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Jul 25, 2025, 10:30 PM ET
MINNEAPOLIS -- Napheesa Collier scored 25 points, Courtney Williams added 23, and the Minnesota Lynx bushed the Las Vegas Aces 109-78 connected Friday nighttime for their 14th consecutive location win.
Williams changeable 10 for 12 from the field, including 3 for 4 connected 3-pointers. Collier was 7-for-12 and made 10 of 13 escaped throws to spell on with 9 rebounds. It was her 16th 20-point crippled this season, astir successful the WNBA.
Bridget Carleton added 14 points, Kayla McBride scored 13 and Jessica Shepard had 10 points and 10 rebounds arsenic the Lynx (22-4) won their 4th consecutive overall. Their 109 points tied the single-game precocious successful the WNBA this play (the Wings scored 109 astatine the Sun connected May 27).
Lynx manager Cheryl Reeve said she thought it mightiness person been her team's champion crippled of the season.
"I thought our starters were incredibly locked in," Reeve told reporters. "And past adjacent seat minutes, you know, we've been a small longer to benignant of springiness them a small spot much clip to grow."
After starring 51-35 astatine halftime, Minnesota scored 34 points successful the 3rd 4th to instrumentality an 85-61 pb into the fourth. In summation to shooting 9 for 20 connected 3-pointers successful the archetypal 3 quarters, the Lynx added 22 escaped throws connected 31 attempts. They took 23 escaped throws successful the 3rd quarter, tied for the 3rd astir successful immoderate 4th by a squad since the WNBA moved to quarters successful 2006. The Lynx finished 25 for 38 from the enactment and changeable 54% overall, going 10-for-25 connected 3s.
The Lynx reached 100 points with 4 minutes near successful the 4th quarter. Anastasiia Olairi Kosu scored connected back-to-back possessions adjacent the one-minute people for the last people of the crippled and Minnesota's largest pb of the night.
The Lynx outrebounded the Aces 48-30, thing not mislaid connected Reeve aft the game.
"Yeah, I mean, rebounding was connected our minds -- led by Jess," Reeve said. "You cognize I similar what Jess is -- truly gritty and conscionable successful determination warring for each rebound. She was a large person for america tonight, truly with some groups. Her effort is contagious. Like you said, that 4th fourth and continuing to rebound -- that was truly important to the team. You could tell."
Las Vegas, playing connected the roadworthy for the 2nd consecutive night, changeable 38% from the field. A'ja Wilson led the Aces (12-13) with 15 points, and Jackie Young added 14.
The Aces' Jewell Loyd was held scoreless, the 2nd clip that has happened successful her career. She had gone 202 consecutive games with astatine slightest 1 constituent dating to July 19, 2019.
Chelsea Gray's 3-pointer gave Las Vegas a 14-12 pb earlier Minnesota finished the archetypal 4th connected a 15-4 run. Carleton made 2 3s successful the spurt, and Collier added 5 points.
Williams, McBride and Collier each deed 3s precocious successful the 2nd 4th arsenic the Lynx took a 51-35 pb astatine halftime.
Information from ESPN Research and The Associated Press was utilized successful this report.
