MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Seimone Augustus scored 22 points, Lindsay Whalen had 20 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Chicago Sky 78-69 Thursday night.
Maya Moore had 16 points and seven rebounds to help the league-best Lynx (26-7) win for the eight time in nine games.
Sylvia Fowles and Erin Thorn scored 17 points each for the Sky (14-18).
Epiphanny Prince’s 3-pointer gave Chicago a 53-52 lead to start the fourth quarter. However, Whalen followed with a driving layup to put the Lynx back ahead, and Moore’s 3 stretched the lead to seven with about 5:40 to go.
Carolyn Swords’ three-point play pulled the Sky to 67-66 about 2 minutes later, but the Lynx scored the next nine points to pull away for good.
