NBA

Connecticut Sun at Las Vegas Aces

· Women's National Basketball Association
13-2, 5-1 Away
Final
85 - 74

8-6, 5-4 Home

A’ja Wilson has 26 points and 16 rebounds as Aces beat Sun 85-74

A'ja Wilson fuels Aces past Sun with double-double

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
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 74 - 85
4th 2.0 Kate Martin defensive rebound 74 - 85
4th 2.0 Veronica Burton misses free throw 2 of 2 74 - 85
4th 2.0 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

Michelob ULTRA Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,385 · Capacity:

2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 8 L1 0.8 32
Connecticut 4 12 W1 0.7 28
Indiana 12 20 L1 0.5 20
Atlanta 17 25 W3 0.375 15
Washington 18 26 W1 0.35 14
Chicago 19 27 L5 0.325 13

2023-24 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 10 L1 0.75 30
Las Vegas 3 13 W5 0.675 27
Seattle 5 15 W1 0.625 25
Phoenix 11 21 L1 0.475 19
Dallas 21 31 L9 0.225 9
Los Angeles 22 32 W1 0.2 8
Full Standings

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