Aces vs. Mercury (Sep 24, 2026) | StatMuse

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CNBC/USA

Aces LVA

30-13

5-0 in Last 5

Mercury PHX

16-27

3-2 in Last 5

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Odds

LVA

PHX

-9.5

-104

+9.5

-102

o174.5

+106

u174.5

-113

-426

Money

+388

Money

-9.5

Open

u175.5

Open

A. Thomas Over 14.5 Points +141 A. Thomas Over 9.5 Rebounds +122

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Season Leaders

A'ja Wilson

Kahleah Copper

26.0

PPG

21.6

9.4

RPG

7.8

6.7

APG

8.5

Team Stats

91.3

Offensive Rating

84.4

85.9

Defensive Rating

87.3

+5.4

Net Rating

-2.9

36.0

3P%

32.8

8.7

3PM

7.9

12

Stocks

10.7

Injuries

Janiah Barker

F

Out for season (Leg)

G

Kelsey Plum

Out for season (Leg)

NaLyssa Smith

F

Out for season (Leg)

2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx - x	32	11	.744
2	Valkyries - x	31	12	.721	1.0
3	Aces - x	30	13	.698	2.0
4	Dream - x	30	14	.682	2.5
5	Fever - x	28	15	.651	4.0
6	Mystics - x	27	16	.628	5.0
7	Wings - x	27	17	.614	5.5
8	Liberty - x	26	18	.591	6.5
9	Fire - e	17	27	.386	15.5
10	Sparks - e	16	27	.372	16.0
11	Sky - e	16	27	.372	16.0
12	Mercury - e	16	27	.372	16.0
13	Tempo - e	11	32	.256	21.0
14	Sun - e	10	33	.233	22.0
15	Storm - e	8	36	.182	24.5

Last 5

Tue, Sep 22

Mon, Sep 21

Sun, Sep 20

Sat, Sep 19

Thu, Sep 17

Thu, Sep 17

Fri, Aug 28

Sat, Aug 29

Sun, Aug 23

Thu, Aug 27

Game Info

September 24, 2026

CNBC/USA

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Phoenix, Arizona

PPG

26.0

A. Wilson

A. Wilson

RPG

9.4

A. Wilson

A. Wilson

APG

6.7

J. Young

J. Young

+/-

+356

A. Wilson

A. Wilson

Season

Career vs PHX

	Regular Season	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
	Chelsea Gray C. Gray	42	42	32.6	12.0	3.3	6.6	1.4	0.3	4.4	10.0	43.9	1.7	4.7	36.7	1.5	1.7	92.9	56.2	0.3	3.0	2.7	2.0
	Jackie Young J. Young	42	42	32.3	19.3	4.3	6.7	0.8	0.3	6.9	14.1	49.1	2.4	6.2	38.2	3.0	3.3	92.8	61.9	0.7	3.6	2.4	2.1
	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	40	40	31.9	26.0	9.4	3.2	1.4	2.0	9.1	17.2	52.5	0.9	2.3	40.7	7.0	8.1	86.3	62.5	1.8	7.6	2.4	1.9
	Jewell Loyd J. Loyd	41	3	26.0	7.6	2.3	1.4	1.1	0.1	2.5	7.1	35.2	1.7	5.1	32.7	1.0	1.2	80.4	50.1	0.5	1.8	0.9	2.2
	NaLyssa Smith N. Smith	38	38	24.3	11.7	6.4	0.9	0.6	0.7	4.8	7.6	63.8	0.0	0.2	12.5	2.0	3.5	57.5	64.2	2.2	4.2	0.9	3.2
	Stephanie Talbot S. Talbot	43	42	17.0	3.8	2.6	1.1	0.7	0.3	1.5	3.2	46.0	0.5	1.8	28.9	0.3	0.4	66.7	55.1	0.7	1.8	0.7	1.6
	Mai Yamamoto M. Yamamoto	13	0	15.3	5.3	1.2	1.5	0.8	0.0	1.7	4.6	36.7	1.2	3.2	38.1	0.7	0.7	100.0	53.9	0.2	0.9	0.5	1.3
	Dana Evans D. Evans	14	1	15.3	3.6	1.4	2.1	0.2	0.1	1.3	4.5	28.6	0.9	2.2	38.7	0.2	0.4	50.0	38.8	0.0	1.4	1.1	0.9
	Brianna Turner B. Turner	40	6	13.3	1.6	2.3	0.2	0.3	0.6	0.8	1.4	56.4	0.0	0.0	0	0.1	0.1	100.0	57.3	0.5	1.8	0.6	1.5
	Cheyenne Parker-Tyus C. Parker-Tyus	30	1	11.3	5.6	3.0	0.7	0.5	0.7	1.8	3.5	52.4	0.3	0.6	52.9	1.6	2.1	77.4	63.1	1.0	1.9	0.6	1.9
	Kierstan Bell K. Bell	28	0	9.6	1.9	1.4	0.6	0.2	0.4	0.7	2.5	27.5	0.4	1.8	24.0	0.1	0.1	75.0	37.5	0.4	1.1	0.5	1.0
	Justine Pissott J. Pissott	10	0	8.7	3.8	1.0	0.4	0.2	0.3	1.3	3.6	36.1	1.0	2.7	37.0	0.2	0.2	100.0	51.5	0.0	1.0	0.3	1.3
	Kalani Brown K. Brown	2	0	6.5	5.0	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0	1.0	1.5	66.7	94.0	0.5	1.0	1.0	1.5
	Ta'Niya Latson T. Latson	9	0	6.2	4.6	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.1	1.4	2.7	54.2	0.3	0.7	50.0	1.3	1.7	80.0	67.0	0.1	0.4	0.6	0.9

PPG

21.6

K. Copper

K. Copper

RPG

7.8

A. Thomas

A. Thomas

APG

8.5

A. Thomas

A. Thomas

+/-

+8

J. Nogic

J. Nogic

Season

Career vs LVA

	Regular Season	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
	Alyssa Thomas A. Thomas	41	41	33.3	14.5	7.8	8.5	1.3	0.5	5.6	10.6	52.4	0.0	0.1	33.3	3.3	4.8	68.7	56.8	1.6	6.2	3.5	2.6
	Kahleah Copper K. Copper	39	39	32.9	21.6	3.6	1.8	0.8	0.1	7.2	16.1	44.9	1.7	5.7	29.9	5.4	6.9	78.7	56.4	0.5	3.1	2.3	2.7
	Noemie Brochant N. Brochant	42	32	23.4	6.3	2.0	1.8	1.0	0.2	2.5	5.5	44.8	1.0	2.7	37.4	0.3	0.4	72.2	55.0	0.4	1.7	1.0	1.5
	Natasha Mack N. Mack	35	26	22.5	8.8	6.7	1.1	0.8	1.3	3.7	6.1	60.6	0.1	0.3	22.2	1.4	1.7	81.4	64.4	2.2	4.5	0.9	2.5
	Kelsey Plum K. Plum	5	3	21.0	15.8	1.8	2.8	0.6	0.0	5.4	11.0	49.1	1.8	5.0	36.0	3.2	3.8	84.2	62.3	0.0	1.8	2.2	3.0
	Jovana Nogic J. Nogic	16	7	20.2	10.4	1.1	1.6	0.6	0.0	3.1	7.4	42.0	2.0	4.8	42.1	2.1	2.4	89.5	61.2	0.4	0.6	1.4	2.3
	Lexi Held L. Held	33	11	17.4	6.4	1.2	1.6	0.6	0.2	2.2	5.6	39.2	1.1	2.9	36.8	0.9	1.0	88.2	52.5	0.4	0.8	1.0	1.5
	Sami Whitcomb S. Whitcomb	20	8	17.4	5.5	1.7	2.2	0.6	0.1	1.7	5.4	31.5	1.3	4.1	31.7	0.8	0.8	100.0	47.6	0.4	1.4	1.2	1.9
	Valeriane Ayayi V. Ayayi	34	5	16.4	6.4	2.8	1.2	0.5	0.2	1.5	4.0	37.2	0.6	2.0	27.9	2.8	3.4	82.1	57.6	0.7	2.1	1.4	1.9
	Shay Ciezki S. Ciezki	7	0	15.1	7.9	1.7	1.7	0.4	0.3	2.4	5.0	48.6	0.9	2.1	40.0	2.1	2.4	88.2	64.7	0.3	1.4	0.9	2.4
	Kara Dunn K. Dunn	4	0	15.0	6.5	1.5	0.5	0.3	0.0	2.0	4.8	42.1	2.0	3.5	57.1	0.5	0.5	100.0	65.4	1.0	0.5	0.3	1.5
	Maddy Westbeld M. Westbeld	6	0	13.2	2.7	2.0	0.5	0.7	0.3	0.7	3.3	20.0	0.3	1.2	28.6	1.0	1.0	100.0	35.3	0.3	1.7	1.0	2.5
	Kyara Linskens K. Linskens	19	1	10.6	3.0	2.4	0.6	0.5	0.7	1.0	3.1	32.8	0.4	1.4	26.9	0.6	0.9	70.6	43.5	0.7	1.7	0.6	1.6
	Marta Suarez M. Suarez	18	0	9.1	3.3	1.4	0.4	0.2	0.1	1.2	2.8	44.0	0.3	0.9	29.4	0.6	0.9	68.8	52.6	0.5	0.9	0.6	1.9

Phoenix hosts Las Vegas following Copper's 31-point game

The Associated Press

Sep 23, 2026

Las Vegas Aces (30-13, 16-6 Western Conference) at Phoenix Mercury (16-27, 10-12 Western Conference)

Phoenix; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix Mercury hosts the Las Vegas Aces after Kahleah Copper scored 31 points in the Phoenix Mercury's 87-86 victory over the Dallas Wings.

The Mercury have gone 10-12 against Western Conference opponents. Phoenix ranks sixth in the Western Conference with 20.3 assists per game led by Alyssa Thomas averaging 8.5.

The Aces are 16-6 in Western Conference play. Las Vegas has a 3-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

Phoenix scores 84.4 points per game, 1.5 fewer points than the 85.9 Las Vegas allows. Las Vegas has shot at a 48.4% rate from the field this season, 2.3 percentage points higher than the 46.1% shooting opponents of Phoenix have averaged.

The two teams match up for the fourth time this season. The Aces defeated the Mercury 106-58 in their last matchup on July 11. A'ja Wilson led the Aces with 21 points, and Lexi Held led the Mercury with 11 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Thomas is scoring 14.5 points per game with 7.8 rebounds and 8.5 assists for the Mercury. Copper is averaging 17.5 points over the past 10 games.

Wilson is averaging 26 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists and two blocks for the Aces. Jackie Young is averaging 22.9 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mercury: 4-6, averaging 86.4 points, 32.6 rebounds, 21.7 assists, 7.7 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 87.6 points per game.

Aces: 8-2, averaging 92.1 points, 32.1 rebounds, 20.9 assists, 7.9 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.3 points.

INJURIES: Mercury: Kelsey Plum: out for season (leg).

Aces: Janiah Barker: out for season (leg), NaLyssa Smith: out for season (leg).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Players Mentioned

Alyssa Thomas

Jackie Young

A'ja Wilson

Kelsey Plum

NaLyssa Smith

Lexi Held

Kahleah Copper