NBA

Las Vegas Aces at Connecticut Sun

· Women's National Basketball Association
9-9, 4-5 Away
Final
68 - 86

2-16, 1-7 Home

A'ja Wilson has 19 points and Aces extend Sun's losing skid to 10 games with 86-68 victory

Chelsea Gray makes a stunning assist

Dana Evans scored a season-high 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting, Jackie Young had 14 points and six assists, and NaLyssa Smith added 11 points and 10 rebounds — her first double double of the season — for the Aces.

Gray sent a left-handed pass to Wilson in the post for a layup to surpass Becky Hammon (1,708) — the current Aces coach — for sixth on the WNBA’s assists list. Gray finished with eight assists to go with six points and has 1,710 assists in her career.

Las Vegas (9-9) has won seven in a row against the Sun.

Evans made a tiebreaking layup that sparked a 13-2 run that gave the Aces a 29-18 lead when Young converted a three-point play with about 5 1/2 minutes left in the first half. Las Vegas took a 43-28 lead into the intermission and led by double figures the rest of the way.

Aneesah Morrow led Connecticut (2-16) with 12 points, Tina Charles scored 11 and Saniya Rivers 10.

Marina Mabrey (knee) missed her fifth consecutive game for Connecticut.

Regular Season Series

LV leads series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 86 - 68
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 86 - 68
4th 23.2 Aneesah Morrow makes two point shot (Lindsay Allen assists) 86 - 68
4th 27.1 Aaliyah Nye bad pass (Lindsay Allen steals) 86 - 66
4th 52.2 Aneesah Morrow bad pass (Kierstan Bell steals) 86 - 66

Statistics

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34-63 FG 24-63
54.0 Field Goal % 38.1
9-26 3PT 5-18
34.6 Three Point % 27.8
9-13 FT 15-19
69.2 Free Throw % 78.9
35 Rebounds 27
7 Offensive Rebounds 6
28 Defensive Rebounds 21
21 Assists 14
9 Steals 9
6 Blocks 2
14 Turnovers 14
2 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
10 Fast Break Points 11
44 Points in Paint 26
15 Fouls 13
23 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Mohegan Sun Arena

Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 8,476 · Capacity:

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 2 W5 0.8947368 17
Phoenix 4.5 6 L2 0.6666667 12
Seattle 5 7 W2 0.6315789 12
Golden State 7 8 L1 0.5294118 9
Las Vegas 7.5 9 W1 0.5 9
Los Angeles 11 13 W1 0.31578946 6
Dallas 11 13 W2 0.31578946 6

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 6 L1 0.6666667 12
Atlanta 1 7 L1 0.6111111 11
Indiana 3 9 L1 0.5 9
Washington 4 10 L2 0.44444445 8
Chicago 6.5 12 L1 0.29411766 5
Connecticut 10 16 L10 0.11111111 2
Full Standings

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Williams scores 25 as Lynx earn 11th straight home win, beating Sky 80-75

Williams scores 25 as Lynx earn 11th straight home win, beating Sky 80-75

— Courtney Williams tied her season high with 25 points, Napheesa Collier scored 21 and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Chicago Sky 80-75 on Sunday night.