Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx Game Player Stats and Box Score for Aug 24 | 2025 WNBA Season

The Minnesota Lynx defeated the Indiana Fever 97-84 on Sunday at Target Center in Minneapolis.

MVP frontrunner Napheesa Collier, who returned after a seven-game absence, led Minnesota with 32 points and nine rebounds on 11-for-16 shooting (2-for-3 from 3-point range).

Courtney Williams finished with 14 points and 10 assists on 4-for-8 shooting (2-for-4 on 3-pointers). Kayla McBride scored 13 points on 4-for-4 shooting, including 3-for-3 from the 3-point line. Maria Kliundikova added 13 points on 6-for-7 shooting off the bench.

Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 26 points on 7-for-12 shooting, including 2-for-3 from 3-point range. Shey Peddy chipped in 16 points on 6-for-7 shooting (3-for-3 on 3-pointers) off the bench.

Aliyah Boston finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and five assists on 7-for-12 shooting, while Natasha Howard added 10 points and eight rebounds. Fever star Caitlin Clark missed her 15th consecutive game due to a right groin injury.

This is the second straight meeting between the teams. Minnesota won 95-90 on Friday in Indianapolis.

The league-leading Lynx (30-7) have won a second straight game. The win increased their lead over second-placed Atlanta Dream (24-13) to six games.

With the loss, the Fever dropped to 19-18 and are now tied with the Golden State Valkyries. However, Golden State holds the tiebreaker, thus putting Indiana at the eighth and final playoff spot. The Fever are just one game ahead of ninth-placed LA Sparks (17-18).

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Indiana Fever vs. Minnesota Lynx player stats and box score

Minnesota Lynx player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Bridget Carleton	7	4	1	3	0	1	0	3-5	1-2	0-0	20
Napheesa Collier	32	9	2	3	2	3	0	11-16	2-3	8-9	24
Alanna Smith	8	3	2	4	1	4	0	3-7	0-1	2-2	-2
Kayla McBride	13	4	4	0	1	1	0	4-4	3-3	2-2	12
Courtney Williams	14	2	10	3	1	0	1	5-11	3-5	1-1	14
Natisha Hiedeman	5	3	3	2	1	1	0	2-7	1-4	0-0	1
DiJonai Carrington	5	1	0	3	0	1	1	2-4	1-1	0-0	-4
Jessica Shepard	0	1	3	1	0	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-6
Maria Kliundikova	13	3	2	0	0	1	1	6-7	1-2	0-0	12
Jaylyn Sherrod	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-2
Anastasiia Olairi Kosu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-2
Camryn Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2

Indiana Fever player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Lexie Hull	6	1	4	3	2	1	0	2-10	2-6	0-0	-15
Natasha Howard	10	8	3	4	0	1	0	4-6	0-0	2-2	-9
Aliyah Boston	14	7	5	1	1	2	1	7-12	0-1	0-2	-10
Kelsey Mitchell	26	1	2	2	0	2	1	7-12	2-3	10-11	-14
Odyssey Sims	3	0	2	0	1	1	0	1-5	1-3	0-0	-11
Shey Peddy	16	0	1	3	0	1	0	6-7	3-3	1-1	1
Damiris Dantas	0	2	1	2	1	1	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	-8
Aerial Powers	5	5	3	2	0	3	0	2-6	0-0	1-1	0
Brianna Turner	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	1-3	0-1	0-0	-1
Makayla Timpson	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	2
Chloe Bibby	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Caitlin Clark	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sydney Colson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sophie Cunningham	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Aari McDonald	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Indiana Fever vs. Minnesota Lynx game summary

The Indiana Fever had a 30-25 lead over the Minnesota Lynx at the end of the opening quarter. Kelsey Mitchell scored 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting for Indiana, while Napheesa Collier had 10 points (4-for-5 shooting) for Minnesota.

The Lynx outscored the Fever 27-15 in the second quarter to take a 52-45 lead into the halftime break. Minnesota ended the opening half on an 11-0 run.

Collier led the Lynx with 14 points and six rebounds on 6-for-8 shooting in the first half. Kayla McBride scored 11 points on 4-for-4 shooting, including 3-for-3 from 3-point range. Maria Kliundikova added 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting off the bench.

Mitchell led Indiana in the first half with 16 points on 5-for-7 shooting (2-for-2 on 3-pointers). No other Fever player scored in double figures in the first 20 minutes. Aliyah Boston chipped in eight points and four rebounds.

Minnesota increased its lead to 15 in the third quarter and led 77-66 heading into the final frame. In the fourth period, the Lynx withstood Indiana's comeback and held on for their 30th win this season.

Indiana will next face the Seattle Storm on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Minnesota will return to action on Thursday against the Storm.