LAS VEGAS, NV. —The Las Vegas Aces (16-9) received double-digit scoring efforts from 3 players, including 24 points and 11 rebounds from A’ja Wilson, in a 79-67 loss to the New York Liberty (23-4) on Saturday afternoon at Michelob ULTRA Arena. Chelsea Gray and Kelsey Plum scored 13 points apiece. Wilson also had 3 blocks and 3 steals and Gray added 6 boards and dished out 6 assists.
Sabrina Ionescu had a team-best 23 points as the Liberty clinched a playoff berth.
The Aces made 36.9% of their shots from the field and 29% from 3-point range and the Liberty connected on 40.5% overall and 25.8% from distance.
The Liberty outrebounded the Aces 46-30, including 13-2 on the offensive boards.
New York outscored Las Vegas 36-24 points in the paint and 11-3 on second chance points. The Aces owned a 9-4 advantage on fast break points.
New York held Las Vegas to a season-low 67 points.
Las Vegas Aces contributed to this recap