FINAL · GAME DETAIL
New York Liberty
vs Las Vegas Aces
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 19 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 87 |
| LV | 17 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 76 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
New York Liberty finished ahead of Las Vegas Aces, 87-76, a 11-point margin. The first-half totals were 42 for New York Liberty and 33 for Las Vegas Aces; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 45 and 43. The combined final of 163 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: NY 19-LV 17, 19-17 cumulative; 2Q: NY 23-LV 16, 42-33 cumulative; 3Q: NY 25-LV 18, 67-51 cumulative; 4Q: NY 20-LV 25, 87-76 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. New York Liberty's highest-scoring period was 25 points, while Las Vegas Aces's high was 25; the final separation was 11 points.
The first-half margin was 9 points, compared with 2 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
New York Liberty recorded 46% from the field, 42% from three and 88% at the line; Las Vegas Aces posted 43%, 30% and 75%. Rebounds finished 34-32, assists 19-23 and turnovers 11-7. The same team box reports a 30-32 split in paint points and 5-5 in offensive rebounds.
Breanna Stewart led New York Liberty with 20 points. Sabrina Ionescu supplied a team-high 10 rebounds, while Breanna Stewart led with 4 assists. For Las Vegas Aces, the corresponding leaders were Jackie Young with 19 points, A'ja Wilson with 9 rebounds and Chelsea Gray with 8 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from NY and 8 from LV. 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, New York Liberty are 17-13, No. 8 overall and No. 4 in the East, 2.5 games behind the conference leader. Las Vegas Aces are 20-9, No. 2 overall and No. 2 in the West, 3.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +64 and +140.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, New York Liberty stood at 12-6 across 18 games and Las Vegas Aces at 12-5 across 17. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-2 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 449-419 for the away team and 420-429 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, New York Liberty recorded 1 wins and Las Vegas Aces 0; aggregate scoring was 87-76. The teams are separated by 6 places in the overall order and by 3 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 | NY | LV |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 46 | 43 |
| 3P% | 42 | 30 |
| FT% | 88 | 75 |
| Rebounds | 34 | 32 |
| Assists | 19 | 23 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 7 |
| Paint points | 30 | 32 |
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breanna Stewart * | 36 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 7-16 | 6 |
| Leonie Fiebich * | 30 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 8 |
| Sabrina Ionescu * | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 5-12 | 5 |
| Jonquel Jones * | 28 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 5-8 | 7 |
| Satou Sabally * | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-3 | 8 |
| Pauline Astier | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3-6 | 5 |
| Marine Johannes | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2-6 | 14 |
| Betnijah Laney-Hamilton | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-3 | -2 |
| Han Xu | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4-4 | 4 |
| Raquel Carrera | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Rebekah Gardner | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Rebecca Allen | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Las Vegas Aces
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Young * | 38 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 9-19 | -7 |
| A'ja Wilson * | 36 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 7-18 | -11 |
| Chelsea Gray * | 35 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 4-8 | -6 |
| NaLyssa Smith * | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | -14 |
| Stephanie Talbot * | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1-5 | -8 |
| Jewell Loyd | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | -6 |
| Cheyenne Parker-Tyus | 17 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 5-7 | 5 |
| Kierstan Bell | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0-2 | -8 |
| Brianna Turner | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Janiah Barker | RIGHT LEG | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Chennedy Carter | ILLNESS | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Dana Evans | LEFT LEG INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |