COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — Kayla McBride scored 12 of her 15 points in the third quarter, Napheesa Collier had 14 points and eight rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Atlanta Dream 76-64 on Tuesday night.
It was tied at 50-all with four minutes left in the third quarter before Minnesota closed on a 13-4 run to take a 63-54 lead. McBride, who only had two points in the first half, scored seven during the run.
Minnesota extended it to 74-60 with 3:49 left in the fourth on a three-pointer by Canada's Bridget Carleton, while Atlanta went four minutes without making a field goal.
Minnesota held Atlanta to just 30 per cent shooting overall (21 of 70).
Carleton also finished with 14 points for Minnesota (27-9). Courtney Williams added 12 and Alanna Smith had nine.
Allisha Gray scored 17 points, going 8 of 8 at the free-throw line, and Rhyne Howard added 14 points for Atlanta (12-24). Tina Charles set a franchise record for most double-doubles in a season with 18 after recording 13 points and 14 rebounds.
Carleton made all four of her shots in the first half, including three from three-point range, to total 11 points. Williams added 10 points as Minnesota led 41-38 at the break.
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