2-Time MVP ties WNBA single-game scoring record with 53 points

Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson ties WNBA single-game scoring record with 53-point effort

Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson put on a show.

Wilson dropped a career-high 53 points in the Aces' 112-100 win over the Atlanta Dream in College Park, Georgia, on Tuesday, tying the WNBA single-game scoring record set in 2018 by Liz Cambage. Wilson went 16-for-23 from the field and 20-for-21 from the free throw line, adding seven rebounds and four blocks in her historic effort.

• Wilson is just the third WNBA player to score at least 50 points in a game; Liz Cambage was the last to reach this milestone in 2018.
• The two-time league MVP shot 16-of-23 from the field and 20-for-21 from the free-throw line to go with seven rebounds and four blocks.
• The Aces currently have the best record in the WNBA at 29-4.

Although Wilson's name will go in the history books, the two-time WNBA MVP said it was a team effort.

Wilson is just the third player in WNBA history to score 50 points or more in a single game, joining Cambage (53, 2018) and Riquna Williams (51, 2013).

Earlier this month, Wilson dropped 40 points and 12 rebounds in the Aces' 113-89 win over the Washington Mystics, which marked her career-high at the time. But she added 13 points to her record just weeks later.

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