LAS VEGAS (June 21, 2026) – A smothering defensive effort, combined with red-hot shooting, propelled the Las Vegas Aces (12-4) to a dominating 92-73 victory over the visiting Golden State Valkyries (10-7) on Sunday afternoon at Michelob ULTRA Arena. Jackie Young scored a game-high 21 points to go with 5 assists; A’ja Wilson had 19 points and 9 boards; Chelsea Gray also flirted with a double-double, finishing with 15 points and 9 dimes; and Jewell Loyd and NaLyssa Smith contributed 14 points apiece.

Four Valkryies scored in double figures, led by Cecilia Zandalasini’s 12 points.

Stats | Gallery | Highlights

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
LVA	23	27	27	15	92
GSV	17	13	19	24	73

1st Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 23, Golden State 17)
After the Aces claimed an early 10-6 lead, Golden State scored 8 unanswered points to bump ahead 14-10. The Aces responded with the next 8 points in a 13-3 run to close the quarter. Las Vegas shot 8 of 14 (.571) from the field and 5 of 9 (.556) from deep, while Golden State made 8 of 15 (.533) overall but made none of its 7 attempts behind the arc. Loyd, Wilson and Young scored 6 apiece, while Zandalasini topped all scorers with 8 .

2nd Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 50, Golden State 30)
The Valkyries scored the first 7 points in a 9-2 opening run for a 26-25 edge. Smith scored the next 4 and while the lead never again traded hands, Golden State whittled the Aces lead to 29-28. That was as close as the visitors would get the remainder of the game. The Aces turned up the defense and closed out the half on a 21-2 run, holding the Valkyries to just a pair of free throws over a 6:35 stretch, while forcing them into 3 turnovers and 0 of 9 from the field during that span. Overall, the Valks managed to hit just 31.2% (5-16 FGs) from the floor and 1 of 8 from distance, while the Aces made 61.1% (11-18 FGs) overall and 3 of 5 from deep. Smith tallied all of her first-half 10 points in the second quarter to lead all scorers, while Tiffany Hayes had a high of 6 for Golden State.

3rd Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 77, Golden State 49)
The Aces, who shot a blistering 91.7% (11-12 FGs) from the field in the third, never let their lead drop below 17 points. Golden State hit 42.1% from the floor and made 1 of 6 from deep. Wilson led all scorers with 7 and Janelle Salaun topped Golden State with 5.

4th Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 92, Golden State 73)
Golden State played its bench the entire fourth quarter, while the Aces, whose lead remained in the 20s until the final 76 seconds, played all 9 a mixed bag of minutes. The Aces made 42.9% from the field but just 14.3% from deep, while the Valkyries hit 41.2% overall and 33.3% behind the arc, their best 3-point quarter of the day. Laeticia Amihere scored a high of 10 points while Young had 6 on the other end.

KEY STATS
Golden State entered the game shooting a league second-best 36.4% from 3-point and was scorching the nets for 11.5 3-pointers an outing and over 45% of their shots come from distance, both of which were tops in the W. They were held to a franchise-low 16.7% 3-point shooting and a season-low 5 3-pointers made.

Over the first three quarters, the Aces hit a sizzling 68.2% (30-44 FGs) from the floor and 58.8% (10-17 3pt FGs) behind the arc, while holding the Valkyries to 42% (21-50 FGs) from the field and an icy 9.5% (2-21 3pt FGs) from deep.

The Aces made a season-high 90% from the line, a season second-best 62.1% from the field and third-best 45.8% of their 3s.

	FGM-A	PCT	3PM-A	PCT	FTM-A	PCT	OFF	DEF	REB	AT	PF	ST	TO	BK
LVA	36-58	.621	11-24	.458	9-10	.900	2	23	25	21	18	5	11	3
GSV	28-67	.418	5-30	.167	12-18	.667	11	20	31	10	15	7	10	1

Points scored ….

	In the Paint	2nd Chance	Fast Break	Off TOs	Bench
LVA	46	4	6	17	19
GSV	28	8	4	13	45

GAME NOTES

Wilson extended her league-leading streak of consecutive double-digit scoring games to 40.

No. 16 Wilson (6,130) is 5 points from overtaking teammate Loyd (6,134) and moving into the No. 15 spot on the league’s all-time scoring list. No. 14 is Lisa Leslie (6,263).

The Franchise is 3 wins away from becoming the fifth in league history with 500 victories. (LA, Minn., NY, Conn.). Phoenix is also on the cusp of 500, having won 499 since tipping in 1997.

With her 5 assists, Young passed Becky Hammon (1,133) and now sits at No. 2 on the all-time franchise assist list, and now has 1,137 career assists. Gray is No. 1 with 1,179 in an Aces uniform.

UP NEXT: The Aces host the New York Liberty (11-5) on June 23 at 7 pm, who they’ll also take on in the Commissioner’s Cup championship game a week later. Tuesday’s game will air nationally on USA and locally on The Spot-Vegas 34.

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