Seattle Storm at Las Vegas Aces
· Women's National Basketball AssociationA'ja Wilson scores 30 with 10 rebounds to help Aces beat Storm 103-77, sweep season series 4-0
Young hit 4 of 8 from 3-point range and had six assists. Kelsey Plum had 15 points and eight assists, Chelsea Gray added 14 and nine assists, and Alysha Clark scored 16 points, including four 3s, for Las Vegas (32-6).
Seattle scored the first five points but the Aces answered with a 12-0 run and never again trailed. A floater by the Storm's Jewell Loyd tied it at 27-all early in the second quarter and she hit two free throws to trim their deficit to 69-67 with about a minute left in the third but Young answered with back-to-back 3-pointers and then hit a pull-up jumper as Las Vegas scored 13 consecutive points to take control for good.
The Aces swept their four-game regular-season series against Seattle and won each game by at least 16 points.
Loyd, who leads the league in scoring (24.2 per game), finished with 28 points and a season-high 10 rebounds for the Storm (11-26). She made just 7 of 21 from the field and 3 of 10 from behind the arc but hit all of her 11 free-throw attempts.
Wilson scored 21 points, 14 in the second quarter, as the Aces built a 49-43 lead at the half. Las Vegas only had one turnover and turned seven Seattle giveaways into nine points.
Wilson became the franchise leader in defensive rebounds in the first half and now has 1,273 for her career.
Regular Season Series
LV wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 77 - 103 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 77 - 103 |
| 4th 13.1 |  |
Kierstan Bell defensive rebound | 77 - 103 |
| 4th 15.1 |  |
Jordan Horston misses driving layup | 77 - 103 |
| 4th 22.1 | |
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu defensive rebound | 77 - 103 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 LV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-68 | FG | 35-75 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 9-22 | 3PT | 10-30 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 14-17 | FT | 23-25 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 23 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 9,319 · 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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