NBA

New York Liberty at Las Vegas Aces

· Women's National Basketball Association
12-2, 6-1 Away
Final
82 - 90

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

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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 W3 0.64705884 22
Atlanta 0.5 12 W2 0.6363636 21
New York 1 14 W2 0.6111111 22
Washington 2.5 14 L2 0.57575756 19
Chicago 10 22 L3 0.3529412 12
Toronto 11.5 23 L10 0.3030303 10
Connecticut 13.5 25 L2 0.24242425 8

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 7 W3 0.8 28
Golden State 3 9 W5 0.72727275 24
Las Vegas 4 11 W2 0.6857143 24
Dallas 8 15 L1 0.5714286 20
Portland 13.5 20 W1 0.4117647 14
Phoenix 15 22 W1 0.37142858 13
Los Angeles 15 21 L3 0.36363637 12
Seattle 21.5 29 L1 0.19444445 7
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