NBA

Las Vegas Aces at Minnesota Lynx

· Women's National Basketball Association
12-13, 5-9 Away
Final
109 - 78

22-4, 14-0 Home

Napheesa Collier and Courtney Williams lead the way as Lynx rout Aces for 14th straight home win

Lynx roll past Aces 109-78

Williams shot 10 for 12 from the field, including 3 for 4 on 3-pointers. Collier was 7 for 12 and made 10 of 13 free throws to go along with nine rebounds.

Bridget Carleton added 14 points, Kayla McBride scored 13 and Jessica Shepard had 10 points and 10 rebounds as the Lynx (22-4) won their fourth straight overall.

After leading 51-35 at halftime, Minnesota scored 34 points in the third quarter and led 85-61 heading to the fourth. In addition to shooting 9 for 20 on 3-pointers in the first three quarters, the Lynx added 22 free throws on 31 attempts. They finished 25 for 38 from the line and shot 54% overall, with 10 for 25 on 3s.

The Lynx reached 100 points with four minutes left in the fourth quarter and Anastasiia Olairi Kosu scored on back-to-back possessions near the one-minute mark for the final score of the game and Minnesota's largest lead of the night.

Las Vegas, playing on the road for the second consecutive night, shot 38%. A'ja Wilson led the Aces (12-13) with 15 points and Jackie Young scored 14.

A 3-pointer by Chelsea Gray gave Las Vegas a 14-12 lead before Minnesota finished the first quarter on a 15-4 run. Carleton made two 3s in the spurt and Collier added five points.

Williams, McBride and Collier all hit 3s late in the second quarter as the Lynx took a 51-35 lead at halftime.

Up next Lynx visit Atlanta on Sunday, and Aces play at Dallas for their third road game in four days.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 78 - 109
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 78 - 109
4th 20.1 Anastasiia Olairi Kosu defensive rebound 78 - 109
4th 23.1 Dana Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper 78 - 109
4th 40.0 NaLyssa Smith defensive rebound 78 - 109

Statistics

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27-71 FG 37-68
38.0 Field Goal % 54.4
8-26 3PT 10-25
30.8 Three Point % 40.0
16-23 FT 25-38
69.6 Free Throw % 65.8
30 Rebounds 48
10 Offensive Rebounds 12
20 Defensive Rebounds 36
15 Assists 22
7 Steals 5
4 Blocks 1
6 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 0
7 Total Turnovers 10
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
2 Fast Break Points 14
30 Points in Paint 34
27 Fouls 18
2 Largest Lead 31

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,810 · Capacity:

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 5 L1 0.8148148 22
Phoenix 5 9 W1 0.64 16
Seattle 6.5 11 L1 0.5769231 15
Las Vegas 8.5 13 W1 0.5 13
Golden State 9.5 13 L1 0.45833334 11
Los Angeles 10 14 W5 0.44 11
Dallas 14.5 19 L2 0.26923078 7
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