LAS VEGAS (July 22, 2018)—The Las Vegas Aces improved to 12-13 on the season Sunday, with an 88-74 victory over visiting Indiana. That win helped Las Vegas keep pace with Connecticut for the eighth seed in the WNBA playoffs as the Sun defeated the Dallas Wings earlier in the day, 92-75.

KEY RUNS

Las Vegas led by four, 55-51, midway through the third quarter, but scored the next six points to go up double-digits. Kayla McBride scored five points during the run, and the Aces eventually led by as many as 20 points.

KEY STATS

The Aces bench outscored the ever bench 29-19.

Las Vegas out-rebounded Indiana on the offensive glass, 13-7, and scored 19 second-chance points to the Fever’s four.

The Aces out-rebounded the Fever 47-29 overall.

Las Vegas went 18 for 24 from the free throw line, while Indiana went 13 for 19.

GAME NOTES

Kayla McBride crossed the 2,000 career point plateau Sunday, and now has 2012 points in her five-year. She is the 111th player in WNBA history to score 2000 points. BlackJack is 26 years, 27 days old, making her the 17th youngest player in league history. McBride took 131 game to score 2000, tied with Nikki McCray and Brittney Griner for 23rd fastest ever. She is the 1st player from the class of 2014 to score 2000. McBride would be the fastest to 3000 if she got there in her next 17 games.

Carolyn Swords posted the second double-double of her career with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

A’ja Wilson (24 points) reached double figures in scoring for the 25th straight time to start her career, which is a franchise record. She also scored 20 or more points for the 14th time this season.

Kayla McBride (16 points) reached double figures in scoring for the 22nd time this season, and the 21st straight.

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

Tamera Young grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds, including seven in the first half.

Mandalay Bay Events Center is the 32nd different arena in which the Indiana Fever have played.

Natalie Achonwa led the Fever with 21 points which is the third time she has scored 20 or more in a game this season, She also grabbed seven rebounds and moved into ninth place in Indiana history with 440 career rebounds.

Candace Dupree scored 13 points to reach double figures in scoring for the fourth straight game.

Victoria Vivians shot 3-of-4 from 3-point range to contribute nine points, all in the first half, for the Fever. Fellow rookie Kelsey Mitchell got all her scoring in the second half, and matched her nine points. The Mitchell-Vivians rookie duo combined on four 3-pointers to become the second rookie tandem in league history, and the first since 1999, to amass more than 100 3-point field goals made.