NBA

Washington Mystics at Las Vegas Aces

· Women's National Basketball Association
2-2, 1-2 Away
Final
75 - 72

2-1, 1-0 Home

Young scores 25, Loyd hits 3 with 1.9 seconds left as Aces beat Mystics 75-72

Las Vegas Aces vs. Washington Mystics - Game Highlights

Chelsea Gray added 17 points and A'ja Wilson finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and three blocks for Las Vegas (2-1). Wilson moved past Elizabeth Williams into 10th in WNBA history with 447 career blocked shots.

Young stole a pass and then made a layup before the Aces forced a shot-clock violation with 15.9 seconds remaining. Wilson hit Young for a wide-open layup to tie it 72-all with 11.1 seconds to go, Kiah Stokes blocked a shot and grabbed the rebound and Wilson fed Loyd for the go-ahead 3-pointer.

Loyd finished with nine points on 2-for-9 shooting, including 2 for 7 from 3-point range.

Sonia Citron converted a three-point play to give Washington a nine-point lead with 3:49 to play. Young answered with two free throws and then made a jumper before Dana Evans hit a 3-pointer that made it a two-point game with 2:02 remaining.

Citron hit a 3 just 19 seconds later and Jade Melbourne made 1 of 2 from the free-throw line with 1:15 to go that gave the Mystics a 72-66 lead.

Citron hit four 3-pointers and scored 19 points to lead the Mystics (2-2). Kiki Iriafen had 17 points and 13 rebounds.

Iraiafen, the No. 4 pick in last month's WNBA draft, has a double-double in three consecutive games, the first rookie to accomplish the feat in franchise history.

Iriafen made a layup with a little more than a minute remaining in the first quarter that made it 16-14 and the Mystics led until Loyd's winner.

Up next Mystics visit Phoenix on Sunday to wrap up a four-game trip, and Las Vegas plays at Seattle.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 72 - 75
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 72 - 75
4th 2.1 Jewell Loyd makes 23-foot three point jumper (A'ja Wilson assists) 72 - 75
4th 7.1 Sika Kone enters the game for Stefanie Dolson 72 - 72
4th 7.1 Dana Evans enters the game for Kiah Stokes 72 - 72

Statistics

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24-60 FG 24-69
40 Field Goal % 35
10-20 3PT 8-33
50 Three Point % 24
14-17 FT 19-20
82 Free Throw % 95
36 Rebounds 32
6 Offensive Rebounds 7
30 Defensive Rebounds 25
18 Assists 15
2 Steals 9
3 Blocks 6
15 Turnovers 8
2 Team Turnovers 2
17 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 8
0 Fast Break Points 10
24 Points in Paint 24
18 Fouls 18
12 Largest Lead 3

Game Information

Michelob ULTRA Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,509 · Capacity:

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W6 0.6818182 30
New York 3 17 W3 0.6136364 27
Indiana 6 20 W3 0.54545456 24
Washington 14 28 L10 0.36363637 16
Connecticut 19 33 L2 0.25 11
Chicago 20 34 L4 0.22727273 10

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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