NBA

Las Vegas Aces at Connecticut Sun

· Women's National Basketball Association
18-7, 10-3 Away
Final
83 - 91

16-9, 8-4 Home

Plum scores 22, Gray adds 21; Aces beat Sun 91-83

Las Vegas (18-7) has won three games in a row and is second in the league standings, one game behind the defending champion Chicago Sky. Connecticut (16-9), which is 4-5 in its last nine games, fell a half-game behind the Seattle Storm into fourth.

A'ja Wilson scored 20 points, Jackie Young added 12 and Riquna Williams hit 3 of 6 from 3-point range and finished with 11 points for Las Vegas.

Connecticut led for much of the first half and had a 37-35 advantage at the end of the second quarter before Gray opened the third with a 3 that gave the Aces the lead for good. Plum followed with back-to-back 3-pointers just 23 seconds apart and then made two free throws before finding Wilson for a 14-foot jumper to make it 48-39 and cap a 13-2 run.

DeWanna Bonner led the Sun with 19 points. Natisha Hiedeman, Courtney Williams and Brionna Jones added 16 points apiece. Alyssa Thomas had 14 rebounds and six assists but scored just six points on 1-of-6 shooting and committed a career-high nine of Connecticut's 22 turnovers — one shy of the team's season high.

The Sun trailed by as many as 15 points before the Aces scored 19 of the next 24 points — including 11 straight to trim their deficit to 64-63 after Bonner hit a 3-pointer about a minute into the fourth quarter. Williams scored eight points — including two 3s — as Las Vegas responded with a 12-2 run and the Sun trailed by at least two possessions the rest of the way.

Regular Season Series

LV wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 91 - 83
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 91 - 83
4th 1.0 Sun offensive team rebound 91 - 83
4th 1.0 Natisha Hiedeman misses 25-foot three point jumper 91 - 83
4th 2.5 Alyssa Thomas offensive rebound 91 - 83

Statistics

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31-74 FG 31-65
42 Field Goal % 48
9-36 3PT 7-18
25 Three Point % 39
20-24 FT 14-16
83 Free Throw % 88
30 Rebounds 41
10 Offensive Rebounds 10
20 Defensive Rebounds 31
18 Assists 19
10 Steals 4
2 Blocks 1
7 Turnovers 22
1 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 22
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 33
5 Fast Break Points 8
30 Points in Paint 36
14 Fouls 21
16 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Mohegan Sun Arena

Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 6,814 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 6 W2 0.73913044 17
Las Vegas 0.5 6 W1 0.72727275 16
Golden State 0.5 7 W7 0.7083333 17
Dallas 2 8 W4 0.65217394 15
Los Angeles 6 11 W2 0.47619048 10
Portland 7 13 W1 0.4347826 10
Phoenix 9 15 L2 0.3478261 8
Seattle 11.5 18 L1 0.25 6

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Indiana - 9 W1 0.59090906 13
New York 0.5 10 L2 0.5652174 13
Atlanta 0.5 10 L1 0.5652174 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
Full Standings

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