FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Las Vegas Aces
vs New York Liberty
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
Schedule note: WNBA Commissioner's Cup Championship
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LV | 21 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 85 |
| NY | 27 | 24 | 14 | 28 | 93 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
New York Liberty finished ahead of Las Vegas Aces, 93-85, a 8-point margin. The first-half totals were 37 for Las Vegas Aces and 51 for New York Liberty; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 48 and 42. The combined final of 178 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: LV 21-NY 27, 21-27 cumulative; 2Q: LV 16-NY 24, 37-51 cumulative; 3Q: LV 25-NY 14, 62-65 cumulative; 4Q: LV 23-NY 28, 85-93 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 New York Liberty's high was 28; the final separation was 8 points.
The first-half margin was 14 points, compared with 6 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 79% at the line; New York Liberty posted 47%, 28% and 83%. Rebounds finished 30-42, assists 21-18 and turnovers 9-13. The same team box reports a 46-46 split in paint points and 10-10 in offensive rebounds.
Jackie Young led Las Vegas Aces with 31 points. Cheyenne Parker-Tyus supplied a team-high 8 rebounds, while Jackie Young led with 7 assists. For New York Liberty, the corresponding leaders were Sabrina Ionescu with 26 points, Breanna Stewart with 11 rebounds and Sabrina Ionescu with 5 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from LV and 8 from NY. 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. New York Liberty are 17-13, No. 8 overall and No. 4 in the East, 2.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +140 and +64.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Las Vegas Aces stood at 14-5 across 19 games and New York Liberty at 12-8 across 20. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 4-1 and 1-4. Scoring in those short windows was 460-419 for the away team and 422-435 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 0 wins and New York Liberty 1; aggregate scoring was 76-87. 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 | LV | NY |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 43 | 47 |
| 3P% | 23 | 28 |
| FT% | 79 | 83 |
| Rebounds | 30 | 42 |
| Assists | 21 | 18 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 13 |
| Paint points | 46 | 46 |
Las Vegas Aces
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea Gray * | 36 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3-12 | 0 |
| Jackie Young * | 36 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 12-21 | -6 |
| Jewell Loyd * | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2-9 | -20 |
| NaLyssa Smith * | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4-8 | -13 |
| Stephanie Talbot * | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | -11 |
| Chennedy Carter | 25 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 7-14 | 10 |
| Cheyenne Parker-Tyus | 19 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3-8 | 0 |
| Kierstan Bell | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3-5 | 7 |
| Brianna Turner | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | -7 |
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breanna Stewart * | 35 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 9-16 | 13 |
| Leonie Fiebich * | 33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1-5 | 17 |
| Jonquel Jones * | 33 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1-6 | 17 |
| Sabrina Ionescu * | 31 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 9-19 | 19 |
| Pauline Astier * | 31 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 5-8 | 10 |
| Marine Johannes | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3-7 | -13 |
| Rebekah Gardner | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | -16 |
| Raquel Carrera | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Han Xu | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Betnijah Laney-Hamilton | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Rebecca Allen | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |