LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jackie Young scored 28 and Aja Wilson had 22 and 13 rebounds as the Las Vegas Ice beat the Dallas Wings Wednesday night for their ninth straight win.
Keah Stokes made a quick punt with 8:24 left in the fourth quarter to give Las Vegas its first lead, 70-69, since it was 9-8.
Wilson made a basket on back-to-back possessions to lead Las Vegas 11-0 to take an 83-76 lead with 3:41 left. Chelsea Gray also made punts on back-to-back possessions to make it 87-80.
Gray finished with 20 points for Las Vegas (16-1), which was without Kelsey Bloom due to illness.
Las Vegas started the third quarter at 13-4 to tie the game at 55-all. But Dallas scored the next 10 points, including a free throw by Natasha Howard after a technical foul on Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon.
Howard scored a season-high 32 points, adding 13 rebounds for Dallas (8-9). Tera McEwan also scored a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Arike Ogunbowale scored 12 points on 5-of-20 shooting and Crystal Dangerfield added 11 points.
Sato Sabali scored nine points in the first half for Dallas, but did not play after halftime due to illness.
Las Vegas plays at Dallas on Friday.