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New York Liberty @ Las Vegas Aces 81–95

2024-10-04 · WNBA Semifinals · Game 3 · WNBA · Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas NV · Att. 10,369 · ESPN2

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

Score by period

	1	2	3	4	T
NYL	23	26	6	26	81
LVA	26	26	21	22	95

Team stats

	Liberty	Aces
Field goals	26-67 .388	37-71 .521
Three-pointers	12-29 .414	13-32 .406
Free throws	17-19 .895	8-9 .889
Offensive rebounds	8	5
Defensive rebounds	27	29
Total rebounds	35	34
Assists	21	22
Steals	5	5
Blocks	4	3
Turnovers	12	9
Personal fouls	10	13
Technical fouls	1	1
Points in the paint	28	42
Fast-break points	13	8
Points off turnovers	13	6
Largest lead	4	25

New York Liberty

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Breanna Stewart F	33	19	7-17	2-4	3-4	0	6	6	1	0	0	0	1	-24
Sabrina Ionescu G	30	4	1-7	1-2	1-1	1	4	5	5	0	1	5	1	-23
Leonie Fiebich F	28	10	4-8	2-6	0-0	1	3	4	2	0	0	0	0	-17
Jonquel Jones C	25	11	4-8	1-3	2-2	2	4	6	1	0	1	2	4	-9
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton G	23	7	2-8	1-4	2-2	0	3	3	3	1	0	1	1	-13
Courtney Vandersloot G	20	9	2-8	1-3	4-4	0	3	3	5	0	1	1	0	-6
Kayla Thornton F	11	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	-5
Nyara Sabally F	10	8	2-3	0-0	4-4	2	0	2	0	2	1	3	2	-2
Kennedy Burke G	8	4	1-2	1-2	1-2	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	+4
Ivana Dojkić G	5	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+9
Marquesha Davis G	3	3	1-2	1-1	0-0	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	+8
Jaylyn Sherrod G	3	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	+8
Total	200	81	26-67	12-29	17-19	8	27	35	21	5	4	12	10

FG .388 · 3P .414 · FT .895

Las Vegas Aces

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Kelsey Plum G	34	20	7-11	3-7	3-3	0	3	3	2	1	0	1	2	+19
A'ja Wilson C	33	19	8-14	1-1	2-2	0	14	14	3	0	1	3	1	+15
Jackie Young G	30	24	10-18	4-10	0-0	1	5	6	4	0	0	1	1	+17
Chelsea Gray G	30	10	4-10	2-7	0-0	0	1	1	7	0	2	1	0	+15
Alysha Clark F	29	5	2-6	1-3	0-0	1	4	5	2	1	0	0	4	+18
Tiffany Hayes G	16	11	4-7	1-1	2-2	2	1	3	2	3	0	2	4	+14
Megan DiLeo C	12	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-2
Sydney Colson G	6	4	1-2	1-2	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-5
Kierstan Bell F	3	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-8
Queen Egbo C	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	-8
Kate Martin G	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5
Total	200	95	37-71	13-32	8-9	5	29	34	22	5	3	9	13

FG .521 · 3P .406 · FT .889

Officials: Roy Gulbeyan, Tiara Cruse, Angel Kent, Jenna Reneau

Play-by-play

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Quarter 1

10:00 Start of 1st Period (9:41 PM EST)
10:00 LVA Jump Ball Wilson vs. Jones: Tip to Laney-Hamilton
9:36 NYL MISS Jones 4' Layup
9:36 LVA Gray BLOCK (1 BLK)
9:35 LVA Plum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
9:24 LVA Wilson 13' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Clark 1 AST) 0–2
9:05 NYL Stewart 9' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS) (Fiebich 1 AST) 2–2
8:44 LVA Wilson 7' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Gray 1 AST) 2–4
8:30 NYL Jones 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Ionescu 1 AST) 4–4
8:16 LVA MISS Young 5' Driving Layup
8:13 LVA Young REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
8:13 LVA Young 1' Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS) 4–6
7:57 NYL Jones 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Fiebich 2 AST) 7–6
7:44 LVA MISS Young 24' 3PT Jump Shot
7:40 NYL Stewart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
7:33 NYL Ionescu Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
7:33 LVA Clark STEAL (1 STL)
7:29 LVA MISS Clark 6' Running Layup
7:29 NYL Ionescu BLOCK (1 BLK)
7:29 ACES Rebound
7:25 LVA Wilson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Plum 1 AST) 7–9
7:10 NYL MISS Ionescu 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
7:10 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
7:00 LVA MISS Wilson 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
6:58 NYL Fiebich REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
6:41 LVA Clark P.FOUL (P1.T1)
6:34 NYL Stewart 5' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Jones 1 AST) 9–9
6:16 LVA MISS Gray 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
6:14 NYL Ionescu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
6:07 NYL Stewart 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Ionescu 2 AST) 12–9
5:41 LVA Gray 6' Layup (2 PTS) (Clark 2 AST) 12–11
5:32 NYL MISS Ionescu 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
5:29 LVA Clark REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
5:17 NYL Laney-Hamilton Violation:Kicked Ball
5:17 NYL SUB: Vandersloot FOR Laney-Hamilton
5:13 LVA Young 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Gray 2 AST) 12–14
4:59 NYL MISS Fiebich 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
4:57 LVA Clark REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
4:45 LVA MISS Wilson 10' Turnaround Jump Shot
4:43 NYL Ionescu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
4:37 NYL MISS Fiebich 25' 3PT Jump Shot
4:33 LVA Young REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
4:23 LVA Young 16' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) 12–16
4:06 NYL MISS Ionescu 16' Driving Floating Jump Shot
4:06 NYL Ionescu REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
3:58 LVA Clark S.FOUL (P2.T2)
3:58 Timeout: Official
3:58 LVA SUB: Hayes FOR Clark
3:58 LVA SUB: Gustafson FOR Gray
3:58 NYL SUB: Thornton FOR Fiebich
3:58 NYL Vandersloot Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3:58 NYL Vandersloot Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3:45 LVA MISS Plum 27' 3PT Jump Shot
3:41 NYL Thornton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
3:25 NYL Jones Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
3:06 LVA MISS Wilson 6' Driving Layup
3:06 NYL Jones BLOCK (1 BLK)
3:03 NYL Vandersloot REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
2:48 NYL MISS Jones 24' 3PT Jump Shot
2:45 LVA Young REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
2:34 NYL Jones P.FOUL (P1.T1)
2:34 NYL SUB: Sabally FOR Jones
2:32 LVA Wilson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
2:32 NYL Sabally STEAL (1 STL)
2:30 LVA Hayes S.FOUL (P1.T3)
2:30 NYL Sabally Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2:30 NYL Sabally Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2:11 LVA MISS Hayes 7' Driving Layup
2:10 ACES Rebound
2:08 LVA Hayes 5' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Young 1 AST) 16–18
1:46 NYL Thornton 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Vandersloot 1 AST) 19–18
1:37 LVA Young 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Wilson 1 AST) 19–21
1:15 NYL Sabally 5' Layup (4 PTS) (Ionescu 3 AST) 21–21
0:58 LVA MISS Young 26' 3PT Jump Shot
0:55 NYL Vandersloot REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
0:50 LVA Hayes S.FOUL (P2.T4)
0:50 NYL Vandersloot Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
0:50 LVA SUB: Colson FOR Plum
0:50 NYL Vandersloot Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
0:35 LVA Hayes 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Young 2 AST) 23–24
0:26 NYL MISS Vandersloot 18' Pullup Jump Shot
0:22 LVA Young REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
0:04 NYL Sabally S.FOUL (P1.T2)
0:04 LVA Hayes Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
0:04 LVA Hayes Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
0:00 NYL MISS Vandersloot 16' Pullup Jump Shot
0:00 Liberty Rebound
0:00 End of 1st Period (10:00 PM EST)

Quarter 2

10:00 Start of 2nd Period (10:04 PM EST)
9:36 LVA MISS Gray 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
9:34 NYL Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
9:28 NYL Stewart 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Laney-Hamilton 1 AST) 26–26
9:21 NYL Stewart S.FOUL (P1.T1)
9:21 LVA Colson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
9:21 LVA MISS Colson Free Throw 2 of 2
9:19 NYL Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
9:08 NYL Vandersloot 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS) 28–27
8:53 LVA MISS Wilson 14' Turnaround Jump Shot
8:51 NYL Vandersloot REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
8:47 NYL MISS Stewart 5' Driving Layup
8:47 LVA Gray BLOCK (2 BLK)
8:47 Liberty Rebound
8:47 LVA SUB: Plum FOR Hayes
8:47 LVA SUB: Clark FOR Gustafson
8:47 LVA SUB: Young FOR Colson
8:41 NYL MISS Stewart 6' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
8:39 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
8:26 LVA MISS Young 24' 3PT Jump Shot
8:23 NYL Stewart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
8:19 NYL Laney-Hamilton 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Vandersloot 2 AST) 31–27
8:01 LVA Gray 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) 31–30
7:50 NYL MISS Laney-Hamilton 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
7:48 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
7:45 NYL Laney-Hamilton P.FOUL (P1.T2)
7:45 NYL SUB: Ionescu FOR Vandersloot
7:35 LVA Wilson 6' Cutting Layup Shot (9 PTS) (Gray 3 AST) 31–32
7:27 NYL MISS Ionescu 5' Driving Layup
7:25 NYL Fiebich REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
7:25 LVA JUMP
7:11 NYL Fiebich 5' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Laney-Hamilton 2 AST) 33–32
6:57 LVA Gray 6' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS) 33–34
6:39 NYL MISS Jones 4' Driving Layup
6:37 NYL Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
6:37 LVA Plum P.FOUL (P1.T1)
6:25 LVA Plum S.FOUL (P2.T2)
6:25 NYL Laney-Hamilton Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
6:25 NYL Laney-Hamilton Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
6:14 LVA Plum 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) 35–36
5:55 NYL MISS Stewart 8' Pullup Jump Shot
5:55 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
5:43 LVA Clark 5' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Gray 4 AST) 35–38
5:28 NYL Fiebich 4' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Laney-Hamilton 3 AST) 37–38
5:20 LVA Plum Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
5:20 Timeout: Official
5:20 NYL SUB: Thornton FOR Stewart
4:55 NYL MISS Thornton 24' 3PT Jump Shot
4:52 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
4:41 LVA MISS Clark 5' Driving Layup
4:38 NYL Laney-Hamilton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
4:29 NYL Fiebich 28' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Ionescu 4 AST) 40–38
4:12 NYL Jones P.FOUL (P2.T3)
4:12 LVA SUB: Hayes FOR Clark
4:07 NYL Jones S.FOUL (P3.T4)
4:07 LVA Wilson Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
4:07 NYL SUB: Stewart FOR Jones
4:07 NYL SUB: Vandersloot FOR Laney-Hamilton
4:07 LVA Wilson Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
3:47 NYL Stewart 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (12 PTS) 42–40
3:36 LVA Plum 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS) 42–43
3:24 NYL Vandersloot 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Ionescu 5 AST) 45–43
3:14 LVA Young 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (13 PTS) 45–46
2:57 NYL MISS Vandersloot 19' Pullup Jump Shot
2:55 Liberty Rebound
2:55 Timeout: Official
2:55 NYL SUB: Laney-Hamilton FOR Thornton
2:43 NYL MISS Stewart 4' Cutting Layup Shot
2:40 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
2:27 NYL Ionescu S.FOUL (P1.PN)
2:27 LVA Plum Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2:27 LVA Plum Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2:18 LVA Hayes P.FOUL (P3.T3)
2:18 LVA SUB: Clark FOR Hayes
2:10 NYL Laney-Hamilton 4' Cutting Layup Shot (7 PTS) (Vandersloot 3 AST) 47–48
1:56 LVA MISS Plum 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
1:53 NYL Stewart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
1:47 NYL MISS Stewart 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot
1:45 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:7)
1:39 LVA Wilson 5' Layup (13 PTS) (Young 3 AST) 47–50
1:27 NYL MISS Laney-Hamilton 16' Jump Shot
1:24 LVA Clark REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
1:16 LVA Wilson Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
1:16 NYL Laney-Hamilton STEAL (1 STL)
1:11 NYL MISS Stewart 4' Running Layup
1:08 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:8)
0:48 LVA MISS Wilson 5' Driving Layup
0:46 LVA Clark REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
0:43 LVA MISS Young 25' 3PT Jump Shot
0:41 NYL Stewart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
0:37 LVA Clark S.FOUL (P3.T4)
0:37 NYL Stewart Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
0:37 LVA SUB: Gustafson FOR Clark
0:37 NYL SUB: Sabally FOR Vandersloot
0:37 NYL Stewart Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
0:23 LVA Plum 4' Driving Layup (9 PTS) 49–52
0:03 NYL MISS Laney-Hamilton 27' 3PT Jump Shot
0:00 LVA Plum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
0:00 End of 2nd Period (10:29 PM EST)

Quarter 3

10:00 Start of 3rd Period (10:45 PM EST)
9:36 LVA Wilson 15' Step Back Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Young 4 AST) 49–54
9:06 NYL MISS Laney-Hamilton 21' Jump Shot
9:03 LVA Young REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
8:59 LVA Young 25' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) 49–57
8:40 LVA Young S.FOUL (P1.T1)
8:40 NYL Stewart Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
8:40 NYL MISS Stewart Free Throw 2 of 2
8:36 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:9)
8:18 LVA MISS Gray 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
8:15 NYL Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
8:02 NYL Fiebich 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Stewart 1 AST) 53–57
7:48 LVA Plum 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (11 PTS) 53–59
7:31 NYL MISS Laney-Hamilton 17' Pullup Jump Shot
7:29 NYL Jones REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
7:27 NYL MISS Stewart 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
7:24 LVA Clark REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
7:14 LVA MISS Wilson 12' Turnaround Jump Shot
7:12 NYL Laney-Hamilton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
7:01 NYL MISS Jones 24' 3PT Jump Shot
6:58 LVA Plum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
6:53 LVA Gray 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Plum 2 AST) 53–62
6:52 Liberty Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
6:52 Instant Replay3rd Period (10:50 PM EST)
6:30 NYL MISS Ionescu 13' Pullup Jump Shot
6:27 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:10)
6:10 LVA MISS Young 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
6:07 NYL Ionescu REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
5:57 NYL MISS Fiebich 26' 3PT Jump Shot
5:54 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:11)
5:38 LVA MISS Young 11' Pullup Jump Shot
5:35 NYL Ionescu REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
5:32 NYL Jones OFF.Foul (P4)
5:32 NYL Jones Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T3)
5:32 LVA SUB: Hayes FOR Young
5:32 NYL SUB: Sabally FOR Jones
5:32 NYL SUB: Vandersloot FOR Ionescu
5:20 LVA Gray Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
4:59 NYL MISS Stewart 7' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
4:57 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:12)
4:44 LVA Wilson 6' Cutting Layup Shot (17 PTS) (Gray 5 AST) 53–64
4:23 NYL MISS Vandersloot 17' Pullup Jump Shot
4:20 LVA Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
4:10 LVA MISS Clark 24' 3PT Jump Shot
4:07 NYL Fiebich REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
3:56 NYL MISS Laney-Hamilton 24' 3PT Jump Shot
3:55 NYL Sabally REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
3:55 NYL MISS Sabally 6' Putback Layup
3:54 NYL Sabally REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
3:50 NYL Sabally Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
3:50 LVA Hayes STEAL (1 STL)
3:48 LVA Hayes Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
3:48 NYL Sabally STEAL (2 STL)
3:47 NYL Sabally Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
3:47 LVA Plum STEAL (1 STL)
3:38 LVA MISS Plum 3PT Running Jump Shot
3:35 NYL Laney-Hamilton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
3:27 NYL MISS Fiebich 24' 3PT Jump Shot
3:24 LVA Wilson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:13)
3:08 LVA Hayes 4' Driving Layup (9 PTS) 53–66
2:51 NYL Sabally OFF.Foul (P2)
2:51 NYL Sabally Offensive Foul Turnover (P3.T6)
2:51 LVA SUB: Gustafson FOR Wilson
2:51 NYL SUB: Ionescu FOR Fiebich
2:51 NYL SUB: Thornton FOR Laney-Hamilton
2:51 NYL SUB: Burke FOR Vandersloot
2:28 LVA MISS Gray 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
2:23 LVA Hayes REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
2:23 LVA MISS Hayes 5' Putback Layup
2:23 LVA Hayes REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
2:21 LVA Hayes Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T6)
2:09 NYL Ionescu Traveling Turnover (P2.T7)
1:47 LVA MISS Gray 27' 3PT Jump Shot
1:43 LVA Gustafson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
1:42 LVA Plum 26' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Gustafson 1 AST) 53–69
1:41 Liberty Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
1:41 NYL SUB: Vandersloot FOR Sabally
1:31 NYL Vandersloot Traveling Turnover (P1.T8)
1:31 NYL Vandersloot T.FOUL (P0.T0)
1:31 LVA Plum Free Throw Technical (15 PTS)
1:14 LVA Plum 26' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Hayes 1 AST) 53–73
0:56 NYL Ionescu Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T9)
0:39 LVA MISS Gray 3PT Jump Shot
0:35 NYL Burke REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
0:26 NYL Stewart 7' Turnaround Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Burke 1 AST) 55–73
0:03 LVA MISS Plum 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
0:03 NYL Vandersloot BLOCK (1 BLK)
0:03 NYL Stewart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
0:00 NYL MISS Stewart 40' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
0:00 Liberty Rebound
0:00 End of 3rd Period (11:04 PM EST)

Quarter 4