AJ Wilson exploded for 42 points against the Dallas Wings on Tuesday but it was in a losing cause as the two-time defending Champion Las Vegas Aces went down 93 to 90 the victory played in front of a sellout crowd at College Park Center stopped the wings seven game losing streak against the ases thanks to a 32.4 quarter s sabell led the way for the wings and ended the game with 28 points seven rebounds five assists and two steals while Natasha Howard and dicho gonbal had 24 and 20 points respectively Wilson a strong candidate to be named MVP this season went 16 of 22 from the field as she talled the third 40-point game of her career but the aces still slipped to a fifth defeat in seven games and 18 minus 12 on the season we didn't defend we fouled and we didn't rebound said coach Becky Hammond for ESPN and we shot the three terrible again it can get a lot better clearly but it's the attention to detail am to be the first WNBA team in 24 years to three repeat the aces are currently fifth in the standings and have struggled since the WNBA resumed following the Paris Olympics against the Wings Las Vegas held a 42-37 lead after the first half with Wilson scoring 17 points and the gap between the two teams had grown to eight by the end of the third quarter however Dallas came back strongly in the fourth and took the lead through sa's three-pointer with 359 left on the clock as the game headed for a tight conclusion oano made to free throws to put the wings ahead 91 to 90 with 35 seconds remaining before two more free throws from Sab closed out the win after defeating the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday the wings have now secured consecutive victories for the first time since May they next play the Minnesota links on Friday while the aces face the Atlanta Dream