An early start and a national TV audience did not change the outcome for the Lynx, who fell 89-75 to the Fever.

Seimone Augustus and Lindsey Harding scored. Svet actually got to play and made things happen; but the Lynx still struggled on defense, especially against the Tamikas of the Fever.

"We are trying to fight through some things,'' Lynx coach Don Zierden said. "We are going through growing pains right now. "

“It’s not enough to just play hard in this league,” Abrosimova said. “You can compete and say you play hard, but you have to find a way to win. I feel like we have enough talent, but we have to find a way to win. It’s that simple.”