Jackie Young scored a season-high 25 points, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Minnesota Lynx 93-87 on Thursday night. A’ja Wilson contributed 17 points and nine rebounds for the Aces, which won their fifth game in the first six contests.
Chelsea Gray scored 17 points and added seven assists for the Aces (5-1), while Dearica Hamby finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds for her third double-double of the season. Aerial Powers led the Lynx (1-5) with a season-high 25 points.
Sylvia Fowles added 20 points and 11 rebounds for Minnesota, who have never led in the game. Jessica Shepard had 14 points and a career-best 14 rebounds for the struggling Lynx.
Arike Ogunbowale scored a season-high 37 points, and the Dallas Wings prevailed over the Phoenix Mercury 94-84. Diana Taurasi led Phoenix (2-3) with 31 points and became the first-ever WNBA player to score 30+ points at the age of 39.
Ogunbowale made 5 of 11 from 3-point range, hit 10 of 10 from the free-throw line and had five assists. Allisha Gray had 16 points and a career-high five blocks for Dallas (3-2). As for the Mercury, Tina Charles finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds and Skylar Diggins-Smith did not play.
