Las Vegas Aces at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationHamby scores 24 with 14 rebounds as Sparks beat Aces 98-93 in OT, snap 8-game skid
Rickea Jackson added 14 points and Stephanie Talbot scored l3 with a career-high nine assists for Los Angeles.
The Sparks (5-15) won for the first time since a 96-92 win over the Aces on June 9.
Talbot found Hamby for a layup that tied it with 2:07 to play and then found Layshia Clarendon for a jumper that gave L.A. a 92-90 lead with 1:14 remaining. Chelsea Gray missed a 3-point shot on the other end before Talbot once again fed Hamby, who was fouled as she made a layup an hit the and=1 free throw to make it 95-90 with 25 seconds to go.
Las Vegas (12-7) had its six-game win streaked end.
A'ja Wilson scored 35 points with 12 rebounds and six blocks for the Aces. Kelsey Plum scored 21 points, including four 3-pointers, and Jackie Young added 18 points.
Las Vegas scored 15 of the first 19 fourth-quarter points to make it 75-74 and give the Aces their first lead of the second half with 5:44 to play. Hamby grabbed an offensive rebound off a missed 3 by McDonald and made the putback to make it 81-81 with 2:01 to play but Los Angeles coach Curt Miller was called for a technical foul and Kelsey Plum hit the free throw to put Las Vegas back in front.
Hamby made 1-of-2 free throws with 37 seconds left to tie it 82-all and Wilson made a layup with 15 seconds left before Talbot scored in the lane with about 3 seconds left in regulation to force OT.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
| 5th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 93 - 98 |
| 5th 0.0 | |
End of the 1st Overtime | 93 - 98 |
| 5th 0.1 |  |
Jackie Young lost ball turnover (Layshia Clarendon steals) | 93 - 98 |
| 5th 0.1 | |
Jackie Young defensive rebound | 93 - 98 |
| 5th 3.0 |  |
Layshia Clarendon misses free throw 2 of 2 | 93 - 98 |
Statistics
 LV |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-67 | FG | 32-86 |
| 47.8 | Field Goal % | 37.2 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 11-31 |
| 37.5 | Three Point % | 35.5 |
| 20-22 | FT | 23-32 |
| 90.9 | Free Throw % | 71.9 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 40 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 1 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 3 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 29 | Fouls | 16 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 13,840 · Capacity:
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 4 | W1 | 0.82608694 | 19 |
 Phoenix |
3 | 6 | W3 | 0.71428573 | 15 |
 Seattle |
5.5 | 9 | L1 | 0.59090906 | 13 |
 Golden State |
8 | 11 | L2 | 0.47619048 | 10 |
 Las Vegas |
8 | 11 | W1 | 0.47619048 | 10 |
 Los Angeles |
10.5 | 14 | W2 | 0.36363637 | 8 |
 Dallas |
12.5 | 16 | L3 | 0.27272728 | 6 |
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