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Aces Seize 2-0 WNBA Finals Lead as Jackie Young’s Record Quarter Downs Mercury

Phoenix returns home needing a response after shooting 17.9% from three in Game 2.

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LAS VEGAS, NV - OCTOBER 5: Jackie Young #0 of the Las Vegas Aces drives to the basket during the game against the Phoenix Mercury during Game 2 of the 2025 WNBA Finals on October 5, 2025 at Michelob ULTRA Arena n Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE (Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images)
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A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces celebrates in front of Satou Sabally of the Phoenix Mercury after making a basket in the second quarter in Las Vegas on Sunday.

Overview

  • Las Vegas beat Phoenix 91-78 in Game 2 to take a 2-0 lead in the league’s first best-of-seven Finals, putting the Aces two wins from a third title in four years.
  • Jackie Young poured in 21 points in the third quarter — a WNBA Finals single-quarter record — and finished with 32.
  • A’ja Wilson delivered 28 points and 14 rebounds, with 20 before halftime; she and Young combined for 60, the second-most by a Finals duo per ESPN.
  • Chelsea Gray added 10 points and 10 assists as Las Vegas flipped the game with a 22-10 second quarter and led by as many as 22.
  • Phoenix went 5-for-28 from deep and saw limited bench production, and Satou Sabally left late with an apparent ankle issue before Game 3 on Wednesday in Phoenix.