Washington Mystics vs Minnesota Lynx Player Stats and Box Scores for July 6

The Minnesota Lynx halted a two-game slide on Saturday, beating the Washington Mystics, 74-67, at their home venue of Target Center in Minneapolis.

Minnesota relied on a balanced attack to stave off a spirited challenge from the visiting Mystics to get back on the winning track and fortify their hold of the top spot in the Western Conference.

Guards Kayla McBride and Courtney Williams paced the Lynx in the win, finishing with 17 points apiece on a combined 13-of-28 shooting and 3-of-7 from deep. The win improved the Lynx to a 15-6 record, creating some distance from the closely trailing Seattle Storm (13-7) and Las Vegas Aces (12-7).

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Washington Mystics vs Minnesota Lynx game player stats and box scores

Washington Mystics game player stats and box scores

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Ariel Atkins	15	3	4	3	0	2	6-15	3-9	0-0	-8
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough	15	4	2	0	1	3	5-10	4-7	1-2	-1
Myisha Hines-Allen	11	11	6	2	0	2	5-7	0-0	1-2	+7
Stefanie Dolson	10	5	1	0	0	4	4-8	0-2	2-3	+2
Aaliyah Edwards	10	2	0	1	0	1	4-6	0-0	2-2	-19
Jade Melbourne	4	4	2	0	0	2	1-4	0-3	2-2	0
DiDi Richards	2	2	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	2-2	-5
Julie Vanloo	0	1	4	1	0	4	0-9	0-7	0-0	-11

Minnesota Lynx game player stats and box scores

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Kayla McBride	17	1	3	1	0	4	6-12	2-4	3-4	+8
Courtney Williams	17	6	7	2	1	4	7-16	1-3	2-4	+16
Bridget Carleton	13	6	1	1	0	0	4-10	3-8	2-2	+8
Cecilia Zandalasini	10	3	2	2	0	1	4-7	2-5	0-0	+7
Alanna Smith	7	8	3	2	2	1	2-11	0-3	3-4	+8
Diamond Miller	5	1	2	0	0	0	2-4	1-1	0-0	+3
Alissa Pili	3	1	1	0	0	1	1-4	1-3	0-0	+2
Dorka Juhasz	2	11	0	1	0	0	1-3	0-1	0-0	-10
Sika Kone	0	1	0	0	0	1	0-2	0-0	0-0	0
Natisha Hiedeman	0	0	1	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	-7

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Washington Mystics vs Minnesota Lynx Game Summary

The backcourt tandem of Kayla McBride and Courtney Williams came out guns blazing, firing nine points each to tow the Lynx to a 25-14 advantage at the end of the first 12 minutes.

Washington would steady its ship in the second quarter on good defense that limited Minnesota to just 11 points and on hot shooting from deep by Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (3-of-3) to level the count at 36-36 at halftime.

The two teams continued to battle in the third canto, which had the Mystics gaining the edge, 57-55, heading into the payoff quarter. Minnesota opened the fourth quarter with a 12-5 run in the first six minutes to hold a 67-62 advantage with 6:05 remaining.

The Mystics tried to encroach on the Lynx's lead after but had little success as the home team held tough to secure a skid-busting victory.

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Minnesota Lynx win without injured All-Star Napheesa Collier

The Minnesota Lynx's 74-67 victory over the Washington Mystics at home on Saturday was fashioned without their All-Star forward Napheesa Collier, who missed the game because of a foot injury suffered in their previous game against the Connecticut Sun.

Collier is averaging a double-double of 20 points and 10.2 rebounds in the ongoing WNBA season, to go along witth 3.7 assists, 2.2 steals and 1.5 blocks in 35 minutes of play.

She's set to play in the Paris Olympic Games beginning later this month as a member of the U.S. women's national basketball team. They will battle the WNBA All-Star squad in this year's WNBA All-Star Game on July 20 in Phoenix as part of its preparations.

However, despite the absence of Collier, the Lynx held off the Mystics, with Cecilia Zandalasini providing excellent help off the bench with all-around numbers of 10 points, three rebounds and two steals.

Minnesota next plays on Tuesday in a road game against the LA Sparks.