LAS VEGAS (Aug. 28, 2026) – Behind game-highs of 27 points and 8 rebounds from reigning M’VP A’ja Wilson, the Las Vegas Aces (27-13) surged past the Toronto Tempo (11-27) 93-73 at ‘The House’ on Friday evening in the team’s final game before the World Cup break. In addition to Wilson’s contributions, Jackie Young recorded 23 points with a game-high 8 assists, while Chelsea Gray chipped in 11 points, 4 assists and 4 steals.

Toronto’s Isabelle Harrison led the Tempo with 15 points as Toronto finished with 5 double figure scorers.

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TEAM	1	2	3	4	Final
Aces	27	29	18	19	93
Tempo	17	22	16	18	73

1st Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 27, Toronto 17)
The first 2 and a half minutes featured 3 ties until a Young 3 at 7:00 gave Las Vegas its first lead, 11-8, and the home side never again trailed. The Aces expanded it to 16-10 with just under 4 minutes left and after Toronto scored the next 4, the Aces went on a 8-0 spurt to make it 24-14. Cheyenne Parker-Tyus hit a 3 in the quarter’s waning seconds to give the Aces a 10-point lead to end the frame. Las Vegas shot 50% overall (10-20 FGs) and from distance (6-12 3pt FGs), while the Tempo hit 43.8% of their shots and 3 of 8 from deep. Las Vegas capitalized on the Tempo’s 10 turnovers, flipping them into 10 points, while the Aces only turned the ball over just once. Young led all scorers with 12 points; Harrison and Kiana Williams led Toronto with 5 apiece.

2nd Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 56, Toronto 39)
After Toronto cut the lead to single digits, 31-22, in the first minute and a half, 4 points from Wilson brought the Aces advantage up to 13 and the lead remained in double figures the rest of the game. Wilson scored 10 of the Aces final 14 points to give Las Vegas a 17-point cushion heading into the locker room. Las Vegas shot 50% (8-16 FGs) once again from the floor but only knocked down 1 of its 6 3-point attempts, while Toronto hit all 4 of their 3s and shot 43.8% overall again from the field. The reigning M’VP led all players with 14 points, including 6 of 6 from the free throw line and 4 of 4 from the field, while no Tempo player scored more than 5.

3rd Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 74, Toronto 55)
After Toronto scored the first bucket, the Aces tallied the next 6 for a 62-41 advantage with just under 3 minutes elapsed. After a Tempo timeout, Toronto went on an 8-0 run that dwindled the Aces’ lead to 13 but it would get no closer. During that stretch, the Aces were scoreless for 3 minutes until Gray connected on an and-1 to end the scoring drought. Neither team shot better than 40% from the field in the third — Las Vegas hit 6 of 15 (.400) and Toronto connected on 35.3% (6-17 FGs). The two teams shot a combined 2 of 12 (.167) from deep – each side made a single 3. Laura Juskaite tallied a high of 9 points, while Young topped out with 6 for the home team.

4th Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 93, Toronto 73)
Las Vegas’ lead never dipped below 18. Both teams shot below 40% from the floor once again, with the Tempo making 38.9% (7-18 FGs) and the Aces knocking down 33.3% (8-24 FGs) of their shots. The teams connected on a combined 4 of 19 (.211) from distance, with each hitting 2 apiece. Kia Nurse led the opposition with 6 points and Wilson had 5 for the Aces.

KEY STATS

The ACLU is currently tracking 528 anti-LGBTQ+ bills across our nation, zero of which are in Nevada.

Women still make just 78 cents for every dollar earned by men. Black women earn only 64 cents and Latinas only 54 cents for each dollar earned by white men.

Did you know? Black, Latine, Indigenous and Pacific Islander students are three to six times more likely than white students to attend a high-poverty K-12 school, where students are more likely to be taught by “out-of-field” teachers.

Las Vegas gave up only 2 points off its 7 turnovers, good for a season low. The next lowest was July 12 against Indiana (4).

The Aces knocked down at least 10 3-pointers in 17 games this season.

Las Vegas gave up zero points off turnovers in the first half, which was the 6th such occurrence this season.

The Aces grabbed at least 10 offensive rebounds for the 12th time this season.

Las Vegas notched 10 steals, which ties its third-highest amount this season.

The 3 ties and 1 lead change all came in the first 3 minutes of the game.

	FGM-A	PCT	3PM-A	PCT	FTM-A	PCT	OFF	DEF	REB	AT	PF	ST	TO	BK
Aces	32-75	.427	10-33	.303	19-21	.905	10	28	38	20	14	10	7	4
Tempo	27-67	.403	10-28	.357	9-13	.692	7	30	37	18	22	6	16	2

Points scored ….

	In the Paint	2nd Chance	Fast Break	Off TOs	Bench
Aces	36	11	2	18	25
Tempo	28	5	2	2	22

GAME NOTES

Over 37 games, Wilson has scored 962 points and needs 38 more for her second 1’000-point season.

Wilson entered the game listing No. 5 on the league’s all-time single-season scoring list with 935 points. With her 27 points, she passed herself (937, 2025) and Jewell Loyd’s 939 scored in 2023 to sit at No. 3 with 962. No. 2 is Kelsey Mitchell’s 1,001 scored in 40 games this season and Wilson stands at No. 1 with 1,021 from 2024 (38 games).

Wilson notched her 30th 20-point game of the year, upped her career total to a league second-most 192. Diana Taurasi is No. 1 with 259 20-point games.

Young scored at least 20 points for the 21st time this season and 78th time of her career.

Wilson has scored in double figures a league-leading 61 consecutive games.

Loyd needed only 1 3-pointer to break a tie with No. 8 Katie Douglas (727) on the league’s all-time list, and did so in the first 6 minutes and 6 seconds of the game. She now sits alone at No. 8 with 729 career 3s. Tina Thomson is No. 7 with 748.

Loyd’s 1 steal in the first quarter broke a tie with Penny Taylor (480) for sole possession of the No. 29 spot on the W’s all-time list. Kayla McBride (482) stands at No. 28. Gray entered the game listing at No. 27 with 485 steals, moved past Becky Hammon’s 488 career steals and now sits in No. 26 with 489. Nykesha Sales and Sylvia Fowles are tied for No. 24 with 490.

Young entered the game at No. 27 on the league’s leaderboard with 1,279 assists, passed Kelsey Plum (1,284) and now sits at No. 26 with 1,287 career assists. Kristi Toliver is No. 25 with 1,310.

Dana Evans, who scored 4 points off the bench, returned to the lineup tonight after missing the last 6 games.

NEXT UP
The Aces, along with the rest of the league, have a much-needed break due to the World Cup taking place from Sept. 4-13 in Berlin, Germany. Five Aces players will represent their respective countries — Gray, Wilson and Young for the United States, Steph Talbot for Australia and Mai Yamamoto for Japan. Las Vegas resumes play on Thursday, Sept. 17, at Seattle.

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