New York Liberty at Las Vegas Aces

· Women's National Basketball Association

New York Liberty

12-2, 6-1 Away

Final
82 - 90

Las Vegas Aces

6-6, 3-4 Home

Jonquel Jones scores a career-high 34, Liberty top defending champs Aces for 8th straight win

New York's strong second half powers Liberty over Aces

Ionescu finished with 15 points and 12 assists and Stewart added 14 points and 12 rebounds for New York (12-2). Betnijah Laney-Hamilton had 12 points and seven rebounds.

New York won its eighth straight game, while Las Vegas (6-6) has lost four of its last five games. Jones finished 12 of 16 from the field, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range.

Kelsey Plum hit a floater that gave the Aces a 53-47 lead with 6:33 left in the third quarter. They then went scoreless for nearly five minutes. New York responded with a 14-0 run, including six points from Jones, to take the lead for good.

Kate Martin hit a 3-pointer to break the Las Vegas scoring drought with 1:47 left in the period, and A'ja Wilson followed with a bucket in the lane. That cut the deficit to 61-58 but the Aces got no closer.

Plum led Las Vegas with 22 points and Wilson finished with 21 points and nine rebounds. Alysha Clark added 13 points, Jackie Young had 10 points and six assists and Kiah Stokes grabbed 12 rebounds.

Regular Season Series

NY wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	90 - 82
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	90 - 82
4th 22.1	Kate Martin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Emma Cannon assists)	90 - 82
4th 34.0	Megan Gustafson defensive rebound	90 - 79
4th 36.0	Ivana Dojkic misses driving layup	90 - 79

Statistics

NY		LV
33-68	FG	31-69
49	Field Goal %	45
12-28	3PT	11-34
43	Three Point %	32
12-16	FT	9-11
75	Free Throw %	82
37	Rebounds	31
3	Offensive Rebounds	2
34	Defensive Rebounds	29
21	Assists	23
8	Steals	3
1	Blocks	3
8	Turnovers	10
1	Team Turnovers	0
9	Total Turnovers	10
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
10	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	12
12	Fast Break Points	4
36	Points in Paint	30
9	Fouls	19
18	Largest Lead	6

Game Information

Michelob ULTRA Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,424 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Indiana	-	12	W5	0.6666667	24
Atlanta	1.5	13	W1	0.62857145	22
New York	2.5	15	L1	0.5945946	22
Washington	3	14	W1	0.5882353	20
Chicago	10	22	W2	0.3888889	14
Toronto	13	24	L11	0.29411766	10
Connecticut	14	25	W1	0.2647059	9

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	-	7	W4	0.8055556	29
Golden State	3	9	W6	0.7352941	25
Las Vegas	5.5	13	L2	0.6486486	24
Dallas	9	16	L2	0.5555556	20
Portland	13.5	20	W2	0.42857143	15
Phoenix	16	23	L1	0.3611111	13
Los Angeles	16.5	23	L5	0.34285715	12
Seattle	22.5	30	L2	0.1891892	7

Full Standings

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