New York Liberty at Las Vegas Aces
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLiberty beat Aces 87-76 behind Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu
Stewart shot 7 of 16 from the field with two 3-pointers and added six rebounds and four assists for the Liberty (12-6). Jonquel Jones had 14 points and Leonie Fiebich scored 12 on 4-for-5 shooting from 3-point range.
Han Xu made two shots from beyond the arc, scoring 10 of her 12 points in the third quarter to help the Liberty turn a seven-point halftime lead into a commanding 67-51 advantage heading to the fourth.
Las Vegas used an 8-0 run to cut it to 78-70 with 2:40 remaining, but Ionescu and Stewart answered with 3-pointers to thwart the rally.
Jackie Young paced the Aces (12-5) with 19 points and seven assists. A'ja Wilson added 16 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four steals. Cheyenne Parker-Tyus scored 14 off the bench and Chelsea Gray added 11.
NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo sat courtside after being traded from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Miami Heat on Monday. Heat center Bam Adebayo, the longtime partner of Wilson, was also at the game. Antetokounmpo can’t officially join the Heat until July 6.
The teams square off again on June 30 in New York in the championship game of the Commissioner's Cup.
Las Vegas: Hosts the Dallas Wings on Thursday.
Regular Season Series
NY leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 87 - 76 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 87 - 76 |
| 4th 21.6 |  |
Jonquel Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sabrina Ionescu assists) | 87 - 76 |
| 4th 44.0 |  |
Jackie Young makes driving layup (Chelsea Gray assists) | 84 - 76 |
| 4th 52.4 | |
A'ja Wilson offensive rebound | 84 - 74 |
Statistics
 NY |
 LV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-65 | FG | 31-72 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 13-31 | 3PT | 8-27 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 14-16 | FT | 6-8 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 2 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 94 | Percent Led | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,274 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 10 | W3 | 0.6296296 | 17 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 10 | W3 | 0.61538464 | 16 |
 New York |
2 | 12 | W2 | 0.5555556 | 15 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 12 | W2 | 0.53846157 | 14 |
 Toronto |
6.5 | 16 | L3 | 0.3846154 | 10 |
 Chicago |
8 | 18 | L2 | 0.33333334 | 9 |
 Connecticut |
10 | 20 | L2 | 0.25925925 | 7 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W7 | 0.78571427 | 22 |
 Golden State |
2.5 | 8 | L1 | 0.7037037 | 19 |
 Las Vegas |
3 | 8 | L1 | 0.6923077 | 18 |
 Dallas |
3.5 | 9 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 18 |
 Portland |
10.5 | 16 | L2 | 0.4074074 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
11 | 16 | L5 | 0.3846154 | 10 |
 Phoenix |
12 | 18 | W2 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Seattle |
16.5 | 23 | L6 | 0.20689656 | 6 |
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