PHOENIX (AP) Aja Wilson made the go-ahead basket with 22 seconds left and completed with 26 factors, 18 rebounds and 7 assists because the Las Vegas Aces beat Phoenix 84-81 on Sunday, ending the Mercurys six-game successful streak.

Wilson made a tough layup on a feed from Chelsea Grey to make it 83-81 after Jackie Younger snared an offensive rebound for the Aces. Aaliyah Nye made a free throw with 7.1 seconds left earlier than the Mercury did not get an excellent look on a 3rd straight possession within the ultimate minute.

Nye, a rookie, had profession bests of 5 3-pointers and 16 factors for the Aces. Younger added 15 factors and Jewell Loyd had 10. Wilson tied Lisa Leslie for essentially the most 25-point, 15 rebound video games in WNBA historical past at 13.

Alyssa Thomas led Phoenix with 16 factors, seven rebounds and eight assists. Kahleah Copper added 15 factors, Sami Whitcomb had 14 and Satou Sabally 10. Whitcomb had 4 3s, giving her at the least 4 in 5 straight video games, tying a WNBA document.

There have been 10 ties and 17 lead adjustments within the recreation, which was tied at 40 at halftime.

DREAM 90, LIBERTY 81

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) Brionna Jones tied a season excessive with 21 factors, Allisha Grey had 20 factors, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, and Atlanta beat New York.

Jordin Canada had 15 factors and eight assists, Brittney Griner scored 13 factors and Naz Hillmon had 10 for Atlanta. Rhyne Howard was hit laborious within the second half and didn’t return as a consequence of an higher physique damage. She completed with 5 factors in 24 minutes.

Breanna Stewart had 21 factors and 9 rebounds, and Natasha Cloud scored 20 factors for New York, which has misplaced 4 of its final 5 video games. Sabrina Ionescu added 14 factors on 5-of-15 taking pictures.

Atlanta held a double-digit lead all the third quarter and for many of the fourth till Marine Johannes capped the scoring with 1:05 left on a 3-pointer.

Grey made 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to complete with 10 factors within the fourth quarter and provides Atlanta an 88-70 lead.

The Dream scored 62 factors within the paint their most because the 2012 season.

The Dream led 47-34 at halftime regardless of going 0 for 10 behind the arc and 5 of 12 from the foul line. Atlanta shot 21 of 29 contained in the arc, scoring 40 factors within the paint. New York shot 37.5% however after Stewart and Cloud, who each had 11 factors, the remainder of the crew was simply 4 of 16.

SKY 92, SPARKS 85

LOS ANGELES (AP) Angel Reese scored a season-high 24 factors and have become the primary WNBA participant with 15 or extra rebounds in 4 straight video games, ending with 16 boards and main Chicago to a victory over Los Angeles, who retired Candace Parkers No. 3 jersey at halftime.

Reese had 11 factors within the fourth quarter and gave the Sky an 85-74 lead on a three-point play with 2 1/2 minutes to go. She had 19, 17 and 18 rebounds in her earlier three video games. She additionally had seven assists and two blocks on Sunday.

Parker, a two-time MVP and Chicago native, performed 13 seasons for the Sparks, two for the Sky and one for the Las Vegas Aces. She received titles with the Sparks in 2016, the Sky in 2021 and the Aces in 2023, her ultimate season. The Sky will even retire her jersey later this summer time.

Reese had a basket as Chicago bought the final 4 factors of the third quarter to tug inside 62-61. She scored six straight factors early within the fourth to assist Chicago take the lead for good.

Ariel Atkins added 20 factors for Chicago, Kia Nurse scored 14 off the bench, Rachel Banham had 13 and Elizabeth Williams 12.

Kelsey Plum led the Sparks with 22 factors and Dearica Hamby added 20 factors and 10 rebounds. Azura Stevens scored 17 factors and Emma Cannon had 15 off the bench.

LYNX 102, SUN 63

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Napheesa Collier scored 23 factors, Kayla McBride added 20 and Minnesota rolled to a win over Connecticut, the Suns ninth straight loss.

Forward by 10 after one quarter, the Lynx scored the primary 21 factors of the second to guide 50-26 at halftime. Collier had 15 factors within the third quarter, when Minnesota outscored the Solar 27-15.

Courtney Williams had 12 factors, 9 rebounds, seven assists and two steals for the Lynx (14-2), who’re 8-0 at dwelling. Minnesota had 11 of 12 gamers rating on the way in which to a season-high whole. Solely Karlie Samuelson, who sustained an ankle damage after enjoying three minutes within the first half, didn’t rating.

McBride had 5 3-pointers, yet another than the Solar, to provide her 653 for her profession. That moved her previous Kristi Tolliver for seventh in league historical past.

Reserve Aneesah Morrow had 16 factors, 11 rebounds and 5 steals for the Solar (2-15), who shot 35%. Olivia Nelson-Ododa added 10 factors.

VALKYRIES 84, STORM 57

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Tiffany Hayes scored 21 factors, Veronica Burton contributed 15 factors, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and Golden State ran away from Seattle Storm for a victory.

Valkyries main scorer Kayla Thornton headed to the locker room on the 9:22 mark of the third quarter showing to carry her neck, and the crew mentioned she was present process additional analysis with out offering particulars of the damage. She shot 1 for 9 and missed all 5 of her 3-point tries, held to 2 factors whereas grabbing 5 rebounds. Her teammates picked up the slack on each ends of the ground.

Skylar Diggins had 18 factors, six assists and 5 rebounds for Seattle, which got here in main the league in field-goal proportion at 47.0% however was restricted to a season-low 27% (20 for 74) by the stingy Golden State protection. The Storm had solely been held under 40% as soon as, taking pictures 33.3% within the season opener at Phoenix on Could 17.

Laeticia Amihere added 15 factors and eight rebounds because the Valkyries jumped out to a fast 7-0 lead earlier than Nneka Ogwumikes shot on the 6:58 mark and made 5 of their first eight photographs for a 13-4 benefit.