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Las Vegas Aces at Indiana Fever

· Women's National Basketball Association
24-13, 13-6 Away
Final
74 - 78

19-19, 11-8 Home

Gray scores 21 to lead Aces to 78-74 win over Fever as Clark sets WNBA assists record

Caitlin Clark receives her sixth technical foul of season

Clark, who scored all of her 18 points in the second half, finished with eight rebounds and nine assists for Indiana (19-19). The rookie set the WNBA's single-season record for assists with 321, breaking the mark of 316 set last season by Alyssa Thomas of the Connecticut Sun.

Gray made 7 of 11 from the field and had six assists for Las Vegas (24-13). Kelsey Plum added 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and Jackie Young scored 12 points.

Clark scored 14 points in the third quarter as the Fever trimmed a 13-point deficit to 60-57 going into the fourth and Damiris Dantas tied it when she hit a deep 3-pointer with 9:41 to go. Gray answered with a layup about a minute later and Plum hit a 3 to give Las Vegas a 65-60 lead with 7:33 to go.

The Fever went 0 for 8 from the field, made 4 of 8 from the free-throw line and committed three turnovers from there until Clark was fouled to put the Fever into the bonus with at the 2:57 mark. Clark hit two foul shots to cut the Aces' lead to 69-66.

Clark blew past a defender for a layup that pulled Indiana within two with 1:48 remaining, but Plum answered with a 3 with 56 seconds left to make it 75-70 and the Aces held on from there.

Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever with 20 points, 19 in the first half. Aliyah Boston scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Dantas added 11 points.

Clark was scoreless on 0 for 5 shooting in the first half and picked up her third foul when she was called for a charge late in the second quarter as the Aces took a 43-35 lead into the break.

The Aces, who also beat the Fever 86-75 Wednesday, swept the four-game regular-season series between the teams.

Regular Season Series

LV wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 78 - 74
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 78 - 74
4th 2.1 Kelsey Mitchell bad pass (Alysha Clark steals) 78 - 74
4th 3.1 Damiris Dantas enters the game for Temi Fagbenle 78 - 74
4th 3.1 Fever timeout 78 - 74

Statistics

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28-70 FG 28-62
40 Field Goal % 45
9-30 3PT 7-23
30 Three Point % 30
13-18 FT 11-20
72 Free Throw % 55
31 Rebounds 35
1 Offensive Rebounds 3
30 Defensive Rebounds 32
22 Assists 17
7 Steals 5
4 Blocks 2
9 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 9
5 Fast Break Points 11
26 Points in Paint 34
18 Fouls 16
13 Largest Lead 2

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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