Las Vegas Aces at Dallas Wings
· WNBA Commissioner's Cup
A'ja Wilson of Aces is 1st player in WNBA with at least 35 points, 10 rebounds and 5 steals in game
Wilson became the first player in WNBA history to have at least 35 points, 10 rebounds and five steals in a game. She scored 12 of her team’s opening 20 points and finished 15 of 22 from the field.
Arike Ogunbowale, who has led Dallas in scoring in all eight games, had 31 points for the Wings (3-5).
Tiffany Hayes made her first basket in a Las Vegas uniform to build a 22-6 lead. The Aces led 29-16 at the end of the first quarter after shooting 63% from the field.
Las Vegas led by as many as 20 points in the first half before Dallas rallied within 47-42 at the break. Wilson finished the half with 20 points and nine of Las Vegas’ 18 field goals.
Jackie Young made a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions to extend the lead to 63-52. Alysha Clark added another 3-pointer to open the fourth-quarter scoring for a 78-61 advantage.
Kelsey Plum scored 20 points and Young, who didn't participate in the shootaround due to an illness, added 19 for Las Vegas (5-2). Hayes, who started all 40 games for the Connecticut Sun last season, scored 11 points for the Aces after joining the team on Friday.
Dallas center Teaira McCowan made her first career 3-pointer in the first half and finished with 14 points and 15 rebounds. Maddy Siegrist also scored 14 points and Monique Billings added 12.
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This story has been corrected to show Wilson had 12 rebounds, not 14.
Regular Season Series
LV wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 95 - 81 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 95 - 81 |
| 4th 23.1 |  |
Maddy Siegrist makes 12-foot two point shot (Jacy Sheldon assists) | 95 - 81 |
| 4th 37.1 |  |
Jackie Young makes free throw 1 of 1 | 95 - 79 |
| 4th 37.1 | |
Sydney Colson enters the game for A'ja Wilson | 94 - 79 |
Statistics
 LV |
 DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-70 | FG | 28-74 |
| 48.6 | Field Goal % | 37.8 |
| 9-28 | 3PT | 5-25 |
| 32.1 | Three Point % | 20.0 |
| 18-20 | FT | 20-22 |
| 90.0 | Free Throw % | 90.9 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fouls | 20 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 6,251 · Capacity:
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