A'ja Wilson scores 45 points as the Aces outlast the short-handed Sun 101-94
A'ja Wilson scored 45 points to help the Las Vegas Aces beat the short-handed Connecticut Sun 101-94 on Friday night. Wilson was 15 for 18 from the field and made all 13 of her free-throw attempts for the Aces, who have responded well since their opening-night loss to Phoenix, winning the next three games. Chennedy Carter added 18 points for the Aces, continuing her stellar start to the season.
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — A'ja Wilson scored 45 points to help the Las Vegas Aces beat the short-handed Connecticut Sun 101-94 on Friday night. Wilson was 15 for 18 from the field and made all 13 of her free-throw attempts for the Aces, who have responded well since their opening-night loss to Phoenix, winning the next three games.
Chennedy Carter added 18 points for the Aces, continuing her stellar start to the season. She returned to the league this year after not signing with a team last season. She did play overseas.
Coming into Friday's game, she was averaging 19. 7 points in 21 minutes while shooting 73% from the field. The Sun trailed 69-56 with just under four minutes left in the third quarter before Saniya Rivers sparked a 14-3 run with consecutive 3s to get Connecticut within 72-70.
That was as close as the Sun got. Wilson silenced the crowd with a 3-pointer off a timeout and converted a three-point play on the next possession to make it 78-70. Those shots started a 16-4 burst spanning the third and fourth quarters.