
Washington Mystics at Las Vegas Aces
· Women's National Basketball AssociationYoung scores 25, Loyd hits 3 with 1.9 seconds left as Aces beat Mystics 75-72

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.
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 |
40.0 | Field Goal % | 34.8 |
10-20 | 3PT | 8-33 |
50.0 | Three Point % | 24.2 |
14-17 | FT | 19-20 |
82.4 | Free Throw % | 95.0 |
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

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,509 · Capacity:
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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- | 14 | W6 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
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3 | 17 | W3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
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6 | 20 | W3 | 0.54545456 | 24 |
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14 | 28 | L10 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
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19 | 33 | L2 | 0.25 | 11 |
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20 | 34 | L4 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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- | 10 | W1 | 0.77272725 | 34 |
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4 | 14 | W16 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
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7 | 17 | L3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
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11 | 21 | W1 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
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11 | 21 | L3 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
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13 | 23 | L1 | 0.47727272 | 21 |
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24 | 34 | W1 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
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