AUSTIN, Texas (May 3, 2026) – The Las Vegas Aces fell behind early, were unable to close the gap and closed out its two-game preseason slate with a 101-84 loss to the Dallas Wings on Sunday night in Austin, Texas. A’ja Wilson led the Aces with 18 points, Jackie Young scored 16, Chelsea Gray added 10 and Jewell Loyd and NaLyssa Smith chipped in 9 points apiece.

Led by Aziaha James’ 18 points, Dallas finished with five players in double figures for scoring.

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	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Las Vegas	20	22	22	20	84
Dallas	35	19	28	19	101

1st Quarter Highlights (Dallas 35, Las Vegas 20)
The Aces were unable to string together a significant run, while the Wings had an early 8-0 spurt to go up 8-2 at 8:32 and an 11-0 run that put them ahead 26-12 at 2:40. The Aces hit on 42.1% (8-19 FGs) of their tries from the field and 3 of 7 from deep. The Wings, however, shot a red-hot 63.6% (14-22 FGs) overall, including 5 of 9 from 3-point. The Wings also outrebounded the Aces 13-5 and dished out 10 assists. Young led the Aces with 7 points and James paced Dallas with 9 off the bench.

2nd Quarter Highlights (Dallas 54, Las Vegas 42)
Neither team put together more than a 5-0 run and Dallas’ lead never dropped below double figures. Both teams hit 50% from the field, with the Aces making 9 of 18 and the Wings going 8 of 16. The Wings held an 8-5 edge on the glass. Wilson, who missed both her field goal attempts in the first quarter, paced all scorers with 10 points on a perfect 4 of 4 from the field; Maddy Siegrist led Dallas with 6.

3rd Quarter Highlights (Dallas 82, Las Vegas 64)

An 11-3 run to start the half gave Dallas its largest lead to that point in the game, 65-45 at 7:16. Both teams again hit an even 50% of their field goal attempts, with the Aces making 6 of 12 and the Wings hitting 9 of 18. Wilson led the Aces with 7 points and James topped out for Dallas with 6.

4th Quarter Highlights (Dallas 101, Las Vegas 84)

The Aces came no closer than 17 points in the final frame. The Aces outshot the Wings 45.5% (5-11 FGs) to 26.7% (4-15 FGs) in the fourth. Loyd and Stephanie Talbot scored 5 points apiece and Amy Okonkwo had a high of 8 for Dallas.

KEY STATS

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There was 1 lead change and 1 tied score, both of which came in the first minute of the game.

	FGM-A	PCT	3PM-A	PCT	FTM-A	PCT	OFF	DEF	REB	A	PF	S	T	B
LVA	28-60	.467	5-19	.263	23–38	.605	2	24	26	13	26	8	16	3
DAL	25-71	.493	9–20	.450	22-29	.759	8	26	34	24	27	9	13	1

	Points In the Paint	2nd Chance Points	Fast Break Points
LVA	40	8	13
DAL	36	8	12

GAME NOTES

The Aces, who finished No. 2 in the league last season for free throw accuracy (.824), made just 60.5% (23-38 FTs) on the night; Wilson, who owns a career 82.1% shooting from the line, hit 8 of 13 tries (.615).

UP NEXT

Las Vegas will officially kick off its title defense against 2025 WNBA Finals foe Phoenix Mercury on Saturday, May 9, at 12:30 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena. At the home opener, the Aces will celebrate with a pregame championship ring ceremony to honor the franchise’s third WNBA title. The game will air nationally on ABC.

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