FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Chicago Sky
vs Las Vegas Aces
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 19 | 18 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 90 |
| LV | 22 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 98 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Las Vegas Aces finished ahead of Chicago Sky, 98-90, a 8-point margin. The first-half totals were 37 for Chicago Sky and 49 for Las Vegas Aces; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 49 and 37. The combined final of 188 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 5 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: CHI 19-LV 22, 19-22 cumulative; 2Q: CHI 18-LV 27, 37-49 cumulative; 3Q: CHI 27-LV 21, 64-70 cumulative; 4Q: CHI 22-LV 16, 86-86 cumulative; OT: CHI 4-LV 12, 90-98 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Chicago Sky's highest-scoring period was 27 points, while Las Vegas Aces's high was 27; the final separation was 8 points.
The first-half margin was 12 points, compared with 12 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
Chicago Sky recorded 43% from the field, 35% from three and 87% at the line; Las Vegas Aces posted 51%, 18% and 80%. Rebounds finished 32-34, assists 20-17 and turnovers 18-13. The same team box reports a 40-46 split in paint points and 6-6 in offensive rebounds.
Skylar Diggins led Chicago Sky with 19 points. Kamilla Cardoso supplied a team-high 10 rebounds, while Natasha Cloud led with 5 assists. For Las Vegas Aces, the corresponding leaders were NaLyssa Smith with 29 points, NaLyssa Smith with 8 rebounds and Chelsea Gray with 6 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from CHI 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, Chicago Sky are 11-18, No. 9 overall and No. 5 in the East, 8 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 -53 and +140.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Chicago Sky stood at 6-14 across 20 games and Las Vegas Aces at 15-5 across 20. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 4-1. Scoring in those short windows was 477-469 for the away team and 472-433 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Chicago Sky recorded 0 wins and Las Vegas Aces 2; aggregate scoring was 189-205. The teams are separated by 7 places in the overall order and by 9 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 | CHI | LV |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 43 | 51 |
| 3P% | 35 | 18 |
| FT% | 87 | 80 |
| Rebounds | 32 | 34 |
| Assists | 20 | 17 |
| Turnovers | 18 | 13 |
| Paint points | 40 | 46 |
Chicago Sky
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skylar Diggins * | 34 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 7-13 | -9 |
| Kamilla Cardoso * | 27 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4-11 | -8 |
| Azura Stevens * | 26 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4-6 | -11 |
| Sydney Taylor * | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2-10 | -7 |
| Gabriela Jaquez * | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | -15 |
| Natasha Cloud | 34 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4-8 | -2 |
| Courtney Vandersloot | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4-6 | 14 |
| Jacy Sheldon | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 1 |
| Elizabeth Williams | 18 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Aicha Coulibaly | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0-2 | -3 |
| Rachel Banham | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Las Vegas Aces
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea Gray * | 41 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 7-17 | 9 |
| Jewell Loyd * | 39 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 6-13 | 18 |
| Jackie Young * | 39 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 6-11 | 5 |
| NaLyssa Smith * | 33 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 11-14 | 15 |
| Stephanie Talbot * | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2-2 | 30 |
| Cheyenne Parker-Tyus | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1-6 | -17 |
| Kierstan Bell | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1-5 | -7 |
| Chennedy Carter | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | -13 |
| Brianna Turner | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |