Minnesota Lynx v Las Vegas Aces

WNBA

Final

Minnesota Lynx

98–87

Las Vegas Aces

Match events

Minnesota LynxLas Vegas Aces

	1	2	3	4	T
Minnesota Lynx	28	21	24	25	98
Las Vegas Aces	25	20	20	22	87

5Lead changes

4Times tied

14Biggest leadMinnesota Lynx

1st quarter

Lead changeOlivia Miles2ft layup · ast Howard
6:0512–10
11–0 run
5:3815–10
1:0122–23
Lead changeNaLyssa Smith6ft turnaround jump · ast Gray
Lead changeKayla McBride25ft three · ast Miles
28.125–23

2nd quarter

8:1530–31
Lead changeJewell Loyd24ft running jump · ast Evans
Lead changeNapheesa Collier23ft three · ast Williams
8:0433–31
Half-time49–45

3rd quarter

8–0 run
3:4966–55
End of quarter73–65

4th quarter

Full-time98–87

Player stats

Aces87

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
S. TalbotF	10	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	+2
N. SmithF	24	14	5-8	0-0	4-4	11	4	1	0	1	5	6	3	-2
A. WilsonC	33	16	5-17	1-3	5-6

Highlights

1:07Lynx down the Aces at homeESPN0:09Olivia Miles drains 3-pointerESPN0:17Jackie Young gets the basket plus the foulESPN

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News and reaction

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Where to watch

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Match details

Date: Sunday 9 August 2026
Started: 3:00 am Sydney time
Venue: Target Center, Minneapolis
Competition: WNBA
Officials: Fatou Cissoko-Stephens (Referee), Clare Simmons (Referee), Ken Jones (Referee)
Crowd: 14,101

Form and ladder

Minnesota LynxLas Vegas Aces

1stLadder3rd

33W 11LRecord31W 13L

LLWLWLast 5LLLWL

Team lists

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Updated 10 Nov, 11:13 pm

Lynx98

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
N. HowardF	29	17	7-11	1-1	2-2	8	6	1	2	0	6	2	3	+8
N. CollierF	35	22	7-14	5-7	3-4	6	3	4	1	3	1	5	3	+7
K. McBrideG	35	15	4-12	4-8	3-3	4	0	0	2	0	1	3	2	+7
C. WilliamsG	33	13	6-11	1-2	0-0	7	7	2	2	1	1	6	5	+17
O. MilesG	35	26	11-23	3-7	1-1	4	7	5	1	0	0	4	2	+11
Bench
CoffeyF	7	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	0	2	1	0	0	3	3	+3
D. JuhaszF	10	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	+4
A. DelaereF	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	+3
M. CaldwellG	12	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	-5
Team		98	37-76	15-29	9-10	34	24	14	10	4	9	25	20

Didn't play: C. Bibby (Personal), A. Kosu (Coach's decision), E. Joklova (Coach's decision)