Jackie Young poured in 23 points to lead three scorers with at least 20 as the Las Vegas Aces shot better than 50 percent from the floor for much of the night en route to a 98-72 blowout win against the visiting Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday.

Young added six assists for Las Vegas (18-2), which took control in the second quarter, outscoring Phoenix 26-12 to take an 18-point lead into intermission of the Commissioner’s Cup matchup.

The Aces opened the second half with an 18-6 run over the first 4:58 of the third quarter to lead by 30.

Chelsea Gray collected 21 points, 11 assists and six rebounds, and A’ja Wilson added 20 points and eight boards for Las Vegas. Young, Gray and Wilson combined to shoot 25 of 39 from the floor.

Coming off her franchise-record, 40-point performance in Sunday’s win at Minnesota, Kelsey Plum chipped in 17 points, five rebounds and four assists.

Every Las Vegas player who saw the floor scored. Kiah Stokes rounded out the starters with seven points, and Cayla George — who scored three points off the bench — grabbed five rebounds in 16 minutes.

Phoenix (4-15) shot only 27 of 70 (38.6 percent) from the floor overall and 6 of 19 (31.6 percent) from 3-point range, compared to the Aces’ 9-of-25 (36 percent) shooting from beyond the arc.

Michaela Onyenwere led the Mercury with 18 points off the bench on 7-of-13 shooting, while Brittney Griner added 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting. Phoenix’s next three leading scorers — Diana Taurasi (11 points), Shey Peddy (10) and Moriah Jefferson (nine) — shot a combined 10 of 29.

Brianna Turner, who grabbed a game-high nine rebounds, scored two points on 1-of-4 shooting.

The Mercury have lost four of their last five games and 10 of their last 12.

–Field Level Media