NBA

Las Vegas Aces at Minnesota Lynx

· Women's National Basketball Association
4-1, 1-0 Away
Final
66 - 80

4-2, 2-1 Home

A’ja Wilson's 29 points and 15 rebounds lead the Aces past the Lynx 80-66

Jackie Young drops in and-1 score for Aces

Wilson became the first player in WNBA regular-season history to have 20-plus points and 10-plus rebounds in five consecutive games. Young narrowly missed her fifth straight game with at least 20 points and six assists.

Las Vegas had its nine-point halftime lead trimmed to 56-54 with 1:28 left in the third quarter before Kate Martin sank a corner 3-pointer from the corner and Wilson beat the third-quarter buzzer with a layup for a 62-56 advantage.

The Aces continued to pull away in the fourth by extending their run to 20-5 to make it 77-61.

Kelsey Plum scored 10 points on 4-of-14 shooting for Las Vegas (4-1). Alysha Clark and Martin each finished with nine points.

Napheesa Collier had 18 points and 13 rebounds for Minnesota (4-2). Courtney Williams and Cecilia Zandalasini each scored 12, and Kayla McBride added 11.

Minnesota announced earlier in the day that forward Diamond Miller underwent successful surgery on her right knee.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 80 - 66
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 80 - 66
4th 18.1 Napheesa Collier defensive rebound 80 - 66
4th 22.0 Megan Gustafson misses 23-foot three point jumper 80 - 66
4th 33.1 Cecilia Zandalasini makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alanna Smith assists) 80 - 66

Statistics

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30-72 FG 24-65
42 Field Goal % 37
10-27 3PT 8-24
37 Three Point % 33
10-14 FT 10-10
71 Free Throw % 100
41 Rebounds 36
11 Offensive Rebounds 8
30 Defensive Rebounds 28
23 Assists 18
6 Steals 8
5 Blocks 5
14 Turnovers 16
2 Team Turnovers 1
16 Total Turnovers 17
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
24 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 8
14 Fast Break Points 15
32 Points in Paint 18
12 Fouls 16
17 Largest Lead 1

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 7,409 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Las Vegas - 3 W6 0.7692308 10
Minnesota - 3 L1 0.7692308 10
Dallas 2 5 L1 0.61538464 8
Golden State 2 5 W2 0.61538464 8
Los Angeles 3 6 W3 0.53846157 7
Portland 4 8 W1 0.46666667 7
Phoenix 7 11 L3 0.26666668 4
Seattle 8 12 L8 0.2 3
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