Minnesota Lynx at Las Vegas Aces
· Women's National Basketball AssociationYoung scores 24 points, Plum adds 21 to help Aces beat Lynx 93-62
Chelsea Gray scored 17 points and five assists and Candace Parker added 11 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals for Las Vegas (10-1). A'ja Wilson had her streak of 34 consecutive games scoring in double figure snapped, finishing with eight points on 4-of-14 shooting but grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds and tied her season best with four blocks.
Young made a driving layup with 1:55 left in the first quarter that made it 22-20 and gave the Aces the lead for good. Napheesa Collier scored to trim Minnesota's deficit to 45-41 with 2:11 remaining the second quarter but Plum was fouled as she hit a floater in the lane and made the and-1 free throw, Young made consecutive buckets for Las Vegas and Gray made a jumper at the buzzer to make it 54-41 at halftime.
Collier made a jumper to open the scoring in the second half but the Aces responded with an 18-3 run — including two 3s by Plum — to blow the game open.
Las Vegas, which went into the game as the league's highest-scoring team at 91.8 points per game, have scored 90-plus points in nine of 11 games this season.
Collier led Minnesota (3-8) with 18 points.
The Lynx made 3 of 21 (14.3%) from the field in the third quarter and shot 24.3% (9 of37) in the second half.
Diamond Miller, the No. 2 overall selection in the 2023 WNBA draft, missed her sixth consecutive game (ankle) for Minnesota.
Regular Season Series
LV wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 62 - 93 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 62 - 93 |
| 4th 17.0 |  |
Jackie Young makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sydney Colson assists) | 62 - 93 |
| 4th 27.0 | |
Alysha Clark offensive rebound | 62 - 90 |
| 4th 30.1 | |
Sydney Colson misses 23-foot three point shot | 62 - 90 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 LV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-75 | FG | 35-74 |
| 33.3 | Field Goal % | 47.3 |
| 4-24 | 3PT | 10-30 |
| 16.7 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
| 8-9 | FT | 13-15 |
| 88.9 | Free Throw % | 86.7 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 12 | Assists | 18 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 37 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 8,036 · Capacity:
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Las Vegas |
- | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 Seattle |
0.5 | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Los Angeles |
0.5 | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Minnesota |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Dallas |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Phoenix |
2 | 2 | L2 | 0 | 0 |
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