LAS VEGAS (July 30, 2026) – Behind A’ja Wilson’s game-high 33 points and 10 boards and Jackie Young’s 29 points and 9 assists, the Las Vegas Aces (20-8) defeated the New York Liberty (16-13) in a 104-98 win on Thursday night on the Aces 60th consecutive sellout at Michelob ULTRA Arena. Chelsea Gray added 16 points and 4 assists in the victory.

Breanna Stewart led the Liberty with a team-high 26 points and game-high 11 rebounds to lead 4 New York players in double figures.

Stats | Gallery | Highlights

TEAM	1	2	3	4	Final
Aces	27	25	26	26	104
Liberty	26	18	27	28	99

1st Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 27, New York 26)
Behind 3 3s from Young, the Aces held a 14-12 lead with just over 3 minutes gone by. Las Vegas gained its largest lead of the quarter at 27-20 thanks to an 8-0 Aces spurt that featured scores from 3 different players. New York, however, scored the frame’s last 6 points. Las Vegas shot a strong 60% (9-15 FGs) overall and 55.6% (5-9 3pt FGs) from deep; New York made 41.2% from the floor and 57.1% (4-7 3pt FGs) beyond the arc. Young led all scorers with 15 points — her highest scoring quarter of the season — and Rebecca Allen led the Liberty with 8.

2nd Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 52, New York 44)
Las Vegas held a 34-30 cushion after 3 minutes of play, before New York hit 2 buckets to tie it up for the final time less than a minute later. However, Gray answered with a 3 to regain the lead at 37-34 and the Aces never again trailed. The Aces lead never went above 5 and with 3 minutes left in the half, held a 1-point edge, 43-42. After a Jewell Loyd 3 and a New York bucket made it 46-44, the Aces held New York scoreless, while putting up the last 6 for an 8-point advantage at the midway buzzer. The Aces netted 46.7% (7-15 FGs) from the field, 42.9% (3-7 3pt FGs) behind the arc and 88.9% (8-9 FTs) from the line, while holding the Liberty, who shot 40% overall (6-15 FGs) scoreless on its 4 attempts behind the arc. Young and Sabrina Ionescu finished 7 points apiece for their respective teams.

3rd Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 78, New York 71)
Pauline Astier tallied 8 of New York’s first 10 points to cut the Aces’ lead to 4 within the first 2 minutes, while Wilson scored all 6 of the Aces points in that span. The Liberty remained close and narrowed the gap to 62-61, but the Aces responded with 8 straight for a 9-point buffer. The Aces lead waffled between 5-10 points and stood at 7 heading into the final frame. Las Vegas hit 61.1% (11-18 FGs) of its attempts and 42.9% (3-7 3pt FGs), but New York made a red-hot 68.8% (11-16 FGs) overall and 2 of 5 from deep. Wilson led with a high of 18 points and Astier topped the Liberty with 8.

4th Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 104, New York 99)
After 3 from the line from Las Vegas, New York sprinted out on a 11-2 run while holding the Aces to 0 of 4 from the field to start the final frame, and with 7 minutes to play, the lead was cut to 83-82. Gray hit a bucket on the next possession for the Aces first field goal of the quarter. The Aces held a 95-87 advantage with 3 and a half minutes remaining, but 6 straight from New York brought it back to a one possession game, 95-93, with 70 seconds to play. Wilson countered with an and-1 on the next possession, pushing the Aces’ lead to 98-93 with 55.5 seconds on the clock. After a pair of made free throws from New York, Young hit a perfect 6 of 6 from the line down the stretch to help seal the victory. After her first 2, she recorded a crucial steal, was almost immediately fouled and swished in both from the charity stripe to for a 7-point lead with 14.4 seconds to play. New York missed a 3, got an offensive board and scored, but still trailed by 5 with time ticking down. Because of that, the Liberty were forced to foul and Young hit her next 2 from the line to ice the win. The Lib’s final points came at the buzzer. The Aces made just 6 of 16 (.375) from the field and 2 of 5 from deep, but went 12 of 12 from the line; while New York hit on 11 of 20 (.550) overall, 2 of 6 from downtown and 4 of 5 from the line. Gray and Young scored 7 apiece and Stewart had 11 on the other end.

KEY STATS

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Las Vegas tallied a new season-high 92.6% (25-27 FTs) from the free throw line, including 12 of 12 from Young and 10 of 11 from Wilson.

The Aces recorded their second-best 3-point shooting of the season after knocking down 46.4% (13-28 3pt FGs) of their attempts.

The Aces tied their second-best 13 made 3s tonight (high is 14 on 3 occasions in 2026).

All 9 of the lead changes and 3 of the 4 ties came in the first quarter.

	FGM-A	PCT	3PM-A	PCT	FTM-A	PCT	OFF	DEF	REB	AT	PF	ST	TO	BK
Aces	33-64	.516	13-28	.464	25-27	.926	3	23	26	25	21	5	10	4
Liberty	35-68	.515	8-22	.364	21-25	.840	8	26	34	20	20	9	12	1

Points scored ….

	In the Paint	2nd Chance	Fast Break	Off TOs	Bench
Aces	34	2	8	10	13
Liberty	50	15	12	12	18

GAME NOTES

The Aces have now scored at least 100 points 9 times this season, tying the second-most of any team in 2026 (Indiana, 12).

Young’s 29 points tied her season high and her 15 points scored in the first quarter set a new high for her on the season.

Young’s 12 made free throws marked a career high, she previously made 11 on two occasions, and her 12 free throw attempts equaled her career best.

Young has now recorded a league-high 6 games this season with at least 9 assists and no more than 2 turnovers.

Including the Commissioner’s Cup title game, Young has averaged 26.3 ppg against New York in three games this year (19, 31 and 29).

Gray has dished out at least 4 assists in a league-high 16 straight games.

Wilson has now tied Candace Parker for most games with 30+ points, 10+ rebounds 5+ assists at 7 games apiece.

Wilson increased her all-time league-leading 30-point double-double tally to 31 (the second-most is Stewart with 17), and it marked her league-high 5th on the season.

Wilson has now scored in double figures in a league-leading 51 consecutive games and hit the 20-point mark in 9 straight games, the second-longest streak in the league.

Wilson chalked up her 14^th double-double on the season and 134th of her career, which ranks 5^th among all-time WNBA leaders.

Wilson now has a league second-most 104 20-point double-doubles on her career, upping her league-high total on the season to 14.

Wilson tallied her league-leading 9th game with at least 30 points.

The Aces were without the services of Kierstan Bell (right leg) and Cheyenne Parker-Tyus (concussion protocol).

With 10,500 fans in attendance on Tuesday, the Aces reached their 60th consecutive sellout at ‘The House.’

Up Next: The Aces travel to the Midwest to kick off a 5-game road swing, starting with a Saturday, Aug. 1, contest at the Chicago Sky (9-18) at Wintrust Arena. The game, which tips at 10 a.m., will be televised on CBS.

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