By Shawn McCullough
The Aces saw an eight point lead dwindle down to two with 4:15 remaining, but went on a 10-5 run to beat the Dallas Wings 85-78 at Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay.
“If we take care of business during the course of the game, it never would have come down to having to make some shots down the stretch,” said head coach Bill Laimbeer.
A’ja Wilson led the Aces with 28 points and 14 rebounds, while Liz Cambage added 14.
“This is a big win,” said Wilson. “Dallas is coming off a win streak and they made us work, but we still need to do better.”
After beating the Washington Mystics back on Saturday, June 5th, the Aces had seven days to recuperate from a three game road trip.
“We had been on a long road trip and then had eight days off, so it was good to get a win and continue to get better,” said guard Kelsey Plum.
The Aces got 13 points off the bench from Plum.
With the win, the Aces improved to 8-3 heading into back to back home games against the New York Liberty starting on Tuesday.
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Game Notes:
- The Aces shot 46.9% from the field.
- Las Vegas turned the ball over 16 times.
- Forward Satou Sabally led the Wings with 24 points.
Game Starters:
F – 22 A’ja Wilson
F – 3 Riquna Williams
C – 8 Liz Cambage
G – 0 Jackie Young
G – 12 Chelsea Gray
Aces Injury Report:
Angel McCoughtry—Out, right ACL
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