Phoenix Mercury at Las Vegas Aces
· Women's National Basketball AssociationWilson scores 36, Plum adds 30 and Aces wrap up top seed with 100-85 win over Mercury
Kelsey Plum added 30 for Las Vagas (34-6), which wrapped up the top seed when New York lost earlier in the day. The Aces open the best-of-3 first round at home against Chicago on Wednesday.
Phoenix (9-31) finished a dismal last-place regular season with a franchise record 11-game losing streak. They missed the playoffs for the first time since 2012. The Mercury lost all four games to the Aces, with the last being the only one not decided by at least 20 points.
Chelsea Gray had five 3s and 21 points plus eight assists for Las Vegas. . Plum had six 3-pointers as the Aces went 14 of 32 behind the arc and shot 53% to hit the century mark for the 11th time, breaking a record Phoenix set in 2010. Wilson had eight rebounds.
The regular-season finale was played at T-Mobile Arena instead of the Aces' usual Mandalay Bay home with NBA Steph Curry in the crowd of 17,406.
Moriah Jefferson scored 22 points and Brittney Griner 21 for the Mercury with Sug Sutton, coming of the first triple double in franchise history, adding 14.
Wilson had 22 points at halftime as the Aces built a 53-41 lead. Plum had 14 points in the third quarter when Las Vegas outscored the Mercury 30-18 to lead 83-59.
Regular Season Series
LV wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 85 - 100 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 85 - 100 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Cayla George defensive rebound | 85 - 100 |
| 4th 5.0 |  |
Sug Sutton misses 16-foot pullup jump shot | 85 - 100 |
| 4th 16.1 | |
Megan Gustafson defensive rebound | 85 - 100 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 LV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-71 | FG | 37-70 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 11-26 | 3PT | 14-33 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 6-6 | FT | 12-16 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 17,406 · 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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