Lynx top Fever 80-69 for 6th 25-win season in 7 years

INDIANAPOLIS -- Maya Moore scored 18 points, Sylvia Fowles had 12 points and 13 rebounds for her 19th double-double, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Indiana Fever 80-69 on Wednesday night.
Minnesota (25-7) won its 25th game for the sixth time in seven years and moved a game in front of Los Angeles for the No. 1 seed in the playoffs.
Seimone Augustus added 14 points for Minnesota, which beat Indiana by a WNBA record 59 points when the two teams met on Aug. 18.
Moore's layup late in the second quarter capped Minnesota's 10-0 run for a 40-32 lead. Moore, Fowles and Augustus combined for 30 of the Lynx's 42 first-half points.
Fowles blocked a shot and her outlet pass led to Natasha Howard's layup, capping an 11-0 run to extend Minnesota's lead to 74-61. It came during the Lynx's 19-5 run to open the fourth quarter.
Erica Wheeler scored 17 points for Indiana, and Candice Dupree had 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Indiana (9-24) lost its seventh straight game and set a franchise record for losses in a season.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 2-1

Game 3

Final

• 
  Lynx

  80
• 
  Fever

  69

Game 2

Final

• 
  Fever

  52
• 
  Lynx

  111

Game 1

Final

• 
  Lynx

  82
• 
  Fever

  84

2016-2017 Western Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	27	7	.794	0	W3
Los Angeles	26	8	.765	1	W7
Phoenix	18	16	.529	9	W3
Dallas	16	18	.471	11	L1
Seattle	15	19	.441	12	W1
San Antonio	8	26	.235	19	W1

Full Standings

2016-2017 Eastern Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	22	12	.647	0	W10
Connecticut	21	13	.618	1	L2
Washington	18	16	.529	4	L1
Chicago	12	22	.353	10	L4
Atlanta	12	22	.353	10	L2
Indiana	9	25	.265	13	L8

Full Standings

 

 

 

Lynx

Starters	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
R. BrunsonF	21	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	-1	2
M. MooreF	28	6-11	2-3	4-5	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	2	+11	18
S. FowlesC	30	5-9	0-0	2-3	2	11	13	1	0	3	1	2	+7	12
S. AugustusG	29	6-12	0-1	2-2	0	2	2	3	0	0	2	0	+9	14
R. MontgomeryG	18	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	-8	0
Bench	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
N. HowardF	19	2-4	0-0	2-2	1	1	2	3	2	0	0	2	+12	6
T. FagbenleF	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-5	0
C. ZandalasiniF	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-6	0
P. PiersonF	8	3-4	1-1	0-0	2	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	+9	7
A. JonesG	22	4-8	2-3	1-2	1	3	4	2	0	0	2	1	+19	11
J. PerkinsG	17	3-7	1-2	3-3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	+8	10
L. WhalenG	DNP-COACH'S DECISION
TEAM		30-61	6-13	14-17	7	24	31	16	5	4	9	11		80
		49.2%	46.2%	82.4%

Fever

Starters	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
C. DupreeF	33	7-16	0-0	1-1	0	10	10	2	0	0	1	0	-13	15
N. AchonwaF	20	3-6	0-0	0-0	2	4	6	1	0	0	1	2	-1	6
M. ColemanG	28	3-7	1-4	0-0	0	2	2	4	0	0	2	2	-3	7
E. WheelerG	34	7-19	2-7	1-2	0	2	2	7	2	0	1	1	-7	17
J. GwathmeyG	12	2-4	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	-1	4
Bench	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
E. McCallF	9	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	+0	2
E. LarkinsF	18	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	3	0	0	1	1	1	-13	2
J. HamsonC	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	+3	0
J. SimmsG	25	3-6	2-3	1-2	0	2	2	1	2	0	1	2	-8	9
J. Pohlen-MavungaG	18	3-6	1-3	0-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-12	7
T. MitchellG	DNP-BONE BRUISE
B. JanuaryG	DNP-TORN MENISCUS RIGHT KNEE
S. JohnsonG	DNP-TORN ACL
TEAM		30-68	6-17	3-6	5	25	30	16	4	1	9	12		69
		44.1%	35.3%	50.0%