Dallas Wings Drop Reigning Champion Las Vegas Aces

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- An intense, head-to-head battle was held between The Dallas Wings and The Las Vegas Aces during Tuesday night's matchup at College Park Center Arena.

The Wings clinched the hard fought victory versus the Aces (93-90), just days after snatching away a late quarter victory against the Los Angeles Sparks, (113-110), both wins with home court advantage.

Las Vegas was dominantly led by Las Vegas Center and 2023 WNBA reigning

MVP, A'ja Wilson.

Wilson finished with an impressive 42 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists.

Satou Sabally was a force for the Wings, finishing with 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists, shooting 10-14 from the field and 4-6 from behind the arc.

Natasha Howard added 24 points and 6 rebounds.

Dallas (8-22) will face off against the Minnesota Lynx (22-8) Friday at 6:30PM CT. The game will be held at College Park Center Arena and will broadcast on ion.
Transcript
00:00A fierce Tuesday night matchup between the Dallas Wings and the Las Vegas Aces came down
00:09to crucial last-second buckets in the fourth quarter with Dallas merely pulling away with
00:13the win, 93-90.
00:16This marks back-to-back comeback victories for the Wings just after clenching Sunday
00:20afternoon's game against the Los Angeles Sparks.
00:22Satu Sabeli was a powerhouse for the Wings with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists,
00:28shooting 10 from 14 from the field and a reigning 4-for-6 from the arc.
00:32Now, Howard says that defensive intensity was crucial in this game and that containing
00:37the other players around them and on the bench was important.
00:40It was a battle.
00:42We got the best vet in the league here, okay?
00:45Yes.
00:46Thanks for being such a great leader.
00:48We knew it was going to be a battle coming in with Vegas.
00:51Vegas have a chip on their shoulder, but we also, as well, we're trying to get into the
00:57playoffs, but we give credit to Vegas as well.
01:01They came out and did their part, but we did a good job on both ends of the floor, maintaining
01:07the other players because we already knew Aja wasn't going to get hers, but we did a
01:11good job on the rest of the team.
01:12The Wings will face the Minnesota Lynx with home-court advantage Friday at 6.30 p.m. Central
01:17Standard Time.
01:18The game will broadcast live on EON.
01:21For D210 Sports, I'm Kelsea McClure, and you've just been credentialed.

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