Las Vegas Aces at Seattle Storm
· WNBA Commissioner's CupWilson scores 19 and the Aces hold off late surge to beat Storm 75-70
Loyd, who was traded to Las Vegas (4-2) in January after 10 seasons with the Storm, finished with 10 points and seven rebounds. Jackie Young added 12 points.
Dominique Malonga scored Seattle's first eight fourth-quarter points and Erica Wheeler added eight more to help the Storm cut their deficit to three points when Gabby Williams made a layup with 37.8 seconds left. The Storm forced a shot-clock violation to take possession with 13.1 seconds remaining but the 6-foot-6 Malonga missed a turn-around jumper in the lane over Wilson, the WNBA defensive player of the year in 2022 and 2023.
Loyd's free throws capped the scoring.
The 19-year-old Malonga was the No. 2 pick in April's draft, part of the package Seattle received in return for Loyd, who requested to be traded.
Rookie Aaliyah Nye scored a season-high 10 points for the Aces, and Chelsea Gray also had 10 points.
The Storm beat Las Vegas 102-82 last Sunday but have lost three straight since.
Williams hit four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points for Seattle (3-4). Skylar Diggins added 11 points but was 5-of-15 shooting and committed six of the Storm's 19 turnovers. Nneka Ogwumike, who made 4 of 13 from the field, finished with nine points and eight rebounds.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 75 - 70 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 75 - 70 |
| 4th 2.1 |  |
Chelsea Gray defensive rebound | 75 - 70 |
| 4th 5.0 |  |
Skylar Diggins misses 20-foot pullup jump shot | 75 - 70 |
| 4th 6.0 | |
Storm timeout | 75 - 70 |
Statistics
 LV |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-64 | FG | 28-65 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 10-25 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 11-14 | FT | 6-7 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 10,201 · 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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