Minnesota Lynx at Las Vegas Aces
· WNBA Commissioner's CupYoung scores 23, Gray adds 19 points and 10 assists; Aces beat Lynx 94-73
The Aces (4-0) tied the franchise record for consecutive wins to open a season. The organization, which started as the Utah Starzz (1999-2005) before moving to San Antonio (2006-17) and finally relocating to Las Vegas in 2018, also won its first four games of the 2011 season.
Minnesota (0-4) has lost its first four games in each of the last three seasons.
A'ja Wilson scored 21 points for the Aces. Kelsey Plum and Alysha Clark added 11 points apiece.
Wilson made a layup that gave the Aces the lead for good midway through the first quarter, Candace Parker followed with a 3-pointer and Kelsey Plum made a pull-up jumper before Wilson scored inside to cap a 9-0 that made it 18-11 about two minutes later.
Alysha Clark made a 3-pointer with 5:23 to go in the third quarter that gave Las Vegas a 60-48 lead and the Lynx trailed double figures the rest of the way.
Napheesa Collier had 21 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota and Tiffany Mitchell added 16 points. Diamond Miller, picked No. 2 overall in the 2023 WNBA draft, scored a season-high 14 points and Rachel Banham 12. Jessica Shepard had a season-high 15 rebounds and tied her season best with seven assists to go along with four points.
Las Vegas had 25 assists on 32 made field goals, made 14 3-pointers and hit 16 of 17 from the free-throw line.
Regular Season Series
LV wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 73 - 94 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 73 - 94 |
| 4th 7.1 |  |
Diamond Miller makes free throw 2 of 2 | 73 - 94 |
| 4th 7.1 | |
Diamond Miller makes free throw 1 of 2 | 72 - 94 |
| 4th 7.1 |  |
Sydney Colson personal foul | 71 - 94 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 LV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-71 | FG | 32-72 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 7-21 | 3PT | 14-39 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 14-17 | FT | 16-17 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 94 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 16 | Assists | 25 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 18 | Fouls | 20 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 7,970 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Las Vegas |
- | 1 | W4 | 0.8 | 4 |
 Golden State |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 2 |
 Dallas |
1 | 2 | W2 | 0.6 | 3 |
 Minnesota |
1.5 | 2 | L1 | 0.5 | 2 |
 Phoenix |
2 | 3 | L1 | 0.4 | 2 |
 Portland |
2 | 3 | L1 | 0.4 | 2 |
 Los Angeles |
2.5 | 3 | L1 | 0.25 | 1 |
 Seattle |
3 | 4 | L3 | 0.2 | 1 |
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