WNBA

Phoenix 99, at Las Vegas 66

Saturday, May 9, 2026 · Final

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Phoenix Mercury

16-28 · L1 · #7 (1305 ELO +57)

27 29 27 16 99

Las Vegas Aces

32-17 · L3 · #14 (1161 ELO -57)

21 14 10 21 66

Michelob Ultra Arena · Las Vegas, NV

Attendance: 16,511

Officials: Maj Forsberg, Tiara Cruse, Agon Abazi

Mercury rout Aces 99‑66 in season opener

LAS VEGAS (Interstat) — Alyssa Thomas scored 20 points and the Phoenix Mercury walloped the Las Vegas Aces 99-66, making sure the only celebration for the reigning WNBA champions on Saturday would be their pregame ring ceremony. The win was a measure of revenge for the Mercury, who were swept by the Aces in last season’s WNBA Finals. This was the Mercury’s largest margin of victory since defeating Indiana 95-60 on Aug. 7, and it’s the Aces’ worst defeat since a 111-58 loss to Minnesota on Aug. 3. Las Vegas then finished the regular season with 16 consecutive wins. Phoenix… Read more...

Top Statlines

Alyssa Thomas PHX 26m 20p 6r 9a
Natasha Mack PHX 25m 10p 15r 1a 1b
A'ja Wilson LVA 24m 19p 4r 4a 2b

Forecasting

ELO Probability LVA 88.2%

Spread LVA -7

Projected Score LVA 95 PHX 78

Money Line LVA -300/PHX +240

Over/Under 165.5 (Under)