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Las Vegas Aces @ New York Liberty 84–88

2024-10-01 · WNBA Semifinals · Game 2 · WNBA · Barclays Center, Brooklyn NY · Att. 14,321 · ESPN2

Las Vegas Aces 2024 · New York Liberty 2024 · 2024 season

Score by period

	1	2	3	4	T
LVA	27	13	22	22	84
NYL	22	24	23	19	88

Team stats

	Aces	Liberty
Field goals	30-69 .435	33-67 .493
Three-pointers	12-27 .444	9-29 .310
Free throws	12-19 .632	13-16 .812
Offensive rebounds	9	8
Defensive rebounds	20	27
Total rebounds	29	35
Assists	23	19
Steals	3	4
Blocks	2	3
Turnovers	13	12
Personal fouls	22	19
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	24	44
Fast-break points	10	12
Points off turnovers	22	14
Largest lead	8	10

Las Vegas Aces

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
A'ja Wilson C	37	24	11-18	0-0	2-4	1	6	7	4	1	0	0	2	+3
Chelsea Gray G	36	14	5-12	2-6	2-4	1	3	4	7	0	0	3	4	+1
Alysha Clark F	35	13	4-9	3-7	2-2	1	2	3	2	1	0	1	2	-11
Jackie Young G	31	17	5-13	4-8	3-4	2	4	6	3	0	2	2	4	-3
Kelsey Plum G	27	6	2-9	2-5	0-0	0	2	2	1	0	0	3	3	-5
Tiffany Hayes G	21	10	3-7	1-1	3-5	3	1	4	6	1	0	1	5	0
Kiah Stokes C	8	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	2	-4
Sydney Colson G	5	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-1
Total	200	84	30-69	12-27	12-19	9	20	29	23	3	2	13	22

FG .435 · 3P .444 · FT .632

Did not play: Megan DiLeo (coach's decision), Queen Egbo (coach's decision), Kierstan Bell (coach's decision), Kate Martin (coach's decision)

New York Liberty

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Sabrina Ionescu G	37	24	9-18	3-9	3-4	1	8	9	5	1	1	2	3	+7
Breanna Stewart F	37	15	5-15	0-5	5-6	1	6	7	8	1	0	3	0	+5
Jonquel Jones C	34	14	5-8	1-2	3-4	4	4	8	4	0	0	3	3	-1
Leonie Fiebich F	26	6	2-4	2-4	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	2	+2
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton G	25	8	3-9	2-6	0-0	1	3	4	1	0	0	2	3	0
Courtney Vandersloot G	20	12	5-7	1-2	1-1	0	4	4	1	1	1	1	2	-3
Kayla Thornton F	16	9	4-5	0-1	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	+13
Kennedy Burke G	4	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	-3
Total	200	88	33-67	9-29	13-16	8	27	35	19	4	3	12	19

FG .493 · 3P .310 · FT .812

Did not play: Ivana Dojkić (coach's decision), Jaylyn Sherrod (coach's decision), Nyara Sabally (coach's decision), Marquesha Davis (coach's decision)

Officials: Jeff Wooten, Maj Forsberg, Randy Richardson, Teresa Stuck

Play-by-play

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Quarter 1

10:00 Start of 1st Period (7:34 PM EST)
10:00 NYL Jump Ball Jones vs. Wilson: Tip to Gray
9:42 LVA Clark 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wilson 1 AST) 3–0
9:21 NYL Laney-Hamilton 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jones 1 AST) 3–3
8:58 LVA MISS Young 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
8:55 NYL Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
8:45 NYL Laney-Hamilton OFF.Foul (P1)
8:45 NYL Laney-Hamilton Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
8:33 LVA Young Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
8:33 NYL Fiebich STEAL (1 STL)
8:23 LVA Plum P.FOUL (P1.T1)
8:16 NYL MISS Jones 25' 3PT Jump Shot
8:13 NYL Laney-Hamilton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
8:13 LVA Plum P.FOUL (P2.T2)
8:05 NYL MISS Fiebich 25' 3PT Jump Shot
8:02 NYL Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
8:00 NYL MISS Stewart 25' 3PT Jump Shot
7:57 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
7:45 LVA Clark 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Gray 1 AST) 6–3
7:31 NYL Ionescu 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) 6–5
7:18 LVA Clark OFF.Foul (P1)
7:18 LVA Clark Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
7:05 NYL Stewart 12' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS) (Ionescu 1 AST) 6–7
6:53 LVA Gray 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Plum 1 AST) 8–7
6:41 LVA Wilson P.FOUL (P1.T3)
6:34 LVA Gray P.FOUL (P1.T4)
6:23 NYL Stewart 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) 8–9
6:09 LVA MISS Wilson 4' Driving Layup
6:07 NYL Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
5:55 NYL MISS Jones 19' Pullup Jump Shot
5:52 LVA Clark REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
5:42 LVA Clark 5' Cutting Layup Shot (8 PTS) (Wilson 2 AST) 10–9
5:23 NYL MISS Ionescu 24' 3PT Jump Shot
5:23 LVA Young BLOCK (1 BLK)
5:23 NYL Ionescu REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
5:19 NYL Laney-Hamilton 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Ionescu 2 AST) 10–12
5:03 LVA Gray 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Clark 1 AST) 13–12
4:49 NYL Jones Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
4:49 Timeout: Official
4:49 NYL SUB: Vandersloot FOR Laney-Hamilton
4:49 LVA SUB: Hayes FOR Plum
4:34 LVA MISS Young 5' Driving Layup
4:32 Aces Rebound
4:32 NYL Jones AWAY.FROM.PLAY.FOUL (P1.T1)
4:32 LVA Young Free Throw 1 of 1 (1 PTS)
4:27 LVA Young 17' Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hayes 1 AST) 16–12
4:27 NYL Ionescu S.FOUL (P1.T2)
4:27 LVA MISS Young Free Throw 1 of 1
4:25 NYL Stewart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
4:08 NYL MISS Ionescu 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
4:06 NYL Jones REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
4:04 NYL Jones 6' Putback Layup (2 PTS) 16–14
3:45 LVA Young 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Hayes 2 AST) 19–14
3:27 NYL MISS Ionescu 5' Driving Layup
3:23 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
3:11 LVA MISS Young 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
3:08 NYL Vandersloot REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
3:05 NYL Vandersloot 4' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) 19–16
3:05 LVA Hayes S.FOUL (P1.PN)
3:05 NYL SUB: Laney-Hamilton FOR Fiebich
3:05 LVA SUB: Colson FOR Young
3:05 LVA SUB: Stokes FOR Clark
3:05 NYL SUB: Burke FOR Jones
3:05 NYL Vandersloot Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2:48 LVA MISS Hayes 4' Driving Layup
2:46 LVA Stokes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
2:43 LVA Wilson 16' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Hayes 3 AST) 21–17
2:29 NYL Vandersloot 2' Reverse Layup (5 PTS) 21–19
2:12 LVA Gray 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Wilson 3 AST) 24–19
1:51 NYL MISS Laney-Hamilton 9' Turnaround Bank Shot
1:50 Aces Rebound
1:37 NYL Burke S.FOUL (P1.T3)
1:37 LVA MISS Hayes Free Throw 1 of 2
1:37 Aces Rebound
1:37 NYL SUB: Thornton FOR Ionescu
1:37 LVA Hayes Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1:25 NYL MISS Burke 18' Jump Shot
1:21 LVA Gray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
1:07 LVA Gray 19' Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS) 27–19
0:52 NYL Burke Offensive Charge Foul (P2)
0:52 NYL Burke Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
0:52 LVA SUB: Clark FOR Wilson
0:43 LVA Colson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
0:43 NYL Vandersloot STEAL (1 STL)
0:40 NYL Vandersloot 2' Running Layup (7 PTS) 27–21
0:30 LVA MISS Gray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
0:26 NYL Burke REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
0:07 LVA Hayes S.FOUL (P2.PN)
0:07 NYL Stewart Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
0:07 NYL MISS Stewart Free Throw 2 of 2
0:04 LVA Stokes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
0:02 LVA MISS Colson 17' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
0:00 LIBERTY Rebound
0:00 End of 1st Period (7:55 PM EST)

Quarter 2

10:00 Start of 2nd Period (7:59 PM EST)
9:47 NYL Ionescu Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
9:32 LVA MISS Clark 3PT Jump Shot
9:28 NYL Ionescu REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
9:23 LVA Stokes P.FOUL (P1.T1)
9:08 NYL MISS Ionescu 19' Pullup Jump Shot
9:05 LVA Stokes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
8:57 LVA MISS Clark 3' Cutting Layup Shot
8:55 NYL Ionescu REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
8:47 NYL MISS Laney-Hamilton 24' 3PT Jump Shot
8:45 LVA Young REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
8:39 LVA Young Traveling Turnover (P2.T4)
8:39 NYL SUB: Stewart FOR Burke
8:22 NYL Jones 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Stewart 1 AST) 27–24
8:08 LVA Colson Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
8:08 NYL Stewart STEAL (1 STL)
8:03 NYL Thornton 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Stewart 2 AST) 27–26
8:03 Aces Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
8:03 LVA SUB: Gray FOR Clark
8:03 LVA SUB: Wilson FOR Colson
7:42 LVA Wilson 8' Jump Bank Shot (4 PTS) (Gray 2 AST) 29–26
7:22 NYL Thornton 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) 29–28
7:21 Aces Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
7:09 NYL Jones P.FOUL (P2.T1)
7:05 LVA Plum Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T6)
6:54 NYL Thornton 2' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Stewart 3 AST) 29–30
6:32 LVA Plum Traveling Turnover (P2.T7)
6:32 LVA SUB: Clark FOR Stokes
6:07 NYL Laney-Hamilton 3' Driving Layup (8 PTS) 29–32
5:55 LVA Wilson 2' Driving Layup (6 PTS) 31–32
5:41 NYL MISS Stewart 25' 3PT Jump Shot
5:39 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
5:31 LVA MISS Young 3' Cutting Layup Shot
5:27 LVA Young REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
5:27 LVA MISS Young 1' Putback Layup
5:27 NYL Jones REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
5:16 NYL Stewart Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
5:16 LVA Wilson STEAL (1 STL)
5:10 LVA Gray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T8)
5:10 NYL Ionescu STEAL (1 STL)
5:08 LVA Gray Violation:Kicked Ball
5:08 NYL SUB: Fiebich FOR Thornton
4:59 NYL MISS Stewart 11' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
4:55 NYL Stewart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
4:55 NYL Stewart 1' Putback Layup (7 PTS) 31–34
4:42 LVA Plum 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wilson 4 AST) 34–34
4:23 NYL MISS Laney-Hamilton 26' 3PT Jump Shot
4:20 LVA Young REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
4:05 LVA MISS Plum 3' Driving Layup
4:03 NYL Stewart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
3:56 NYL Fiebich 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Laney-Hamilton 1 AST) 34–37
3:43 LVA MISS Plum 6' Driving Layup
3:42 LIBERTY Timeout: Coach Challenge (Full 0 Short 0)
3:42 Instant Replay2nd Period (8:15 PM EST)
3:42 NYL SUB: Vandersloot FOR Laney-Hamilton
3:42 LVA SUB: Hayes FOR Young
3:42 LIBERTY Rebound
3:21 NYL Jones 3 Second Violation Turnover (P2.T6)
3:08 LVA MISS Plum 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
3:05 LVA Hayes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
3:01 LVA Hayes 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Gray 3 AST) 37–37
2:40 NYL Stewart Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T7)
2:40 LVA Clark STEAL (1 STL)
2:35 LVA MISS Hayes 5' Running Layup
2:33 LVA Hayes REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
2:33 LVA Hayes 1' Putback Layup (6 PTS) 39–37
2:33 NYL Vandersloot S.FOUL (P1.T2)
2:33 NYL SUB: Thornton FOR Jones
2:33 LVA Hayes Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
2:24 NYL MISS Stewart 4' Driving Layup
2:21 LVA Hayes REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
2:00 Aces Turnover: Shot Clock (T#9)
1:45 NYL Ionescu 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Stewart 4 AST) 40–40
1:25 LVA MISS Plum 27' 3PT Jump Shot
1:21 NYL Stewart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
1:18 NYL Thornton 4' Running Layup (8 PTS) (Stewart 5 AST) 40–42
1:18 LVA Wilson S.FOUL (P2.T2)
1:18 NYL Thornton Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
0:53 LVA Gray Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T10)
0:42 NYL Ionescu 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Vandersloot 1 AST) 40–46
0:31 LVA Plum Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T11)
0:09 NYL MISS Stewart 5' Driving Layup
0:07 LVA Plum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
0:01 LVA MISS Gray 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
0:01 NYL Stewart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
0:00 End of 2nd Period (8:25 PM EST)

Quarter 3

10:00 Start of 3rd Period (8:41 PM EST)
9:40 NYL MISS Ionescu 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
9:37 NYL Jones REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
9:35 NYL MISS Jones 3' Putback Layup
9:34 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
9:20 LVA MISS Plum 25' 3PT Jump Shot
9:17 NYL Laney-Hamilton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
9:13 NYL Jones 2' Running Layup (6 PTS) (Stewart 6 AST) 40–48
8:50 LVA Young 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Clark 2 AST) 43–48
8:29 NYL Fiebich 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Stewart 7 AST) 43–51
8:19 NYL Fiebich P.FOUL (P1.T1)
8:13 LVA MISS Wilson 12' Pullup Jump Shot
8:10 NYL Ionescu REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
8:01 NYL MISS Laney-Hamilton 3' Layup
8:01 LVA Young BLOCK (2 BLK)
8:00 LIBERTY Rebound
7:52 NYL Stewart 3' Driving Layup (9 PTS) 43–53
7:42 LVA MISS Wilson 19' Pullup Jump Shot
7:39 NYL Laney-Hamilton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
7:29 NYL MISS Stewart 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
7:26 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
7:21 LVA Wilson 2' Running Layup (8 PTS) 45–53
7:12 NYL Jones 21' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Ionescu 3 AST) 45–55
6:59 LVA MISS Young 3PT Jump Shot
6:57 NYL Laney-Hamilton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
6:46 NYL MISS Stewart 16' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
6:44 Aces Rebound
6:30 LVA Gray 4' Driving Layup (12 PTS) 47–55
6:04 NYL MISS Stewart 25' 3PT Jump Shot
6:01 LVA Plum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
5:57 LVA Young 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Gray 4 AST) 50–55
5:36 LVA Young S.FOUL (P1.T1)
5:36 NYL Stewart Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
5:36 NYL SUB: Vandersloot FOR Laney-Hamilton
5:36 NYL Stewart Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
5:21 LVA MISS Clark 25' 3PT Jump Shot
5:18 NYL Jones REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
5:01 NYL MISS Vandersloot 3PT Jump Shot
5:00 Aces Rebound
4:46 LVA Wilson 18' Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Young 1 AST) 52–57
4:23 NYL Ionescu 5' Driving Layup (10 PTS) 52–59
4:12 NYL Ionescu P.FOUL (P2.T2)
4:12 Timeout: Official
4:12 NYL SUB: Thornton FOR Fiebich
4:12 LVA SUB: Hayes FOR Plum
4:00 LVA Hayes 3' Driving Layup (9 PTS) 54–59
3:41 NYL Vandersloot 2' Cutting Layup Shot (9 PTS) (Jones 2 AST) 54–61
3:24 LVA MISS Gray 24' 3PT Jump Shot
3:22 LVA Clark REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
3:16 LVA Young 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Gray 5 AST) 57–61
3:08 LIBERTY Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
3:02 LVA Young P.FOUL (P2.T2)
2:57 NYL Ionescu 26' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Stewart 8 AST) 57–64
2:50 NYL Thornton P.FOUL (P1.T3)
2:37 LVA MISS Wilson 13' Pullup Jump Shot
2:35 NYL Stewart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
2:30 NYL MISS Thornton 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
2:27 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
2:18 LVA MISS Hayes 5' Layup
2:18 NYL Ionescu BLOCK (1 BLK)
2:18 Aces Rebound
2:18 NYL SUB: Laney-Hamilton FOR Jones
2:10 LVA MISS Gray 18' Pullup Jump Shot
2:08 NYL Vandersloot REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
1:47 NYL MISS Laney-Hamilton 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
1:44 LVA Young REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
1:38 LVA MISS Gray 3' Running Reverse Layup
1:38 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
1:38 NYL Thornton S.FOUL (P2.T4)
1:38 LVA MISS Wilson Free Throw 1 of 2
1:38 Aces Rebound
1:38 NYL SUB: Jones FOR Stewart
1:38 LVA SUB: Plum FOR Gray
1:38 LVA SUB: Stokes FOR Clark
1:38 LVA Wilson Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
1:23 NYL Ionescu Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T8)
1:23 LVA Hayes STEAL (1 STL)
1:19 LVA MISS Young 4' Running Layup
1:19 NYL Vandersloot BLOCK (1 BLK)
1:18 NYL Vandersloot REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
1:18 LVA Young P.FOUL (P3.T3)
0:59 NYL Vandersloot 24' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Jones 3 AST) 58–67
0:42 LVA Plum 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Hayes 4 AST) 61–67
0:31 NYL Jones OFF.Foul (P3)
0:31 NYL Jones Offensive Foul Turnover (P3.T9)
0:11 NYL Thornton S.FOUL (P3.PN)
0:11 LVA Wilson Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
0:11 NYL SUB: Stewart FOR Thornton
0:11 LVA SUB: Clark FOR Plum
0:11 LVA MISS Wilson Free Throw 2 of 2
0:09 LIBERTY Rebound
0:09 LVA Stokes L.B.FOUL (P2.PN)
0:09 Instant Replay3rd Period (9:04 PM EST)
0:09 LVA SUB: Plum FOR Stokes
0:09 NYL Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
0:09 NYL SUB: Fiebich FOR Ionescu
0:09 NYL Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
0:03 LVA Hayes OFF.Foul (P3)
0:03 LVA Hayes Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T12)
0:03 NYL SUB: Ionescu FOR Fiebich
0:02 NYL MISS Vandersloot 8' Pullup Jump Shot
0:02 LIBERTY Rebound
0:00 End of 3rd Period (9:08 PM EST)

Quarter 4