Seattle Storm at Las Vegas Aces
· Women's National Basketball AssociationAces wrap up No. 1 playoff seed with 109-100 win over Storm
Kelsey Plum, who had 23 points for the Aces, scored seven points in the final minute. Her 3-pointer with 58 seconds left put Las Vegas up by six and she added two more field goals as the Aces (26-10) clinched the top seed in the playoffs.
Seattle's Jewell Loyd scored a career-high 38 points that included 8 of 14 from 3-point distance. The Storm (22-14) made 18 3-pointers.
A'Ja Wilson had 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Aces and Riquna Williams scored 11 points. Gray was 10-for-15 from the field and 11-for-11 from the free throw line where the Aces made 20 of 24 as a team. Seattle was 6-for-7 from the line.
Breanna Stewart had 21 points and 15 rebounds for the Storm and Gabby Williams added 11 points.
Briann January's 3-pointer with about two minutes left in the third quarter put the Storm up by 10 before Las Vegas closed the period with a 12-0 run to lead 78-76 heading to the fourth.
Las Vegas defeated Chicago and Seattle in consecutive games to clinch the top playoff spot, having defeated the defending champion Sky 89-78 on Thursday.
Seattle was already assured of the No. 4 seed and will open the playoffs at home against No. 5 Washington on Thursday.
The Aces' opening-round opponent will be eighth-seeded Phoenix, with the series beginning Wednesday in Las Vegas.
Regular Season Series
LV wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 100 - 109 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 100 - 109 |
| 4th 0.4 |  |
Storm offensive team rebound | 100 - 109 |
| 4th 0.4 | |
Jewell Loyd misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 100 - 109 |
| 4th 5.9 |  |
Kelsey Plum makes two point shot (Riquna Williams assists) | 100 - 109 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 LV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 38-82 | FG | 39-70 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 18-40 | 3PT | 11-27 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 6-7 | FT | 20-24 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 30 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fouls | 11 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,015 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W3 | 0.75 | 18 |
 Las Vegas |
1 | 7 | L1 | 0.7083333 | 17 |
 Golden State |
1 | 7 | W7 | 0.7083333 | 17 |
 Dallas |
2 | 8 | W5 | 0.6666667 | 16 |
 Los Angeles |
7 | 12 | L1 | 0.45454547 | 10 |
 Portland |
7.5 | 13 | W1 | 0.4347826 | 10 |
 Phoenix |
10.5 | 17 | L4 | 0.32 | 8 |
 Seattle |
12.5 | 19 | L2 | 0.24 | 6 |
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