NBA

Seattle Storm at Las Vegas Aces

· First Round - Game 3
23-21, 13-9 Away
Final
74 - 73

30-14, 17-5 Home

Wilson scores 38, Young has go-ahead basket as the Aces beat the Storm 74-73 to reach WNBA semis

Aces hold off Storm behind Wilson's 38 to advance in WNBA playoffs

Wilson, who had 25 points in the second half, had a layup roll off the rim with 25 seconds left and Erica Wheeler raced the other way on a 2-on-1 break with Skylar Diggins. Wheeler pulled up in the lane to sink a jumper to give Seattle a 73-72 lead with 18 seconds remaining.

Wilson missed another shot, but Young was there for the putback. After a timeout to get to midcourt, Wheeler had a good look from the free throw line that hit off the back rim and Seattle could not get off another shot before the buzzer.

Las Vegas secured its seventh consecutive semifinal appearance. The second-seeded Aces advance to play on Sunday against No. 6 Indiana, which eliminated Atlanta earlier.

Young finished with 14 points and Chelsea Gray had 12 points and eight assists for Las Vegas. Wilson, who was 14 of 26 from the field and 10 of 11 at the line, scored 30-plus points in a playoff game for the sixth time in her career — tied for the second-most in WNBA history.

Nneka Ogwumike scored 14 of her 16 points in the second half for Seattle. Wheeler also scored 16 and Diggins added 13.

Diggins made a wide-open 3-pointer from the corner with 1:14 remaining to give Seattle a 71-70 lead, its first since it was 24-23. After a timeout, Wilson made a shot in the lane to regain the lead.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 73 - 74
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 73 - 74
4th 1.5 Skylar Diggins offensive rebound 73 - 74
4th 4.4 Erica Wheeler misses 14-foot pullup jump shot 73 - 74
4th 12.4 Erica Wheeler enters the game for Ezi Magbegor 73 - 74

Statistics

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26-65 FG 28-61
40 Field Goal % 46
7-18 3PT 3-12
39 Three Point % 25
14-18 FT 15-17
78 Free Throw % 88
33 Rebounds 27
9 Offensive Rebounds 4
24 Defensive Rebounds 23
17 Assists 20
9 Steals 11
4 Blocks 5
16 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 1
17 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 11
14 Fast Break Points 5
32 Points in Paint 42
16 Fouls 15
5 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Michelob ULTRA Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,409 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Dallas - 0 - 0 0
Los Angeles - 0 - 0 0
Minnesota - 0 - 0 0
Phoenix - 0 - 0 0
Seattle - 0 - 0 0
Las Vegas - 0 - 0 0
Golden State - 0 - 0 0
Portland - 0 - 0 0
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