Las Vegas Aces Overcome 15-Point Deficit to Secure Victory Against Connecticut Sun

UNCASVILLE, CT.—After falling behind by 15 points in the waning minutes of the first half, the Las Vegas Aces (24-10) went down to the wire in a hard-fought, 72-67, victory over the host Connecticut Sun (24-10) on Friday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena. Kelsey Plum scored a game-high 27 points, A’ja Wilson tallied 20 points, 15 in the second half, and Chelsea Gray notched 11 of her 13 points in the second half.

Brionna Jones scored a high of 17 for the Sun.

The Aces shot 25 of 65 from the field (.385) and 6 of 20 from 3-point range (.300), while the Sun made 25 of 56 (.446) overall and 3 of 16 (.188) from distance.

Allisha Gray has achieved a significant milestone as the first player in WNBA history to secure both the 3-point and skills titles in a single season

The Aces flipped the Sun’s 19 turnovers into 16 points and gave up 12 points on their own 15 miscues.

The Connecticut bench outscored the Las Vegas reserves 17-10.

The Aces travel to league-leading New York (28-6) for a Sunday, Sept. 8, contest.

 

 

 

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