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

LV leads series 1-0

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

Michelob ULTRA Arena

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

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 0 W8 1 8
Atlanta 3 3 L1 0.625 5
Indiana 4 4 W2 0.5 4
Washington 5 6 W1 0.4 4
Chicago 5.5 5 L1 0.2857143 2
Connecticut 6.5 7 L1 0.22222222 2

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 0 W9 1 9
Phoenix 3.5 4 L1 0.6 6
Las Vegas 4 3 L1 0.5714286 4
Seattle 4 4 W2 0.5555556 5
Golden State 5.5 5 W1 0.375 3
Los Angeles 6 6 W1 0.33333334 3
Dallas 8.5 9 L5 0.1 1
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