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By Shawn McCullough

The Aces took their first lead of the game with 2:01 remaining in the game and held on to beat the Minnesota Lynx 80-75 in Minneapolis.

Kayla McBride led the Aces with 22 points while Kelsey Plum added 21, going 5 for 8 from three-point range.

Liz Cambage scored 14 points with nine rebounds and A’ja Wilson dropped 13.

The Aces have now won two straight games and improved to 4-3 on the season heading home to face the Washington Mystics on Thursday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

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Game Notes:

• The Aces bench only scored 10 points.
• The Aces shot 40.7% from the field.
• The Aces scored just 11 points in the first quarter.

Game Starters:

F – 22 A’ja Wilson
F – 21 Kayla McBride
C – 8 Liz Cambage
G – 0 Jackie Young
G – 10 Kelsey Plum