Aces 84-70 Sparks (12 Sep, 2020) Play-by-Play

Las Vegas Aces

17-4, 8-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LV	21	22	21	20	84
LA	17	18	25	10	70

Los Angeles Sparks

15-7, 8-3 home

Nneka Ogwumike misses 19-foot jumper
Brittney Sykes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker makes 6-foot two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes 3-foot layup (Te'a Cooper assists)
Chelsea Gray makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Nneka Ogwumike misses 8-foot two point shot
Te'a Cooper misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 25-foot three point jumper (Te'a Cooper assists)
Chelsea Gray misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 13-foot jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)
Te'a Cooper makes 26-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses 25-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker makes 6-foot two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
Seimone Augustus misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Chelsea Gray misses 8-foot jumper
Candace Parker misses layup
Sugar Rodgers blocks Chelsea Gray's layup
Chelsea Gray misses two point shot
Kristine Anigwe misses 7-foot two point shot
Candace Parker misses 13-foot two point shot
Riquna Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Sykes makes driving layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Brittney Sykes misses 18-foot jumper
Brittney Sykes misses layup
Brittney Sykes misses layup
Riquna Williams misses running pullup jump shot
Chelsea Gray misses 20-foot jumper
Riquna Williams makes 22-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
Riquna Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brittney Sykes assists)
Angel McCoughtry blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 4-foot layup
Riquna Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Te'a Cooper misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
Riquna Williams misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Candace Parker makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes pullup jump shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
Te'a Cooper misses three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 3-foot layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses jumper
Seimone Augustus makes 19-foot jumper (Te'a Cooper assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 3-foot two point shot (Candace Parker assists)
A'ja Wilson blocks Te'a Cooper 's 6-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Candace Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Seimone Augustus misses 21-foot jumper
Chelsea Gray misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brittney Sykes makes layup (Riquna Williams assists)
Candace Parker makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Riquna Williams assists)
A'ja Wilson blocks Brittney Sykes 's 4-foot layup
Candace Parker misses 11-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 4-foot layup (Riquna Williams assists)
Candace Parker makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses 20-foot jumper
Candace Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Riquna Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Riquna Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chelsea Gray misses two point shot
Brittney Sykes makes 12-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Chelsea Gray misses jumper
Chelsea Gray misses layup
Chelsea Gray makes two point shot
Te'a Cooper misses three point jumper
Chelsea Gray misses 15-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 18-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Chelsea Gray misses 23-foot three point jumper
Te'a Cooper misses 6-foot jumper
Candace Parker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kristine Anigwe misses 7-foot hook shot
Kayla McBride makes 3-foot layup (Angel McCoughtry assists)
A'ja Wilson makes 4-foot two point shot (Lindsay Allen assists)
Angel McCoughtry misses driving layup
Angel McCoughtry misses 7-foot jumper
Angel McCoughtry makes 19-foot jumper (A'ja Wilson assists)
A'ja Wilson misses layup
Angel McCoughtry makes 8-foot two point shot
A'ja Wilson makes 11-foot jumper (Angel McCoughtry assists)
Kayla McBride misses layup
A'ja Wilson makes 19-foot jumper (Lindsay Allen assists)
Danielle Robinson makes layup
Kayla McBride misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
Jackie Young misses layup
Angel McCoughtry makes two point shot
Dearica Hamby misses 15-foot jumper
Jackie Young makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Dearica Hamby assists)
Dearica Hamby makes three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Angel McCoughtry misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker blocks Dearica Hamby 's 5-foot layup
A'ja Wilson makes 4-foot jumper (Jackie Young assists)
Danielle Robinson misses layup
Angel McCoughtry makes two point shot
Carolyn Swords makes layup (Angel McCoughtry assists)
Dearica Hamby misses jumper
Danielle Robinson misses 18-foot jumper
Kayla McBride makes 21-foot jumper (Dearica Hamby assists)
Kayla McBride makes 17-foot jumper (Dearica Hamby assists)
Kayla McBride misses 7-foot two point shot
Danielle Robinson makes 6-foot two point shot
Kayla McBride makes 20-foot jumper (Dearica Hamby assists)
Angel McCoughtry makes 15-foot jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
Lindsay Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
A'ja Wilson makes 9-foot jump bank shot (Lindsay Allen assists)
Angel McCoughtry misses layup
Angel McCoughtry makes layup (Kayla McBride assists)
A'ja Wilson misses 12-foot jumper
Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (A'ja Wilson assists)
Lindsay Allen makes 2-foot layup (Kayla McBride assists)
Angel McCoughtry misses 15-foot jumper
Carolyn Swords makes layup (Lindsay Allen assists)
A'ja Wilson misses layup
A'ja Wilson makes two point shot
A'ja Wilson misses 15-foot jumper
Dearica Hamby misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sugar Rodgers misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike blocks Jackie Young 's 8-foot jumper
Dearica Hamby misses 20-foot jumper
Jackie Young makes driving layup
Jackie Young makes 15-foot jumper (A'ja Wilson assists)
Angel McCoughtry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
Jackie Young misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Candace Parker blocks Angel McCoughtry 's 17-foot jumper
Angel McCoughtry makes jump bank shot
A'ja Wilson makes layup (Kayla McBride assists)
Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
Angel McCoughtry misses 6-foot jumper
A'ja Wilson misses 19-foot jumper
Jackie Young misses layup
A'ja Wilson misses 7-foot jumper
Kayla McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper
Danielle Robinson makes layup

ACES

SPARKS

TIME		LV	LA
10:00	Carolyn Swords vs. Nneka Ogwumike (Candace Parker gains possession)	0	0
9:49	Nneka Ogwumike misses 19-foot jumper	0	0
9:45	Te'a Cooper offensive rebound	0	0
9:33	Brittney Sykes misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:30	Carolyn Swords defensive rebound	0	0
9:20	Kayla McBride makes 3-foot layup (Angel McCoughtry assists)	2	0
9:00	Candace Parker makes 6-foot two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)	2	2
8:48	A'ja Wilson makes 4-foot two point shot (Lindsay Allen assists)	4	2
8:28	Nneka Ogwumike makes 3-foot layup (Te'a Cooper assists)	4	4
8:12	Angel McCoughtry misses driving layup	4	4
8:10	Candace Parker defensive rebound	4	4
8:05	Chelsea Gray makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	4	6
7:53	Chelsea Gray shooting foul	4	6
7:53	Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2	5	6
7:53	Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2	6	6
7:41	Nneka Ogwumike misses 8-foot two point shot	6	6
7:37	A'ja Wilson defensive rebound	6	6
7:26	Angel McCoughtry misses 7-foot jumper	6	6
7:23	Candace Parker defensive rebound	6	6
7:19	Nneka Ogwumike offensive charge	6	6
7:19	Nneka Ogwumike turnover	6	6
7:09	Angel McCoughtry makes 19-foot jumper (A'ja Wilson assists)	8	6
6:57	Chelsea Gray bad pass (A'ja Wilson steals)	8	6
6:53	Angel McCoughtry out of bounds lost ball turnover	8	6
6:39	Te'a Cooper misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	6
6:37	Angel McCoughtry defensive rebound	8	6
6:33	A'ja Wilson misses layup	8	6
6:28	Te'a Cooper defensive rebound	8	6
6:16	Nneka Ogwumike makes 25-foot three point jumper (Te'a Cooper assists)	8	9
6:04	Brittney Sykes shooting foul	8	9
6:04	A'ja Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2	9	9
6:04	Seimone Augustus enters the game for Brittney Sykes	9	9
6:04	A'ja Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2	10	9
5:50	Chelsea Gray misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	9
5:45	Angel McCoughtry defensive rebound	10	9
5:39	Angel McCoughtry makes 8-foot two point shot	12	9
5:23	Nneka Ogwumike makes 13-foot jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)	12	11
5:08	A'ja Wilson makes 11-foot jumper (Angel McCoughtry assists)	14	11
4:50	Te'a Cooper makes 26-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)	14	14
4:34	Kayla McBride misses layup	14	14
4:31	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	14	14
4:24	Nneka Ogwumike misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	14
4:20	Angel McCoughtry defensive rebound	14	14
4:11	A'ja Wilson makes 19-foot jumper (Lindsay Allen assists)	16	14
3:59	A'ja Wilson shooting foul	16	14
3:59	Official timeout	16	14
3:59	Riquna Williams enters the game for Te'a Cooper	16	14
3:59	Dearica Hamby enters the game for Carolyn Swords	16	14
3:59	Danielle Robinson enters the game for Lindsay Allen	16	14
3:59	Jackie Young enters the game for Angel McCoughtry	16	14
3:59	Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2	16	15
3:59	Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2	16	15
3:57	A'ja Wilson defensive rebound	16	15
3:41	Candace Parker shooting foul	16	15
3:41	A'ja Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2	17	15
3:41	A'ja Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2	18	15
3:24	Riquna Williams bad pass (Dearica Hamby steals)	18	15
3:19	Danielle Robinson makes layup	20	15
2:55	Candace Parker makes 6-foot two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)	20	17
2:43	Kayla McBride misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	20	17
2:39	Chelsea Gray defensive rebound	20	17
2:34	Seimone Augustus misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	17
2:31	Jackie Young defensive rebound	20	17
2:14	Kayla McBride out of bounds lost ball turnover	20	17
2:14	Kristine Anigwe enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike	20	17
2:14	Carolyn Swords enters the game for A'ja Wilson	20	17
2:01	Chelsea Gray misses 8-foot jumper	20	17
1:58	Jackie Young defensive rebound	20	17
1:50	Jackie Young bad pass (Riquna Williams steals)	20	17
1:41	Candace Parker misses layup	20	17
1:39	Carolyn Swords defensive rebound	20	17
1:21	Kristine Anigwe personal foul	20	17
1:21	Sugar Rodgers enters the game for Kayla McBride	20	17
1:14	Sugar Rodgers lost ball turnover (Chelsea Gray steals)	20	17
1:05	Carolyn Swords personal foul	20	17
59.5	Sugar Rodgers blocks Chelsea Gray's layup	20	17
56.4	Chelsea Gray offensive rebound	20	17
55.5	Chelsea Gray misses two point shot	20	17
55.5	Carolyn Swords defensive rebound	20	17
41.7	Dearica Hamby offensive charge	20	17
41.7	Dearica Hamby turnover	20	17
41.7	Te'a Cooper enters the game for Chelsea Gray	20	17
27.2	Kristine Anigwe misses 7-foot two point shot	20	17
25.4	Jackie Young defensive rebound	20	17
12.3	Kristine Anigwe personal foul	20	17
12.3	Danielle Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2	20	17
12.3	Las Vegas offensive team rebound	20	17
12.3	Danielle Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2	21	17
3.7	Candace Parker misses 13-foot two point shot	21	17
0.1	Sugar Rodgers defensive rebound	21	17
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	17

Regular Season Series

LV wins 2-0

Sparks
82
Aces
86

Game 1

8/8

Aces
84
Sparks
70

Game 2

12/9

IMG Academy

8:00 PM, 12 September 2020

Bradenton, FL

Referees:
Jeff Smith
Che Flores
Byron Jarrett

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
Las Vegas	27	13	.675	3	W5
Seattle	25	15	.625	5	W1
Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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