MINNEAPOLIS - Lindsay Whalen scored 20 points Friday to lead the Minnesota Lynx past the San Antonio Silver Stars 66-65 in Game 1 of their WNBA Western Conference semifinal.
Seimone Augustus added 19 points and Rebekkah Brunson grabbed 14 rebounds, while Whalen added five assists and made the game's biggest defensive play, tipping a Silver Stars inbound pass to Maya Moore with 4 seconds left to seal the victory.
Game 2 will be Sunday afternoon in San Antonio, where the Lynx can close out the first playoff series victory in franchise history.
San Antonio 16 19 16 14 - 65
Minnesota 11 21 21 13 - 66
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SAN ANTONIO (65): Perkins 4-12 0-0 10, Young 5-11 0-0 10, Riley 1-3 1-2 4, Hammon 4-13 4-4 16, D.Robinson 3-14 0-0 6, Appel 0-0 0-0 0, Adams 7-12 1-1 16, Bevilaqua 1-1 0-0 3, S.Robinson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-66 6-7 65.
MINNESOTA (66): Moore 4-12 2-6 10, Brunson 1-4 2-4 4, McWilliams-Franklin 2-6 1-2 5, Augustus 8-18 2-2 19, Whalen 7-14 6-6 20, Adair 0-2 0-0 0, Harris 0-1 0-0 0, Wright 2-4 0-0 4, Wiggins 1-1 0-0 2, Hornbuckle 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 25-63 15-22 66.
3-Point Goals: San Antonio 9-21 (Hammon 4-7, Perkins 2-8, Bevilaqua 1-1, Riley 1-2, Adams 1-3), Minnesota 1-8 (Augustus 1-2, Whalen 0-1, Hornbuckle 0-1, Wright 0-1, Moore 0-3). Fouled Out: None. Rebounds: San Antonio 39 (Young 9), Minnesota 48 (Brunson 14). Assists: San Antonio 16 (Young 6), Minnesota 11 (Whalen 5). Total Fouls: San Antonio 18, Minnesota 13. A: 11,891 (9,181).
