LAS VEGAS (May 23, 2026) – The Las Vegas Aces (4-2) were unable to overcome hot shooting by the Sparks and eventually fell short in a 101-95 loss to Los Angeles (3-3) at Michelob ULTRA Arena on Saturday night. A’ja Wilson scored a team-high 24 points to go with 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocked shots; Chennedy Carter scored 23 off the bench; NaLyssa Smith recorded season-highs of 22 points and 9 rebounds; Chelsea Gray added 12 points and 7 assists and Jewell Loyd scored 10.

Kelsey Plum led all scorers with a season-high 38 points for the Sparks, who also received double figure scoring from 5 other players.

Stats | Gallery | Highlights

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
LVA	30	22	21	22	95
LAS	32	14	26	29	101

1st Quarter Highlights (Los Angeles 32, Las Vegas 30)
Wilson scored the first six points for the Aces, but Las Vegas trailed in an early 7-6 deficit. The score remained close, neither team held more than a 4-point lead in a period that saw 5 lead changes and 4 knotted scores. LA shot a blistering 66.7% from both 3-point land (6-9 3pt FGs) and from the field (12-18 FGs), surpassing their high of 5 3-pointers in a quarter this season. Plum sank all of her 4 3-point attempts to lead all scorers with 14 points. The Aces shot 11 of 21 (.524) from the floor and 4 of 10 (.400) from beyond the arc, with Carter leading Las Vegas with 10 points in 5 minutes.

2nd Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 52, Los Angeles 46)
The two sides swapped scores until buckets by Gray and Smith gave the Aces a 40-36 lead. LA then recorded a 7-point swing to take the lead back at 43-40, until Smith responded with 5 straight to give the Aces a 45-43 lead with less than 3 minutes to spare. Las Vegas broke a 45-45 tie by going on a 7-1 run to end the quarter. The Aces hit on 8 of 18 (.444) from the field and 3 of 5 (.600) from 3-point and held LA to 16.7% (1-6 3pt FGs) from distance and 37.5% (6-16 FGs) from the floor. Smith led all scorers with 7, while Cameron Brink and Dearica Hamby scored 5 apiece for the Sparks.

3rd Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 73, Los Angeles 72)
After pushing their lead to 57-48, the Aces watched it vanish as the Sparks went on a 12-0 run over the next 2:25 to claim a 60-57 lead. After a Smith and-1, Wilson hit her first bucket since 1:30 to move back into the lead, 62-60. Seven of the quarter’s 8 lead changes occurred in the second half of the quarter. During the scoring seesaw, Wilson tallied 11 points on 4 of 5 shooting and grabbed 3 rebounds. Plum led all scorers with 12 points and Wilson’s 11 paced the Aces. Las Vegas shot 42.1% (8-19 FGs) overall and 33.3% (2-6 3pt FGs) from distance; LA scored on 52.9% (9-17 FGs) of their attempts and 42.9% (3-7 3pt FGs) from 3-point range.

4th Quarter Highlights (Los Angeles 101, Las Vegas 95)
An 8 point LA swing flipped the board to 80-73 to bring the Aces to their biggest deficit of the night. Las Vegas tied the game twice, but could never overcome the hump. The Aces shot a cold 1 of 8 (.125) from 3 and 7 of 18 (.389) from the floor; the Sparks hit 57.1% (4-7 3FGs) of their 3-pointers and netted 62.5% (10-16 FGs) of their shots. Plum led all scorers with 12 points, while Smith notched 7 for the Aces.

KEY STATS
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There were 19 lead changes, 8 of which came in the third quarter, and 13 ties.

Gray’s 7 assists led to 17 points.

The Aces gave up 101 points — the highest amount any opponent has scored against them in 2026.

	FGM-A	PCT	3PM-A	PCT	FTM-A	PCT	OFF	DEF	REB	AT	PF	ST	TO	BK
LVA	34-76	.447	10-29	.345	17-21	.810	13	23	36	21	20	6	14	9
LAS	37-67	.552	14-29	.483	13-15	.867	4	26	30	26	24	8	17	1

Points scored …

	In the Paint	2nd Chance	Fast Break	Off TOs	Bench
LVA	40	19	7	17	35
LAS	36	9	12	8	10

GAME NOTES

Carter hit a career-high 4 3-pointers and was perfect from behind the arc; her previous best was 3 3s, which she hit on two occasions.

Tonight’s game marked double-double No. 122 for Wilson, which ranks No. 5 among the league’s all-time leaders.

Wilson now has 166 career games with at least 20 points, which lists No. 3 behind Tina Charles (190) and Diana Taurasi (259) on the all-time list.

Wilson, who grabbed 13 defensive boards, became the 13th player in WNBA history to 2,000 defensive rebounds. In securing her 2,000th in game No. 273 and at age 29 years and 288 days, she became the fastest (Breanna Stewart, 277) and second youngest (Charles, 29 years, 239 days) to that mark.

Wilson now has 2,537 total rebounds, which ranks No. 17 on the all-time WNBA charts, behind Brittney Griner’s 2,542 boards. Charles is No. 1 with 4,262.

Gray’s 12 points moved her past Hamby (2,232) and into the No. 9 position on the franchise charts. She now has 2,244 points in an Aces jersey. Next up are No. 8 Margo Dydek (2,457) and No. 7 Adrienne Goodson (2,563).

With 2 blocked shots, Gray passed Danielle Adams (96) and now sits at No. 8 in franchise history with 97 blocks as a member of the Aces. Sophia Young-Malcolm (111) is No. 7.

Wilson now owns the second-longest active streak of 20+ point games with 4. She owns the league record of 20 straight, which she set from Aug. 28, 2023, through June 27, 2024.

Wilson has the second-longest active streak in the league for double-digit scoring games with 30.

Wilson has blocked at least 2 shots in each of her past 13 games, dating to Aug. 23, 2025, which is the longest such active streak in the league. Griner owns the W record with 33 straight 2-block games.

Wilson now has 92 double-doubles with at least 20 points, which ranks second in league history only to Charles (110). She now owns a league-leading 23 games with at least 20 points and 15 rebounds.

This was the Aces’ 50th consecutive sellout at ‘The House’ with 10,386 fans in attendance.

NEXT UP

The Aces are back on the road for a three-game tilt, starting with their first 2026 regular season match-up against the Dallas Wings (3-2) on Thursday, May 28, at 5 p.m. at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas. The game will be broadcast nationally on Prime Video.

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