Minnesota Lynx at Las Vegas Aces
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLynx beat the Valkyries 72-53 to set a franchise record with 34 regular-season wins
Minnesota (34-10) had already cliched home-court advantage in the playoffs, locking up the No. 1 seed with a win over Connecticut last week. The Lynx tied the 2023 Las Vegas Aces for the most regular-season wins in WNBA history.
Golden State (23-21) dropped to the No. 8 seed in the playoffs and will play Minnesota again on Sunday to begin a best-of-three series.
Collier finished the regular season shooting 53% from the field, 40.3% from 3-point range and 91% from the free-throw line to join Elena Delle Donne (in 2019) as the only players in WNBA history to have a 50/40/90 season.
Jessica Shepard had 11 points and 14 rebounds for Minnesota. DiJonai Carrington (shoulder) missed her fourth straight game.
Iliana Rupert, Veronica Burton, Kaila Charles and Cecilia Zandalasini each scored eight points to lead Golden State.
Minnesota led 17-8 after the first quarter as Golden State was just 4 of 18 (22.2%) from the field, including 0 for 7 behind the arc. The Lynx held a 34-22 advantage at halftime behind 12 points from Collier.
The Valkyries missed their first 17 3-pointers before Rupert made one on back-to-back possession to cut Minnesota’s lead to 45-41 with 1:28 left in the third.
Minnesota opened the fourth on a 12-0 run to extend its lead to 59-41 after Hiedeman's fast-break layup. Hiedeman scored nine points in the opening three minutes of the fourth.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 87 - 97 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 87 - 97 |
| 4th 17.7 |  |
Camryn Taylor defensive rebound | 87 - 97 |
| 4th 21.2 |  |
Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot | 87 - 97 |
| 4th 40.2 | |
A'ja Wilson defensive rebound | 87 - 97 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 LV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 36-67 | FG | 38-69 |
| 53.7 | Field Goal % | 55.1 |
| 9-22 | 3PT | 11-24 |
| 40.9 | Three Point % | 45.8 |
| 6-11 | FT | 10-11 |
| 54.5 | Free Throw % | 90.9 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 14,656 · 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 |
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