LAS VEGAS (Sept. 29, 2025) — The Las Vegas Aces (34-10, 2-2) are set for a winner-takes-all Game 5 of the 2025 WNBA Semifinals against the Indiana Fever (24-20, 2-2) on Tuesday evening at Michelob ULTRA Arena. Tipoff is at 6:30 p.m. PT and will air on ESPN2.

Game Notes | Player Game by Game Statistics

PLAYOFF PICTURE: With the series tied at 2-2, the Aces are in a must-win situation if they hope to keep their season alive. Should the Aces advance to their third Finals appearance in four years, they will meet the No. 4 seeded Phoenix Mercury and own home court advantage in the best-of-seven championship round. The 2025 WNBA Finals begin on Friday, Oct. 3. The full WNBA Playoffs schedule can be found here.

UPCOMING PLAYOFF MILESTONES:

No. 3 Wilson (111) is 7 blocked shots away from passing Candace Parker (117) for No. 3 all-time on the league’s playoff blocked shots list. Lisa Leslie leads the WNBA with 132.
No. 6 Wilson (233) needs just 2 made free throws to pass Parker (234) for No. 5 all-time. Lindsay Whalen (250) is No. 4.
No. 5 Wilson (110) is 5 assists away from passing No. 4 Becky Hammon (114) on the franchise’s all-time playoff assists list.
Jackie Young (71) is 1 3-pointer away from breaking a tie with Sabrina Ionescu at No. 16 and 2 from passing Breanna Stewart (72) at No. 15 on the W’s all-time playoffs 3-pointers made list. Katie Smith stands at No. 14 with 78.
No. 15 Chelsea Gray (833) is 15 points from passing No. 14 Alyssa Thomas (847) and 16 from passing Brittney Griner (848) for the No. 13 spot on the W’s all-time playoff scoring list.
Gray is 11 assists away from passing Sue Bird (364) for 3^rd all-time on the W’s playoff assists list.
Hammon is 1 playoff win away from breaking a tie with former Indiana head coach Lin Dunn (23) for the No. 7 spot on the all-time WNBA playoff coaching victories list. Brian Agler is No. 6 with 24 wins.
Kiah Stokes (168) is 2 rebounds from passing Sophia Young-Malcolm (169) to move into No. 3 on the franchise’s all-time playoff total rebounds list.

UPCOMING ACES PLAYOFF CAREER MILESTONES:

850 Points: Gray (838 + 12)
500 Points: Jewell Loyd (473 + 27)
1^st Point: Aaliyah Nye
500 Rebounds: Wilson (489 + 11)
50 Rebounds: Cheyenne Parker-Tyus (49 + 1) and NaLyssa Smith (40 + 10)
100 Assists: Loyd (90 + 10)
100 Made Free Throws (98 + 2) and Loyd (97 + 3)
100 Made 3-Pointers: Gray (99 + 1)

ACES VS. FEVER: The Aces dropped Game 4 at Indiana 90-83 and are now hosting a decisive Game 5 elimination game on Tuesday.

Over the 4-game series, the Aces have produced higher numbers in nearly every statistical category, including 82.5 to 79.8 points, 19.0 to 15.8 assists, 14.5 to 15.5 steals and 5.3 to 2.8 blocks per game, while the Fever have owned the boards 34.5 to 27.8 rebounds per game. The Aces also are out-shooting the Fever 48.5% to 42.8% from the floor, 37.1% to 31.1% from 3-point and 77% to 75.9% from the line.

The starkest difference has come from the line, where the Fever have scored 66 points to 47 by the Aces, with Indiana attempting 21.8 to 15.3 free throws per game with just a difference in whistles blown of 2.75 between the teams (the Aces committed 20.0 fouls per game to 17.3 by the Fever).

Las Vegas attempted 11 free throws in Game 4 compared to the Fever’s 34. When factoring in the final minute when the Aces were intentionally sending Indiana to the line to stop the clock, the Fever still owned a 23-11 free throw attempts differential. Over the past two games and again removing the final minute of intentionally sending the opposing team to the line, the Aces shot 14 of 19 and the Fever made 31 of 44 from the line.

Bottom line, the Aces need to keep the Fever off the charity stripe.

Semifinals: Aces vs Fever Statistics

Team	PPG	RPG	APG	TOV	SPG	BPG	FGM-FGA	FG%	3PM-3PA	3P%	FTM-FTA	FT%
LVA	82.5	27.8	19.0	14.5	8.5	5.3	32.5-67.0	.485	5.8-15.5	.371	11.8-15.3	.770
IND	79.8	34.5	15.8	15.5	7.3	2.8	28.8-67.3	.428	5.8-18.5	.311	16.5-21.8	.759

2025 WNBA M’VP Wilson scored a game-high 31 points, hitting the 30-point mark for the 7^th time in her playoff career, on 58.3% field goal shooting on Sunday. The Aces are now 11-1 all-time when Wilson scores 25 or more points in the playoffs.

Young, who connected on 6 of 10 of her shot attempts in Game 4 for 18 points, is averaging 18.8 points in the semis on 56.9% field goal shooting. Las Vegas is 7-2 when Young tallies 50% shooting or better on 10 or more attempts. The 2 losses have come from in the semis against Indiana.

The Aces bench will have to make an impact as they’ve done in the 2 Semifinals wins, highlighted by contributions from Loyd and Dana Evans. They scored 10 points apiece in the Game 2 win, but combined for just 9 points in Game 4.

Aces in Semifinal Wins & Losses vs. Fever

	PPG	FG%	3P%	FTA	REB	AST	BLK	BENCH PTS
Wins (2-0)	87.0	.523	.409	19.0	28.0	17.0	6.0	19.5
Losses (0-2)	78.0	.451	.343	11.5	27.5	21.0	4.5	12.5

ACES IN THE 2025 PLAYOFFS: The Aces lead the 8-team playoff pool in scoring (84.1 ppg), field goal percentage (.487) and steals (8.6 spg) and are second in 3-point percentage (.385) and blocked shots (5.0 bpg).

In this season’s playoff wins, the Aces held opponents to less than 80 points, and in losses, gave up 80 points or more. Additionally, the Aces margin of victory in those 4 wins was an average of 15 points, while the margin of defeat in the losses was an average of 5.3 points.

Aces Playoff Opponent Points Per Game in Wins vs. Losses

Wins	9/14	9/18	9/23	9/26
Opp. Points	77	73	68	72

Losses	9/16	9/21	9/28
Opp. Points	86	89	90

The Aces are now 30-20 in playoff games since moving to Las Vegas in 2018, the most wins of any team in that timeframe, and 40-43 overall as a franchise.

UP NEXT: Should the Aces advance, they will begin WNBA Finals play against the Mercury on Friday, Oct. 3. Games 1 and 2 will be played at Michelob ULTRA Arena. Tipoff will be 5 p.m. PT and will air on ESPN.

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