Minnesota Lynx at Las Vegas Aces

· WNBA Commissioner's Cup

Minnesota Lynx

0-4, 0-2 Away

Final
94 - 73

Las Vegas Aces

4-0, 2-0 Home

Young scores 23, Gray adds 19 points and 10 assists; Aces beat Lynx 94-73

Minnesota Lynx vs. Las Vegas Aces: Full Highlights

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

Michelob ULTRA Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 7,970 · Capacity:

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	-	10	W1	0.77272725	34
Las Vegas	4	14	W16	0.6818182	30
Phoenix	7	17	L3	0.6136364	27
Seattle	11	21	W1	0.52272725	23
Golden State	11	21	L3	0.52272725	23
Los Angeles	13	23	L1	0.47727272	21
Dallas	24	34	W1	0.22727273	10

Full Standings

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