TORONTO (July 20, 2026) –The Las Vegas Aces (18-7) took control in the first quarter and never let up, en route to a 109-83 victory over the Toronto Tempo (10-16) in The Six on Monday night. A’ja Wilson and Jackie Young combined for 50 points – Wilson tied for a game-high 26 and Young tossed in 24 and dished out a season-high 12 assists, while the Aces also received 18 points from NaLyssa Smith, 14 points and 7 dimes from Chelsea Gray and 11 points from Jewell Loyd.

Isabelle Harrison equaled Wilson’s 26 points to lead three Tempo players in double figures.

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TEAM	1	2	3	4	Final
Aces	30	30	26	23	109
Tempo	24	20	21	18	83

1st Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 30, Toronto 24)
After Toronto struck first and went up 8-3, Becky Hammon called a timeout. A 10-4 Aces run followed for their first lead of the night, 13-12. From there, the lead swapped sides 5 times and the score was tied twice, until a Young bucket knotted things up for the third time at 20-all. After a miss on the other end, Young grabbed the board and knocked down a 3 to claim the lead for good with less than 3 minutes left in the quarter. After the Tempo closed to 23-22, the Aces wrapped the quarter with a 7-2 spurt. The Aces made a red-hot 60% (12-20 FGs) from the field and went 6 of 12 from distance; Toronto was held to 40.9% (9-22 FGs) overall and 2 of 10 behind the arc. Young paced all scorers with 12 points and Harrison had 11 for Toronto.

2nd Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 60, Toronto 44)
The Aces never lost the lead, but with 3 and a half minutes before halftime, the Tempo were within striking distance, 48-42. However, behind 8 points from Wilson and 4 from Smith, Las Vegas closed out the half on a 12-2 run for the 16-point halftime advantage. The Aces netted 61.9% (13-21 FGs) from the floor but made just 3 of 8 (.275) from distance, while the Tempo hit an even 50% (8-16 FGs) of their field goal attempts and went 4 of 9 (.444) from 4-point. Wilson finished with 12 points and no Toronto player scored more than 5.

3rd Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 86, Toronto 65)
The Aces went up by as many as 24 points, 79-55, and their lead never dropped below 15. Las Vegas made 52.6% (10-19 FGs) from the floor and 3 of 10 from deep and held Toronto to 37.5% (6-16 FGs) overall and 1 of 5 behind the arc. Harrison and Young scored 7 apiece for their respective sides.

4th Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 109, Toronto 83)
The Aces maintained a comfortable lead throughout the final frame and made 55.6% (10-18 FGs) of its shots from the field, 2 of 8 from 3-point, while limiting Toronto to 30% (6-20 FGs) overall and 1 of 7 from deep. Loyd led the Aces with 6 points and Maria Conde scored a high of 7 for the Tempo.

KEY STATS

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The Aces entered the game averaging 8.1 3-pointers per game and the Tempo averaged 10.1 from deep; the Aces made a season-high-tying 14 and the Tempo connected on just 8.

Entering the game, the Tempo made 36.7% from 3-point and the Aces shot 35.5%; Las Vegas bettered its season average and held Toronto far below its average.

Young’s 12 assists led to 28 points and Gray’s 7 contributed to 15.

	FGM-A	PCT	3PM-A	PCT	FTM-A	PCT	OFF	DEF	REB	AT	PF	ST	TO	BK
Aces	45-78	.577	14-38	.368	5-6	.833	4	27	31	29	12	6	7	7
Tempo	29-74	.392	8-31	.258	17-19	.895	13	27	40	19	13	6	11	1

Points scored ….

	In the Paint	2nd Chance	Fast Break	Off TOs	Bench
Aces	54	12	14	20	28
Tempo	36	21	3	7	19

GAME NOTES

The Aces have now scored at least 100 points 8 times this season, which ranks second for any franchise season, trailing the 11 times the 2023 championship squad reached the century mark.

Wilson has now scored in double figures in a league-leading 47 consecutive games.

Wilson hit a trio of 3s, tying her career-high, which she has accomplished 5 times previously, last versus Seattle on June 8, 2026.

Including today, Wilson has played just 14 career games, out of 290, with no more than 1 free throws attempted. Among all-time players, Wilson averages a second-most 6.703 free throws attempted per game, trailing just Cynthia Cooper, who averaged 7.016 per game in her career.

Young recorded her fourth points/assists double-double on the season and 10^th of her career. With her performance tonight, Young is now No. 9 for double doubles in franchise history.

Until 3:48 in the third quarter, Gray had not missed a free throw since hitting 2 of 3 from the line against Golden State on June 21 — her last miss came with 57.4 seconds left in the 3rd quarter on the front end of 2 attempts. She made 25 consecutive free throws during that span.

UP NEXT:
The Aces head to Washington for their first 2026 contest against the Mystics (13-12) on Wednesday, July 22, at 4:30 p.m. at CareFirst Arena. The Aces final game before the All-Star break will be televised locally on The Spot-Vegas 34.

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