NBA

New York Liberty at Las Vegas Aces

· Women's National Basketball Association
9-12, 5-5 Away
Final
107 - 116

15-7, 8-4 Home

Ionescu has triple-double, Liberty beat Aces 116-107

Ionescu also had 13 rebounds and 10 assists. She hit a career-high seven 3-pointers in eight tries and was 10 of 13 from the field overall.

The third-year pro has two triple-doubles this season. New York (9-12) set a franchise single-game scoring record and finished with a season-high 35 assists.

Han Xu, a 6-foot-10 center in her second WNBA season, had a career-high 24 points — 14 in the fourth quarter — on 10-of-11 shooting and tied her career best with eight rebounds for New York. Natasha Howard added 18 points.

A'ja Wilson had 29 points and nine rebounds for Las Vegas (15-7). Jackie Young scored 24 points on 8-of-11 shooting.

The Aces have lost back-to-back games and five of their last seven.

The Aces had already secured a berth into the 2022 Commissioner's Cup game against the Chicago on July 26 but missed a chance Wednesday night to playin Las Vegas. The defending WNBA champions Sky can wrap up home court for with a victory over Indiana on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

LV wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 116 - 107
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 116 - 107
4th 16.9 Chelsea Gray makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kelsey Plum assists) 116 - 107
4th 21.1 Han Xu makes two point shot 116 - 104
4th 21.8 Han Xu offensive rebound 114 - 104

Statistics

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42-73 FG 34-69
58 Field Goal % 49
18-31 3PT 13-27
58 Three Point % 48
14-16 FT 26-30
88 Free Throw % 87
35 Rebounds 31
6 Offensive Rebounds 6
29 Defensive Rebounds 25
35 Assists 22
2 Steals 4
3 Blocks 1
8 Turnovers 7
1 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 7
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 2
14 Fast Break Points 10
34 Points in Paint 26
19 Fouls 13
12 Largest Lead 12

Game Information

Michelob ULTRA Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 8,405 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Indiana - 0 - 0 0
New York - 0 - 0 0
Washington - 0 - 0 0
Connecticut - 0 - 0 0
Chicago - 0 - 0 0
Atlanta - 0 - 0 0
Toronto - 0 - 0 0

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Dallas - 0 - 0 0
Los Angeles - 0 - 0 0
Minnesota - 0 - 0 0
Phoenix - 0 - 0 0
Seattle - 0 - 0 0
Las Vegas - 0 - 0 0
Golden State - 0 - 0 0
Portland - 0 - 0 0
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