With 8:03 remaining in the Minnesota Lynx's 95-90 win over the Indiana Fever on Friday night, Lexie Hull missed a layup and Jessica Shepard was there to secure the rebound. The otherwise inconspicuous play was Shepard's 10th rebound of the night, which gave her the fastest triple-double in WNBA history.
Shepard, who played all 40 minutes in place of the injured Napheesa Collier, finished with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists on 10 of 11 from the field. In the process, she achieved a number of feats:
- Her first career-triple double
- Second triple-double in Lynx history
- Fastest triple-double in WNBA history
- Most efficient triple-double in WNBA history
- Eighth player to record a 20-point triple-double in WNBA history
- Third player to have a 20-point triple-double without a turnover
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," Shepard said. "Obviously we have players who carry a really heavy load every night and obviously we're missing Phee so I wanted to be able to help the team and contribute in whatever way I could and I'm just happy we got the win tonight.
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