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Las Vegas Aces at Dallas Wings

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A'ja Wilson of Aces is 1st player in WNBA with at least 35 points, 10 rebounds and 5 steals in game

What was she thinking? Alysha Clark inbounds the ball to the wrong team

Wilson became the first player in WNBA history to have at least 35 points, 10 rebounds and five steals in a game. She scored 12 of her team’s opening 20 points and finished 15 of 22 from the field.

Arike Ogunbowale, who has led Dallas in scoring in all eight games, had 31 points for the Wings (3-5).

Tiffany Hayes made her first basket in a Las Vegas uniform to build a 22-6 lead. The Aces led 29-16 at the end of the first quarter after shooting 63% from the field.

Las Vegas led by as many as 20 points in the first half before Dallas rallied within 47-42 at the break. Wilson finished the half with 20 points and nine of Las Vegas’ 18 field goals.

Jackie Young made a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions to extend the lead to 63-52. Alysha Clark added another 3-pointer to open the fourth-quarter scoring for a 78-61 advantage.

Kelsey Plum scored 20 points and Young, who didn't participate in the shootaround due to an illness, added 19 for Las Vegas (5-2). Hayes, who started all 40 games for the Connecticut Sun last season, scored 11 points for the Aces after joining the team on Friday.

Dallas center Teaira McCowan made her first career 3-pointer in the first half and finished with 14 points and 15 rebounds. Maddy Siegrist also scored 14 points and Monique Billings added 12.

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This story has been corrected to show Wilson had 12 rebounds, not 14.

Regular Season Series

LV wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 95 - 81
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 95 - 81
4th 23.1 Maddy Siegrist makes 12-foot two point shot (Jacy Sheldon assists) 95 - 81
4th 37.1 Jackie Young makes free throw 1 of 1 95 - 79
4th 37.1 Sydney Colson enters the game for A'ja Wilson 94 - 79

Statistics

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34-70 FG 28-74
48.6 Field Goal % 37.8
9-28 3PT 5-25
32.1 Three Point % 20.0
18-20 FT 20-22
90.0 Free Throw % 90.9
33 Rebounds 40
8 Offensive Rebounds 14
25 Defensive Rebounds 26
20 Assists 18
10 Steals 5
5 Blocks 4
12 Turnovers 13
2 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 14
2 Technical Fouls 0
2 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 18
9 Fast Break Points 11
44 Points in Paint 34
18 Fouls 20
20 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

College Park Center

Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 6,251 · 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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