LAS VEGAS (July 11, 2026) — The Las Vegas Aces (17-6) never trailed, went up by as many as 54 points and exerted pure dominance over the Phoenix Mercury (8-16) in a 106-58 win at ‘The House.’ In a league third-most and franchise-largest margin of victory, A’ja Wilson tallied 21 points and 15 rebounds, rookie Justine Pissott made her WNBA debut with 19 points, Chelsea Gray recorded 15 points and 11 assists, Cheyenne Parker-Tyus notched a season-high 15 points and NaLyssa Smith added 14.

Phoenix’s Monique Akoa Makani tallied a team-high 13 points.

Stats | Gallery | Highlights

TEAM	1	2	3	4	Final
LVA	29	28	22	27	106
PHX	9	13	14	22	58

1st Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 29, Phoenix 9)
The Aces started off on a hot 9-0 spurt that kick-started a 16-2 run, during which they held Phoenix to a cold 9.1% (1-10 FGs) from the floor and 0 of 4 from 3-point during the first 5 minutes of play and never took their collective feet off the pedal. The opening frame ended on back-to-back 3s from Gray for a 20-point Aces lead. Phoenix only hit 3 field goals and 1 free throw, resulting in its lowest quarter scoring output of the season. Las Vegas, on the other hand, shot 52.4% (11-21 FGs) from the floor and 45.5% (5-11 3FGs) from deep. Further, the Aces outscored them 5-0 in fast break and second chance points, 10-2 points in the paint, and outrebounded Phoenix 15-8. Wilson was the lone scorer in double figures with 12 points and Noemie Brochant came off the bench for 6 of Phoenix’s 9 points.

2nd Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 57, Phoenix 22)
Las Vegas’ lead never dipped below 20 and Phoenix never had 2 made field goals in a row. The Aces hot shooting continued in the second, with 61.5% overall and 2 of 2 from 3, and their defense limited the Mercury to 6 of 16 from the field and 1 of 9 from distance. Las Vegas knocked down 10 of 12 attempts from the free throw line, while Phoenix came up empty on its only attempt. Parker-Tyus — who notched 7 of 8 free throws — led all with 11 points, while Akoa Makani topped out with 5.

3rd Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 79, Phoenix 36)
The Aces lead ballooned to as many as 45 in the third quarter and Phoenix never seriously threatened. Both teams shot 37.5% from the floor, while 3-point shooting cooled to 2 of 12 from Las Vegas and 2 of 6 from Phoenix. Smith led the Aces with 8 points and Alyssa Thomas had 6 for Phoenix.

4th Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 106, Phoenix 58)
Pissott checked into her first WNBA regular season game at the start of the period and wasted no time, hitting her first 3 57 seconds later. She made 5 3s on 7 of 8 from the floor and her 19 points was 3 short of the Mercury’s 22. The Aces again shot well, making 57.9% overall, while Phoenix hit 47.1% and only 28.6% from distance.

KEY STATS
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Tonight’s 48-point win tied for the third largest in WNBA history (MIN v IND, +59, 8/18/2017; MIN v LVA, +53, 8/2/2025; NYL v CON, +48, 6/1/2025).

The Aces held Phoenix to season-lows of 9 points in the first quarter and 22 in the first half.

The Aces have hit the century mark 7 times this season, which is tied with Indiana for the most in the W. It also equals the second-most times any franchise team, dating to Utah in 1997, has scored 100 – something achieved by the 2021 and 2022 teams. The most 100-point games came in 2023 (11).

The Aces recorded season-highs in 3-pointers attempted, total rebounds and assists, and tied their season-best for made 3s.

Entering today’s game, the Mercury averaged a league fourth-best 22.1 ppg and the Aces averaged a second-best 24.3 mpg in the first quarter. The Aces scored 29 and held the Merc to 9.

Kierstan Bell dished out a season-high 4 assists.

	FGM-A	PCT	3PM-A	PCT	FTM-A	PCT	OFF	DEF	REB	AT	PF	ST	TO	BK
LVA	39-77	.506	14-35	.400	14-16	.875	12	35	47	30	14	8	8	2
PHX	23-66	.348	7-31	.226	5-8	.625	3	26	29	14	16	3	17	0

Points scored ….

	In the Paint	2nd Chance	Fast Break	Off TOs	Bench
LVA	42	13	7	24	46
PHX	28	4	7	13	22

GAME NOTES

Tonight marked Wilson’s 131^st career double-double, which ranks No. 5 among all-time WNBA players; it was her 101^st 20-point double-double, which ranks No. 2 behind Tina Charles’ 110; and her league-leading 27^th double-double with at least 20 points and 15 rebounds.

Wilson, who started the season No. 21 among league scoring leaders, now has 6,261 points and needs 3 more to surpass Lisa Leslie (6,263) and move into No. 14. No. 13 is Sylvia Fowles with 6,415 career points.

Wilson has now scored in double figures in a league-leading 45 consecutive games

Pissott set the new WNBA standard for single-quarter point total in a rookie debut, eclipsing the 14 points scored in a single quarter debut game by Zia Cooke and Candace Parker in their respective first W games.

Gray recorded her 23rd career double-double and 3rd of 2026.

Gray’s 15 points brought her Aces total to 2,457 and drew her even with Margo Dydek for No. 8 on the all-time franchise scoring list.

Parker-Tyus surpassed 1,000 career defensive rebounds and now has 1,001.

Up Next
The Aces have a quick turnaround and play the Indiana Fever (13-9) at Michelob ULTRA Arena at 6 p.m. Sunday. NBC will begin its coverage with a pregame show at 5:30 p.m.

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