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Phoenix Mercury @ Las Vegas Aces 61–83

2025-08-21 · WNBA · Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas NV · Att. 10,460 · Prime Video

Phoenix Mercury 2025 · Las Vegas Aces 2025 · 2025 season

Score by period

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	17	12	17	15	61
LVA	23	20	16	24	83

Team stats

	Mercury	Aces
Field goals	22-71 .310	34-73 .466
Three-pointers	6-32 .188	6-22 .273
Free throws	11-13 .846	9-10 .900
Offensive rebounds	13	6
Defensive rebounds	30	31
Total rebounds	43	37
Assists	12	18
Steals	2	9
Blocks	2	4
Turnovers	14	6
Personal fouls	10	9
Technical fouls	1	0
Points in the paint	32	40
Fast-break points	12	10
Points off turnovers	21	0
Largest lead	3	22

Phoenix Mercury

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Alyssa Thomas F	30	17	6-15	0-1	5-6	2	9	11	6	2	0	3	5	-13
Satou Sabally F	25	15	5-14	2-7	3-3	1	2	3	2	0	0	2	0	-10
Monique Akoa Makani G	25	9	3-8	1-5	2-2	2	4	6	1	0	0	2	2	-23
Kahleah Copper G	20	6	2-8	2-6	0-0	0	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	-9
Natasha Mack F	19	3	1-3	0-0	1-2	5	5	10	0	0	1	0	1	-11
DeWanna Bonner F	19	2	1-6	0-4	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	-20
Kathryn Westbeld F	19	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	-11
Sami Whitcomb G	16	3	1-5	1-4	0-0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	-1
Lexi Held G	11	2	1-5	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	-5
Kitija Laksa G	7	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5
Kalani Brown C	5	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	-1
Kiana Williams G	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1
Total	200	61	22-71	6-32	11-13	13	30	43	12	2	2	14	10

FG .310 · 3P .188 · FT .846

Las Vegas Aces

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Chelsea Gray G	33	12	6-9	0-2	0-0	0	3	3	4	2	0	1	1	+15
A'ja Wilson C	30	19	7-16	0-1	5-6	3	10	13	1	1	1	1	1	+8
Jackie Young G	27	12	5-15	2-5	0-0	1	4	5	5	1	2	2	1	+10
NaLyssa Smith F	23	12	5-8	0-1	2-2	1	4	5	2	0	0	0	1	+1
Kierstan Bell F	22	6	2-6	2-6	0-0	0	1	1	3	1	1	0	1	+17
Jewell Loyd G	26	5	2-8	1-5	0-0	1	2	3	3	2	0	0	2	+19
Dana Evans G	19	17	7-9	1-1	2-2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	+22
Aaliyah Nye G	10	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	+5
Kiah Stokes C	7	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	+10
Megan DiLeo C	3	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	+3
Total	200	83	34-73	6-22	9-10	6	31	37	18	9	4	6	9

FG .466 · 3P .273 · FT .900

Officials: Amy Bonner, Gina Cross, Jason Alabanza

Play-by-play

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Quarter 1

10:00 Start of 1st Period (10:03 PM EST)
10:00 LVA Jump Ball Wilson vs. Mack: Tip to Thomas
9:40 PHX Copper Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
9:40 LVA Wilson STEAL (1 STL)
9:19 LVA MISS Wilson 11' Pullup Jump Shot
9:15 PHX Mack REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
9:09 PHX Copper 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thomas 1 AST) 3–0
8:52 LVA Wilson 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Gray 1 AST) 3–2
8:33 PHX Sabally Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
8:33 LVA Gray STEAL (1 STL)
8:29 LVA Young 24' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wilson 1 AST) 3–5
8:13 PHX Akoa Makani 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS) 5–5
8:06 LVA Smith 10' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Young 1 AST) 5–7
7:44 PHX MISS Akoa Makani 25' 3PT Jump Shot
7:41 PHX Mack REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
7:39 PHX MISS Copper 24' 3PT Jump Shot
7:34 LVA Young REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
7:18 LVA MISS Gray 24' 3PT Jump Shot
7:15 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
7:12 LVA MISS Wilson 8' Turnaround Jump Shot
7:09 PHX Thomas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
7:05 PHX MISS Thomas 5' Running Layup
7:05 LVA Young BLOCK (1 BLK)
7:03 PHX Thomas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
7:00 PHX MISS Thomas 6' Turnaround Jump Shot
7:00 LVA Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
6:44 LVA MISS Bell 25' 3PT Jump Shot
6:41 PHX Thomas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
6:36 PHX MISS Sabally 6' Running Layup
6:36 LVA Bell BLOCK (1 BLK)
6:35 PHX Sabally REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
6:35 PHX MISS Sabally 6' Putback Layup
6:34 LVA Bell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
6:26 LVA Young 3' Running Layup (5 PTS) (Gray 2 AST) 5–9
6:09 PHX Thomas 4' Layup (2 PTS) (Sabally 1 AST) 7–9
6:09 LVA Young S.FOUL (P1.T1)
6:09 PHX Thomas Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
5:50 LVA Gray 10' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) 8–11
5:31 PHX MISS Sabally 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
5:29 LVA Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
5:17 LVA Bell 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smith 1 AST) 8–14
5:17 Mercury Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
5:17 LVA SUB: Loyd FOR Bell
5:17 PHX SUB: Westbeld FOR Mack
5:17 PHX SUB: Whitcomb FOR Akoa Makani
5:00 PHX MISS Copper 25' 3PT Jump Shot
4:57 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
4:43 LVA Gray Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
4:30 PHX MISS Whitcomb 5' Driving Layup
4:28 LVA Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
4:14 LVA MISS Wilson 7' Layup
4:12 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
4:09 LVA MISS Loyd 25' 3PT Jump Shot
4:05 PHX Thomas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
4:02 PHX Sabally 4' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Thomas 2 AST) 10–14
3:39 LVA Smith 5' Layup (4 PTS) (Gray 3 AST) 10–16
3:30 PHX MISS Sabally 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
3:27 PHX Whitcomb REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
3:22 PHX Sabally 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Whitcomb 1 AST) 13–16
3:00 LVA MISS Wilson 19' Jump Shot
2:56 PHX Whitcomb REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
2:52 PHX MISS Thomas 4' Running Layup
2:52 LVA Wilson BLOCK (1 BLK)
2:50 PHX Thomas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
2:49 PHX Thomas 4' Putback Layup (5 PTS) 15–16
2:35 LVA Young Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
2:35 PHX Thomas STEAL (1 STL)
2:31 PHX MISS Whitcomb 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
2:30 ACES Rebound
2:30 PHX Copper L.B.FOUL (P1.T1)
2:30 LVA SUB: Bell FOR Smith
2:30 LVA SUB: Evans FOR Gray
2:30 PHX SUB: Akoa Makani FOR Sabally
2:30 PHX SUB: Bonner FOR Copper
2:14 LVA MISS Young 4' Cutting Layup Shot
2:11 PHX Thomas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
2:07 PHX Thomas 4' Running Layup (7 PTS) 17–16
1:44 LVA Bell 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Young 2 AST) 17–19
1:27 PHX MISS Bonner 26' 3PT Jump Shot
1:24 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
1:13 LVA Young 10' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) 17–21
0:55 PHX Thomas OFF.Foul (P1)
0:55 PHX Thomas Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
0:55 LVA SUB: Stokes FOR Wilson
0:55 PHX SUB: Mack FOR Thomas
0:40 LVA MISS Loyd 26' 3PT Jump Shot
0:37 PHX Mack REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
0:33 PHX MISS Akoa Makani 24' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
0:30 LVA Stokes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
0:21 PHX Akoa Makani S.FOUL (P1.T2)
0:21 LVA Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
0:21 LVA Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
0:02 PHX Akoa Makani Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
0:02 LVA Evans STEAL (1 STL)
0:00 End of 1st Period (10:19 PM EST)

Quarter 2

10:00 Start of 2nd Period (10:22 PM EST)
9:45 LVA MISS Loyd 8' Pullup Jump Shot
9:42 LVA Loyd REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
9:41 LVA MISS Loyd 1' Tip Layup Shot
9:40 PHX Bonner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
9:20 PHX MISS Copper 26' 3PT Jump Shot
9:17 LVA Stokes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
9:06 LVA Evans 17' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) 17–25
8:38 Mercury Turnover: Shot Clock (T#5)
8:19 LVA Gray 16' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) 17–27
8:05 PHX MISS Mack 5' Jump Bank Shot
8:05 PHX Mack REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
8:05 LVA Stokes S.FOUL (P1.T1)
8:05 PHX Mack Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
8:05 LVA SUB: Nye FOR Loyd
8:05 PHX MISS Mack Free Throw 2 of 2
8:02 ACES Rebound
8:02 PHX SUB: Thomas FOR Mack
7:45 LVA Evans 10' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Bell 1 AST) 18–29
7:28 ACES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
7:28 Instant Replay2nd Period (10:27 PM EST)
7:28 LVA SUB: Wilson FOR Bell
7:28 LVA SUB: Smith FOR Stokes
7:28 PHX SUB: Whitcomb FOR Akoa Makani
7:28 PHX Bonner Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
7:11 LVA Wilson 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) 18–31
6:47 PHX Copper Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T7)
6:47 LVA Nye STEAL (1 STL)
6:36 LVA Wilson 5' Layup (6 PTS) (Smith 2 AST) 18–33
6:29 PHX Copper 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Thomas 3 AST) 21–33
6:12 LVA MISS Gray 19' Pullup Jump Shot
6:09 PHX Sabally REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
5:59 PHX Whitcomb 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Copper 1 AST) 24–33
5:58 ACES Timeout: Coach Challenge (Full 1 Short 0)
5:58 Instant Replay2nd Period (10:32 PM EST)
5:58 LVA SUB: Young FOR Evans
5:58 PHX SUB: Mack FOR Sabally
5:39 LVA MISS Smith 11' Pullup Jump Shot
5:38 PHX Mack REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
5:24 PHX MISS Thomas 5' Hook Shot
5:21 LVA Young REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
5:15 LVA MISS Young 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
5:13 PHX Thomas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
5:08 PHX MISS Copper 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
5:06 PHX Mack REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
5:06 PHX MISS Mack 4' Putback Layup
5:04 LVA Gray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
4:47 PHX Thomas S.FOUL (P2.T1)
4:47 LVA Wilson Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
4:47 LVA Wilson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
4:24 PHX MISS Bonner 25' 3PT Jump Shot
4:21 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
4:13 LVA Wilson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
4:13 PHX Thomas STEAL (2 STL)
4:04 PHX MISS Whitcomb 26' 3PT Jump Shot
3:54 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
3:39 LVA MISS Wilson 24' 3PT Jump Shot
3:36 PHX Mack REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
3:32 PHX MISS Copper 5' Running Layup
3:29 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
3:14 LVA Wilson 4' Layup (10 PTS) (Young 3 AST) 24–37
2:57 PHX MISS Whitcomb 27' 3PT Jump Shot
2:57 ACES Rebound
2:57 LVA SUB: Bell FOR Nye
2:57 PHX SUB: Sabally FOR Copper
2:57 PHX SUB: Akoa Makani FOR Bonner
2:39 LVA MISS Wilson 7' Pullup Jump Shot
2:36 PHX Mack REBOUND (Off:3 Def:5)
2:27 PHX Thomas 9' Turnaround Hook Shot (9 PTS) (Akoa Makani 1 AST) 26–37
2:05 LVA MISS Smith 25' 3PT Jump Shot
2:02 PHX Sabally REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
1:46 PHX MISS Thomas 4' Pullup Jump Shot
1:45 Mercury Rebound
1:45 LVA SUB: Loyd FOR Smith
1:45 PHX SUB: Westbeld FOR Mack
1:41 PHX Sabally 7' Layup (7 PTS) 28–37
1:41 LVA Bell S.FOUL (P1.T2)
1:41 PHX SUB: Copper FOR Whitcomb
1:41 PHX Sabally Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
1:27 LVA MISS Young 15' Pullup Jump Shot
1:23 PHX Westbeld REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
1:11 PHX MISS Sabally 5' Driving Reverse Layup
1:08 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
1:01 LVA Gray 13' Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS) 29–39
0:47 PHX Thomas Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T8)
0:47 LVA Bell STEAL (1 STL)
0:41 LVA MISS Young 5' Running Layup
0:41 LVA Young REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
0:41 LVA Young 1' Tip Layup Shot (9 PTS) 29–41
0:27 PHX MISS Sabally 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
0:24 LVA Gray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
0:04 LVA Gray 17' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) 29–43
0:00 PHX MISS Thomas 34' 3PT Jump Shot
0:00 Mercury Rebound
0:00 End of 2nd Period (10:43 PM EST)

Quarter 3

10:00 Start of 3rd Period (10:59 PM EST)
9:38 LVA MISS Wilson 6' Hook Shot
9:35 PHX Copper REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
9:31 PHX Sabally 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Thomas 4 AST) 32–43
9:18 LVA Wilson 13' Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Bell 2 AST) 32–45
8:57 PHX MISS Akoa Makani 25' 3PT Jump Shot
8:53 PHX Mack REBOUND (Off:4 Def:5)
8:50 PHX MISS Copper 6' Driving Layup
8:50 LVA Young BLOCK (2 BLK)
8:48 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
8:35 LVA MISS Young 25' 3PT Jump Shot
8:30 PHX Akoa Makani REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
8:16 PHX MISS Sabally 32' 3PT Jump Shot
8:13 LVA Young REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
8:06 LVA MISS Gray 26' 3PT Jump Shot
8:03 PHX Copper REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
7:48 LVA Wilson S.FOUL (P1.T1)
7:48 PHX Sabally Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
7:48 PHX Sabally Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
7:33 PHX Mack S.FOUL (P1.T1)
7:33 LVA Wilson Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
7:33 LVA MISS Wilson Free Throw 2 of 2
7:31 PHX Thomas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
7:26 PHX Akoa Makani 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Thomas 5 AST) 37–46
7:23 ACES Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
7:23 LVA SUB: Loyd FOR Bell
7:12 PHX Copper P.FOUL (P2.T2)
6:57 LVA Loyd 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) 37–48
6:45 LVA Loyd S.FOUL (P1.T2)
6:45 PHX Akoa Makani Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
6:45 PHX Akoa Makani Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
6:37 PHX Akoa Makani P.FOUL (P2.T3)
6:25 LVA MISS Young 11' Pullup Jump Shot
6:25 PHX Mack BLOCK (1 BLK)
6:24 ACES Rebound
6:24 Mercury Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
6:24 PHX SUB: Held FOR Sabally
6:24 PHX SUB: Bonner FOR Copper
6:21 LVA MISS Loyd 24' 3PT Jump Shot
6:15 PHX Akoa Makani REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
6:07 PHX MISS Held 3PT Jump Shot
6:04 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:8)
5:52 PHX Thomas S.FOUL (P3.T4)
5:52 Mercury Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 0)
5:52 Instant Replay3rd Period (11:13 PM EST)
5:52 LVA Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
5:52 LVA Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
5:41 LVA Loyd S.FOUL (P2.T3)
5:41 PHX MISS Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2
5:41 Mercury Rebound
5:41 PHX Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
5:24 LVA Wilson 7' Turnaround Jump Shot (15 PTS) 40–52
5:13 LVA Wilson Violation:Kicked Ball
5:08 PHX MISS Bonner 24' 3PT Jump Shot
5:05 PHX Akoa Makani REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
4:53 PHX MISS Thomas 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
4:51 PHX Mack REBOUND (Off:5 Def:5)
4:50 PHX Mack 5' Layup (3 PTS) 42–52
4:29 LVA SUB: Evans FOR Young
4:26 ACES Turnover: Shot Clock (T#4)
4:06 PHX MISS Bonner 25' 3PT Jump Shot
4:05 Mercury Rebound
4:05 LVA SUB: Young FOR Smith
3:54 PHX MISS Thomas 15' Jump Shot
3:50 PHX Akoa Makani REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
3:50 PHX MISS Akoa Makani 6' Layup
3:50 LVA Gray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
3:33 LVA Evans 19' Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS) 42–54
3:16 LVA Gray P.FOUL (P1.T4)
3:16 LVA SUB: Bell FOR Gray
3:16 PHX SUB: Westbeld FOR Mack
3:16 PHX SUB: Whitcomb FOR Akoa Makani
3:06 PHX Held Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T9)
3:06 LVA Young STEAL (1 STL)
2:59 LVA Young Traveling Turnover (P2.T5)
2:41 PHX MISS Held 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
2:38 LVA Evans REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
2:18 LVA MISS Bell 25' 3PT Jump Shot
2:15 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:3 Def:8)
2:15 LVA MISS Wilson 4' Putback Layup
2:13 PHX Thomas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
2:08 PHX MISS Thomas 7' Running Layup
2:07 LVA Young REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
2:07 Nate Tibbetts Foul:T.FOUL
2:07 LVA Wilson Free Throw Technical (16 PTS)
1:56 LVA MISS Wilson 15' Jump Shot
1:53 PHX Thomas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:8)
1:46 LVA Evans P.FOUL (P1.PN)
1:46 PHX Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
1:46 LVA SUB: Gray FOR Young
1:46 PHX SUB: Sabally FOR Westbeld
1:46 PHX Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
1:29 LVA MISS Bell 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
1:25 PHX Thomas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:9)
1:17 PHX Sabally 7' Layup (15 PTS) (Thomas 6 AST) 46–55
0:51 LVA Evans 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot (10 PTS) 46–57
0:43 PHX MISS Bonner 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
0:39 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:3 Def:9)
0:29 LVA Gray 12' Turnaround Jump Shot (10 PTS) 46–59
0:05 PHX MISS Held 16' Pullup Jump Shot
0:03 LVA Loyd REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
0:00 LVA MISS Loyd 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
0:00 ACES Rebound
0:00 End of 3rd Period (11:27 PM EST)

Quarter 4