Aces 62-66 Lynx (Live)

All

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Scoring Plays

All Plays

3Q 02:04

62 - 66

Layup

B. Turner

Assisted by D. Evans

A. Wilson makes 16' turnaround jump shot

3Q 02:50

60-66

J. Young makes free throw 1/1

3Q 03:25

58-66

J. Young makes putback layup

3Q 03:25

57-66

D. Juhász makes 24' three

Assisted by C. Williams

3Q 03:49

55-66

C. Williams makes 24' three

Assisted by D. Juhász

3Q 04:15

55-63

O. Miles makes 14' stepback

3Q 05:14

55-60

J. Young makes 23' pullup three

3Q 05:31

55-58

O. Miles makes driving layup

3Q 05:41

52-58

N. Collier makes 24' pullup three

3Q 07:01

52-56

A. Wilson makes 24' three

Assisted by N. Smith

3Q 07:14

52-53

O. Miles makes driving finger roll

3Q 08:16

49-53

N. Smith makes cutting layup

Assisted by C. Gray

3Q 08:26

49-51

A. Wilson makes free throw 2/2

3Q 08:52

47-51

A. Wilson makes free throw 1/2

3Q 08:52

46-51

C. Williams makes 15' running pullup

3Q 09:19

45-51

O. Miles makes 24' three

Assisted by N. Collier

2Q 00:24

45-49

J. Young makes 5' turnaround fadeaway

Assisted by C. Gray

2Q 00:39

45-46

N. Howard makes 3' turnaround jump shot

Assisted by O. Miles

2Q 01:07

43-46

J. Young makes free throw 2/2

2Q 01:40

43-44

J. Young makes free throw 1/2

2Q 01:40

42-44

N. Smith makes free throw 2/2

2Q 02:02

41-44

N. Smith makes free throw 1/2

2Q 02:02

40-44

N. Collier makes 23' three

Assisted by C. Williams

2Q 02:32

39-44

A. Wilson makes 11' pullup

2Q 02:48

39-41

N. Howard makes cutting layup

Assisted by C. Williams

2Q 03:00

37-41

A. Wilson makes free throw 2/2

2Q 03:37

37-39

J. Young makes free throw 3/3

2Q 05:01

36-39

J. Young makes free throw 2/3

2Q 05:01

35-39

J. Young makes free throw 1/3

2Q 05:01

34-39

C. Williams makes 10' running jump shot

Assisted by N. Howard

2Q 05:24

33-39

N. Howard makes putback layup

2Q 07:02

33-37

C. Gray makes 14' pullup

2Q 07:15

33-35

C. Williams makes running layup

Assisted by O. Miles

2Q 07:37

31-35

N. Collier makes 23' three

Assisted by C. Williams

2Q 08:04

31-33

J. Loyd makes 24' running three

Assisted by D. Evans

2Q 08:15

31-30

C. Williams makes 18' pullup

Assisted by N. Howard

2Q 08:49

28-30

J. Loyd makes 23' three

Assisted by C. Gray

2Q 09:11

28-28

O. Miles makes 37' pullup bank three

1Q 00:01

25-28

C. Gray makes 12' turnaround jump shot

1Q 00:04

25-25

K. McBride makes 25' three

Assisted by O. Miles

1Q 00:28

23-25

N. Smith makes 6' turnaround jump shot

Assisted by C. Gray

1Q 01:01

23-22

D. Evans makes 25' pullup three

1Q 01:27

21-22

K. McBride makes 24' three

Assisted by N. Howard

1Q 02:13

18-22

A. Wilson makes 3' turnaround jump shot

Assisted by J. Loyd

1Q 02:25

18-19

N. Howard makes free throw 2/2

1Q 03:43

16-19

N. Howard makes free throw 1/2

1Q 03:43

16-18

J. Young makes 12' driving floater

Assisted by A. Wilson

1Q 03:59

16-17

O. Miles makes reverse layup

Assisted by N. Howard

1Q 04:18

14-17

J. Loyd makes 16' pullup

Assisted by N. Smith

1Q 04:36

14-15

N. Smith makes tip layup

1Q 05:16

12-15

K. McBride makes 23' three

Assisted by C. Williams

1Q 05:38

10-15

O. Miles makes cutting layup

Assisted by N. Howard

1Q 06:05

10-12

N. Howard makes 24' three

Assisted by N. Collier

1Q 06:37

10-10

K. McBride makes 25' three

Assisted by O. Miles

1Q 07:38

10-7

J. Young makes 24' pullup three

1Q 07:56

10-4

N. Howard makes cutting layup

Assisted by N. Collier

1Q 08:15

7-4

C. Gray makes 24' three

Assisted by N. Smith

1Q 08:27

7-2

S. Talbot makes layup

Assisted by N. Smith

1Q 08:59

4-2

C. Williams makes 8' pullup

1Q 09:22

2-2

N. Smith makes reverse layup

Assisted by C. Gray

1Q 09:43

3Q 02:02

62 - 66

Timeout

Lynx

B. Turner makes cutting layup

Assisted by D. Evans

3Q 02:04

62-66

N. Collier enters game for N. Coffey

3Q 02:15

60-66

C. Gray enters game for J. Loyd

3Q 02:15

60-66

C. Williams out of bounds turnover

3Q 02:15

60-66

All plays

LVA

MIN

1

25

28

2

20

21

3

17

4

62

66

Top Performers

Points

18

Young

LVA

Rebounds

9

Smith

LVA

Assists

5

Gray

LVA

Threes

4

McBride

MIN

LVA

Team Stats

MIN

22-47 (46.8%)

FG%

26-53 (49.1%)

7-18 (38.9%)

3PM

12-20 (60.0%)

11-12 (91.7%)

FTM

2-2 (100.0%)

26

Rebounds

21

13

Assists

18

14

Turnovers

11

LVA

Injuries

MIN

Justine Pissott

G/F

Out (Leg)

F

Chloe Bibby

Out (Personal)

Cheyenne Parker-Tyus

F

Out (Concussion)

C

Emma Cechova

Out for season (Knee)

Janiah Barker

F

Out for season (Leg)

2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	25	7	.781
2	Aces	22	9	.710	2.5
3	Valkyries	22	9	.710	2.5
4	Dream	19	12	.613	5.5
5	Fever	19	12	.613	5.5
6	Mystics	18	12	.600	6.0
7	Wings	19	13	.594	6.0
8	Liberty	19	13	.594	6.0
9	Sparks	12	18	.400	12.0
10	Sky	12	19	.387	12.5
11	Fire	12	19	.387	12.5
12	Mercury	12	21	.364	13.5
13	Tempo	10	21	.323	14.5
14	Sun	8	23	.258	16.5
15	Storm	6	27	.182	19.5

Game Info

August 8, 2026

CBS/Paramount+

Target Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#15 Fatou Cissoko-Stephens (Head Official)

#28 Clare Simmons

#36 Ken Jones

LVA

MIN

1

25

28

2

20

21

3

17

4

62

66

All

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Starters	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
NaLyssa Smith N. Smith #3	20	10	9 (4)	4	1	-1	1	2	4-6	0-0	2-2	72.7
Stephanie Talbot S. Talbot #7	11	2	1 (0)	0	0	+2	0	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	50.0
A'ja Wilson A. Wilson #22	22	12	5 (2)	1	1	-4	3	2	4-13	1-2	3-4	40.7
Chelsea Gray C. Gray #12	24	7	2 (1)	5	0	-2	2	2	3-6	1-4	0-0	58.3
Jackie Young J. Young #0	22	18	4 (1)	0	0	-4	5	0	5-10	2-5	6-6	71.2

Bench	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Jewell Loyd J. Loyd #24	17	8	1 (0)	1	0	0	-8	1	0	3-6	2-5	0-0	66.7
Brianna Turner B. Turner #21	12	2	2 (1)	0	1	1	0	1	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	50.0
Dana Evans D. Evans #11	11	3	2 (0)	2	0	0	-3	1	0	1-2	1-1	0-0	75.0
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus C. Parker-Tyus #32
Kierstan Bell K. Bell #1
Mai Yamamoto M. Yamamoto #18
Ta'Niya Latson T. Latson
Justine Pissott J. Pissott #13

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	LVA	62	26 (9)	13	1	3		22-47	7-18	11-12	59.3

On court

LVA

MIN

1

25

28

2

20

21

3

17

4

62

66

All

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Starters	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Natasha Howard N. Howard #1	21	13	4 (3)	5	2	0	+5	1	1	5-9	1-1	2-2	65.8
Napheesa Collier N. Collier #24	23	9	4 (1)	3	0	2	0	3	3	3-6	3-4	0-0	75.0
Kayla McBride K. McBride #21	25	12	3 (1)	0	2	0	0	0	2	4-10	4-7	0-0	60.0
Courtney Williams C. Williams #10	23	13	3 (1)	5	2	0	+7	2	2	6-10	1-2	0-0	65.0
Olivia Miles O. Miles #5	23	16	3 (0)	4	1	0	+4	3	1	7-15	2-3	0-0	53.3

Bench	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Maya Caldwell M. Caldwell #3	7	0	0 (0)	0	1	0	-2	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0
Nia Coffey N. Coffey #12	6	0	3 (0)	0	1	0	+3	2	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0.0
Dorka Juhász D. Juhász #14	5	3	0 (0)	1	0	0	0	0	1	1-2	1-2	0-0	75.0
Antonia Delaere A. Delaere #8	5	0	1 (0)	0	0	0	+3	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Liatu King L. King #2
Anastasiia Olairi Kosu A. Olairi Kosu #7
Chloe Bibby C. Bibby #55
Eliska Joklova E. Joklova #11

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	MIN	66	21 (6)	18	9	2		26-53	12-20	2-2	61.2

On court

LVA

MIN

1

25

28

2

20

21

3

17

4

62

66

All

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Scoring Plays

All Plays

B. Turner makes cutting layup

Assisted by D. Evans

3Q 02:04

62-66

A. Wilson makes 16' turnaround jump shot

3Q 02:50

60-66

J. Young makes free throw 1/1

3Q 03:25

58-66

J. Young makes putback layup

3Q 03:25

57-66

D. Juhász makes 24' three

Assisted by C. Williams

3Q 03:49

55-66

C. Williams makes 24' three

Assisted by D. Juhász

3Q 04:15

55-63

O. Miles makes 14' stepback

3Q 05:14

55-60

J. Young makes 23' pullup three

3Q 05:31

55-58

O. Miles makes driving layup

3Q 05:41

52-58

N. Collier makes 24' pullup three

3Q 07:01

52-56

A. Wilson makes 24' three

Assisted by N. Smith

3Q 07:14

52-53

O. Miles makes driving finger roll

3Q 08:16

49-53

N. Smith makes cutting layup

Assisted by C. Gray

3Q 08:26

49-51

A. Wilson makes free throw 2/2

3Q 08:52

47-51

A. Wilson makes free throw 1/2

3Q 08:52

46-51

C. Williams makes 15' running pullup

3Q 09:19

45-51

O. Miles makes 24' three

Assisted by N. Collier

2Q 00:24

45-49

J. Young makes 5' turnaround fadeaway

Assisted by C. Gray

2Q 00:39

45-46

N. Howard makes 3' turnaround jump shot

Assisted by O. Miles

2Q 01:07

43-46

J. Young makes free throw 2/2

2Q 01:40

43-44

J. Young makes free throw 1/2

2Q 01:40

42-44

N. Smith makes free throw 2/2

2Q 02:02

41-44

N. Smith makes free throw 1/2

2Q 02:02

40-44

N. Collier makes 23' three

Assisted by C. Williams

2Q 02:32

39-44

A. Wilson makes 11' pullup

2Q 02:48

39-41

N. Howard makes cutting layup

Assisted by C. Williams

2Q 03:00

37-41

A. Wilson makes free throw 2/2

2Q 03:37

37-39

J. Young makes free throw 3/3

2Q 05:01

36-39

J. Young makes free throw 2/3

2Q 05:01

35-39

J. Young makes free throw 1/3

2Q 05:01

34-39

C. Williams makes 10' running jump shot

Assisted by N. Howard

2Q 05:24

33-39

N. Howard makes putback layup

2Q 07:02

33-37

C. Gray makes 14' pullup

2Q 07:15

33-35

C. Williams makes running layup

Assisted by O. Miles

2Q 07:37

31-35

N. Collier makes 23' three

Assisted by C. Williams

2Q 08:04

31-33

J. Loyd makes 24' running three

Assisted by D. Evans

2Q 08:15

31-30

C. Williams makes 18' pullup

Assisted by N. Howard

2Q 08:49

28-30

J. Loyd makes 23' three

Assisted by C. Gray

2Q 09:11

28-28

O. Miles makes 37' pullup bank three

1Q 00:01

25-28

C. Gray makes 12' turnaround jump shot

1Q 00:04

25-25

K. McBride makes 25' three

Assisted by O. Miles

1Q 00:28

23-25

N. Smith makes 6' turnaround jump shot

Assisted by C. Gray

1Q 01:01

23-22

D. Evans makes 25' pullup three

1Q 01:27

21-22

K. McBride makes 24' three

Assisted by N. Howard

1Q 02:13

18-22

A. Wilson makes 3' turnaround jump shot

Assisted by J. Loyd

1Q 02:25

18-19

N. Howard makes free throw 2/2

1Q 03:43

16-19

N. Howard makes free throw 1/2

1Q 03:43

16-18

J. Young makes 12' driving floater

Assisted by A. Wilson

1Q 03:59

16-17

O. Miles makes reverse layup

Assisted by N. Howard

1Q 04:18

14-17

J. Loyd makes 16' pullup

Assisted by N. Smith

1Q 04:36

14-15

N. Smith makes tip layup

1Q 05:16

12-15

K. McBride makes 23' three

Assisted by C. Williams

1Q 05:38

10-15

O. Miles makes cutting layup

Assisted by N. Howard

1Q 06:05

10-12

N. Howard makes 24' three

Assisted by N. Collier

1Q 06:37

10-10

K. McBride makes 25' three

Assisted by O. Miles

1Q 07:38

10-7

J. Young makes 24' pullup three

1Q 07:56

10-4

N. Howard makes cutting layup

Assisted by N. Collier

1Q 08:15

7-4

C. Gray makes 24' three

Assisted by N. Smith

1Q 08:27

7-2

S. Talbot makes layup

Assisted by N. Smith

1Q 08:59

4-2

C. Williams makes 8' pullup

1Q 09:22

2-2

N. Smith makes reverse layup

Assisted by C. Gray

1Q 09:43

LVA

MIN

1

25

28

2

20

21

3

17

4

62

66

LVA

Team Stats

MIN

22-47 (46.8%)

FG%

26-53 (49.1%)

7-18 (38.9%)

3PM

12-20 (60.0%)

11-12 (91.7%)

FTM

2-2 (100.0%)

26

Rebounds

21

9

Offensive Rebounds

6

17

Defensive Rebounds

15

13

Assists

18

1

Steals

9

3

Blocks

2

14

Turnovers

11

Points Off Turnovers

19

3

Fastbreak Points

6

26

Points In Paint

24

14

Second Chance Points

10

7

Fouls

14

0

Technical Fouls

0

Flagrant Fouls

0

6

Biggest Lead

11

5

Longest Unanswered Run

11

Lead Changes

5

Ties

4

Miles leads Minnesota against Las Vegas after 23-point outing

The Associated Press

Aug 7, 2026

Las Vegas Aces (22-9, 13-4 Western Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (25-7, 15-2 Western Conference)

Minneapolis; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota Lynx hosts the Las Vegas Aces after Olivia Miles scored 23 points in the Minnesota Lynx's 89-82 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks.

The Lynx are 15-2 against Western Conference opponents. Minnesota leads the Western Conference in rebounding, averaging 35.2 boards. Natasha Howard paces the Lynx with 7.7 rebounds.

The Aces are 13-4 in Western Conference play. Las Vegas ranks second in the Western Conference shooting 35.8% from 3-point range.

Minnesota makes 48.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.2 percentage points higher than Las Vegas has allowed to its opponents (44.0%). Las Vegas has shot at a 49.2% clip from the field this season, 6.2 percentage points greater than the 43.0% shooting opponents of Minnesota have averaged.

The two teams play for the second time this season. The Aces defeated the Lynx 100-97 in their last meeting on June 14. A'ja Wilson led the Aces with 24 points, and Miles led the Lynx with 29 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Courtney Williams is averaging 15.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists for the Lynx. Miles is averaging 22.4 points over the last 10 games.

Wilson is averaging 26.6 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.5 steals and two blocks for the Aces. Jackie Young is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lynx: 9-1, averaging 97.6 points, 32.9 rebounds, 22.8 assists, 9.5 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 89.7 points per game.

Aces: 7-3, averaging 95.7 points, 32.2 rebounds, 23.3 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 50.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 86.7 points.

INJURIES: Lynx: Chloe Bibby: day to day (personal), Emma Cechova: out for season (knee).

Aces: Janiah Barker: out for season (leg), Cheyenne Parker-Tyus: day to day (concussion).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

LVA

MIN

Top Performers

Team Stats

Team Stats

Injuries

2026 Standings

Game Info

Team Stats

Miles leads Minnesota against Las Vegas after 23-point outing

Players Mentioned

Natasha Howard

Jackie Young

A'ja Wilson

Chloe Bibby

Courtney Williams