LAS VEGAS, NV. —The Las Vegas Aces sliced a 17-point, second-half Minnesota lead down to as few as 4 in the fourth quarter Friday evening, but they couldn’t quite get over the hump as the Lynx picked up the 87-74 win. The loss drops the Aces to 17-11 on the season, a full game back of Seattle in the race for 4th place in the WNBA standings, while Minnesota remains within a half game of Connecticut in the chase for 2nd.
Napheesa Collier recorded her 14th double-double of the season with 27 points and a career-high 18 boards, outrebounding the Aces as a team 18-17. A’ja Wilson led Las Vegas with 24 points. She was joined in double figures by Tiffany Hayes (12), Jackie Young (12) and Kelsey Plum (11).
A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces receives the Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award
The Lynx connected on 31 of 61 field goal attempts (.508), including 10 of 26 (.385) from 3-point range, while the Aces hit on 26 of 57 (.456) from the floor and 7 of 19 (.368) from distance.
Minnesota outrebounded Las Vegas 37-17, including 7-1 on the offensive glass, leading to a 9-3 advantage in second chance points.
The Lynx outscored the Aces 8-0 on the fast break.
Las Vegas outscored Minnesota 34-26 in the paint.
The Aces flipped 21 Lynx turnovers into 13 points, but gave up 18 points on their own 20 miscues.
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Las Vegas Aces contributed to this recap
