
Connecticut Sun at Las Vegas Aces
· Women's National Basketball AssociationA’ja Wilson has 26 points and 16 rebounds as Aces beat Sun 85-74

It was Wilson's fourth game this season with 25-plus points and 15-plus rebounds — one shy of Tina Charles' WNBA record of five, set in 2021. Wilson also reached 20-plus points for the 19th straight regular-season game.
Las Vegas (8-6) has won two straight for the first time since May 29. Connecticut (13-2), which was off to its best 14-game start in franchise history, lost for the first time in six road contests this season.
Las Vegas' double-digit lead was trimmed to seven points midway through the third quarter, but the Aces closed on a 9-3 run for a 63-50 lead. They opened the fourth on a 7-3 run to make it 70-53.
Alysha Clark added 11 points off the bench for Las Vegas. Kiah Stokes grabbed 10 rebounds to help the Aces dominate the glass 42-29.
DiJonai Carrington scored 11 of her 19 points in the third quarter and Brionna Jones added 18 for Connecticut. Alyssa Thomas, who was called for her fourth foul with 3:27 left in the third, finished with six points and seven assists. DeWanna Bonner, averaging a team-high 17.5 points per game, was held to six points on 2-of-10 shooting.
Jones and Tyasha Harris were the only two Connecticut players to score in the first quarter as the Sun trailed 20-16. Jones scored 11 points in the opening 10 minutes but didn’t score in the second quarter. The Aces extended their lead to 45-28 by halftime.
Regular Season Series
LV wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 74 - 85 |
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End of the 4th Quarter | 74 - 85 |
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Kate Martin defensive rebound | 74 - 85 |
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Veronica Burton misses free throw 2 of 2 | 74 - 85 |
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Veronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 2 | 74 - 85 |
Statistics
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26-61 | FG | 31-65 |
42.6 | Field Goal % | 47.7 |
6-13 | 3PT | 6-24 |
46.2 | Three Point % | 25.0 |
16-25 | FT | 17-23 |
64.0 | Free Throw % | 73.9 |
29 | Rebounds | 42 |
3 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
26 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
14 | Assists | 16 |
8 | Steals | 6 |
1 | Blocks | 3 |
10 | Turnovers | 12 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
11 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
30 | Points in Paint | 44 |
16 | Fouls | 17 |
4 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,385 · Capacity:
2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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- | 8 | L1 | 0.8 | 32 |
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4 | 12 | W1 | 0.7 | 28 |
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12 | 20 | L1 | 0.5 | 20 |
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17 | 25 | W3 | 0.375 | 15 |
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18 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
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19 | 27 | L5 | 0.325 | 13 |
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