FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Las Vegas Aces
vs Los Angeles Sparks
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LV | 29 | 13 | 33 | 30 | 105 |
| LA | 14 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 78 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Las Vegas Aces finished ahead of Los Angeles Sparks, 105-78, a 27-point margin. The first-half totals were 42 for Las Vegas Aces and 41 for Los Angeles Sparks; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 63 and 37. The combined final of 183 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: LV 29-LA 14, 29-14 cumulative; 2Q: LV 13-LA 27, 42-41 cumulative; 3Q: LV 33-LA 18, 75-59 cumulative; 4Q: LV 30-LA 19, 105-78 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Las Vegas Aces's highest-scoring period was 33 points, while Los Angeles Sparks's high was 27; the final separation was 27 points.
The first-half margin was 1 points, compared with 26 across the third and fourth quarters. Splitting the final this way preserves two distinct parts of the game instead of reducing it to one score. The quarter table above provides the same sequence as team scores and cumulative totals for direct comparison.
BOX SCORE READ
Team indicators and leading player lines
Las Vegas Aces recorded 62% from the field, 35% from three and 71% at the line; Los Angeles Sparks posted 37%, 29% and 69%. Rebounds finished 31-32, assists 28-11 and turnovers 14-19. The same team box reports a 62-40 split in paint points and 6-15 in offensive rebounds.
Chennedy Carter led Las Vegas Aces with 22 points. NaLyssa Smith supplied a team-high 6 rebounds, while Jackie Young led with 9 assists. For Los Angeles Sparks, the corresponding leaders were Kelsey Plum with 27 points, Nneka Ogwumike with 10 rebounds and Ariel Atkins with 3 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from LV and 12 from LA. Reading those rows beside the team totals connects the final score, shooting efficiency and possession outcomes to specific player production without substituting an unsupported judgment for the box score.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, Las Vegas Aces are 20-9, No. 2 overall and No. 2 in the West, 3.5 games behind the conference leader. Los Angeles Sparks are 10-17, No. 11 overall and No. 6 in the West, 12.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +140 and -136.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Las Vegas Aces stood at 1-1 across 2 games and Los Angeles Sparks at 0-1 across 1. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 1-1 and 0-1. Scoring in those short windows was 171-177 for the away team and 78-105 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Las Vegas Aces recorded 1 wins and Los Angeles Sparks 0; aggregate scoring was 105-78. The teams are separated by 9 places in the overall order and by 10 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.
Team box score
| Stat | LV | LA |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 62 | 37 |
| 3P% | 35 | 29 |
| FT% | 71 | 69 |
| Rebounds | 31 | 32 |
| Assists | 28 | 11 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 19 |
| Paint points | 62 | 40 |
Las Vegas Aces
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea Gray * | 32 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 6-10 | 11 |
| Jackie Young * | 31 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 8-12 | 25 |
| A'ja Wilson * | 30 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 7-14 | 19 |
| Stephanie Talbot * | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4-5 | 5 |
| NaLyssa Smith * | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5-5 | 14 |
| Jewell Loyd | 26 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1-5 | 5 |
| Chennedy Carter | 20 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 9-13 | 28 |
| Brianna Turner | 16 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2-3 | 16 |
| Kierstan Bell | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 8 |
| Cheyenne Parker-Tyus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 4 |
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Plum * | 35 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 10-18 | -25 |
| Nneka Ogwumike * | 33 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7-15 | -15 |
| Ariel Atkins * | 32 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3-12 | -6 |
| Rae Burrell * | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2-6 | -24 |
| Dearica Hamby * | 27 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4-11 | -16 |
| Erica Wheeler | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-11 | -21 |
| Cameron Brink | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | -19 |
| Chance Gray | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | -5 |
| Ta'Niya Latson | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | -2 |
| Sania Feagin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Emma Cannon | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Jihyun Park | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 1 |