{"id":646420,"date":"2026-05-16T09:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T09:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/646420\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T09:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T09:10:08","slug":"aces-aja-wilson-keeps-making-wnba-history-with-45-point-game-vs-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/646420\/","title":{"rendered":"Aces\u2019 A\u2019ja Wilson keeps making WNBA history with 45-point game vs. Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aces\u2019 A\u2019ja Wilson keeps making WNBA history with 45-point game vs. Sun<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A\u2019ja Wilson<\/a> torched the nets all night as she led the Las Vegas Aces<\/a> to a solid 101-94 road win over the Connecticut Sun<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n

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Wilson is going through the ninth season of her incredible WNBA career with the Aces. She dominates as arguably the best player in the entire league, having led Las Vegas<\/a> to three championships with two Finals MVPs to show for it.<\/p>\n

Going into the game, Las Vegas won its last two games after losing in the season opener. They took on a Connecticut squad that is winless to start the year, seeking a solid victory at home.<\/p>\n

Despite their efforts, Wilson outmatched them in every way<\/a> throughout her 32 minutes of action. She finished with a stat line of 45 points, three rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and one steal. She shot 15-of-18 from the field, including 2-of-2 from beyond the arc, and 13-of-13 from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n

Her dominance allowed her to have the most efficient 45-point game in WNBA history, becoming the only player<\/a>\u00a0to score 45 or more points on 80% shooting, per ESPN Insights.<\/p>\n

How A\u2019ja Wilson, Aces played against Sun<\/p>\n

The Sun<\/a> will need to win in their next game as they were on match for A\u2019ja Wilson\u2019s dominant performance in the Aces win.<\/p>\n

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Shot accuracy and free throws made the difference in this matchup. The Aces prevailed in both categories by making 60% of their total shots and made 25 out of 32 free throws. It wasn\u2019t the same for the Sun after they only made 44% of their total shot attempts and converted just 13 out of 15 shots at the line.<\/p>\n

Four players scored in double-digits for Las Vegas in the win, including Wilson. Chennedy Carter delivered a strong performance off the bench with 18 points, two steals, one assist, one rebound, and a block. Jackie Young<\/a> came next with 13 points and six assists, while Chelsea Gray<\/a> provided 12 points and 10 assists.<\/p>\n

The Aces will look forward to their fifth matchup of the season, remaining on the road. They take on the Atlanta Dream<\/a> as the game takes place on May 17 at 1:30 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

Related: Becky Hammon drops \u2018crazy\u2019 truth bomb on Chennedy Carter, steal of WNBA offseason<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aces\u2019 A\u2019ja Wilson keeps making WNBA history with 45-point game vs. Sun appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":646421,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[650,3444,7636,4384,62315,7638,2114,4677,99,1608,434,66313],"class_list":["post-646420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-aja-wilson","tag-atlanta-dream","tag-chelsea-gray","tag-connecticut-sun","tag-david-butler","tag-jackie-young","tag-las-vegas","tag-las-vegas-aces","tag-sports","tag-sun","tag-wnba","tag-wnba-history"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=646420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/646421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=646420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=646420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=646420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}