Las Vegas Aces at Dallas Wings
· Women's National Basketball AssociationAces ease by Wings 104-84 behind A’ja Wilson's 28 points and 14 rebounds
Las Vegas responded to its lowest-scoring game of the season — a 99-61 loss to New York on Sunday — with a 54-point first half. The Aces scored the opening 16 points of the game and led 54-26 at halftime behind double-digit scoring from Jackie Young (12), Chelsea Gray (13) and Plum (15). Wilson, who celebrated her 27th birthday on Tuesday, also had nine points and 10 rebounds in the half.
The Aces shot 51% from the field in the first half, including 11 of 17 from 3-point range. Las Vegas finished 16 of 32 behind the arc with four apiece from Plum, Young and Gray.
Young had 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Gray scored 16 points for Las Vegas (25-3). The Aces outrebounded Dallas 45-30.
Satou Sabally led Dallas (15-14) with 21 points. Kalani Brown added 16 points and Arike Ogunbowale scored 12 on 5-of-16 shooting. Natasha Howard scored nine of her 10 points in the fourth quarter.
Regular Season Series
LV wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 104 - 84 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 104 - 84 |
| 4th 6.0 |  |
Kierstan Bell defensive rebound | 104 - 84 |
| 4th 9.1 |  |
Natasha Howard misses 14-foot pullup jump shot | 104 - 84 |
| 4th 19.0 | |
Kiah Stokes enters the game for Alaina Coates | 104 - 84 |
Statistics
 LV |
 DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 37-74 | FG | 27-72 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 16-32 | 3PT | 9-26 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 14-16 | FT | 21-28 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 21 | Fouls | 17 |
| 41 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 5,193 · Capacity:
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 10 | W1 | 0.77272725 | 34 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 14 | W16 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 Phoenix |
7 | 17 | L3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Seattle |
11 | 21 | W1 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Golden State |
11 | 21 | L3 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Los Angeles |
13 | 23 | L1 | 0.47727272 | 21 |
 Dallas |
24 | 34 | W1 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
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