NBA

Minnesota Lynx at Las Vegas Aces

· Women's National Basketball Association
24-5, 9-4 Away
Final
58 - 111

14-14, 7-5 Home

Kayla McBride hits eight 3-pointers, Lynx roll to WNBA-record 53-point road win against Aces

Lynx dominate Aces for 2nd largest win in WNBA history

McBride made all eight of her 3-point attempts in the first half and the Lynx was 13 for 14 as a team, leading to a 67-33 halftime lead.

Minnesota's 53-point win broke the league-record for largest margin of victory on the road, a record set in 1998 by the Houston Comets. Minnesota also set a team record with 17 3-pointers in 27 attempts.

McBride missed both of her 3-point attempts in the second half, coming up short of the league-record of nine 3-pointers in a game. She finished with 24 points.

Jessica Shepard had 18 points and 14 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season and second in nine days for the league-best Lynx (24-5). MVP candidate Napheesa Collier scored 18 points but left the game late in the third quarter with an ankle injury. Natisha Hiedeman added 17 points.

Jewell Loyd had 12 points and reigning league MVP A'ja Wilson scored 10 for the Aces (14-14).

The Lynx hit 4 of 5 3-pointers in the first five minutes of the game to build an 18-8 lead. They went on to hit 6 of 7 from deep and led 35-17 heading to the second quarter. During one stretch, Minnesota made nine consecutive 3s and led 67-33 at halftime. They pushed the lead to 92-49 entering the fourth quarter.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 111 - 58
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 111 - 58
4th 4.7 shot clock turnover 111 - 58
4th 26.8 Jessica Shepard defensive rebound 111 - 58
4th 29.7 Aaliyah Nye misses 5-foot pullup jump shot 111 - 58

Statistics

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42-71 FG 23-67
59 Field Goal % 34
17-27 3PT 8-26
63 Three Point % 31
10-14 FT 4-8
71 Free Throw % 50
45 Rebounds 22
10 Offensive Rebounds 4
35 Defensive Rebounds 18
32 Assists 18
12 Steals 6
4 Blocks 7
10 Turnovers 15
2 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 23
29 Fast Break Points 2
44 Points in Paint 28
16 Fouls 17
53 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

Michelob ULTRA Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,488 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 11 W1 0.75 33
Golden State 1 12 W1 0.72727275 32
Las Vegas 2 13 W7 0.70454544 31
Dallas 6 17 W1 0.6136364 27
Portland 16 27 W1 0.38636363 17
Los Angeles 17 28 L2 0.36363637 16
Phoenix 17 28 L1 0.36363637 16
Seattle 25 36 L5 0.18181819 8
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