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- Napheesa Collier scores 28 and the Lynx dominate the third quarter in a 92-75 win over Mystics</p>
<p>July 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM</p>
<p>1 / 3Mystics Lynx BasketballMinnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier (24) reacts after making a basket while being fouled during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Washington Mystics, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)</p>
<p>MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored 28 points, Courtney Williams had 10 points, six rebounds, eight assists and five steals and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Washington Mystics 92-75 on Thursday night for their third straight regular-season victory.</p>
<p>Minnesota bounced back from its 74-59 loss to Indiana on Tuesday in the Commissioner's Cup final that did not count in the standings.</p>
<p>Collier, who was scoreless in the first quarter, scored the last seven points of a 12-2 run to begin the second half for a 55-40 lead. Minnesota outscored the Mystics 27-14 in the third for a 70-52 lead.</p>
<p>Collier was 11 of 21 from the field and finished with 25 or more points for the eighth time this season.</p>
<p>Alanna Smith and Kayla McBride each added 10 points for Minnesota (15-2). The Lynx scored 28 points off 20 Washington turnovers.</p>
<p>Rookie Lucy Olsen came off the bench and scored a season-high 19 points for Washington (8-10). Aaliyah Edwards added a season-high 15 points and Shakira Austin scored 10. Brittney Sykes, averaging a team-high 18.6 points, went 2 of 9 from the field and finished with seven points.</p>
<p>Minnesota led 43-38 at halftime after closing on a 17-5 run that was capped by Smith's 3-pointer just before the buzzer. The Lynx didn't trail after going up 37-36 in the second quarter.</p>
<p>Washington shot 45% from the field, despite going 3 for 20 from 3-point range.</p>
<p>The Lynx avenged a 68-64 defeat at Washington on June 24 without Collier.</p>
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