The Minnesota Lynx defeated the Indiana Fever 95-90 on Friday. Guard Odyssey Sims didn’t return after suffering an apparent injury in the fourth.

INDIANAPOLIS — Kayla McBride scored 29 points, Jessica Shepard got the second triple-double in franchise history, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Indiana Fever 95-90 on Friday night. The Lynx (29-7) snapped a two-game losing streak and are 7-3 in their last 10 games.

The Indiana Fever’s injury nightmare grew worse Friday night in a 95–90 loss to the Minnesota Lynx, as two more players were sidelined and the team’s WNBA playoff chase hit another hurdle. Forward Chloe Bibby was unexpectedly ruled out of the Lynx game on the Fever’s official injury report because of a left knee injury.

The Fever had control of the game up until the Lynx scored 32 points in the third quarter, taking advantage of Indiana's defensive lulls.

Kelsey Mitchell scored 27, Lexie Hull had 23, Aliyah Boston had 15 and Shey Peddy added 10 in her debut for the Fever, who played their 14th consecutive game without All-Star guard Caitlin Clark (groin) and their first since losing guard Sophie Cunningham, the team’s most accurate 3-point shooter, to a season-ending knee injury.

While injuries continue to ravage the Fever, Indiana will also have to grapple with the league's most arduous schedule to close out the season.

In a season already filled with adversity, the Indiana Fever have been dealt another crushing blow: guard Sophie Cunningham is out for the rest of the 2025 season due to a signific

Shepard, who nearly had a triple-double in the first half, joked during her postgame interview that her teammates made her aware of her stats throughout the game. "I was just trying to do whatever to help the team win,