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The 2012 season

42 belt games · 12 title changes

Minnesota Lynx carried the belt into the 2012 season. It changed hands 12 times among 8 franchises, 4 of those in the playoffs, and Indiana Fever finished the season with it. Most defenses: Minnesota Lynx, 14.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt game	Date	Result
569	May 20, 2012	Minnesota Lynx beat Phoenix Mercury 105–83	Defense
570	May 22, 2012	Minnesota Lynx beat New York Liberty 80–62	Defense
571	May 24, 2012	Minnesota Lynx beat Los Angeles Sparks 92–84	Defense
572	May 27, 2012	Minnesota Lynx beat Seattle Storm 84–71	Defense
573	May 30, 2012	Minnesota Lynx beat Washington Mystics 79–77	Defense
574	Jun 1, 2012	Minnesota Lynx beat Connecticut Sun 85–72	Defense
575	Jun 3, 2012	Minnesota Lynx beat San Antonio Silver Stars 83–79	Defense
576	Jun 6, 2012	Minnesota Lynx beat Seattle Storm 79–55	Defense
577	Jun 9, 2012	Minnesota Lynx beat Tulsa Shock 93–73	Defense
578	Jun 15, 2012	Minnesota Lynx beat Phoenix Mercury 78–60	Defense
579	Jun 17, 2012	Seattle Storm beat Minnesota Lynx 65–62	Title change
580	Jun 22, 2012	Seattle Storm beat San Antonio Silver Stars 82–76	Defense
581	Jun 24, 2012	Seattle Storm beat Washington Mystics 72–55	Defense
582	Jun 26, 2012	Seattle Storm beat Washington Mystics 79–71	Defense
583	Jun 30, 2012	New York Liberty beat Seattle Storm 77–59	Title change
584	Jul 6, 2012	New York Liberty beat Chicago Sky 64–59	Defense
585	Jul 8, 2012	San Antonio Silver Stars beat New York Liberty 94–81	Title change
586	Jul 11, 2012	San Antonio Silver Stars beat Chicago Sky 77–68	Defense
587	Jul 13, 2012	San Antonio Silver Stars beat Atlanta Dream 91–70	Defense
588	Aug 17, 2012	San Antonio Silver Stars beat Tulsa Shock 89–79	Defense
589	Aug 19, 2012	San Antonio Silver Stars beat Phoenix Mercury 89–47	Defense
590	Aug 21, 2012	San Antonio Silver Stars beat Washington Mystics 75–72	Defense
591	Aug 23, 2012	Los Angeles Sparks beat San Antonio Silver Stars 101–77	Title change
592	Aug 25, 2012	Los Angeles Sparks beat New York Liberty 87–62	Defense
593	Aug 30, 2012	Tulsa Shock beat Los Angeles Sparks 99–85	Title change
594	Aug 31, 2012	Minnesota Lynx beat Tulsa Shock 92–83	Title change
595	Sep 4, 2012	Minnesota Lynx beat Los Angeles Sparks 88–77	Defense
596	Sep 7, 2012	Minnesota Lynx beat Atlanta Dream 97–93	Defense
597	Sep 9, 2012	Minnesota Lynx beat San Antonio Silver Stars 81–62	Defense
598	Sep 11, 2012	Chicago Sky beat Minnesota Lynx 83–70	Title change
599	Sep 13, 2012	Los Angeles Sparks beat Chicago Sky 86–77	Title change
600	Sep 14, 2012	Los Angeles Sparks beat Connecticut Sun 93–82	Defense
601	Sep 18, 2012	Los Angeles Sparks beat Phoenix Mercury 101–76	Defense
602	Sep 20, 2012	Los Angeles Sparks beat Minnesota Lynx 92–76	Defense
603	Sep 27, 2012	Los Angeles Sparks beat San Antonio Silver Stars 93–86 Playoffs	Defense
604	Sep 29, 2012	Los Angeles Sparks beat San Antonio Silver Stars 101–94 Playoffs	Defense
605	Oct 4, 2012	Minnesota Lynx beat Los Angeles Sparks 94–77 Playoffs	Title change
606	Oct 7, 2012	Minnesota Lynx beat Los Angeles Sparks 80–79 Playoffs	Defense
607	Oct 14, 2012	Indiana Fever beat Minnesota Lynx 76–70 Playoffs	Title change
608	Oct 17, 2012	Minnesota Lynx beat Indiana Fever 83–71 Playoffs	Title change
609	Oct 19, 2012	Indiana Fever beat Minnesota Lynx 76–59 Playoffs	Title change
610	Oct 21, 2012	Indiana Fever beat Minnesota Lynx 87–78 Playoffs	Defense

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