| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LV | 28 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 98 |
 CONN | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 69 |
C. Carter led all scorers (27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST). A. Morrow answered with 16 for the Sun, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 13-0 Aces run. The Aces lived in the paint, 58 points to 34, and that was the margin. Aces won Q3 by 14 (30–16), the period that decided it. Field goals: Aces 54%, Sun 33%. From deep: Aces 31%, Sun 23%. Rebounds: Aces 46, Sun 29. Turnovers: Aces 16, Sun 14. Points in the paint: Aces 58, Sun 34.
The Aces sit 3rd in the Western Conference, 4 games back, winners of 3 straight, 6-4 over their last 10. The Sun sit 7th in the Eastern Conference, 16 games back, losers of 3 straight, 3-7 over their last 10.
The most recent baskets, with the running score beside each one. Basketball scores too often to list a game end to end, so this is the latest stretch of it rather than the whole.
Chennedy Carter makes driving layupScore87-53Olivia Nelson-Ododa makes free throw 1 of 2Score87-54Olivia Nelson-Ododa makes free throw 2 of 2Score87-55Chennedy Carter makes driving layupScore89-55Olivia Nelson-Ododa makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Saniya Rivers assists)Score89-57Olivia Nelson-Ododa makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Kennedy Burke assists)Score89-59Chennedy Carter makes 26-foot three pointer (Cheyenne Parker-Tyus assists)Score92-59Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Chennedy Carter assists)Score95-59Raegan Beers makes 3-foot layup (Saniya Rivers assists)Score95-61Raegan Beers makes layup (Kennedy Burke assists)Score95-63Jewell Loyd makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chennedy Carter assists)Score98-63Raegan Beers makes 3-foot layup (Olivia Nelson-Ododa assists)Score98-65Raegan Beers makes free throw 2 of 2Score98-66Hailey Van Lith makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Saniya Rivers assists)Score98-69Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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