GAME RECAP: Aces 92, Fever 74

LAS VEGAS, NV (August 11, 2018)—Las Vegas snapped a five-game losing streak Saturday, and moved to within a-game-and-a-half of Dallas with a convincing 92-74 victory over the visiting Indiana Fever. The magic number for the Dallas Wings to clinch the final playoff spot over the Aces remains at two, as the Wings dropped a 92-82 decision to the Atlanta Dream earlier in the day,

W L Pct GB
7 Dallas 14 16 .467 8.5
8 Las Vegas 13 18 .400 10.0
9 Chicago 10 19 .345 12,0

 

Las Vegas has three games remaining on its regular season schedule, including an August 17 road trip to Dallas.

Date Opponent W L
August 15 vs. New York 7 22
August 17 at Dallas 14 15
August 19 vs. Atlanta 20 10

 

KEY RUNS

Las Vegas started the game by scoring the first seven points and 20 of the first 26. A’ja Wilson went 4-for-4 from the field during that stretch.

The Fever cut the Aces’ lead to four on three occasions, but Las Vegas pushed the lead out to 24 in the fourth quarter and cruised to the 18-point win.

KEY STATS

Las Vegas made 46.2 percent of its field goal attempts, while Indiana connected on just 36.2 percent of theirs.

The Fever made 10 of 22 shots from long distance, while the Aces went 4 for 12.

Las Vegas led Indiana 12-2 in fast break points, and 20-6 in points in the paint.

After turning the ball over 4 times in the first quarter, the Aces committed just 6 miscues the rest of the way.

GAME NOTES

A’ja Wilson (19 points) reached double figures in scoring for the 30th straight time to start her WNBA career.

Kayla McBride (18 points) reached double figures in scoring for the 26th time this season.

Kelsey Plum (20 points) reached double figures in scoring for the 12th time this season.

The Aces 18-point margin of victory is the team’s second largest of the season.

Indiana made a season-high 10 3-point field goals.

Kelsey Mitchell and Victoria Vivians, the most prolific rookie 3-point shooting duo in WNBA history, became the first rookie pair on the same team to both make more than 60 3-point field goals in a season. Mitchell (66 for the season) hit both her treys in the first half to move into third place on the all-time chart for rookie 3-pointers, trailing only Tamika Catchings and Crystal Robinson who share the league’s rookie record with 76. Vivians (61) made two on Saturday and is sixth on the list.