Chicago Sky at Las Vegas Aces
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSmith scores 29 to help the Aces beat the Sky 98-90
Las Vegas (15-5), which was without A’ja Wilson (right leg) for a second straight game, scored 10 straight points in overtime to secure the 500th win in franchise history.
Las Vegas had a successful challenge with 1:08 remaining in overtime to take away a Chicago basket that would have pulled the Sky within two points. Then, Gray made a step-back jumper from the free-throw line to extend the Aces' lead to 94-88 with 48 seconds left.
Gray added another jumper from near the same spot at 17.1 to make it 96-88.
Gray finished with 18 points and six assists for Las Vegas. Jewell Loyd added 19 points and Jackie Young had 16 points. Smith went 11 of 14 from the field and 7 of 10 at the free-throw line
Skylar Diggins led Chicago (6-14) with 19 points and Kamilla Cardoso had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Natasha Cloud added 15 points, and Courtney Vandersloot and Azura Stevens each scored 11.
The Sky took their first lead of the game, 82-81, during a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter.
Gray tied it at 86-all with 22.1 seconds left in regulation on another jumper in the paint.
Aces: Hosts Indiana on Sunday.
Regular Season Series
LV leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 5th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 90 - 98 |
| 5th 0.0 | |
End of the 1st Overtime | 90 - 98 |
| 5th 11.3 |  |
Jackie Young makes free throw 2 of 2 | 90 - 98 |
| 5th 11.3 | |
Jackie Young makes free throw 1 of 2 | 90 - 97 |
| 5th 11.3 |  |
Sydney Taylor personal take foul | 90 - 96 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 LV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-65 | FG | 35-69 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 4-22 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 18 |
| 27-31 | FT | 24-30 |
| 87 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 29 | Fouls | 19 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 14 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 10 | Percent Led | 82 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 15,837 · 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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