Phoenix Mercury at Las Vegas Aces

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Phoenix Mercury

9-31, 1-19 Away

Final
100 - 85

Las Vegas Aces

34-6, 19-1 Home

Wilson scores 36, Plum adds 30 and Aces wrap up top seed with 100-85 win over Mercury

Brittney Griner finishes at the rim for the 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

Venue: T-Mobile Arena

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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