Associated Press

Las Vegas Aces (21-12, 10-8 Western Conference) at Connecticut Sun (24-9, 13-6 Eastern Conference)

Uncasville, Connecticut; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Las Vegas Aces plays the Connecticut Sun after A’ja Wilson scored 30 points in the Aces’ 90-71 win against the Chicago Sky.

The Sun have gone 12-4 in home games. Connecticut ranks ninth in the WNBA with 19.6 assists per game led by Alyssa Thomas averaging 7.6.

The Aces are 10-5 on the road. Las Vegas is fourth in the Western Conference scoring 35.0 points per game in the paint led by Wilson averaging 13.9.

Connecticut averages 80.3 points per game, 2.1 fewer points than the 82.4 Las Vegas gives up. Las Vegas averages 9.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.8 more made shots on average than the 6.4 per game Connecticut gives up.

The two teams play for the second time this season. The Aces defeated the Sun 85-74 in their last matchup on June 22. Wilson led the Aces with 26 points, and DiJonai Carrington led the Sun with 19 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: DeWanna Bonner is averaging 16.1 points and 6.3 rebounds for the Sun.

Wilson is averaging 27.5 points, 12.1 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 2.7 blocks for the Aces.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sun: 6-4, averaging 80.9 points, 31.8 rebounds, 20.1 assists, 9.7 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.6 points per game.

Aces: 5-5, averaging 83.7 points, 30.9 rebounds, 19.3 assists, 8.8 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.8 points.

INJURIES: Sun: None listed.

Aces: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

A heartbreaking day felt in Georgia and across the country, including right here in Connecticut following a school shooting that left four dead and another nine hurt.

“When there is a school shooting, it absolutely is re-traumatizing for every family that has lost a child to violence, whether it’s in a school or not,” Scarlett Lewis, Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement founder, said.

After losing her six-year-old son in the Sandy Hook tragedy, Lewis launched the “Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement” which teaches people how to deal with difficult times in their life and grow from them.

“Why are our kids so angry? Because they’re in a tremendous amount of emotional pain and they don’t have the skills and tools to manage that pain. And so they take it out on other people,” Lewis said.

Nicole Hockley’s son Dylan was killed at Sandy Hook elementary and then she co-founded Sandy Hook Promise.

In a statement, Hockley wrote in part:

“This crisis demands action from all of us, no matter what divides us. By working together, we can create a future where all children are free from the threat of gun violence in their schools, homes, and communities.”

Sandy Hook Promise has promoted violence prevention programs and has called for new gun laws to help keep firearms from those who might be a danger to themselves or others.

Tougher gun laws is something Newtown Action Alliance is also demanding.

The shooting’s impact is being felt by others here in the state.

UConn alum and Connecticut Sun player Olivia Nelson-Ododa wrote on X, “never in a million years would I imagined this happening in my hometown.”

She adds her heart is broken and she is praying for people there.

The student center at Quinnipiac University has reopened after getting a report of a possible pipe bomb on campus.

University officials told NBC Connecticut that Carl Hanson Student Center was evacuated and people were asked to steer clear of the area.

In a message to students, officials said that the Regional Bomb Squad responded to campus for reports of a pipe bomb, but no bomb was found.

The student center and Tator Hall have reopened and the building has been deemed safe.

A spokesperson for Quinnipiac told NBC Connecticut a student saw the bomb threat on social media and alerted authorities. The school says it encourages students who see something to say something.

University officials said classes scheduled to meet in Tator Hall will move online for the rest of the the day. If meeting online isn’t an option, faculty will contact students about course material.