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Minnesota Lynx at Los Angeles Sparks

Minnesota Lynx         99
Los Angeles Sparks     83

Status: Final

Line score

            1    2    3    4     T
Lynx       23   29   22   25    99
Sparks     19   18   22   24    83

Last 5 scoring plays

Q4 6.4     MIN   99- 83  Anastasiia Olairi Kosu makes driving layup
                         (Eliska Hamzova assists)
Q4 27.1    MIN   97- 83  Maya Caldwell makes free throw 1 of 1
Q4 27.1    LA    96- 83  Chance Gray makes free throw 2 of 2
Q4 27.1    LA    96- 82  Chance Gray makes free throw 1 of 2
Q4 34.2    MIN   96- 81  Anastasiia Olairi Kosu makes driving layup
                         (Eliska Hamzova assists)

Top performers

Los Angeles Sparks

Points             Rae Burrell            19
Assists            Erica Wheeler          4
Rebounds           Dearica Hamby          9

Minnesota Lynx

Points             Olivia Miles           31
Assists            Courtney Williams      5
Rebounds           Natasha Howard         9

Headline

Miles sets WNBA rookie mark with 24 1st-half points on way 31 in Lynx's win over Sparks

LOS ANGELES -- Olivia Miles set a WNBA rookie record with 24 first-half points on her way to a career-high 31 and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks 99-83 on Wednesday night.

Miles, the No. 2 overall pick, was 12 of 15 from the field.

Natasha Howard had 15 points and nine rebounds, Kayla McBride scored 14 points and Courtney Williams added 13 points and five assists for the Lynx (12-3), who have won 10 of their last 11. Nia Coffey had a career-high five steals.

Rae Burrell led the Sparks (7-8) with 19 points. Rookie Jihyun Park, who went into the game with six points this season, had 13. Dearica Hamby had 12 points and nine rebounds, and Nneka Ogwumike added 10 points and eight rebounds.

Los Angeles star Kelsey Plum, who averages 25 points, did not play due to a leg injury.

Williams hit a mid-range jumper that gave Minnesota the lead for good and followed with a 3-pointer that made it 23-19 at the end of the first quarter.

Up next

Lynx: At Golden State on Friday.

Sparks: Host New York on Sunday.

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