Overview
- McBride scored a career-high 43 points on 16-of-21 shooting, hitting 10 of 14 3-pointers to become the first player in WNBA history to make 10 threes in one game.
- Minnesota beat the Dallas Wings 103-90, set a franchise single-game mark with 18 made 3s, and became the first team this season to clinch a playoff spot.
- Rookie Olivia Miles had 20 points and 13 assists and frequently fed McBride open looks, a connection that drove much of the Lynx’s offensive burst.
- Dallas lost All-Star Jessica Shepard to a right ankle injury during the game and remained without rookie Azzi Fudd because of right knee soreness, factors that weakened the Wings’ lineup.
- The win improved the Lynx to 27-7, widened their lead for the top seed, raised the prospect of a franchise single-season wins record, and prompted coach Cheryl Reeve to call McBride an All-WNBA player after the game.