the game for Dorka Juhasz
9:39 MIN Olivia Miles makes 18-foot step back jumpshot (Natasha Howard assists) 51–42
9:11 MIN Courtney Williams shooting foul
9:11 WAS Shakira Austin makes free throw 1 of 2 51–43
9:11 WAS Shakira Austin makes free throw 2 of 2 51–44
9:00 MIN Olivia Miles bad pass turnover (Shakira Austin steals)
8:39 WAS Michaela Onyenwere misses 23-foot three point jumper
8:37 WAS Georgia Amoore offensive rebound
8:31 WAS Shakira Austin makes 2-foot layup (Sonia Citron assists) 51–46
8:03 MIN Natasha Howard makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Courtney Williams assists) 53–46
7:50 WAS Shakira Austin misses 27-foot three point jumper
7:48 WAS Kiki Iriafen offensive rebound
7:42 WAS Michaela Onyenwere makes layup 53–48
7:29 WAS Shakira Austin shooting foul
7:29 MIN Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2 54–48
7:29 MIN Maya Caldwell enters the game for Courtney Williams
7:29 MIN Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2 55–48
7:13 WAS Kiki Iriafen makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Sonia Citron assists) 55–50
6:56 MIN Olivia Miles makes 16-foot step back jumpshot 57–50
6:46 WAS Georgia Amoore misses two point shot
6:44 MIN Natasha Howard defensive rebound
6:32 MIN Olivia Miles misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
6:30 WAS Shakira Austin defensive rebound
6:22 MIN Olivia Miles shooting foul
6:22 WAS Kiki Iriafen makes free throw 1 of 2 57–51
6:22 WAS Kiki Iriafen makes free throw 2 of 2 57–52
6:07 MIN Kayla McBride makes 22-foot three point jumper (Natasha Howard assists) 60–52
5:51 MIN Olivia Miles shooting foul
5:51 WAS Kiki Iriafen makes free throw 1 of 2 60–53
5:51 WAS Betnijah Laney-Hamilton enters the game for Michaela Onyenwere
5:51 MIN Dorka Juhasz enters the game for Olivia Miles
5:51 WAS Kiki Iriafen makes free throw 2 of 2 60–54
5:31 WAS Kiki Iriafen personal foul
5:31 WAS Lauren Betts enters the game for Shakira Austin
5:21 MIN Nia Coffey misses 10-foot two point shot
5:19 MIN Dorka Juhasz offensive rebound
5:15 MIN Maya Caldwell misses 24-foot three point jumper
5:13 WAS Betnijah Laney-Hamilton defensive rebound
4:52 WAS Sonia Citron makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Lauren Betts assists) 60–56
4:42 WAS Kiki Iriafen shooting foul
4:42 Official timeout
4:42 MIN Courtney Williams enters the game for Nia Coffey
4:42 MIN Maya Caldwell makes free throw 1 of 2 61–56
4:42 MIN Maya Caldwell makes free throw 2 of 2 62–56
4:20 WAS Sonia Citron misses 22-foot three point jumper
4:15 WAS Betnijah Laney-Hamilton offensive rebound
4:15 WAS Georgia Amoore misses 26-foot three point jumper
4:14 MIN Dorka Juhasz defensive rebound
4:00 MIN Kayla McBride misses 13-foot floating jump shot
3:59 MIN Kayla McBride offensive rebound
3:58 MIN Natasha Howard makes layup 64–56
3:38 WAS Georgia Amoore makes 25-foot three point jumper (Betnijah Laney-Hamilton assists) 64–59
3:23 MIN Kayla McBride offensive foul
3:23 MIN Kayla McBride offensive foul turnover
3:23 WAS Shakira Austin enters the game for Georgia Amoore
3:23 WAS Alicia Florez enters the game for Kiki Iriafen
3:13 WAS Alicia Florez makes 2-foot layup (Shakira Austin assists) 64–61
2:59 MIN Kayla McBride misses driving floating jump shot
2:57 WAS Alicia Florez defensive rebound
2:49 WAS Shakira Austin makes layup (Alicia Florez assists) 64–63
2:49 MIN Lynx Full timeout
2:49 MIN Nia Coffey enters the game for Maya Caldwell
2:49 MIN Olivia Miles enters the game for Courtney Williams
2:38 MIN Natasha Howard makes 2-foot floating jump shot (Olivia Miles assists) 66–63
2:11 WAS Alicia Florez misses 8-foot fade away jump shot
2:10 MIN Nia Coffey defensive rebound
2:02 MIN Olivia Miles makes 18-foot step back jumpshot 68–63
1:52 MIN Olivia Miles personal foul
1:52 WAS Michaela Onyenwere enters the game for Betnijah Laney-Hamilton
1:52 MIN Courtney Williams enters the game for Olivia Miles
1:34 WAS Sonia Citron makes 24-foot three pointer 68–66
1:20 MIN Dorka Juhasz misses 24-foot three point jumper
1:19 MIN Natasha Howard offensive rebound
1:15 MIN Courtney Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Natasha Howard assists) 71–66
0:48 MIN Natasha Howard shooting foul
0:48 WAS Lauren Betts misses free throw 1 of 2
0:48 WAS Mystics offensive team rebound
0:48 WAS Cotie McMahon enters the game for Sonia Citron
0:48 WAS Lauren Betts makes free throw 2 of 2 71–67
0:35 MIN Kayla McBride makes 3-foot two point shot 73–67
0:27 WAS Shakira Austin lost ball turnover (Nia Coffey steals)
0:06 WAS Cotie McMahon shooting foul
0:06 MIN Courtney Williams makes free throw 1 of 2 74–67
0:06 MIN Maya Caldwell enters the game for Kayla McBride
0:06 MIN Courtney Williams makes free throw 2 of 2 75–67
0:00 WAS Dorka Juhasz blocks Alicia Florez 's 3-foot reverse layup
0:00 WAS Mystics offensive team rebound
0:00 End of the 3rd Quarter

Quarter 4