Minnesota Lynx at Las Vegas Aces

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Minnesota Lynx

9-3, 4-2 Away

Final
86 - 100

Las Vegas Aces

5-5, 3-3 Home

All 5 Lynx starters score in double figure to hand the Aces 3rd straight loss, 100-86

All five starters for Minnesota (9-3) scored in double figures. Bridget Carleton and Courtney Williams each scored 15 points, and Napheesa Collier had 14 points, six rebounds and six assists.

Las Vegas (5-5) lost for the third straight game — for its worst 10-game start to a season since 2018.

Alysha Clark, Megan Gustafson and Kelsey Plum each made two 3-pointers in the first quarter as Las Vegas built a 31-29 lead. But the Aces only scored 29 combined points over the next two quarters to trail 78-60 entering the fourth.

Minnesota's 20-point, fourth-quarter lead was trimmed to 86-74 with 4:39 remaining but the Aces didn't make their next field goal until the 1:46 mark.

A’ja Wilson led Las Vegas with 28 points to extend her WNBA record by scoring at least 20 points in 15 straight games. Plum scored 11 of her 13 points in the first half. Jackie Young, who has been battling an illness, was held to single digits for the second straight game.

Carleton made a 3-pointer from the corner with 0.5 seconds left before halftime to extend Minnesota’s lead to 59-48.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	100 - 86
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	100 - 86
4th 14.0	Tiffany Hayes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sydney Colson assists)	100 - 86
4th 23.1	Sika Kone makes free throw 1 of 1	100 - 83
4th 23.1	Kate Martin shooting foul	99 - 83

Statistics

MIN		LV
37-67	FG	28-62
55	Field Goal %	45
15-27	3PT	10-31
56	Three Point %	32
11-17	FT	20-26
65	Free Throw %	77
28	Rebounds	35
4	Offensive Rebounds	5
24	Defensive Rebounds	30
34	Assists	19
9	Steals	4
4	Blocks	1
9	Turnovers	13
0	Team Turnovers	1
9	Total Turnovers	14
1	Technical Fouls	1
1	Total Technical Fouls	1
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
11	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	21
6	Fast Break Points	9
28	Points in Paint	34
20	Fouls	19
20	Largest Lead	8

Game Information

Michelob ULTRA Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,368 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	-	11	W1	0.75	33
Golden State	1	12	W1	0.72727275	32
Las Vegas	2	13	W7	0.70454544	31
Dallas	6	17	W1	0.6136364	27
Portland	16	27	W1	0.38636363	17
Los Angeles	17	28	L2	0.36363637	16
Phoenix	17	28	L1	0.36363637	16
Seattle	25	36	L5	0.18181819	8

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