NBA

Las Vegas Aces at Indiana Fever

· Women's National Basketball Association
23-13, 12-6 Away
Final
75 - 86

19-18, 11-7 Home

A’ja Wilson becomes the WNBA’s single-season scoring leader, Aces beat Fever for 14th straight time

A'ja Wilson gets the nice basket to fall through tough finish

Wilson passed Jewell Loyd’s total of 939 points on a jumper from the free-throw line with 26.4 seconds left before halftime. Wilson needed just 35 games to top last year’s record by Loyd, who needed 38 games. Wilson’s previous high was 912 points, set in 40 games last season.

She finished the game with 956 points this season and could potentially be the first player in league history to reach 1,000 in a year.

After Indiana got within 72-66, Wilson scored eight straight Las Vegas points in a two-minute span for an 80-71 lead with 4:04 left. The Aces didn't score again until Wilson completed a three-point play with 1:04 left.

Indiana had a chance to get within 80-76 but Caitlin Clark missed a wide open 3-pointer.

Wilson found Alysha Clark in the corner for a 3-pointer with 34.2 seconds left and then sealed the game with a steal at the other end.

Las Vegas is the only team Indiana has not beaten this season. The Fever will get another chance when the teams meet again on Friday.

Alysha Clark finished with 14 points, Tiffany Hayes added 12 and Chelsea Gray scored 11 for Las Vegas (23-13).

Caitlin Clark struggled from the 3-point line in going 1 of 10, but she finished with 16 points on 6-of-22 shooting overall for Indiana (19-18). Kelsey Mitchell scored a team-high 24 points for her third straight game with 20-plus.

Wilson, who entered 11 points away from passing Loyd, scored 10 points in the first quarter and Hayes added eight as Las Vegas led 20-18.

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Regular Season Series

LV wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 86 - 75
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 86 - 75
4th 15.1 Temi Fagbenle bad pass (A'ja Wilson steals) 86 - 75
4th 34.2 Alysha Clark makes 23-foot three point jumper (A'ja Wilson assists) 86 - 75
4th 52.1 Temi Fagbenle makes layup (Caitlin Clark assists) 83 - 75

Statistics

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31-70 FG 29-73
44.3 Field Goal % 39.7
10-22 3PT 7-26
45.5 Three Point % 26.9
14-17 FT 10-16
82.4 Free Throw % 62.5
34 Rebounds 34
6 Offensive Rebounds 7
28 Defensive Rebounds 27
20 Assists 15
6 Steals 4
6 Blocks 3
8 Turnovers 14
2 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 14
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
4 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
7 Fast Break Points 6
24 Points in Paint 40
14 Fouls 19
12 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 17,274 · Capacity:

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 10 W1 0.77272725 34
Las Vegas 4 14 W16 0.6818182 30
Phoenix 7 17 L3 0.6136364 27
Seattle 11 21 W1 0.52272725 23
Golden State 11 21 L3 0.52272725 23
Los Angeles 13 23 L1 0.47727272 21
Dallas 24 34 W1 0.22727273 10

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W6 0.6818182 30
New York 3 17 W3 0.6136364 27
Indiana 6 20 W3 0.54545456 24
Washington 14 28 L10 0.36363637 16
Connecticut 19 33 L2 0.25 11
Chicago 20 34 L4 0.22727273 10
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