Young scores 24 points, Plum adds 21 to help Aces beat Lynx 93-62

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Jackie Young scored 24 points, Kelsey Plum made 8 of 11 from the field and scored 21 points, including four 3-pointers, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Minnesota Lynx 93-62 on Sunday night.

Chelsea Gray scored 17 points and five assists and Candace Parker added 11 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals for Las Vegas (10-1). A'ja Wilson had her streak of 34 consecutive games scoring in double figure snapped, finishing with eight points on 4-of-14 shooting but grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds and tied her season best with four blocks.

Young made a driving layup with 1:55 left in the first quarter that made it 22-20 and gave the Aces the lead for good. Napheesa Collier scored to trim Minnesota's deficit to 45-41 with 2:11 remaining the second quarter but Plum was fouled as she hit a floater in the lane and made the and-1 free throw, Young made consecutive buckets for Las Vegas and Gray made a jumper at the buzzer to make it 54-41 at halftime.

Collier made a jumper to open the scoring in the second half but the Aces responded with an 18-3 run — including two 3s by Plum — to blow the game open.

Las Vegas, which went into the game as the league's highest-scoring team at 91.8 points per game, have scored 90-plus points in nine of 11 games this season.

Collier led Minnesota (3-8) with 18 points.

The Lynx made 3 of 21 (14.3%) from the field in the third quarter and shot 24.3% (9 of37) in the second half.

Diamond Miller, the No. 2 overall selection in the 2023 WNBA draft, missed her sixth consecutive game (ankle) for Minnesota.

NOTE: The attached video is from June 6, 2023.

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