Dallas Wings at Las Vegas Aces
· Women's National Basketball AssociationGustafson scores 24, leads Aces to 98-84 win over Wings while resting 4 starters
The fourth-seeded Aces (27-13) open their best-of-three first-round series at home on Sunday against the fifth-seeded Seattle Storm.
Tiffany Hayes added 21 points for the Aces, who rested MVP favorite A'ja Wilson, as well as fellow Olympians Kelsey Plum, Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young. Sydney Colson scored 13 points, Kierstan Bell had 12 and Alysha Clark contributed 10.
Satou Sabally scored 25 to lead the Wings (9-31), who were without top scorer Arike Ogunbowale because of illness. Jaelyn Brown added 15 points, Kalani Brown and Natasha Howard had 13 apiece and Maddy Siegrist had 12.
The game was tied at 30 after the first quarter when the teams combined for 11 3-pointers. The Aces took control in the second quarter to lead 60-45 at the half. Las Vegas was 11 of 21 from 3-point range at the break.
The Aces pushed the lead to 88-68 after three quarters. Hayes scored the first basket of the fourth quarter before the Wings reeled off 13 points to get within nine with 4:47 remaining but they could get no closer.
Regular Season Series
LV wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 84 - 98 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 84 - 98 |
| 4th 14.1 |  |
shot clock turnover | 84 - 98 |
| 4th 38.0 |  |
Sevgi Uzun bad pass (Queen Egbo steals) | 84 - 98 |
| 4th 40.1 | |
Wings offensive team rebound | 84 - 98 |
Statistics
 DAL |
 LV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-70 | FG | 35-75 |
| 42.9 | Field Goal % | 46.7 |
| 9-20 | 3PT | 15-37 |
| 45.0 | Three Point % | 40.5 |
| 15-19 | FT | 13-16 |
| 78.9 | Free Throw % | 81.3 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 26 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,376 · Capacity:
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dallas |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Los Angeles |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Minnesota |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Phoenix |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Seattle |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Las Vegas |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Golden State |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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