Connecticut SunvsLas Vegas Aces
CON 78/LV 101
Things to say
The Las Vegas Aces beat the Connecticut Sun 101-78 at home.
01
opener
Aces took care of business, 101-78. Never really close after the first quarter. Vegas just had too much firepower.
02
key player
Jackie Young ate them up — 24 points and 5 dimes, filling it up all night. She was getting buckets whenever she wanted.
03
hot take
Connecticut is cooked. 9-26 and it shows — they couldn't buy a bucket down the stretch.
04
deep cut
Parker-Tyus quietly grabbed 9 boards and owned the paint. Vegas just controlled the glass all game.
05
exit
Aces are rolling toward the playoffs — that's the team nobody wants to see come postseason.
The recap
Vegas took care of business at home, running past Connecticut 101-78 in a game that was never really close. Jackie Young carried the load with 24 and dished 5 dimes, doing whatever she wanted against a Sun team that couldn't buy a bucket.
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus cleaned the glass with 9 boards, and the Aces just kept pouring it on. Connecticut, now 9-26, got 14 from Olivia Nelson-Ododa but had no answer and took the L in a blowout.