Connecticut Sun at Las Vegas Aces
· Women's National Basketball Association
Jones, Bonner help Sun snap Aces' winning streak at 7
Connecticut (7-3) was coming off an 89-81 loss to Las Vegas (9-2) on Tuesday night.
Courtney Williams scored a season-high 18 points and Alyssa Thomas had 16 points and 12 rebounds for for Connecticut. Bonner passed Becky Hammon for 14th on the WNBA list with 5,842 career points, and Thomas passed Asjha Jones for second in franchise history for rebounds.
Bonner made her first four 3-pointers in the first quarter to help Connecticut build a 37-22 lead. Bonner and Jones each finished with four 3-pointers. The Sun started 7 for 10 from distance and finished 9 for 21.
Jackie Young scored 26 points before appearing to injure her ankle early in the fourth quarter for Las Vegas. Kelsey Plum had 23 points and eight assists. Dearica Hamby scored 15 points, and A’ja Wilson added 13.
Young was helped to the locker room. Teammate Chelsea Gray also left late in the fourth after colliding with Natisha Hiedeman.
Regular Season Series
LV wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 97 - 90 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 97 - 90 |
| 4th 23.5 |  |
Courtney Williams defensive rebound | 97 - 90 |
| 4th 26.9 |  |
Dearica Hamby misses 23-foot three point jumper | 97 - 90 |
| 4th 33.6 | |
Kiah Stokes defensive rebound | 97 - 90 |
Statistics
 CONN |
 LV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 36-72 | FG | 32-66 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 10-25 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 16-19 | FT | 16-22 |
| 84 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fouls | 19 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 3,801 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden State |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Los Angeles |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Las Vegas |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Minnesota |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Phoenix |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Dallas |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Seattle |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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