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From the vault · September 16, 2010 · 2010 WNBA Finals, Game 3: The Seattle Storm beat the Atlanta Dream 87–84 in Game 3 to win the 2010 WNBA Finals 3–0.

Las Vegas Aces @ Minnesota Lynx 87–98

2026-08-08 13:00 · WNBA · Target Center, Minneapolis MN · Att. 14,101 · CBS/Paramount+

Las Vegas Aces 2026 · Minnesota Lynx 2026 · 2026 season

Score by period

	1	2	3	4	T
LVA	25	20	20	22	87
MIN	28	21	24	25	98

Team stats

	Aces	Lynx
Field goals	30-69 .435	37-76 .487
Three-pointers	10-27 .370	15-29 .517
Free throws	17-18 .944	9-10 .900
Offensive rebounds	12	9
Defensive rebounds	25	25
Total rebounds	37	34
Assists	17	24
Steals	3	10
Blocks	4	4
Turnovers	16	14
Personal fouls	11	20
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	34	38
Fast-break points	3	8
Points off turnovers	22	11
Largest lead	6	14
Lead changes	5	5

Las Vegas Aces

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Chelsea Gray G	36	9	4-9	1-5	0-0	1	1	2	6	1	0	2	3	-9
Jackie Young G	33	23	6-13	3-6	8-8	1	4	5	1	0	0	5	0	-6
A'ja Wilson C	33	16	5-17	1-3	5-6	4	4	8	1	1	2	5	2	-11
NaLyssa Smith F	24	14	5-8	0-0	4-4	5	6	11	4	0	1	1	3	-2
Stephanie Talbot F	10	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	+2
Jewell Loyd G	30	10	4-9	2-7	0-0	0	3	3	2	0	0	1	2	-13
Dana Evans G	20	11	4-9	3-5	0-0	0	5	5	3	0	0	1	0	-7
Brianna Turner F	14	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	1	1	1	-9
Total	200	87	30-69	10-27	17-18	12	25	37	17	3	4	16	11

FG .435 · 3P .370 · FT .944

Did not play: Cheyenne Parker-Tyus (nwt_concussion_protocol), Kierstan Bell (dnp - coach's decision), Justine Pissott (dnd - injury/illness), Mai Yamamoto (dnp - coach's decision)

Minnesota Lynx

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Kayla McBride F	35	15	4-12	4-8	3-3	1	3	4	0	2	0	0	2	+7
Olivia Miles G	35	26	11-23	3-7	1-1	0	4	4	7	1	0	5	2	+11
Napheesa Collier F	35	22	7-14	5-7	3-4	1	5	6	3	1	3	4	3	+7
Courtney Williams G	33	13	6-11	1-2	0-0	1	6	7	7	2	1	2	5	+17
Natasha Howard C	29	17	7-11	1-1	2-2	6	2	8	6	2	0	1	3	+8
Maya Caldwell G	12	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	-5
Dorka Juhasz F	10	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	+4
Nia Coffey F	7	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	3	3	0	1	0	2	3	+3
Antonia Delaere F	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	+3
Total	200	98	37-76	15-29	9-10	9	25	34	24	10	4	14	20

FG .487 · 3P .517 · FT .900

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

Officials: Fatou Cissoko-Stephens, Clare Simmons, Ken Jones

Play-by-play

Show every play (382)

Quarter 1

10:00 LVA NaLyssa Smith vs. Natasha Howard (A'ja Wilson gains possession)
9:43 LVA NaLyssa Smith makes 3-foot reverse layup (Chelsea Gray assists) 2–0
9:26 MIN Courtney Williams misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
9:23 MIN Courtney Williams offensive rebound
9:22 MIN Courtney Williams makes 8-foot pullup jump shot 2–2
8:59 LVA Stephanie Talbot makes layup (NaLyssa Smith assists) 4–2
8:48 MIN Olivia Miles misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
8:44 LVA Chelsea Gray defensive rebound
8:27 LVA Chelsea Gray makes 23-foot three point jumper (NaLyssa Smith assists) 7–2
8:15 MIN Natasha Howard makes 2-foot layup (Napheesa Collier assists) 7–4
7:56 LVA Jackie Young makes 24-foot three pointer 10–4
7:38 MIN Kayla McBride makes 25-foot three point jumper (Olivia Miles assists) 10–7
7:18 LVA Jackie Young misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
7:16 MIN Natasha Howard defensive rebound
7:07 MIN Olivia Miles misses driving layup
7:06 LVA Aces defensive team rebound
6:52 LVA NaLyssa Smith misses 15-foot jumper
6:50 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
6:37 MIN Natasha Howard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Napheesa Collier assists) 10–10
6:20 LVA A'ja Wilson misses 25-foot three point jumper
6:18 MIN Olivia Miles defensive rebound
6:10 MIN Olivia Miles misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
6:08 MIN Napheesa Collier offensive rebound
6:08 LVA NaLyssa Smith personal foul
6:08 LVA Brianna Turner enters the game for Stephanie Talbot
6:08 LVA Jewell Loyd enters the game for NaLyssa Smith
6:05 MIN Olivia Miles makes 2-foot layup (Natasha Howard assists) 10–12
5:52 LVA Napheesa Collier blocks A'ja Wilson 's 3-foot driving layup
5:52 LVA Aces offensive team rebound
5:52 LVA NaLyssa Smith enters the game for Brianna Turner
5:49 LVA Jewell Loyd out of bounds bad pass turnover
5:38 MIN Kayla McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists) 10–15
5:38 LVA Aces Full timeout
5:38 (05:38) [Aces] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)
5:18 LVA Chelsea Gray misses 23-foot three point jumper
5:17 LVA NaLyssa Smith offensive rebound
5:16 LVA NaLyssa Smith makes tip shot 12–15
4:53 MIN NaLyssa Smith blocks Natasha Howard 's 2-foot driving layup
4:53 MIN Lynx offensive team rebound
4:50 MIN Olivia Miles misses two point shot
4:48 LVA NaLyssa Smith defensive rebound
4:36 LVA Jewell Loyd makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (NaLyssa Smith assists) 14–15
4:18 MIN Olivia Miles makes 2-foot reverse layup (Natasha Howard assists) 14–17
3:59 LVA Jackie Young makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (A'ja Wilson assists) 16–17
3:43 LVA NaLyssa Smith shooting foul
3:43 MIN Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 2 16–18
3:43 MIN Maya Caldwell enters the game for Olivia Miles
3:43 MIN Nia Coffey enters the game for Napheesa Collier
3:43 LVA Dana Evans enters the game for Chelsea Gray
3:43 LVA Brianna Turner enters the game for NaLyssa Smith
3:43 MIN Natasha Howard makes free throw 2 of 2 16–19
3:23 LVA Jewell Loyd misses 23-foot three point jumper
3:21 MIN Kayla McBride defensive rebound
3:17 MIN Courtney Williams misses running pullup jump shot
3:16 MIN Natasha Howard offensive rebound
3:12 MIN Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
3:11 MIN Kayla McBride offensive rebound
3:09 MIN Kayla McBride misses 6-foot jump bank shot
3:08 MIN Natasha Howard offensive rebound
3:08 MIN Natasha Howard misses 5-foot tip shot
3:07 LVA Dana Evans defensive rebound
2:48 MIN Kayla McBride personal foul
2:45 MIN Nia Coffey personal foul
2:36 LVA Jackie Young bad pass turnover (Natasha Howard steals)
2:34 MIN Natasha Howard bad pass turnover (Brianna Turner steals)
2:25 LVA A'ja Wilson makes 3-foot turnaround jump shot (Jewell Loyd assists) 18–19
2:13 MIN Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Howard assists) 18–22
1:52 LVA Brianna Turner misses 16-foot jumper
1:49 MIN Kayla McBride defensive rebound
1:42 MIN Nia Coffey misses 23-foot three point jumper
1:40 LVA Jackie Young defensive rebound
1:32 MIN Maya Caldwell personal foul
1:32 MIN Olivia Miles enters the game for Natasha Howard
1:32 MIN Dorka Juhasz enters the game for Courtney Williams
1:32 MIN Napheesa Collier enters the game for Nia Coffey
1:32 LVA NaLyssa Smith enters the game for Jackie Young
1:32 LVA Chelsea Gray enters the game for A'ja Wilson
1:27 LVA Dana Evans makes 25-foot three pointer 21–22
1:10 MIN Napheesa Collier out of bounds bad pass turnover
1:10 MIN Antonia Delaere enters the game for Maya Caldwell
1:01 LVA NaLyssa Smith makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot (Chelsea Gray assists) 23–22
0:43 MIN Kayla McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper
0:41 LVA NaLyssa Smith defensive rebound
0:37 LVA Brianna Turner offensive foul
0:37 LVA Brianna Turner offensive foul turnover
0:28 MIN Kayla McBride makes 25-foot three point jumper (Olivia Miles assists) 23–25
0:04 LVA Chelsea Gray makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot 25–25
0:01 MIN Olivia Miles makes 37-foot three point shot 25–28
0:00 (00:00) [Aces] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)
0:00 End of the 1st Quarter

Quarter 2

9:58 MIN Olivia Miles out of bounds bad pass turnover
9:58 MIN Napheesa Collier personal foul
9:48 LVA Chelsea Gray misses 23-foot three point jumper
9:46 LVA Brianna Turner offensive rebound
9:42 LVA Jewell Loyd misses 23-foot three point jumper
9:40 MIN Antonia Delaere defensive rebound
9:30 MIN Olivia Miles out of bounds bad pass turnover
9:30 MIN Natasha Howard enters the game for Dorka Juhasz
9:11 LVA Jewell Loyd makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists) 28–28
8:53 MIN Brianna Turner blocks Napheesa Collier's driving layup
8:52 MIN Lynx offensive team rebound
8:52 MIN Courtney Williams enters the game for Kayla McBride
8:49 MIN Courtney Williams makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Natasha Howard assists) 28–30
8:33 LVA Dana Evans traveling turnover
8:23 MIN Olivia Miles misses two point shot
8:20 LVA Dana Evans defensive rebound
8:15 LVA Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot running jump shot (Dana Evans assists) 31–30
8:04 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists) 31–33
7:41 LVA Chelsea Gray lost ball turnover (Olivia Miles steals)
7:37 MIN Courtney Williams makes running layup (Olivia Miles assists) 31–35
7:15 LVA Chelsea Gray makes 14-foot pullup jump shot 33–35
7:04 MIN Olivia Miles misses driving layup
7:03 MIN Natasha Howard offensive rebound
7:02 MIN Natasha Howard makes two point shot 33–37
6:48 LVA Chelsea Gray misses 22-foot three point jumper
6:46 MIN Olivia Miles defensive rebound
6:29 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 25-foot three point jumper
6:27 LVA Jewell Loyd defensive rebound
6:20 MIN Courtney Williams personal foul
6:20 MIN Kayla McBride enters the game for Antonia Delaere
6:20 LVA A'ja Wilson enters the game for Dana Evans
6:20 LVA Jackie Young enters the game for Brianna Turner
6:20 LVA Stephanie Talbot enters the game for Jewell Loyd
6:07 LVA A'ja Wilson misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot
6:05 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
5:55 LVA A'ja Wilson kicked ball violation
5:55 Official timeout
5:50 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 6-foot turnaround jump shot
5:48 LVA NaLyssa Smith defensive rebound
5:34 MIN Olivia Miles personal foul
5:34 LVA Brianna Turner enters the game for NaLyssa Smith
5:30 LVA Jackie Young bad pass turnover (Kayla McBride steals)
5:24 MIN Courtney Williams makes 10-foot running jump shot (Natasha Howard assists) 33–39
5:01 MIN Kayla McBride shooting foul
5:01 LVA Jackie Young makes free throw 1 of 3 34–39
5:01 LVA Jackie Young makes free throw 2 of 3 35–39
5:01 LVA Jackie Young makes free throw 3 of 3 36–39
4:46 MIN Courtney Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
4:44 LVA Brianna Turner defensive rebound
4:37 LVA Stephanie Talbot misses 24-foot three point jumper
4:35 MIN Courtney Williams defensive rebound
4:19 MIN Napheesa Collier out of bounds lost ball turnover
3:59 LVA A'ja Wilson misses two point shot
3:57 MIN Olivia Miles defensive rebound
3:52 LVA Chelsea Gray personal foul
3:48 MIN Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
3:46 LVA A'ja Wilson defensive rebound
3:37 MIN Napheesa Collier shooting foul
3:37 LVA A'ja Wilson misses free throw 1 of 2
3:37 LVA Aces offensive team rebound
3:37 LVA Jewell Loyd enters the game for Stephanie Talbot
3:37 LVA A'ja Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2 37–39
3:22 MIN Napheesa Collier 3 second turnover
3:12 LVA Jackie Young misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
3:10 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
3:03 MIN A'ja Wilson blocks Olivia Miles's two point shot
3:02 MIN Lynx offensive team rebound
3:02 LVA NaLyssa Smith enters the game for Brianna Turner
3:00 MIN Natasha Howard makes 1-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists) 37–41
2:48 LVA A'ja Wilson makes 11-foot pullup jump shot 39–41
2:32 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists) 39–44
2:04 LVA Jewell Loyd misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
2:02 LVA NaLyssa Smith offensive rebound
2:02 MIN Natasha Howard personal foul
2:02 MIN Lynx Full timeout
2:02 LVA NaLyssa Smith makes free throw 1 of 2 40–44
2:02 LVA NaLyssa Smith makes free throw 2 of 2 41–44
1:47 MIN Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper
1:45 LVA NaLyssa Smith defensive rebound
1:40 MIN Courtney Williams shooting foul
1:40 LVA Jackie Young makes free throw 1 of 2 42–44
1:40 LVA Dana Evans enters the game for NaLyssa Smith
1:40 LVA Jackie Young makes free throw 2 of 2 43–44
1:28 MIN Kayla McBride misses layup
1:26 LVA Jackie Young defensive rebound
1:19 LVA Jackie Young bad pass turnover (Courtney Williams steals)
1:07 MIN Natasha Howard makes 3-foot turnaround jump shot (Olivia Miles assists) 43–46
0:50 LVA Jackie Young misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
0:47 LVA Chelsea Gray offensive rebound
0:39 LVA Jackie Young makes 5-foot two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists) 45–46
0:24 MIN Olivia Miles makes 25-foot three point jumper (Napheesa Collier assists) 45–49
0:08 LVA Jackie Young bad pass turnover (Courtney Williams steals)
0:04 MIN Natasha Howard misses running layup
0:03 LVA Jackie Young defensive rebound
0:00 LVA Jackie Young out of bounds bad pass turnover
0:00 End of the 2nd Quarter

Quarter 3

10:00 LVA Stephanie Talbot enters the game for Jewell Loyd
10:00 LVA NaLyssa Smith enters the game for Dana Evans
9:46 MIN Kayla McBride misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
9:44 LVA NaLyssa Smith defensive rebound
9:26 LVA NaLyssa Smith lost ball turnover (Natasha Howard steals)
9:19 MIN Courtney Williams makes 15-foot running pullup jump shot 45–51
9:03 LVA Jackie Young misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
9:01 LVA A'ja Wilson offensive rebound
8:52 MIN Napheesa Collier shooting foul
8:52 LVA A'ja Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2 46–51
8:52 LVA A'ja Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2 47–51
8:37 MIN Natasha Howard misses 3-foot two point shot
8:35 LVA Stephanie Talbot defensive rebound
8:26 LVA NaLyssa Smith makes 2-foot layup (Chelsea Gray assists) 49–51
8:16 MIN Olivia Miles makes 2-foot two point shot 49–53
7:59 LVA A'ja Wilson misses driving layup
7:58 LVA NaLyssa Smith offensive rebound
7:57 LVA NaLyssa Smith misses tip shot
7:55 MIN Courtney Williams defensive rebound
7:50 MIN Stephanie Talbot vs. Napheesa Collier (Olivia Miles gains possession)
7:43 LVA Chelsea Gray personal foul
7:34 MIN Olivia Miles misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
7:32 LVA A'ja Wilson defensive rebound
7:19 LVA A'ja Wilson misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot
7:17 LVA NaLyssa Smith offensive rebound
7:14 LVA A'ja Wilson makes 24-foot three point jumper (NaLyssa Smith assists) 52–53
7:01 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 24-foot three pointer 52–56
6:43 LVA Napheesa Collier blocks A'ja Wilson 's 16-foot turnaround jump shot
6:42 LVA A'ja Wilson offensive rebound
6:41 LVA A'ja Wilson bad pass turnover (Kayla McBride steals)
6:36 MIN Courtney Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover
6:36 MIN Nia Coffey enters the game for Natasha Howard
6:22 LVA Chelsea Gray bad pass turnover (Nia Coffey steals)
6:10 LVA NaLyssa Smith kicked ball violation
6:10 MIN Maya Caldwell enters the game for Courtney Williams
6:10 LVA Jewell Loyd enters the game for Stephanie Talbot
6:07 MIN Nia Coffey offensive foul
6:07 MIN Nia Coffey offensive foul turnover
5:49 LVA A'ja Wilson lost ball turnover (Maya Caldwell steals)
5:41 MIN Olivia Miles makes driving layup 52–58
5:31 LVA Jackie Young makes 24-foot three pointer 55–58
5:21 LVA A'ja Wilson personal foul
5:21 MIN Dorka Juhasz enters the game for Napheesa Collier
5:14 MIN Olivia Miles makes 14-foot step back jumpshot 55–60
4:50 LVA Jackie Young misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
4:48 MIN Nia Coffey defensive rebound
4:41 MIN Olivia Miles out of bounds bad pass turnover
4:41 Official timeout
4:41 MIN Courtney Williams enters the game for Olivia Miles
4:27 LVA A'ja Wilson offensive foul
4:27 LVA A'ja Wilson offensive foul turnover
4:27 LVA Brianna Turner enters the game for NaLyssa Smith
4:27 LVA Dana Evans enters the game for Chelsea Gray
4:15 MIN Courtney Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dorka Juhasz assists) 55–63
4:00 LVA Dana Evans misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
3:58 MIN Nia Coffey defensive rebound
3:49 MIN Dorka Juhasz makes 24-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists) 55–66
3:49 LVA Aces Full timeout
3:28 LVA A'ja Wilson misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
3:26 LVA Jackie Young offensive rebound
3:25 LVA Jackie Young makes two point shot 57–66
3:25 MIN Dorka Juhasz shooting foul
3:25 LVA Jackie Young makes free throw 1 of 1 58–66
3:14 MIN Nia Coffey out of bounds bad pass turnover
3:00 MIN Nia Coffey personal foul
2:50 LVA A'ja Wilson makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot 60–66
2:39 MIN Dorka Juhasz misses 24-foot three point jumper
2:36 LVA A'ja Wilson defensive rebound
2:26 LVA A'ja Wilson misses 18-foot jumper
2:24 MIN Nia Coffey defensive rebound
2:15 MIN Courtney Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover
2:15 MIN Napheesa Collier enters the game for Nia Coffey
2:15 LVA Chelsea Gray enters the game for Jackie Young
2:04 LVA Brianna Turner makes 3-foot layup (Dana Evans assists) 62–66
2:02 MIN Lynx Full timeout
2:02 MIN Olivia Miles enters the game for Maya Caldwell
1:42 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 22-foot three point jumper (Olivia Miles assists) 62–69
1:32 LVA A'ja Wilson out of bounds lost ball turnover
1:18 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Olivia Miles assists) 62–72
0:59 LVA Chelsea Gray misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
0:57 MIN Dorka Juhasz defensive rebound
0:44 MIN Napheesa Collier misses layup
0:42 LVA Dana Evans defensive rebound
0:36 LVA Dana Evans misses 6-foot turnaround jump shot
0:34 MIN Courtney Williams defensive rebound
0:25 LVA Jewell Loyd shooting foul
0:25 MIN Napheesa Collier misses free throw 1 of 2
0:25 MIN Lynx offensive team rebound
0:25 LVA Jackie Young enters the game for Brianna Turner
0:25 MIN Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2 62–73
0:07 MIN Courtney Williams personal foul
0:00 LVA Dana Evans makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists) 65–73
0:00 End of the 3rd Quarter

Quarter 4