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Lynx-Sparks Game 3 recap

September 30, 2017 at 5:08AM
Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike looks toward the scoreboard after receiving treatment for a cut on the face during the second half against the Minnesota Lynx in Game 3 of the WNBA basketball finals, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Los Angeles. The Sparks won 75-64. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike looks toward the scoreboard after receiving treatment for a cut on the face during the second half against the Minnesota Lynx in Game 3 of the WNBA basketball finals, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Los Angeles. The Sparks won 75-64. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

GAME 3 RECAP

Impact player

Nneka Ogwumike, Los Angeles

The second-team All-WNBA forward scored 16 points and had 10 rebounds and two steals for the Sparks, who are one win away from a repeat.

by THE Numbers

34-27 The Sparks' edge in rebounds. It was the first time in the series they won this battle.

0 Points scored by Seimone Augustus, the first time she has been held scoreless in a WNBA playoff game.

26 Points in the paint for the Lynx.

13,500 Announced attendance, the biggest in the series.

Kent Youngblood

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