NBA

Washington Mystics at Las Vegas Aces

· Women's National Basketball Association
5-16, 2-9 Away
Final
98 - 77

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.

UP NEXT

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

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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

Game Information

Michelob ULTRA Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,376 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 0 W2 1 2
Chicago 0.5 0 W1 1 1
Atlanta 0.5 0 W1 1 1
Washington 1 1 L1 0.5 1
Indiana 1.5 1 L1 0 0
Toronto 1.5 1 L1 0 0
Connecticut 2 2 L2 0 0

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Golden State - 0 W2 1 2
Dallas 0.5 0 W1 1 1
Phoenix 1 1 L1 0.5 1
Seattle 1 1 W1 0.5 1
Las Vegas 1 1 W1 0.5 1
Minnesota 1.5 1 L1 0 0
Portland 1.5 1 L1 0 0
Los Angeles 1.5 1 L1 0 0
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