Washington Mystics at Las Vegas Aces

· Women's National Basketball Association

Washington Mystics

5-16, 2-9 Away

Final
98 - 77

Las Vegas Aces

12-6, 7-4 Home

Plum, Young, Wilson power Aces to 6th straight victory, 98-77 over Mystics

Kelsey Plum threads the needle to A'ja Wilson for an Aces bucket

Plum was 10 of 13 from the floor overall and 6 of 9 from 3-point range for the two-time defending champion Aces (12-6). Young notched her second straight double-double and fourth of the season. A'ja Wilson, who leads the league with a 27.0 scoring average, finished with 18 points and nine rebounds.

Shatori Walker-Kimbrough led Washington (5-16) with 19 points off the bench. Ariel Atkins had 18 points and Emily Engstler contributed 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds.

Alysha Clark sandwiched a basket and two free throws around a layup by Wilson as Las Vegas scored the final six points to take a 23-20 lead after one quarter.

Walker-Kimbrough hit two free throws to put the Mystics up 26-25 with 7:16 left in the second period. Plum followed with back-to-back 3-pointers and added a third one in an 18-3 run to give the Aces a 43-29 lead. They led 48-35 at halftime.

A layup by Young pushed the Las Vegas lead to 67-47 with 4:25 left in the third quarter. Plum buried two straight 3-pointers to up the advantage to 30 a little under three minutes later.

The teams were playing for the second time in three games. The Aces beat the Mystics 88-77 on Saturday.

Washington, playing the second of four straight road games, has gone 5-4 since losing 12 in a row to begin the season.

Washington plays at the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday. Las Vegas hosts the Dallas Wings on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

LV wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	77 - 98
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	77 - 98
4th 3.1	shot clock turnover	77 - 98
4th 28.1	Jade Melbourne makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shatori Walker-Kimbrough assists)	77 - 98
4th 44.1	Kierstan Bell makes 25-foot three pointer (Megan Gustafson assists)	74 - 98

Statistics

WSH		LV
27-70	FG	38-64
39	Field Goal %	59
9-22	3PT	11-23
41	Three Point %	48
14-20	FT	11-11
70	Free Throw %	100
28	Rebounds	36
8	Offensive Rebounds	4
20	Defensive Rebounds	32
23	Assists	31
8	Steals	8
4	Blocks	3
15	Turnovers	18
0	Team Turnovers	1
15	Total Turnovers	19
2	Technical Fouls	0
2	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
16	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	19
9	Fast Break Points	19
24	Points in Paint	46
9	Fouls	20
3	Largest Lead	32