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Minnesota Lynx @ Las Vegas Aces 92–87

2026-08-15 20:00 · WNBA · Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas NV · Att. 10,415 · CBS/Paramount+

Minnesota Lynx 2026 · Las Vegas Aces 2026 · 2026 season

Score by period

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	23	25	26	18	92
LVA	19	29	16	23	87

Team stats

	Lynx	Aces
Field goals	32-64 .500	31-69 .449
Three-pointers	11-26 .423	9-28 .321
Free throws	17-18 .944	16-18 .889
Offensive rebounds	7	12
Defensive rebounds	25	17
Total rebounds	32	29
Assists	14	20
Steals	9	7
Blocks	1	2
Turnovers	15	13
Personal fouls	22	14
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	32	30
Fast-break points	3	9
Points off turnovers	13	8
Largest lead	10	5
Lead changes	7	7

Minnesota Lynx

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Natasha Howard C	36	13	6-12	0-1	1-1	4	7	11	1	0	0	1	4	+13
Olivia Miles G	34	23	8-15	3-8	4-4	0	4	4	8	1	0	5	2	+1
Kayla McBride F	33	13	3-6	2-5	5-5	1	2	3	1	4	0	1	3	+9
Courtney Williams G	28	12	5-14	0-3	2-2	1	1	2	1	2	0	4	3	0
Napheesa Collier F	25	19	6-11	2-3	5-6	0	6	6	2	1	0	1	5	-4
Nia Coffey F	27	12	4-5	4-5	0-0	1	3	4	1	1	1	1	3	+13
Maya Caldwell G	10	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1
Dorka Juhasz F	5	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	-6
Total	200	92	32-64	11-26	17-18	7	25	32	14	9	1	15	22

FG .500 · 3P .423 · FT .944

Did not play: Antonia Delaere (dnp - coach's decision), Anastasiia Olairi Kosu (dnp - coach's decision), Eliska Hamzova (dnp - coach's decision), Chloe Bibby (dnp - coach's decision)

Las Vegas Aces

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Chelsea Gray G	34	12	5-15	2-6	0-0	1	2	3	9	1	0	3	1	0
A'ja Wilson C	34	32	10-15	1-3	11-12	1	6	7	1	2	1	1	2	-8
Jackie Young G	33	8	3-11	2-7	0-0	0	1	1	9	1	0	6	3	-5
NaLyssa Smith F	30	17	7-13	0-0	3-4	9	3	12	1	1	0	1	1	-1
Stephanie Talbot F	10	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	2	-3
Jewell Loyd G	28	10	3-9	2-7	2-2	1	2	3	0	0	0	2	3	-3
Mai Yamamoto G	17	6	2-3	2-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	-3
Brianna Turner F	14	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	-2
Total	200	87	31-69	9-28	16-18	12	17	29	20	7	2	13	14

FG .449 · 3P .321 · FT .889

Did not play: Justine Pissott (dnp - coach's decision)

Officials: Isaac Barnett, Blanca Burns, Kevin Fahy

Play-by-play

Show every play (372)

Quarter 1

10:00 LVA Natasha Howard vs. NaLyssa Smith (A'ja Wilson gains possession)
9:38 LVA A'ja Wilson makes 19-foot jumper (Chelsea Gray assists) 0–2
9:20 MIN Courtney Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
9:19 MIN Natasha Howard offensive rebound
9:13 MIN Natasha Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
9:10 LVA NaLyssa Smith defensive rebound
9:03 LVA Chelsea Gray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jackie Young assists) 0–5
8:41 MIN Olivia Miles makes 23-foot three pointer 3–5
8:26 MIN Napheesa Collier personal foul
8:18 LVA A'ja Wilson misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
8:15 MIN Olivia Miles defensive rebound
8:02 MIN Olivia Miles bad pass turnover (Jackie Young steals)
7:57 LVA NaLyssa Smith makes running layup (Jackie Young assists) 3–7
7:44 MIN Olivia Miles makes 4-foot two point shot 5–7
7:35 MIN Courtney Williams personal foul
7:22 LVA Stephanie Talbot makes 8-foot fade away jump shot (Jackie Young assists) 5–9
6:59 MIN Olivia Miles makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot 8–9
6:37 LVA NaLyssa Smith misses driving floating jump shot
6:35 LVA Chelsea Gray offensive rebound
6:30 LVA Jackie Young out of bounds bad pass turnover
6:22 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
6:15 LVA NaLyssa Smith defensive rebound
6:04 LVA A'ja Wilson makes 11-foot jumper (Chelsea Gray assists) 8–11
5:51 MIN Olivia Miles bad pass turnover (A'ja Wilson steals)
5:47 LVA Jackie Young misses running layup
5:46 MIN Natasha Howard defensive rebound
5:44 MIN Natasha Howard out of bounds bad pass turnover
5:44 LVA Jewell Loyd enters the game for Stephanie Talbot
5:38 LVA Chelsea Gray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
5:35 LVA NaLyssa Smith offensive rebound
5:33 LVA Jackie Young misses 25-foot three point jumper
5:31 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
5:22 MIN Natasha Howard makes 3-foot layup (Olivia Miles assists) 10–11
5:06 LVA Chelsea Gray misses 8-foot two point shot
5:03 LVA NaLyssa Smith offensive rebound
4:59 LVA Jewell Loyd misses 25-foot three point jumper
4:56 MIN Kayla McBride defensive rebound
4:46 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 3-foot layup (Olivia Miles assists) 12–11
4:29 LVA A'ja Wilson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jackie Young assists) 12–14
4:13 MIN Natasha Howard misses 6-foot hook shot
4:12 MIN Natasha Howard offensive rebound
4:11 MIN Natasha Howard makes two point shot 14–14
3:49 MIN Kayla McBride shooting foul
3:49 Official timeout
3:49 LVA Brianna Turner enters the game for NaLyssa Smith
3:49 MIN Nia Coffey enters the game for Olivia Miles
3:49 LVA Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2 14–15
3:49 LVA Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2 14–16
3:41 LVA Brianna Turner kicked ball violation
3:41 LVA Mai Yamamoto enters the game for Chelsea Gray
3:31 MIN A'ja Wilson blocks Napheesa Collier 's 6-foot driving layup
3:31 MIN Lynx offensive team rebound
3:26 MIN Courtney Williams makes 14-foot pullup jump shot 16–16
3:07 LVA Jackie Young lost ball turnover (Kayla McBride steals)
2:54 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
2:52 LVA A'ja Wilson defensive rebound
2:49 MIN Kayla McBride personal foul
2:49 MIN Maya Caldwell enters the game for Kayla McBride
2:36 LVA A'ja Wilson misses 16-foot turnaround jump shot
2:33 MIN Maya Caldwell defensive rebound
2:27 MIN Courtney Williams makes 19-foot pullup jump shot 18–16
2:04 LVA Mai Yamamoto misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
2:01 MIN Natasha Howard defensive rebound
1:55 MIN Courtney Williams misses running pullup jump shot
1:53 LVA Aces defensive team rebound
1:53 MIN Dorka Juhasz enters the game for Napheesa Collier
1:53 MIN Olivia Miles enters the game for Courtney Williams
1:39 LVA A'ja Wilson makes 6-foot two point shot (Jackie Young assists) 18–18
1:39 MIN Natasha Howard shooting foul
1:39 LVA Chelsea Gray enters the game for Jackie Young
1:39 LVA A'ja Wilson misses free throw 1 of 1
1:36 MIN Olivia Miles defensive rebound
1:20 MIN Natasha Howard makes driving layup 20–18
1:20 LVA Brianna Turner shooting foul
1:20 LVA NaLyssa Smith enters the game for A'ja Wilson
1:20 MIN Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 1 21–18
1:03 MIN Dorka Juhasz shooting foul
1:03 LVA NaLyssa Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
1:03 LVA Aces offensive team rebound
1:03 LVA NaLyssa Smith makes free throw 2 of 2 21–19
0:50 MIN Natasha Howard misses 6-foot floating jump shot
0:49 MIN Natasha Howard offensive rebound
0:46 MIN Natasha Howard makes two point shot 23–19
0:23 LVA Jewell Loyd misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
0:19 MIN Dorka Juhasz defensive rebound
0:05 MIN Dorka Juhasz traveling turnover
0:00 LVA Chelsea Gray misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
0:00 LVA Aces offensive team rebound
0:00 End of the 1st Quarter

Quarter 2

10:00 MIN Napheesa Collier enters the game for Natasha Howard
9:45 MIN Dorka Juhasz misses 24-foot three point jumper
9:40 MIN Nia Coffey offensive rebound
9:37 MIN Olivia Miles makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nia Coffey assists) 26–19
9:18 LVA Jewell Loyd misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
9:14 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
9:06 MIN Olivia Miles misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
9:03 LVA Brianna Turner defensive rebound
8:55 LVA Jewell Loyd misses 25-foot three point jumper
8:52 LVA NaLyssa Smith offensive rebound
8:50 LVA NaLyssa Smith makes two point shot 26–21
8:34 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 12-foot two point shot
8:32 LVA Chelsea Gray defensive rebound
8:26 LVA NaLyssa Smith makes running layup (Chelsea Gray assists) 26–23
8:17 LVA A'ja Wilson enters the game for Brianna Turner
8:17 LVA Jackie Young enters the game for Jewell Loyd
8:17 MIN Natasha Howard enters the game for Maya Caldwell
8:17 MIN Kayla McBride enters the game for Dorka Juhasz
8:08 MIN Kayla McBride makes 6-foot two point shot 28–23
7:50 LVA NaLyssa Smith makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (A'ja Wilson assists) 28–25
7:40 MIN Olivia Miles out of bounds bad pass turnover
7:25 LVA Aces Full timeout
7:25 LVA (07:25) [Aces] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Aces] retain their timeout
7:20 LVA Chelsea Gray misses 24-foot three point jumper
7:16 MIN Nia Coffey defensive rebound
7:09 MIN Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Napheesa Collier assists) 31–25
6:46 LVA Mai Yamamoto makes 26-foot three point shot (Chelsea Gray assists) 31–28
6:31 MIN Olivia Miles bad pass turnover (Mai Yamamoto steals)
6:22 LVA A'ja Wilson makes 3-foot layup (Chelsea Gray assists) 31–30
6:15 MIN Napheesa Collier misses layup
6:14 LVA A'ja Wilson defensive rebound
6:09 LVA Jackie Young makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot 31–33
5:55 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 4-foot layup (Olivia Miles assists) 33–33
5:48 LVA A'ja Wilson makes 4-foot layup (Chelsea Gray assists) 33–35
5:29 LVA NaLyssa Smith personal foul
5:29 MIN Courtney Williams enters the game for Nia Coffey
5:21 MIN Courtney Williams makes 20-foot pullup jump shot 35–35
5:10 LVA A'ja Wilson makes 16-foot jumper (Chelsea Gray assists) 35–37
4:55 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 15-foot pullup jump shot 37–37
4:34 LVA A'ja Wilson misses 25-foot three point jumper
4:33 MIN Natasha Howard defensive rebound
4:28 MIN Kayla McBride makes 22-foot running jump shot (Olivia Miles assists) 40–37
4:14 LVA Jackie Young makes 25-foot three pointer 40–40
3:59 LVA Jackie Young shooting foul
3:59 MIN Napheesa Collier misses free throw 1 of 2
3:59 MIN Lynx offensive team rebound
3:59 LVA Jewell Loyd enters the game for Mai Yamamoto
3:59 MIN Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2 41–40
3:37 LVA A'ja Wilson makes layup (NaLyssa Smith assists) 41–42
3:25 MIN Olivia Miles bad pass turnover (Chelsea Gray steals)
3:17 LVA Chelsea Gray makes running layup 41–44
3:09 MIN Lynx Full timeout
3:09 MIN Nia Coffey enters the game for Olivia Miles
3:03 MIN Kayla McBride misses 27-foot three point jumper
3:01 MIN Lynx offensive team rebound
2:54 MIN Nia Coffey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Napheesa Collier assists) 44–44
2:32 LVA Jackie Young misses driving floating jump shot
2:29 LVA NaLyssa Smith offensive rebound
2:23 LVA NaLyssa Smith misses layup
2:21 MIN Natasha Howard defensive rebound
2:14 MIN Courtney Williams makes 20-foot pullup jump shot 46–44
1:50 LVA Chelsea Gray misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
1:48 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
1:41 MIN Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
1:39 MIN Lynx offensive team rebound
1:34 MIN Courtney Williams misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
1:31 LVA A'ja Wilson defensive rebound
1:21 LVA Jackie Young makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot 46–46
0:57 MIN Natasha Howard makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Courtney Williams assists) 48–46
0:46 MIN Napheesa Collier personal foul
0:34 LVA A'ja Wilson makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Jackie Young assists) 48–48
0:27 MIN Courtney Williams bad pass turnover (NaLyssa Smith steals)
0:24 LVA Jewell Loyd bad pass turnover (Courtney Williams steals)
0:02 MIN Courtney Williams misses 17-foot two point shot
0:02 LVA Chelsea Gray defensive rebound
0:00 End of the 2nd Quarter

Quarter 3

10:00 LVA Stephanie Talbot enters the game for Jewell Loyd
10:00 MIN Olivia Miles enters the game for Nia Coffey
9:48 LVA Jackie Young shooting foul
9:48 MIN Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 2 49–48
9:48 MIN Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2 50–48
9:26 LVA Chelsea Gray bad pass turnover (Olivia Miles steals)
9:13 MIN Napheesa Collier makes driving layup 52–48
9:07 MIN Napheesa Collier personal foul
9:00 MIN Napheesa Collier shooting foul
9:00 LVA A'ja Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2 52–49
9:00 MIN Nia Coffey enters the game for Napheesa Collier
9:00 LVA A'ja Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2 52–50
8:41 MIN Stephanie Talbot blocks Kayla McBride 's 26-foot three point jumper
8:38 LVA Stephanie Talbot defensive rebound
8:36 LVA Jackie Young misses running pullup jump shot
8:32 MIN Kayla McBride defensive rebound
8:22 MIN Natasha Howard makes 5-foot two point shot (Kayla McBride assists) 54–50
8:04 LVA A'ja Wilson misses 20-foot jumper
8:03 LVA NaLyssa Smith offensive rebound
8:00 LVA NaLyssa Smith makes 6-foot floating jump shot 54–52
7:50 LVA Stephanie Talbot flagrant foul type 1
7:50 (07:50) [Lynx] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)
7:50 MIN Kayla McBride makes free throw flagrant 1 of 3 55–52
7:50 MIN Kayla McBride makes free throw flagrant 2 of 3 56–52
7:50 MIN Kayla McBride makes free throw flagrant 3 of 3 57–52
7:36 MIN Natasha Howard misses 8-foot two point shot
7:35 LVA NaLyssa Smith defensive rebound
7:22 LVA Jackie Young misses driving floating jump shot
7:21 LVA NaLyssa Smith offensive rebound
7:20 LVA NaLyssa Smith misses two point shot
7:19 MIN Natasha Howard defensive rebound
7:11 MIN Natasha Howard misses 6-foot running jump shot
7:09 MIN Kayla McBride offensive rebound
7:05 MIN Olivia Miles makes 8-foot pullup jump shot 59–52
6:48 LVA Stephanie Talbot misses 23-foot three point jumper
6:43 MIN Nia Coffey defensive rebound
6:33 MIN Courtney Williams misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
6:31 LVA A'ja Wilson defensive rebound
6:21 LVA A'ja Wilson out of bounds bad pass turnover
6:21 LVA Jewell Loyd enters the game for Stephanie Talbot
6:09 LVA Jewell Loyd personal foul
6:07 MIN Kayla McBride offensive foul
6:07 MIN Kayla McBride offensive foul turnover
5:59 LVA Jackie Young bad pass turnover (Kayla McBride steals)
5:48 MIN Nia Coffey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Olivia Miles assists) 62–52
5:46 LVA Aces Full timeout
5:27 LVA Nia Coffey blocks NaLyssa Smith 's 5-foot layup
5:25 MIN Nia Coffey defensive rebound
5:06 MIN Natasha Howard misses driving layup
5:06 LVA Jewell Loyd defensive rebound
5:06 MIN Natasha Howard personal foul
5:06 LVA Brianna Turner enters the game for NaLyssa Smith
4:56 LVA Chelsea Gray misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
4:54 MIN Courtney Williams defensive rebound
4:47 MIN Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
4:45 LVA A'ja Wilson defensive rebound
4:39 LVA Jackie Young bad pass turnover (Kayla McBride steals)
4:33 MIN Courtney Williams bad pass turnover (A'ja Wilson steals)
4:21 LVA Chelsea Gray misses driving layup
4:21 LVA Aces offensive team rebound
4:21 MIN Dorka Juhasz enters the game for Natasha Howard
4:19 LVA Jewell Loyd offensive foul
4:19 LVA Jewell Loyd offensive foul turnover
4:05 MIN Olivia Miles misses 24-foot three point jumper
4:02 LVA Jackie Young defensive rebound
3:48 LVA Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point jumper
3:47 LVA A'ja Wilson offensive rebound
3:47 LVA A'ja Wilson makes tip shot 62–54
3:47 MIN Nia Coffey shooting foul
3:47 LVA Mai Yamamoto enters the game for Chelsea Gray
3:47 MIN Maya Caldwell enters the game for Olivia Miles
3:47 LVA A'ja Wilson makes free throw 1 of 1 62–55
3:31 LVA A'ja Wilson personal foul
3:31 MIN Lynx Full timeout
3:28 MIN Dorka Juhasz offensive foul
3:28 MIN Dorka Juhasz offensive foul turnover
3:18 MIN Courtney Williams personal foul
3:18 LVA A'ja Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2 62–56
3:18 MIN Olivia Miles enters the game for Courtney Williams
3:18 LVA A'ja Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2 62–57
2:55 MIN Olivia Miles misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
2:52 LVA Aces defensive team rebound
2:29 MIN Nia Coffey shooting foul
2:29 LVA A'ja Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2 62–58
2:29 MIN Natasha Howard enters the game for Dorka Juhasz
2:29 LVA A'ja Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2 62–59
2:14 LVA Jewell Loyd shooting foul
2:14 LVA Aces Full timeout
2:14 LVA (02:14) [Aces] COACH'S CHALLENGE (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) [Aces] charged with a timeout
2:14 MIN Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2 63–59
2:14 MIN Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2 64–59
1:49 LVA Jewell Loyd makes 28-foot three pointer (Jackie Young assists) 64–62
1:34 MIN Olivia Miles makes 10-foot pullup jump shot 66–62
1:16 MIN Olivia Miles personal foul
1:16 LVA A'ja Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2 66–63
1:16 LVA A'ja Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2 66–64
0:59 MIN Nia Coffey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Natasha Howard assists) 69–64
0:42 LVA Jackie Young bad pass turnover (Kayla McBride steals)
0:31 MIN Nia Coffey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Olivia Miles assists) 72–64
0:12 LVA Jackie Young misses 25-foot three point jumper
0:09 MIN Natasha Howard defensive rebound
0:03 LVA Mai Yamamoto shooting foul
0:03 MIN Olivia Miles makes free throw 1 of 2 73–64
0:03 LVA Chelsea Gray enters the game for Brianna Turner
0:03 MIN Olivia Miles makes free throw 2 of 2 74–64
0:01 LVA Jackie Young lost ball turnover (Nia Coffey steals)
0:00 MIN Nia Coffey misses 27-foot three point jumper
0:00 MIN Lynx offensive team rebound
0:00 End of the 3rd Quarter

Quarter 4