
Las Vegas Aces at New York Liberty
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLiberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 87-78 as A'ja Wilson exits with injury

Wilson went down hard halfway through the second quarter and spent several minutes on the ground surrounded by her teammates. She sustained an injury to her right wrist and did not return toi the game, reappearing on the bench in the third quarter with the wrist wrapped.
With the game tied at 72, New York (13-6) scored the next eight points, led by Ionescu, who finished with eight assists and eight rebounds. Las Vegas' last basket of the game came with 5:41 left. New York hit its free throws down the stretch to close out the win,.
The Liberty held on to a thin lead for much of the first half, led by Ionescu's 10 points and recently-returned Leonie Fiebich with eight points in the half. Their lead grew to nine at its widest point, but the Aces (9-10) stayed close and a last minute layup from Jackie Young gave them the 42-40 lead heading into halftime.
Young led scoring for Las Vegas with 19 points, followed by NaLyssa Smith and Chelsea Gray with 11 each.
The Liberty were facing some injury issues of their own. Starter Natasha Cloud did not play after sustaining a left hip injury against Seattle on Sunday, while starter Jonquel Jones and Isabelle Harrison are still sidelined with their respective ankle and knee injuries.
Regular Season Series
NY leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 78 - 87 |
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 78 - 87 |
4th 13.0 | ![]() |
Chelsea Gray bad pass (Sabrina Ionescu steals) | 78 - 87 |
4th 22.1 | ![]() |
Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 2 of 2 | 78 - 87 |
4th 22.1 | ![]() |
Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 1 of 2 | 78 - 86 |
Statistics
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25-61 | FG | 30-70 |
41.0 | Field Goal % | 42.9 |
7-26 | 3PT | 7-27 |
26.9 | Three Point % | 25.9 |
21-24 | FT | 20-26 |
87.5 | Free Throw % | 76.9 |
32 | Rebounds | 34 |
7 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
25 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
13 | Assists | 21 |
2 | Steals | 10 |
7 | Blocks | 5 |
16 | Turnovers | 9 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
16 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
23 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
7 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
32 | Points in Paint | 38 |
22 | Fouls | 18 |
7 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 15,041 · Capacity:
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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- | 2 | W5 | 0.8947368 | 17 |
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4 | 6 | W1 | 0.68421054 | 13 |
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5 | 7 | W2 | 0.6315789 | 12 |
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7.5 | 9 | L2 | 0.5 | 9 |
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8 | 10 | L1 | 0.47368422 | 9 |
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11 | 13 | W1 | 0.31578946 | 6 |
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11.5 | 14 | L1 | 0.3 | 6 |
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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- | 6 | W1 | 0.68421054 | 13 |
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1 | 7 | W1 | 0.6315789 | 12 |
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3.5 | 9 | L1 | 0.5 | 9 |
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4 | 10 | W1 | 0.47368422 | 9 |
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7.5 | 13 | L2 | 0.2777778 | 5 |
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10.5 | 16 | L10 | 0.11111111 | 2 |
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