Las Vegas Aces at Golden State Valkyries
· Women's National Basketball AssociationA’ja Wilson scores 27 points in the Aces' 78-72 victory over the Valkyries
Las Vegas (16-14) ended the third quarter on a 13-4 run for a 64-54 lead, then went scoreless in the fourth until the 6:05 mark as Golden State got as close as 66-63. A 5-0 run by the Aces, highlighted by a 3-pointer by Loyd, made it 74-65 with 2:47 left.
Wilson sealed it with two free throws with 34.9 seconds left.
Wilson finished 8 of 11 from the field and 11 of 11 at the free-throw line. She also had two blocks in the first quarter to become the 10th player in WNBA history with 500.
Tiffany Hayes scored 14 points and Janelle Salaun added 13 for Golden State (14-15). Carla Leite and Kaila Charles each added 11.
Las Vegas led 43-38 at halftime behind 14 points from Wilson. The Aces took the lead for good on Young's 3-pointer with 4:49 left in the third at 51-48.
Dana Evans gave Las Vegas the first double-digit lead of the game at 62-52 with 46 seconds left in the third.
Regular Season Series
LV wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 78 - 72 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 78 - 72 |
| 4th 2.8 |  |
Kierstan Bell enters the game for NaLyssa Smith | 78 - 72 |
| 4th 2.8 | |
Aces Full timeout | 78 - 72 |
| 4th 2.8 |  |
Tiffany Hayes makes two point shot | 78 - 72 |
Statistics
 LV |
 GS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-60 | FG | 25-63 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 5-27 | 3PT | 4-22 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 18 |
| 19-25 | FT | 18-19 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 95 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 15 | Assists | 9 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 7 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fouls | 24 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 18,064 · 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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