Jackie Young’s 35 points lead the Aces past the Storm, 114–77

Game story

Jackie Young led the Aces with 35 points on 12-of-18 shooting (4-of-10 from three), 7-of-7 at the line in 29 minutes as the Las Vegas Aces beat the Seattle Storm 114–77 on Thursday, September 17.

Game Highlights

Las Vegas Aces vs. Seattle Storm | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | September 17, 2026

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Who stood out

Jackie Young: 35 points on 12-of-18 shooting (4-of-10 from three), 7-of-7 at the line in 29 minutes, a +24 in her minutes. By the observed shot locations, 4-of-10 from above the break, 4-of-4 at the rim and 3-of-3 in the paint outside the restricted area. She entered averaging 18.8 points this season; this finish was 16.2 above that mark. She had averaged 23 over her previous 10, putting this game 12 above that recent pace; that recent average was already 4.2 above her season mark.

A'ja Wilson: 29 points on 9-of-13 shooting (1-of-1 from three), 10-of-10 at the line in 29 minutes, a +23 in her minutes. By the observed shot locations, 5-of-6 at the rim, 2-of-4 in the paint outside the restricted area and 1-of-2 from midrange. She entered averaging 25.6 points this season; this finish was 3.4 above that mark. She had averaged 23.9 over her previous 10, putting this game 5.1 above that recent pace.

How it happened

The fourth quarter was the swing — the Aces won it 29–14 — and they led 52–34 at halftime. The game had no lead changes; the Aces’ largest lead was 37.

The Aces’ bench outscored the Storm’s, 37–21. For the Storm, Flau'jae Johnson scored 25 (9-of-21) and Natisha Hiedeman 12 (4-of-13).

The Aces made 40-69 from the field (58%) and 13-28 from three; the Storm 27-71 (38%). Turnovers ran 14–14, and points off turnovers 14–20 in the Storm’s favor — the margin came from shooting, not possession control. Rebounds went 38–28, points in the paint 46–34.

What it means

A reason to be cautious about carrying this game forward: Jackie Young’s previous-10 average (23) already sat 4.2 above her season mark, so against recent form the game is a smaller outlier than the season averages make it look; the Aces gave up more points off turnovers than they scored, 20–14. One game is still one game.

After the result the Aces were 28-14 and the Storm 8-33 (team schedules through September 17). The Aces’ 114 was 23.5 above the 90.5 a game they averaged entering it.

This did not come against one of the league’s softest defenses: the Storm allow 88.9 points a game (standings as of Sep 29), 6th-most of 15.

Next up: LV at IND on Sep 29, where the market consensus has the Fever favored over the Aces by 1.5 with a total of 183.5 (PropBetEdge capture, Sep 29, 11 books) — and the Fever allow 90.4 a game, 5th-most of 15. Player props enter the board inside 36 hours of tip.