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Plum scores 32 to help Aces beat Wings 84-78

Jun 5, 2022, 5:25 AM | Updated: 5:29 pm

Las Vegas Aces' Kelsey Plum (10) drives against the Dallas Wings during the second half of a WNBA b...

Las Vegas Aces' Kelsey Plum (10) drives against the Dallas Wings during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

(AP Photo/John Locher)


              Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson (22) celebrates after a play against the Dallas Wings during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
            
              Las Vegas Aces' Theresa Plaisance, right, guards Dallas Wings' Kayla Thornton (6) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
            
              Las Vegas Aces' Dearica Hamby, left, and Dallas Wings' Arike Ogunbowale (24) battle for the ball during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
            
              Dallas Wings' Allisha Gray, left, and Las Vegas Aces' Sydney Colson (51) scramble for the ball during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
            
              Las Vegas Aces' Kelsey Plum (10) attempts to block a shot by Dallas Wings' Teaira McCowan (7) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
            
              Las Vegas Aces' Kiah Stokes, right, guards Dallas Wings' Satou Sabally (0) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
            
              Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon motions towards the court during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Dallas Wings, Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
            
              Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson (22) grabs a rebound over Dallas Wings' Veronica Burton (12) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
            
              Las Vegas Aces' Kelsey Plum (10) drives against the Dallas Wings during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kelsey Plum tied her career high with 32 points, Chelsea Gray added 18 and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Dallas Wings 84-78 on Sunday night.

Dearica Hamby added 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists for Las Vegas, which was missing Jackie Young to an injury.

Plum hit a 3-pointer to give the Aces 75-67 lead with 56 seconds left. Allisha Gray answered with a 3 for Dallas about 5 seconds later but Plum and Gray each made four free throws from there to seal it.

Las Vegas (10-2) has won eight of its last nine games.

Allisha Gray finished with 24 points and nine rebounds for Dallas (6-5). Arike Ogunbowale added 21 points and Satou Sabally had 11 points and 10 rebounds.

The Wings committed 19 turnovers.

A’ja Wilson fouled out for the first time in her WNBA career when she was called for an offensive foul with 3:39 to play and the Aces leading 69-64.

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