Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky suffered an agonizing 77-75 defeat to the Las Vegas Aces Sunday afternoon.
The star rookie put up 11 points and 22 rebounds to tie Tina Charles’ record for the most double-doubles in a season by a rookie in WNBA history.
But the Sky rookie’s record-breaking performance couldn’t prevent her team slipping to the Aces in the final second of a dramatic fourth quarter.
The Sky managed to tie the reigning WNBA champions at the end of the third quarter but the power of Olympic gold medalists Kelsey Plum and A’ja Wilson ultimately overpowered Chicago.
The Aces powered through the opening minutes of the fourth quarter, seemingly leaving the hosts in the dust.
Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky suffered an agonizing 77-75 defeat to the Las Vegas Aces
But Chennedy Carter came up clutch draining an outstanding 3-pointer to tie the game 75-75 once again with 1.1 seconds remaining, firing up the home crowd inside the Wintrust Arena.
Yet any hope that Carter had sparked inside the Chicago Arena was swift dashed by Wilson, who converted a layup at the buzzer to clinch the win and take her tally to 20 points and 18 rebounds for the game in another MVP statement performance.
Plum added 18 points, while Megan Gustafson contributed 13 in her first start with the team.
Meanwhile, Carter led the Sky, adding 21 points to Reese’s 11.
More to follow.
