Las Vegas @ Connecticut Game Overview
LV vs CONRecords
Head-To-HeadLast 10
| Date | Home | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, '24 | LV |
85 - 74
|
LV -5.0 | u165.5 |
| Jul 01, '23 | LV |
102 - 84
|
LV -11.0 | o170.5 |
| Jun 08, '23 | CON |
94 - 77
|
CON 4.5 | o167.5 |
| Jun 06, '23 | CON |
90 - 84
|
LV -5.5 | o167.0 |
| Sep 18, '22 | CON |
78 - 71
|
LV -1.5 | u163.0 |
| Sep 15, '22 | CON |
105 - 76
|
CON -1.5 | o161.0 |
| Sep 13, '22 | LV |
85 - 71
|
LV -5.0 | u160.5 |
| Sep 11, '22 | LV |
67 - 64
|
CON 5.5 | u167.5 |
| Jul 17, '22 | CON |
91 - 83
|
LV -1.0 | u175.5 |
| Jun 02, '22 | LV |
97 - 90
|
CON 4.5 | o169.0 |
LV vs CON Preview
Last Meeting ( Jun 21, 2024 ) Connecticut 74, Las Vegas 85
After scoring 71 points in her past two games to widen her lead in the WNBA scoring race, A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces open a four-game road trip Friday night against the Connecticut Sun in Uncasville, Conn.
Wilson followed up a 41-point outburst at the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday with a 30-point effort on Tuesday in Las Vegas' 90-71 home win over the Chicago Sky.
The frontrunner to win her third MVP Award, Wilson is averaging a league-best 27.5 points and second-best 12.1 rebounds per game entering Thursday.
Tuesday's 30-point showing was Wilson's 11th such performance this season; the Aces are 8-3 in those games.
Las Vegas (21-12) hit 52.5 percent of its shots on Tuesday and dished out 25 assists to win its third straight. Tiffany Hayes contributed 20 points and Chelsea Gray added a double-double (13 points, 10 assists) to complement Wilson's explosive game.
"Two-plus passes and we shoot a way better percentage than when it's just one pass or no pass," Aces coach Becky Hammon said.
"It's a fine balance for a coach because one of the greatest assets we have is our individual play and one of our greatest weaknesses is individual talent."
The defending champions are averaging 90 points during their three-game win streak and are 4-1 since losing four of five July 16-Aug. 23.
Connecticut (24-9), meanwhile, had won five of six before dropping a 71-64 home contest to the Seattle Storm on Tuesday. The Sun shot just 41.4 percent from the floor and posted their second-fewest points in a game this season.
DeWanna Bonner scored 26 points and Brionna Jones added 21, but Connecticut could not hold on to a 12-point lead in the first quarter. The Sun were outscored 58-46 across the final three quarters.
"We had opportunities and shot ourselves in the foot, whether it was turnovers, not knocking down open shots, staying on one side of the floor, holding the ball," Connecticut coach Stephanie White said.
The second-place Sun lead the fourth-place Aces by three games, though both squads have clinched a playoff berth.
The teams meet for the final time in the regular season at Las Vegas on Sept. 15.
--Field Level Media
LV vs CONInjury report
Las Vegas's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Gustafson | NA | Out - Leg( Apr 30, '25) | Apr 30, '25 | |
| The Aces reported on Thursday (May 1) that Gustafson will be sidelined indefinitely after sustaining a lower left leg injury. | ||||
| C. Parker-Tyus | NA | Out - Personal( Apr 03, '25) | Apr 03, '25 | |
| Aces' Parker-Tyus announced on Friday (Apr. 4) that she’s pregnant with second chilld and will miss at least 3 months of the 2025 season, per Aces/UNLV hoops reporter Callie Fin. | ||||
Connecticut's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No injuries to report. | ||||
LV vs CONStats
Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.6 | (2) | FG% | (5) | 43.6 |
| 31.1 | (3) | FGM | (1) | 27.3 |
| 68.2 | (5) | FGA | (1) | 62.6 |
| 34.6 | (4) | 3P% | (2) | 31.0 |
| 9.2 | (4) | 3PM | (1) | 6.4 |
| 26.4 | (3) | 3PA | (1) | 20.6 |
| 82.9 | (2) | FT% | (5) | 77.7 |
| 15.9 | (3) | FTM | (3) | 13.4 |
| 19.2 | (5) | FTA | (3) | 17.3 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 43.8 |
| 29.9 |
| 68.2 |
| 33.8 |
| 7.7 |
| 22.9 |
| 78.5 |
| 14.4 |
| 18.3 |
More Stats
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.5 | (7) | REB | (1) | 32.1 |
| 5.8 | (12) | OREB | (1) | 7.3 |
| 28.7 | (12) | DREB | (9) | 24.8 |
| 20.6 | (5) | AST | (2) | 19.2 |
| 11.8 | (1) | TO | (2) | 16.8 |
| 1.7 | (1) | AST/TO | (1) | 1.1 |
| 7.1 | (2) | STL | (3) | 7.2 |
| 5.1 | (4) | BLK | (10) | 4.6 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 34.5 |
| 8.3 |
| 26.2 |
| 20.5 |
| 14.4 |
| 1.4 |
| 7.5 |
| 4.2 |
Points
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87.3 | (1) | Points | (1) | 74.4 |
| 21.3 | (5) | 1st Q | (3) | 19.9 |
| 21.6 | (5) | 2nd Q | (3) | 17.2 |
| 22.1 | (5) | 3rd Q | (3) | 18.1 |
| 22.1 | (5) | 4th Q | (3) | 18.6 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 81.8 |
| 20.7 |
| 20.1 |
| 20.8 |
| 19.8 |