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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).


      Even though the Lynx have already wrapped up the Western
Conference title and home-court throughout the playoffs, there was
no letting up against Chicago. Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve has
talked about the necessity of striking a balance between being
rested for the playoffs, while also staying sharp.


      In the end, each of the Lynx's starters played at least 19
minutes and four played at least 25. The league's second-ranked
defense limited the Sky to 36 percent shooting.


      Fowles scored 15 points in the first half and finished 7 for 13
from the field. Her teammates, however, were 18 for 56 (32
percent). Epiphanny Prince - who came in averaging 14.5 points per
game - was held to just eight on 3 of 12 shooting.


      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.


      Whalen had eight points and six assists, and Augustus added nine
points as the Lynx led by 11 points in the first half. Whalen's
first assist also broke her own team-record for a season, and she
now has 194.


      After missing her first five shots, Moore scored seven points
late in the half and Minnesota held a 41-32 lead at the break.
      

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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.

Augustus, Whalen lead Lynx in 78-69 win over Sky

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