Gameday: Lynx at Tulsa

June 9, 2012 at 4:43AM
Lynx center Taj McWilliams-Franklin has been named an assistant women's basketball coach at Rice University.
Lynx center Taj McWilliams-Franklin (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Lynx at a glance: A victory would make them 9-0, tying the WNBA record for best start to a season. The Lynx also have won eight consecutive road games, a franchise record. ... Taj McWilliams-Franklin is shooting 60 percent from the field in three road games and was 8-for-8 Wednesday in a 79-55 drubbing of Seattle at Target Center. ... Guard Seimone Augustus (right quadriceps) is questionable. ... The Lynx are 6-0 vs. Tulsa since a 92-79 loss at the BOK Center on June 4, 2010.

Shock at a glance: Tulsa (0-7) has lost 13 games in a row after falling 98-91 in overtime at Chicago on Friday. In the five games after its season opener, the Shock shot under 40 percent. ... Guard Temeka Johnson was averaging a team-high 14.5 points per game. ... New coach Gary Kloppenburg, an assistant at Indiana the past four seasons, plays 10-11 players per game. ... Tulsa had Los Angeles beaten on May 29 until the Sparks made a three-pointer at the buzzer for a 76-75 victory. Two other losses have been by three points or fewer.

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