{"id":51413,"date":"2025-08-07T06:41:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T06:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/51413\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T06:41:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T06:41:08","slug":"aja-wilson-scores-27-points-in-the-aces-78-72-victory-over-the-valkyries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/51413\/","title":{"rendered":"A\u2019ja Wilson scores 27 points in the Aces’ 78-72 victory over the Valkyries"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A\u2019ja Wilson scored 27 points, Jackie Young and Jewell Loyd each added 14 points and the Las Vegas Aces<\/a> beat the Golden State Valkyries<\/a> 78-72 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas (16-14) ended the third quarter on a 13-4 run for a 64-54 lead, then went scoreless in the fourth until the 6:05 mark as Golden State got as close as 66-63. A 5-0 run by the Aces, highlighted by a 3-pointer by Loyd, made it 74-65 with 2:47 left.<\/p>\n

Wilson sealed it with two free throws with 34.9 seconds left.<\/p>\n

Wilson finished 8 of 11 from the field and 11 of 11 at the free-throw line. She also had two blocks in the first quarter to become the 10th player in WNBA history with 500.<\/p>\n

Tiffany Hayes scored 14 points and Janelle Salaun added 13 for Golden State (14-15). Carla Leite and Kaila Charles each added 11.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas led 43-38 at halftime behind 14 points from Wilson. The Aces took the lead for good on Young’s 3-pointer with 4:49 left in the third at 51-48.<\/p>\n

Dana Evans gave Las Vegas the first double-digit lead of the game at 62-52 with 46 seconds left in the third.<\/p>\n

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AP WNBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/wnba-basketball<\/p>\n

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