
Minnesota Lynx at Las Vegas Aces
· WNBA Commissioner's CupAll 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
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End of Game | 100 - 86 |
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 100 - 86 |
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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
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37-67 | FG | 28-62 |
55.2 | Field Goal % | 45.2 |
15-27 | 3PT | 10-31 |
55.6 | Three Point % | 32.3 |
11-17 | FT | 20-26 |
64.7 | Free Throw % | 76.9 |
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

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