Los Angeles Sparks at Las Vegas Aces
· Women's National Basketball AssociationAces beat Sparks 84-66, clinch playoff berth
Las Vegas (20-8) has won five of its last six games and is one game back of league-leading Chicago, the defending WNBA champion and the only other team to have clinched a 2022 postseason berth.
Jackie Young added 11 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Aces and Chelsea Gray scored 10 points.
Wilson scored the first seven points and Plum the final four in an 11-0 run that made it 57-53 late in the third quarter and Las Vegas led the rest of the way. Jordin Canada scored to cut the Sparks' deficit to two points about 2 minutes into the fourth but Riquna Williams and Wilson scored five points apiece in a 10-0 spurt that made it 69-57 midway through the period. The Aces led by at least nine points the rest of the way.
Chennedy Carter led the Sparks (12-15) with 15 points. Canada and Liz Cambage scored 11 points apiece and Nneka Ogwumike and Katie Lou Samuelson each scored 10.
Plum and Williams hit 3-pointers to bookend an 8-0 spurt that gave Las Vegas a 16-6 lead midway through the first quarter but the Sparks scored 16 of the next 21 points to take their first lead when Carter made two free throws with 29.4 seconds left in the period.
Regular Season Series
LV wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 66 - 84 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 66 - 84 |
| 4th 23.7 |  |
Iliana Rupert turnover | 66 - 84 |
| 4th 23.7 | |
Iliana Rupert offensive foul | 66 - 84 |
| 4th 32.6 |  |
Chennedy Carter makes two point shot | 66 - 84 |
Statistics
 LA |
 LV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-59 | FG | 29-70 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 2-12 | 3PT | 10-27 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 16-21 | FT | 16-19 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 12 | Assists | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fouls | 19 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 7,522 · Capacity:
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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