Aces 87-77 Lynx (14 Aug, 2020) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

6-3, 2-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	22	15	23	17	77
LV	27	26	16	18	87

Las Vegas Aces

7-2, 4-1 home

Kayla McBride makes 22-foot jumper (A'ja Wilson assists)
Kayla McBride misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Angel McCoughtry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Allen assists)
Angel McCoughtry makes driving layup
Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
A'ja Wilson makes 13-foot jumper (Lindsay Allen assists)
Angel McCoughtry misses driving layup
A'ja Wilson misses 13-foot jumper
Angel McCoughtry misses 24-foot three point jumper
Angel McCoughtry makes layup
A'ja Wilson makes pullup jump shot
Kayla Alexander blocks Jackie Young 's 6-foot layup
Napheesa Collier blocks Jackie Young 's 3-foot layup
A'ja Wilson makes layup
Kayla McBride makes layup
Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan blocks Kayla McBride 's 5-foot driving layup
Angel McCoughtry makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Angel McCoughtry misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Sugar Rodgers misses 25-foot three point jumper
Danielle Robinson misses 18-foot jumper
Angel McCoughtry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Angel McCoughtry misses driving layup
Sugar Rodgers makes 26-foot three point jumper (Angel McCoughtry assists)
Lindsay Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dearica Hamby makes layup (Lindsay Allen assists)
Jackie Young misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jackie Young misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Angel McCoughtry makes layup (Lindsay Allen assists)
Angel McCoughtry makes layup
A'ja Wilson makes layup (Carolyn Swords assists)
Jackie Young makes layup
A'ja Wilson misses layup
Carolyn Swords makes layup
Jackie Young makes 15-foot two point shot
A'ja Wilson makes driving layup
Kayla McBride makes 17-foot jumper (Lindsay Allen assists)
A'ja Wilson misses 16-foot jumper
Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper
Angel McCoughtry misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Kayla McBride makes driving floating jump shot (Lindsay Allen assists)
Kayla Alexander blocks Carolyn Swords's layup
A'ja Wilson makes layup (Lindsay Allen assists)
Erica McCall blocks Lindsay Allen 's 8-foot jumper
Angel McCoughtry misses layup
Kayla McBride makes layup
A'ja Wilson misses 12-foot two point shot
Lindsay Allen misses layup
A'ja Wilson makes pullup jump shot (Kayla McBride assists)
A'ja Wilson makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Jackie Young assists)
A'ja Wilson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Sugar Rodgers assists)
Erica McCall blocks Sugar Rodgers 's 9-foot layup
Jackie Young misses 12-foot two point shot
Sugar Rodgers misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jackie Young makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Danielle Robinson assists)
Angel McCoughtry makes 5-foot layup (Dearica Hamby assists)
Jackie Young makes driving layup
Erica McCall blocks Jackie Young 's 13-foot jumper
Jackie Young makes layup
Jackie Young makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
A'ja Wilson misses 12-foot two point shot
Lindsay Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride misses driving layup
Jackie Young misses 10-foot two point shot
Danielle Robinson makes driving layup
A'ja Wilson makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Danielle Robinson assists)
A'ja Wilson misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Angel McCoughtry makes layup
Angel McCoughtry makes driving layup (Dearica Hamby assists)
Megan Huff misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sylvia Fowles makes 5-foot two point shot (Damiris Dantas assists)
Lexie Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
Damiris Dantas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
Crystal Dangerfield makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lexie Brown assists)
Napheesa Collier makes layup (Damiris Dantas assists)
Damiris Dantas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bridget Carleton makes driving layup
Kayla Alexander makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Bridget Carleton assists)
Kayla Alexander misses 16-foot jumper
Crystal Dangerfield misses 27-foot three point jumper
Rachel Banham misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kayla Alexander makes layup (Odyssey Sims assists)
Kayla Alexander makes driving layup
Odyssey Sims misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Bridget Carleton misses 21-foot jumper
Lexie Brown misses jumper
Crystal Dangerfield misses driving layup
Napheesa Collier misses 14-foot two point shot
Lexie Brown misses layup
Napheesa Collier makes two point shot
A'ja Wilson blocks Damiris Dantas 's 5-foot layup
Napheesa Collier makes 4-foot two point shot (Bridget Carleton assists)
Napheesa Collier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
Damiris Dantas misses 5-foot two point shot
Lexie Brown makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Bridget Carleton assists)
Crystal Dangerfield misses 29-foot three point jumper
Damiris Dantas misses 27-foot three point jumper
A'ja Wilson blocks Kayla Alexander 's 7-foot layup
Crystal Dangerfield misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan misses 20-foot jumper
Rachel Banham misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Damiris Dantas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rachel Banham assists)
Crystal Dangerfield misses driving layup
A'ja Wilson blocks Kayla Alexander 's 6-foot layup
Damiris Dantas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kayla Alexander makes 3-foot hook shot
Crystal Dangerfield misses 23-foot three point jumper
Odyssey Sims misses driving layup
Erica McCall makes two point shot
Damiris Dantas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Erica McCall makes jumper (Napheesa Collier assists)
Rachel Banham misses 22-foot three point jumper
Lindsay Allen blocks Odyssey Sims 's 25-foot three point jumper
Rachel Banham makes driving layup (Damiris Dantas assists)
Napheesa Collier makes 7-foot jumper
Odyssey Sims misses 27-foot three point jumper
Bridget Carleton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rachel Banham assists)
Rachel Banham makes 26-foot three point jumper (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
Bridget Carleton misses driving layup
Dearica Hamby blocks Napheesa Collier 's 7-foot hook shot
Napheesa Collier misses 17-foot jumper
Rachel Banham misses 28-foot three point jumper
Rachel Banham misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Erica McCall misses 13-foot jumper
Napheesa Collier makes layup
Crystal Dangerfield makes driving layup
Napheesa Collier makes layup (Damiris Dantas assists)
Crystal Dangerfield makes pullup jump shot (Damiris Dantas assists)
Erica McCall misses 25-foot three point jumper
Erica McCall misses layup
Crystal Dangerfield makes 8-foot two point shot
Crystal Dangerfield makes two point shot (Damiris Dantas assists)
Napheesa Collier makes driving layup (Damiris Dantas assists)
A'ja Wilson blocks Crystal Dangerfield 's 3-foot driving layup
Kayla Alexander makes 6-foot two point shot

LYNX

ACES

TIME		MIN	LV
10:00	Sylvia Fowles vs. Carolyn Swords (Crystal Dangerfield gains possession)	0	0
9:47	Sylvia Fowles makes 5-foot two point shot (Damiris Dantas assists)	2	0
9:36	Kayla McBride makes 22-foot jumper (A'ja Wilson assists)	2	2
9:18	Napheesa Collier traveling	2	2
9:06	Kayla McBride misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	2	2
9:02	Lindsay Allen offensive rebound	2	2
9:01	Angel McCoughtry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Allen assists)	2	5
8:54	Lindsay Allen shooting foul	2	5
8:54	Crystal Dangerfield makes free throw 1 of 2	3	5
8:54	Crystal Dangerfield makes free throw 2 of 2	4	5
8:43	Angel McCoughtry makes driving layup	4	7
8:37	Minnesota Full timeout	4	7
8:37	Bridget Carleton enters the game for Sylvia Fowles	4	7
8:37	Dearica Hamby enters the game for Carolyn Swords	4	7
8:25	Lexie Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	7
8:20	Damiris Dantas offensive rebound	4	7
8:19	Damiris Dantas bad pass (Angel McCoughtry steals)	4	7
8:15	Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	7
8:12	Napheesa Collier defensive rebound	4	7
8:04	Damiris Dantas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Crystal Dangerfield assists)	7	7
7:42	A'ja Wilson makes 13-foot jumper (Lindsay Allen assists)	7	9
7:30	Crystal Dangerfield makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lexie Brown assists)	10	9
7:13	Angel McCoughtry misses driving layup	10	9
7:09	Bridget Carleton defensive rebound	10	9
7:00	Napheesa Collier lost ball turnover (Dearica Hamby steals)	10	9
6:43	A'ja Wilson misses 13-foot jumper	10	9
6:39	Napheesa Collier defensive rebound	10	9
6:36	Napheesa Collier makes layup (Damiris Dantas assists)	12	9
6:20	Lexie Brown personal foul	12	9
6:11	A'ja Wilson bad pass (Napheesa Collier steals)	12	9
6:04	Damiris Dantas misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	9
6:00	Dearica Hamby defensive rebound	12	9
5:48	Angel McCoughtry misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	9
5:45	Napheesa Collier defensive rebound	12	9
5:32	Bridget Carleton makes driving layup	14	9
5:32	Dearica Hamby shooting foul	14	9
5:32	Danielle Robinson enters the game for Lindsay Allen	14	9
5:32	Kayla Alexander enters the game for Damiris Dantas	14	9
5:32	Bridget Carleton makes free throw 1 of 1	15	9
5:22	Angel McCoughtry makes layup	15	11
5:10	Kayla Alexander makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Bridget Carleton assists)	17	11
4:50	A'ja Wilson makes pullup jump shot	17	13
4:34	Kayla Alexander misses 16-foot jumper	17	13
4:31	Napheesa Collier offensive rebound	17	13
4:29	Crystal Dangerfield misses 27-foot three point jumper	17	13
4:24	A'ja Wilson defensive rebound	17	13
4:21	Crystal Dangerfield personal foul	17	13
4:21	Jackie Young enters the game for Angel McCoughtry	17	13
4:21	Rachel Banham enters the game for Lexie Brown	17	13
4:13	Kayla Alexander blocks Jackie Young 's 6-foot layup	17	13
4:11	Jackie Young offensive rebound	17	13
4:10	Napheesa Collier blocks Jackie Young 's 3-foot layup	17	13
4:07	A'ja Wilson offensive rebound	17	13
4:06	A'ja Wilson makes layup	17	15
3:50	Crystal Dangerfield bad pass (Kayla McBride steals)	17	15
3:46	Kayla McBride makes layup	17	17
3:32	Dearica Hamby shooting foul	17	17
3:32	Kayla Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2	17	17
3:32	Minnesota offensive team rebound	17	17
3:32	Carolyn Swords enters the game for Dearica Hamby	17	17
3:32	Odyssey Sims enters the game for Crystal Dangerfield	17	17
3:32	Kayla Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	18	17
3:22	Kayla Alexander shooting foul	18	17
3:22	Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2	18	18
3:22	Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2	18	19
3:05	Rachel Banham misses 27-foot three point jumper	18	19
3:01	Carolyn Swords defensive rebound	18	19
3:01	Mikiah Herbert Harrigan enters the game for Napheesa Collier	18	19
2:56	Kayla Alexander vs. Carolyn Swords (Carolyn Swords gains possession)	18	19
2:53	Odyssey Sims personal foul	18	19
2:38	Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	19
2:34	Odyssey Sims defensive rebound	18	19
2:27	Kayla Alexander makes layup (Odyssey Sims assists)	20	19
2:10	Mikiah Herbert Harrigan blocks Kayla McBride 's 5-foot driving layup	20	19
2:05	Mikiah Herbert Harrigan defensive rebound	20	19
2:03	Rachel Banham lost ball turnover (Kayla McBride steals)	20	19
2:02	Rachel Banham personal foul	20	19
2:02	Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2	20	20
2:02	Angel McCoughtry enters the game for A'ja Wilson	20	20
2:02	Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2	20	21
1:45	Kayla Alexander makes driving layup	22	21
1:32	Angel McCoughtry makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	22	23
1:17	Bridget Carleton offensive charge	22	23
1:17	Bridget Carleton turnover	22	23
1:17	Sugar Rodgers enters the game for Kayla McBride	22	23
1:17	Lexie Brown enters the game for Rachel Banham	22	23
1:12	Danielle Robinson bad pass (Lexie Brown steals)	22	23
59.4	Odyssey Sims misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	22	23
56.6	Danielle Robinson defensive rebound	22	23
51.0	Angel McCoughtry misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	22	23
47.6	Carolyn Swords offensive rebound	22	23
41.6	Sugar Rodgers misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	23
38.1	Carolyn Swords offensive rebound	22	23
38.1	Mikiah Herbert Harrigan shooting foul	22	23
38.1	Jackie Young makes free throw 1 of 2	22	24
38.1	Jackie Young makes free throw 2 of 2	22	25
26.4	Bridget Carleton misses 21-foot jumper	22	25
25.4	Las Vegas defensive team rebound	22	25
4.9	Mikiah Herbert Harrigan shooting foul	22	25
4.9	Angel McCoughtry makes free throw 1 of 2	22	26
4.9	Megan Huff enters the game for Carolyn Swords	22	26
4.9	Angel McCoughtry makes free throw 2 of 2	22	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	27

Regular Season Series

LV wins 2-0

Lynx
77
Aces
87

Game 1

14/8

Aces
104
Lynx
89

Game 2

11/9

IMG Academy

2:00 AM, 14 August 2020

Bradenton, FL

Referees:
Jeff Smith
Michael Price
Maj Forsberg

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
Las Vegas	27	13	.675	3	W5
Seattle	25	15	.625	5	W1
Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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