NBA

Las Vegas Aces at Golden State Valkyries

· Women's National Basketball Association
5-3, 5-1 Away
Final
81 - 91

Wilson's 28 points and 15 rebounds, Young's 23 points and 9 assists power Aces past Valkyries

Golden State Valkyries vs. Las Vegas Aces - Game Highlights

The victory was the 150th of Becky Hammon's coaching career, and it made her the second-fastest coach to reach the milestone. Hammon did it in 205 games — seven behind Van Chancellor's record set when he coached the Houston Comets.

Young made 9 of 17 from the field, 5 of 9 from 3-point range, and grabbed seven rebounds. NaLyssa Smith had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Aces (5-3), the defending WNBA champions.

Gabby Williams led the Valkyries (5-3) with 20 points, Janelle Salaun added 16 and Kayla Thornton 12.

Las Vegas led 43-41 at halftime before Wilson had 13 points and Young 11 in the third quarter as the Aces outscored Golden State 29-13 to take an 18-point lead into the fourth. The Valkyries made just 3 of 17 (18%) from the field and committed five turnovers in the period.

Williams hit a 3-pointer that capped and 11-0 run and trimmed Golden State's deficit to 85-74 with 1:52 left in the game. Salaun made two free throws and then hit a 3 that made it an eight-point game about a minute later, but the Valkyries never got closer.

The Valkyries, who went into the game allowing a WNBA-low 78 points per game, gave up a season-high 91 points.

Golden State's Veronica Burton went to the bench with about 3 1/2 minutes remaining and was in obvious discomfort as she grabbed at her left thigh. The team’s leading scorer at 15.9 per game, Burton had seven points and five assists. There was no immediate word on the extent of her injury.

Chennedy Carter took a couple of hard falls in the first half, walked slowly to locker room at halftime and played just one minute in the third quarter before leaving the game. Carter finished with six points in nine minutes.

Up next Aces: Visit Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Valkyries: Host Portland on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

LV wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 91 - 81
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 91 - 81
4th 16.2 Chelsea Gray defensive rebound 91 - 81
4th 19.5 Janelle Salaun misses 22-foot step back jumpshot 91 - 81
4th 22.6 Golden State Valkyries Full timeout 91 - 81

Statistics

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33-69 FG 25-74
48 Field Goal % 34
8-22 3PT 16-35
36 Three Point % 46
17-21 FT 15-17
81 Free Throw % 88
45 Rebounds 33
12 Offensive Rebounds 9
33 Defensive Rebounds 24
26 Assists 16
5 Steals 9
8 Blocks 0
15 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
1 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 14
5 Fast Break Points 8
38 Points in Paint 16
18 Fouls 21
24 Largest Lead 4
12 Lead Changes 12
73 Percent Led 20

Game Information

Venue: Chase Center

Location: San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 18,064 · 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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