Phoenix Mercury at Las Vegas Aces
· Women's National Basketball AssociationA'ja Wilson has 19 points and 13 rebounds, Aces beat Mercury 83-61 for 9th straight win
Las Vegas (23-14) hasn't lost since a 111-58 home defeat to Minnesota on Aug. 2, and has won 11 of its last 12. The Aces have won seven straight at home.
Jackie Young, Chelsea Gray and NaLyssa Smith scored 12 points apiece for Las Vegas.
Wilson, who had her 18th double-double this season, had her string of 30-point games snapped at three.
Alyssa Thomas had 17 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for Phoenix (21-14). Satou Sabally scored 15 points.
Sabally scored in the post to make it a nine-point game but Evans answered with a running floater and Gray followed with a fadeaway that made it 59-46 at the end of the third quarter, and the Aces led by double figures the rest of the way.
The Mercury were limited to season lows for points (61) and field-goal percentage (31%).
Kierstan Bell hit a 3-pointer that gave the Aces the lead for good and sparked a 7-0 run that made it 23-17 at the end of the first quarter.
Sabally converted a three-point play that trimmed the Mercury's deficit to 37-29 with 1:41 left in the second quarter but Gray made a step-back jumper, Young tipped in her own miss and Gray hit another jumper to give the Aces a 14-point lead at halftime.
Kahleah Copper (rib) left the game after a collision with Wilson in the third quarter and did not return.
Regular Season Series
LV wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 61 - 83 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 61 - 83 |
| 4th 8.5 |  |
shot clock turnover | 61 - 83 |
| 4th 31.4 | |
Aaliyah Nye defensive rebound | 61 - 83 |
| 4th 33.5 |  |
Kathryn Westbeld misses 25-foot three point jumper | 61 - 83 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 LV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-71 | FG | 34-73 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 6-32 | 3PT | 6-22 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 11-13 | FT | 9-10 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 12 | Assists | 18 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,460 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 11 | W1 | 0.75 | 33 |
 Golden State |
1 | 12 | W1 | 0.72727275 | 32 |
 Las Vegas |
2 | 13 | W7 | 0.70454544 | 31 |
 Dallas |
6 | 17 | W1 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Portland |
16 | 27 | W1 | 0.38636363 | 17 |
 Los Angeles |
17 | 28 | L2 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
 Phoenix |
17 | 28 | L1 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
 Seattle |
25 | 36 | L5 | 0.18181819 | 8 |
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