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Jul 1, 2023 6:29 pm

Kelsey Plum, A’ja Wilson propel Aces in win vs. Sun

Kelsey Plum scored 25 points, A’ja Wilson recorded 23 points, 13 rebounds and five assists and the Las Vegas Aces avenged their lone defeat with a convincing 102-84 home victory over the Connecticut Sun on Saturday afternoon.

Candace Parker added 15 points, eight assists and three steals for Las Vegas (15-1). Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young had 11 points apiece as the Aces improved to 9-0 at home.

Las Vegas has notched eight straight victories since falling to the host Sun 94-77 on June 8. The Aces won the season series 2-1.

DeWanna Bonner scored 19 points and Natisha Hiedeman added 13 points for Connecticut (12-5), which lost its second straight game. Alyssa Thomas had 12 points and 11 assists and DiJonai Carrington had 12 points.

The Aces shot 50 percent from the field, including 7 of 23 from 3-point range, while topping 90 points for the 13th time this season and 100 for the third. Plum was 4-of-4 from behind the arc.

The Sun made 47.1 percent of their shots and made 6 of 20 from 3-point range.

Las Vegas led by 11 at halftime and then exploded for the first 17 points of the second half.

Wilson scored eight points during the surge, including a basket to make it 75-48 with 5:57 left in the third quarter. Gray made a technical 81 seconds later to cap the run.

Plum and Young each made 3-pointers and Parker also had a hoop during the decisive run.

A three-point play by Carrington with 4:31 left represented Connecticut’s first points of the quarter.

Las Vegas led 84-63 after three quarters and continued to pour it on in the final stanza. Kierstan Bell’s 3-pointer made it 100-71 with 4:29 left as the Aces closed out their 10th double-digit triumph of the season.

Wilson scored 14 points and Parker had 13 on 6-of-7 shooting as the Aces led 59-48 at the break. Las Vegas shot 62.9 percent in the half. Bonner scored 17 and Hiedeman had 13 in the half for the Sun.

–Field Level Media

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