FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Las Vegas Aces
vs Chicago Sky
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LV | 20 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 83 |
| CHI | 16 | 21 | 18 | 29 | 84 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Chicago Sky finished ahead of Las Vegas Aces, 84-83, a 1-point margin. The first-half totals were 40 for Las Vegas Aces and 37 for Chicago Sky; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 43 and 47. The combined final of 167 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: LV 20-CHI 16, 20-16 cumulative; 2Q: LV 20-CHI 21, 40-37 cumulative; 3Q: LV 25-CHI 18, 65-55 cumulative; 4Q: LV 18-CHI 29, 83-84 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 25 points, while Chicago Sky's high was 29; the final separation was 1 points.
The first-half margin was 3 points, compared with 4 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 43% from the field, 23% from three and 78% at the line; Chicago Sky posted 40%, 40% and 64%. Rebounds finished 40-32, assists 21-19 and turnovers 16-13. The same team box reports a 38-34 split in paint points and 9-11 in offensive rebounds.
A'ja Wilson led Las Vegas Aces with 36 points. A'ja Wilson supplied a team-high 12 rebounds, while Chelsea Gray led with 9 assists. For Chicago Sky, the corresponding leaders were Sydney Taylor with 29 points, Kamilla Cardoso with 12 rebounds and Courtney Vandersloot with 5 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from LV and 10 from CHI. 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. Chicago Sky are 11-18, No. 9 overall and No. 5 in the East, 8 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +140 and -53.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Las Vegas Aces stood at 20-9 across 29 games and Chicago Sky at 11-18 across 29. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-2 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 493-449 for the away team and 459-441 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 3 completed meetings in the same season, Las Vegas Aces recorded 2 wins and Chicago Sky 1; aggregate scoring was 288-273. 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 | LV | CHI |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 43 | 40 |
| 3P% | 23 | 40 |
| FT% | 78 | 64 |
| Rebounds | 40 | 32 |
| Assists | 21 | 19 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 13 |
| Paint points | 38 | 34 |
Las Vegas Aces
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A'ja Wilson * | 34 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 13-27 | 1 |
| Chelsea Gray * | 34 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2-8 | -8 |
| Jackie Young * | 33 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 7-14 | 2 |
| NaLyssa Smith * | 31 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 7-11 | 2 |
| Stephanie Talbot * | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | -1 |
| Jewell Loyd | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-5 | 9 |
| Dana Evans | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0-6 | -6 |
| Brianna Turner | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | -3 |
| Kierstan Bell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Cheyenne Parker-Tyus | NOT WITH TEAM | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Justine Pissott | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Mai Yamamoto | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Chicago Sky
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natasha Cloud * | 30 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4-7 | 13 |
| Sydney Taylor * | 30 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 11-27 | 10 |
| Kamilla Cardoso * | 26 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 4-11 | 7 |
| Aicha Coulibaly * | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2-6 | 1 |
| Courtney Vandersloot * | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3-7 | 2 |
| Elizabeth Williams | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3-7 | 3 |
| DiJonai Carrington | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | -9 |
| Jacy Sheldon | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | -2 |
| Rachel Banham | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-3 | -12 |
| Gabriela Jaquez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | -8 |
| Azura Stevens | NOT WITH TEAM | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Skylar Diggins | DID NOT DRESS - INJURY/ILLNESS | – | – | – | –-– | – |