Connecticut Sun at Las Vegas Aces
· Women's National Basketball AssociationJackie Young scores 24 and the Aces beat the Sun 101-78
Las Vegas led 48-47 at halftime then went on a 16-0 run in the third quarter and started the fourth quarter on a 12-2 spurt for an 87-65 lead. Young did not play in the fourth because of the big lead.
Olivia Nelson-Ododa scored 12 points of her 14 points in the first half for Connecticut (9-26). Kennedy Burke and Leila Lacan each added 11 points, and Charlisse Leger-Walker had 10.
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds off the bench for Las Vegas (25-13), which snapped a two-game losing streak. Jewell Loyd moved into eighth on the WNBA's made 3-pointers list with 728.
The Sun turned it over 19 times, leading to 28 points by the Aces.
The Aces dominated the glass 40-23.
Aces: At Toronto on Sunday.
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Regular Season Series
LV wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 78 - 101 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 78 - 101 |
| 4th 4.1 |  |
Jewell Loyd defensive rebound | 78 - 101 |
| 4th 7.1 |  |
Ashlon Jackson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot | 78 - 101 |
| 4th 14.9 | |
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mai Yamamoto assists) | 78 - 101 |
Statistics
 CON |
 LV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-64 | FG | 37-75 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 9-25 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 14-18 | FT | 18-22 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 28 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 23 | Fouls | 17 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 24 |
| 11 | Lead Changes | 11 |
| 18 | Percent Led | 78 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,207 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 14 | W5 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 Washington |
2 | 16 | W4 | 0.6363636 | 28 |
 Indiana |
2 | 16 | L1 | 0.6363636 | 28 |
 New York |
4 | 18 | L2 | 0.59090906 | 26 |
 Chicago |
14 | 28 | L1 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
 Toronto |
19 | 33 | L8 | 0.25 | 11 |
 Connecticut |
19 | 33 | W1 | 0.25 | 11 |
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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