PHOENIX, AZ. —The Las Vegas Aces (20-12) took over sole possession of fourth place in the WNBA standings Sunday afternoon, outscoring host Phoenix 29-10 in the first quarter and cruising to a 97-79 victory over the Mercury (16-17). A’ja Wilson recorded just the second 40+ point, 15+ rebound game in WNBA history, scoring 41 points and grabbing 17 boards. She also tied Breanna Stewart and Diana Taurasi for the most 40+ point games in a career with 4.
Las Vegas’ win, coupled with Seattle’s 93-86 loss to Connecticut earlier in the day, moved the Aces a game ahead of the Storm and 3.5 games back of Minnesota in 3rd place in the WNBA standings. The result also dropped the Mercury into 7th place, one game behind the Indiana Fever, who have won 6 of 7 games since the end of the Olympic break.
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Las Vegas made 56.1 percent of their field goal attempts (37 for 66) while Phoenix went 29 for 61 from the floor (.475). The Aces made 11 of 32 shots from distance (.344), while Phoenix made 7 of 22 (.318)
The Aces outscored the Mercury 44-34 in the paint, and 13-1 in second chance points.
The Aces had assists on 32 of their 37 made field goals
The Aces flipped 15 Phoenix turnovers into 21 points, while giving up 16 points on their own 14 miscues.
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