McBride, Miles lead Lynx over Storm 105-102 for 6th straight win

Kayla McBride made six 3-pointers and scored 33 points, rookie Olivia Miles had 32 points, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Seattle Storm 105-102.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jul 20, 2026, 10:31 PM Updated: 10:31 pm

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Flau'jae Johnson of the Seattle Storm reacts after missing a shot against the Minnesota Lynx on July 20, 2026. (Olivia Vanni/Getty Images)

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SEATTLE (AP) — Kayla McBride made six 3-pointers and scored 33 points, rookie Olivia Miles had 32 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Seattle Storm 105-102 on Monday night for their sixth straight victory.

Minnesota Lynx 105, Seattle Storm 10: Box score

McBride, Miles and Courtney Williams combined for 30 of Minnesota’s 37 field goals. The three guards also went 18 of 18 at the free-throw line.

Williams finished with 21 points, and Natasha Howard had 12 rebounds and three steals for Minnesota (21-6). Miles was one point shy of her career high, set on July 13 against Phoenix.

Flau’jae Johnson scored 26 points and made five 3-pointers for Seattle (6-22). Zia Cooke added 18 points off the bench, and Natisha Hiedeman had 12 points and 10 assists.

Howard poked away Seattle’s inbound pass in the closing seconds, and McBride made two free throws for a 103-100 lead.

Williams made two free throws with 4 seconds left to cap the scoring. Seattle quickly got the ball to Johnson for a wide-open 3-pointer, but it bounced off the front of the rim as time expired.