Golden State Valkyries @ Minnesota Lynx
First Round - Game 1 • MIN leads series 1-0
23-21, 9-13 Away
72
23-21, 9-13 Away
34-10, 20-2 Home
101
34-10, 20-2 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Napheesa Collier makes 8-foot two point shot (Alanna Smith assists)
- Temi Fagbenle makes driving layup
- Napheesa Collier misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Kaila Charles misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Cecilia Zandalasini misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier misses driving layup
- Kaila Charles misses two point shot
- Bridget Carleton makes free throw 1 of 2
- Bridget Carleton makes free throw 2 of 2
- Veronica Burton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kaila Charles assists)
- Temi Fagbenle makes free throw 1 of 2
- Temi Fagbenle misses free throw 2 of 2
- Veronica Burton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Temi Fagbenle assists)
- Kayla McBride misses driving floating jump shot
- Temi Fagbenle makes two point shot (Veronica Burton assists)
- Kayla McBride misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Veronica Burton misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Janelle Salaun misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
- Kayla McBride misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Veronica Burton misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Courtney Williams assists)
- Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 1
- Cecilia Zandalasini makes free throw 1 of 3
- Cecilia Zandalasini makes free throw 2 of 3
- Cecilia Zandalasini makes free throw 3 of 3
- Courtney Williams misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Courtney Williams misses driving layup
- Janelle Salaun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists)
- Kayla McBride makes 1-foot two point shot (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Temi Fagbenle misses free throw 1 of 2
- Temi Fagbenle makes free throw 2 of 2
- Natisha Hiedeman makes driving layup (Kayla McBride assists)
- Janelle Salaun misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Veronica Burton misses two point shot
- Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)
- Temi Fagbenle makes 16-foot jumper (Veronica Burton assists)
- Jessica Shepard misses driving floating jump shot
- Jessica Shepard makes tip shot
- Janelle Salaun makes driving layup (Temi Fagbenle assists)
- Natisha Hiedeman misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jessica Shepard makes two point shot
- Veronica Burton misses driving layup
- Natisha Hiedeman misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Natisha Hiedeman makes 24-foot three point jumper (Napheesa Collier assists)
- Cecilia Zandalasini makes 23-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists)
- Natisha Hiedeman misses driving layup
- Janelle Salaun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists)
- Cecilia Zandalasini misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Courtney Williams misses 14-foot jumper
- Veronica Burton misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Napheesa Collier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams misses 23-foot jump bank shot
- Veronica Burton misses driving floating jump shot
- Natisha Hiedeman makes driving layup
- Veronica Burton misses driving layup
- Kayla McBride makes 18-foot step back jumpshot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Veronica Burton makes 27-foot three point jumper (Iliana Rupert assists)
- Alanna Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- Alanna Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Janelle Salaun misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jessica Shepard makes layup
- Kate Martin misses 8-foot two point shot
- Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2
- Temi Fagbenle misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Temi Fagbenle misses 1-foot hook shot
- Kayla McBride makes two point shot
- Alanna Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- Alanna Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
- Temi Fagbenle makes 1-foot layup (Cecilia Zandalasini assists)
- Natisha Hiedeman misses driving layup
- Natisha Hiedeman makes tip shot
- Alanna Smith makes two point shot
- Alanna Smith misses free throw 1 of 1
- Cecilia Zandalasini makes driving layup
- Napheesa Collier makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Cecilia Zandalasini misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 2
- Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2
- Temi Fagbenle makes driving layup (Veronica Burton assists)
- Kayla McBride makes 26-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Cecilia Zandalasini misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Veronica Burton misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 2
- Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2
- Cecilia Zandalasini makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Veronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 1
- Temi Fagbenle misses layup
- Natisha Hiedeman misses 44-foot three point jumper
- Cecilia Zandalasini makes free throw 1 of 2
- Cecilia Zandalasini makes free throw 2 of 2
- Napheesa Collier makes 5-foot two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
- Cecilia Zandalasini misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Alanna Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Napheesa Collier assists)
- Courtney Williams makes two point shot
- Courtney Williams makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kaila Charles misses 10-foot two point shot
- Courtney Williams makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Kaila Charles makes driving layup (Temi Fagbenle assists)
- Veronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 2
- Veronica Burton makes free throw 2 of 2
- Napheesa Collier makes 22-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Janelle Salaun misses 12-foot two point shot
- Courtney Williams misses running pullup jump shot
- Bridget Carleton misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Cecilia Zandalasini makes free throw 1 of 2
- Cecilia Zandalasini makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (DiJonai Carrington assists)
- Janelle Salaun misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Alanna Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
- Alanna Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Cecilia Zandalasini misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier makes 4-foot jump bank shot (Courtney Williams assists)
- Kate Martin makes 23-foot three point shot (Veronica Burton assists)
- Alanna Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Veronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 2
- Veronica Burton makes free throw 2 of 2
- Napheesa Collier makes 5-foot two point shot
- Veronica Burton misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Natisha Hiedeman makes driving layup (Jessica Shepard assists)
- Kate Martin makes free throw 1 of 3
- Kate Martin makes free throw 2 of 3
- Kate Martin makes free throw 3 of 3
- DiJonai Carrington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Iliana Rupert misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)
- Janelle Salaun makes 22-foot pullup jump shot (Cecilia Zandalasini assists)
- DiJonai Carrington makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)
- Veronica Burton misses 51-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (DiJonai Carrington assists)
- Iliana Rupert misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Natisha Hiedeman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alanna Smith assists)
- Kate Martin misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kate Martin misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Jessica Shepard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Courtney Williams makes technical free throw
- Jessica Shepard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kate Martin misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Janelle Salaun makes 23-foot three point shot (Kate Martin assists)
- Alanna Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kaila Charles misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Natisha Hiedeman makes 3-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
- DiJonai Carrington misses two point shot
- Janelle Salaun misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jessica Shepard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jessica Shepard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kate Martin misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Jessica Shepard makes two point shot
- Kaila Charles misses 9-foot two point shot
- Natisha Hiedeman makes free throw 1 of 2
- Natisha Hiedeman makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carla Leite makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carla Leite makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anastasiia Olairi Kosu makes 3-foot layup (Maria Kliundikova assists)
- Anastasiia Olairi Kosu makes driving layup (Jaylyn Sherrod assists)
- Carla Leite makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carla Leite makes free throw 2 of 2
- Camryn Taylor misses 13-foot two point shot
- Kate Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kate Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
- Carla Leite misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Natisha Hiedeman misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jaylyn Sherrod misses two point shot
- Natisha Hiedeman misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Kate Martin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kaitlyn Chen assists)
- Maria Kliundikova misses 16-foot jumper
- Kate Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kate Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anastasiia Olairi Kosu makes 3-foot two point shot (Maria Kliundikova assists)
- Kaitlyn Chen makes two point shot (Kate Martin assists)
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: MIN, 86.7
Win %: MIN, 85.8
Win %: MIN, 84.3
Win %: MIN, 83.8
Win %: MIN, 85.1
Win %: MIN, 85.6
Win %: MIN, 84.0
Win %: MIN, 83.5
Win %: MIN, 84.8
Win %: MIN, 85.2
Win %: MIN, 83.7
Win %: MIN, 83.2
Win %: MIN, 84.6
Win %: MIN, 85.1
Win %: MIN, 86.7
Win %: MIN, 87.1
Win %: MIN, 86.0
Win %: MIN, 82.8
Win %: MIN, 81.3
Win %: MIN, 78.6
Win %: MIN, 77.8
Win %: MIN, 81.0
Win %: MIN, 79.3
Win %: MIN, 74.9
Win %: MIN, 72.9
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Jeff Wooten
Referee:Tiara Cruse
Referee:Kevin Fahy
Referee:Gerda Gatling
2025-26 Standings
Women's National Basketball Assoc.
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Phoenix | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Seattle | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Las Vegas | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Golden State | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Portland | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
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