MINNESOTA LYNX (11-1) 76, LAS VEGAS ACES (5-6) 62
GAME #12 | COMMISIONER’S CUP GAME 6
TARGET CENTER — TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2025
First Quarter
• The Lynx first basket didn’t come until 6:39 with a successful and-1 opportunity for Napheesa Collier
• Natisha Hiedeman scored her 500th career field goal at 00:53 with a reverse layup
• Las Vegas forced Minnesota to shoot 0-8 from beyond the arc in the first quarter, marking just the second time this season that Minnesota failed to a make three-pointer the first quarter
• Although Minnesota led the quarter in fast break points and points off turnovers, and forced 8 turnovers, the Lynx trailed the Aces 15-18 going into the second quarter
Second Quarter
• The Lynx were scoreless for more than 4 minutes in the second quarter, with Las Vegas going on an 11-0 run in that stretch
• Diamond Miller drained Minnesota’s first three of the night off a pass from Natisha Hiedeman
• Minnesota’s bench made up 13 of the Lynx’s 30 first half points, led by Hiedeman with 8 points and Miller with 5 points
• Minnesota forced 10 turnovers in the first half, resulting in 9 points off Las Vegas
• Minnesota was held to a season-low 30 first half points, finishing 12-36 (33.3%) from the field and 1-13 (7.7%) from the three-point line
Third Quarter
• Courtney Williams tied the game for the first time all night with a jump-shot at 5:26
• Alanna Smith scored a layup at the 4:14 mark to give Minnesota their first lead of the game
• With a basket at 3:37, Kayla McBride moved to 29th all-time in the WNBA scoring leaderboard with 4,951 total points (surpassing A’ja Wilson, 4,949)
• Lynx put pressure on Las Vegas with their highest-scoring quarter of the game at 26 points, Diamond Miller led the way with 7 points
Fourth Quarter
• Minnesota started off the fourth quarter on a 14-2 run, behind 11 points from Courtney Williams. Williams posted 12 points (4-9 FG, 2-2 3PM, 2-4 FT) in the final quarter, with 2 blocks and 2 steals
• A steal at 00:58 put Kayla McBride at 10th all-time in the Lynx record books for steals with 166 (surpassing Tamika Williams, 165)
• Las Vegas went scoreless for 6 straight minutes in the fourth quarter, going 0-10 from the field
• After scoring just 10 points in the fourth quarter, Las Vegas finished the game with a season-low 62 points
• The Lynx forced the Aces into 5 turnovers in the fourth quarter. Minnesota finished the game with 27 points off turnovers
Team Notes
• With tonight’s win, the Minnesota Lynx will play to defend their title in the Commissioner’s Cup Championship, hosting the game on July 1 at Target Center
• Courtney Williams posted 20 points (8-23 FG, 2-5 3PM, 2-4 FT), 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks throughout the night, her fourth 20-point game of the season
• Alanna Smith recorded her 6th career double-double with 10 points (4-8 FG, 2-4 FT) and 13 rebounds, also adding 3 assists and 2 blocks
• As a team, the Lynx kept the Aces to 35.9% from the field, making Minnesota 170-8 all-time when keeping opponents under 40%
Up Next
The Lynx will host the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday, June 21 at 7:00 p.m. CT at Target Center.
(info courtesy of Lynx)
