LAS VEGAS -- One day after being on the wrong end of a historic loss, the Las Vegas Aces delivered a much-needed historic win.
Four players scored in double figures for the Aces, who responded to Saturday's worst home loss in WNBA history by smashing the Golden State Valkyries, 101-77, on Sunday.
A'ja Wilson notched her 12th double-double of the season with 14 points and 14 rebounds, while Jewell Loyd scored a season- and team-high 27 points on 7-of-11 shooting from long range, tying the franchise record for 3-pointers in a game.
"It happens, and we have those games, people have those games, teams have those games," Wilson said about Saturday's loss. "But it's like, how do you bounce back from that? What are your true feelings?"
Las Vegas nailed 35 field goals, the highest at home this season and second most overall, just behind the 36 it made twice at Dallas and at Los Angeles.
The Aces also drained a season-high 18 shots from 3-point range. The team also tied the franchise mark for 3-pointers in a game with 18.
Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray joined Wilson and Loyd in the double-digit scoring department.
Young finished with 20 points and eight assists, while Gray had 11 points and six assists. Both had five rebounds.
Former Ace Iliana Rupert led the Valkyries (14-14) with 17 points.
As happy as Wilson was about the win, she was ecstatic that her backcourt showed up collectively in the win.
"It's about damn time they come to work," Wilson laughingly said of her guards. "Those are my guards, and I love them to death, and I know it's not easy doing what they do playing on both sides of the basketball, but it is about damn time for something to click for them.
"I've seen the countless gym hours, I see the frustration because they're not out here trying to miss shots. So I'm so happy, particularly Jewell, to have a night like this because this is the Jewell that everyone knows and loves and has been so familiar with. And it takes time, so I'm glad she was able to have this."
Seven players scored at least seven points for the Aces.
At the other end, the Aces held Golden State to 34.2% shooting (25 of 73), including 29.4% (10 of 34) from 3-point range. It was the sixth-lowest shooting night for the Valkyries this season, and tied for their 10th-worst performance from 3-point range.
"I think we came out with the mindset of pushing the pace on both sides of the basketball," Wilson said. "When you're playing a young team that's moving and grooving like the Valkyries, you gotta be on your Ps and Qs cause they will just pick you apart.
"I think we came out with a fact of, let's try to slow down their pace, but that doesn't mean we have to slow down as well. On the defensive end we talked, we communicated, you could hear the voices, and that's how we're able to just kind of able to execute on the defensive end."
The Aces play a return game against the Valkyries in San Francisco on Wednesday.