Minnesota Lynx vs Chicago Sky Game Player Stats and Box Score for July 12 | 2025 WNBA Season

The Minnesota Lynx took on the Chicago Sky on Saturday in the second meeting between these teams this month. After winning the first meeting, Napheesa Collier's Lynx were looking to extend the lead to 2-0, while Angel Reese's Sky were looking to even the score against the best team in the league.

With Kamilla Cardoso back on the roster, the Sky were aggressive from the get-go, taking a 4-0 lead in less than a minute of the first quarter. The Sky had a 15-24 lead, but the Lynx cut the lead to 23-29 after the first quarter.

The Sky continued their hot streak into the second quarter behind Reese and Ariel Atkins’ 15 and 16 points respectively. They extended the lead to 44-57 by halftime.

The Lynx tried to get back into the game in the third quarter, outsourcing the Sky by 23-16. However, the Angel Reese and Co. quickly took control of the game in the fourth and handed the Lynx their 4th loss of the season.

The Sky were led by Ariel Atkins’ team-high 27 points on 12 of 21 shooting from the field. Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso also had 19 and 16 points on efficient field goal percentage. The Lynx, on the other hand, saw a subpar performance from their starters, except Napheesa Collier. The 2025 WNBA ALl-Star captain scored a team-high 26 points, but it wasn’t enough to fill the void created by poor shooting from the Lynx team.

Minnesota Lynx vs Chicago Player Stats and Box Score

Chicago Sky Player Stats and Box Score

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Angel Reese	19	10	4	2	0	6
Michaela Onyenwere	4	7	0	0	0	4
Elizabeth Williams	8	0	2	0	0	2
Ariel Atkins	27	3	1	2	1	4
Kamilla Cardoso	16	14	2	0	1	1
Rebecca Allen	0	3	3	0	0	0
Kia Nurse	0	1	0	1	0	0
Hailey Van Lith	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rachel Banham	10	3	5	0	0	0

Minnesota Lynx Player Stats and Box Score

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Napheesa Collier	26	6	5	3	3	2
Bridget Carleton	6	4	1	0	1	1
Alanna Smith	8	5	4	6	2	2
Kayla McBride	17	0	1	3	0	0
Courtney Williams	13	8	8	0	0	2
Diamond Miller	6	0	0	0	0	0
Jessica Shepard	2	0	0	0	0	0
Natisha Hiedeman	3	0	0	0	0	0
Maria Kliundikova

Minnesota Lynx vs Chicago Sky Game Summary

The Chicago Sky came into the game hot from the get go. In the first quarter, they had a lead by as many as nine points. The Sky continued to the same energy going into the second quarter, behind solid effort from Ariel Atkins and Angel Reese. The Sky once had a 14-point lead in the quarter and closed it with a 57-44 lead before halftime.

The Lynx tightened their defense in the third quarter and put more pressure on Sky’s defense. Kayla McBride and Napheesa Collier kept the Lynx in the game by outsourcing the Sky by 7 points and cutting the Sky’s 13-point lead to 6. However, Collier and Co. could not get over the remaining deficit by the end of regulation. The Sky won the game by 87-81 after a 14-14 score in the fourth quarter.