BRADENTON, Fla. — A'ja Wilson had 20 points, seven rebounds and five blocks, Dearica Hamby added 17 points and 10 rebounds, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the New York Liberty 80-63 on Saturday to clinch a playoff spot.
It was tied at 56 at the end of the third quarter before Las Vegas outscored New York 24-7 in the fourth.
Sugar Rodgers scored 12 points for Las Vegas (12-3), which has won four straight. Kayla McBride and Angel McCoughtry each had 10 points.
Amanda Zahui B had a career-high 21 rebounds to set a single-game record for New York, passing Tina Charles' 19 in 2017. The WNBA record is 24, set by Chamique Holdsclaw in 2003.
Paris Kea had a career-high 14 points to pace New York (2-13). Kiah Stokes had 12 points and eight rebounds.
More WNBA: Breanna Stewart had 21 points and eight rebounds, Natasha Howard added 17 points and 15 rebounds, and the Seattle Storm beat the short-handed Chicago Sky 88-74 to clinch a playoff spot. Kahleah Copper scored 19 points for Chicago (10-6), which only had eight players after Azura Stevens (knee) and Diamond DeShields (personal reasons) left the bubble. ... Arike Ogunbowale made 5 of 7 from 3-point range and finished with 28 points, Satou Sabally added 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Dallas beat Indiana 82-78.
Tennis: Novak Djokovic tied Rafael Nadal's record by winning his 35th title at a Masters 1000 tournament, overcoming a sluggish start to beat Milos Raonic 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Western & Southern Open final and remain unbeaten this season. On the women's side, Naomi Osaka pulled out of the final because of a hamstring injury, giving the title to Victoria Azarenka in a walkover.
College football: South Carolina will forgo football activities on Monday and participate in a campus demonstration against racial injustice after the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer in Kenosha, Wis.
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