New York Liberty at Las Vegas Aces
· Women's National Basketball AssociationIonescu 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
 NY |
 LV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 8,405 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 9 | L1 | 0.59090906 | 13 |
 Atlanta |
- | 9 | W1 | 0.59090906 | 13 |
 Indiana |
- | 9 | W1 | 0.59090906 | 13 |
 Washington |
2 | 10 | L1 | 0.5 | 10 |
 Toronto |
4 | 13 | L4 | 0.4090909 | 9 |
 Chicago |
6 | 15 | L1 | 0.3181818 | 7 |
 Connecticut |
8.5 | 18 | L2 | 0.2173913 | 5 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Las Vegas |
- | 6 | W1 | 0.72727275 | 16 |
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W1 | 0.72727275 | 16 |
 Golden State |
- | 7 | W7 | 0.7083333 | 17 |
 Dallas |
1.5 | 8 | W4 | 0.65217394 | 15 |
 Los Angeles |
5.5 | 11 | W2 | 0.47619048 | 10 |
 Portland |
7 | 13 | L1 | 0.4090909 | 9 |
 Phoenix |
8.5 | 15 | L2 | 0.3478261 | 8 |
 Seattle |
11 | 18 | L1 | 0.25 | 6 |
WNBA News
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