LAS VEGAS (Oct. 1, 2026) – Looking to their veteran leadership when they were needed most, the Las Vegas Aces (2-1) closed out a hard-fought, 94-83 victory over the Indiana Fever (1-2) in a must-win Game 3 on Thursday night. Playing in front of a 70^th consecutive sold-out Michelob ULTRA Arena crowd, A’ja Wilson led the field with 36 points and 10 rebounds; Chelsea Gray finished the night with 23 points and 5 assists; Jackie Young added 18 points, 8 boards and 7 dimes; and Jewell Loyd added 11 points.

Kelsey Mitchell scored 23 to lead 4 Fever players in double figures.

Stats | Gallery | Highlights

TEAM	1	2	3	4	Final
Aces	31	23	16	24	94
Fever	31	17	17	18	83

1st Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 31, Indiana 31)
Indiana struck first and ran out to a 12-4 lead over the first 3 minutes of play. Wilson and Young halted the run with a basket each to draw to 12-9. The teams swapped scores over the next few minutes and with the Fever leading 22-17, Wilson hit a 3, followed by a traditional 3-point play to give the Aces their first lead of the night, 23-22. The lead changed hands 4 more times until Indiana tied it up at the final second. The Aces netted 66.7% (12-18 FGs) from the floor and 3 of 7 from deep; Indiana made 54.2% (13-24 FGs) overall and 4 of 12 from 3-point. Wilson paced all scorers with 14 while Caitlin Clark had 11.

2nd Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 54, Indiana 48)
No more than 4 points separated the teams through the first 6 minutes of the second quarter, at which point the score was knotted at 42-all. Wilson broke the tie with a 6-0 spurt in a 9-1 Aces run that gave Las Vegas its largest lead to that point, 51-43. Indiana made 5 of 6 from the charity stripe in outscoring the hosts 5-3 to close the half. The Aces dropped to 37.5% (6-16 FGs) overall from the floor but were 3 of 4 from deep; the Fever went even colder, making just 27.8% (5-18 FGs) from the field and missed all 4 behind the arc. Loyd and Indiana’s Myisha Hines-Allen scored 8 apiece.

3rd Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 70, Indiana 65)
A 13-7 run by the Aces over the first 5 and a half minutes out of the half gave them a 67-55 lead, it’s largest of the night. Indiana halted the run with the next 5 points, sparking a 10-3 run to cut the gap down to 5 with 10 minutes to play. The Aces made just 31.6% (6-19 FGs) from the floor and an icy 2 of 8 from 3-point; Indiana made 37.5% (6-16 FGs) and 2 of 5 behind the arc. Wilson scored 8 points and no Fever player had more than 5.

4th Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas 94, Indiana 83)
A 3 by Indy cut it to 70-68 early in the final frame. However, the Aces Big 3 sent the Aces on a 10-2 run for a 80-70 advantage with 6 minutes to play. During the Las Vegas run, the Aces did not miss a field goal or cough up the ball once, while Indiana went 1 of 5 from the field and gave up one turnover. However, the Fever weren’t ready to go home and made one final push. They strung together a 10-2 run of their own, and it was back to a 2-point game, 82-80, with exactly 3 minutes remaining. During the Fever surge, the Aces hit 1 of 4 from the floor and coughed up the ball once for 2 points.

After Indiana took its final timeout for what would be an unsuccessful challenge, Gray went to the line and knocked down both tries. After a pair of misses in succession on the other end, Gray hit a jumper for a little more breathing room, 86-80, with 1:25 to play. Indiana followed with a 2-pointer 6 seconds later, its final field goal of the year. Wilson was bringing up the ball after a Fever turnover, was fouled by Aliyah Boston and swished in a pair from the line with 46.8 seconds on the clock. With less than 40 seconds to go, Mitchell was sent to the line. She missed 1 before scoring her team’s final point of the night. With Indiana out of timeouts and forced to foul to stop the clock, the last 6 points were scored from the line by Las Vegas. The Aces made 45.5% (5-11 FGs) from the field and missed their lone attempt at a 3, and held Indiana to 30% (6-20 FGs) overall and 3 of 11 from deep. Gray, who was 3 of 4 from the floor and 5 of 5 from the line, led everyone with 11 points and Mitchell finished with 8.

KEY STATS
The ACLU is currently tracking 531 anti-LGBTQ+ bills across our nation, zero of which are in Nevada.

Women still make just 78 cents for every dollar earned by men. Black women earn only 64 cents and Latinas only 54 cents for each dollar earned by white men.

There were 7 tied scores and 7 lead changes, and the Aces took the lead for good on a Wilson jumper at 3:37 in the second quarter (44-42).

Young’s 7 assists were converted into 19 points, Gray’s 5 led to 11 points.

Both teams scored 14 points off the other’s 10 turnovers.

	FGM-A	PCT	3PM-A	PCT	FTM-A	PCT	OFF	DEF	REB	AT	PF	ST	TO	BK
Aces	29-64	.453	8-20	.400	28-35	.800	2	32	34	15	19	4	10	4
Fever	30–78	.385	9-32	.281	14-20	.700	9	29	38	16	27	8	10	6

Points scored ….

	In the Paint	2nd Chance	Fast Break	Off TOs	Bench
Aces	22	12	6	14	6
Fever	36	2	11	14	19

GAME NOTES

Gray’s 409 career playoff assists trails No. 1 Alyssa Thomas (410) by a single dime. With her 5 assists, Young (227) passed Catchings (223) and moved up to the No. 9 spot.

Young entered the game tied at No. 13 with Brittney Griner (165) for made free throws and now stands alone at No. 13 with 171.

Young entered the game at No. 29 with 239 rebounds, grabbed 8 and passed Lauren Jackson (242), Penny Taylor (243) and Elena Delle Donne (245), and now lists at No. 26.

Gray’s 1 3-pointer drew her even at No. 4 with Sue Bird (111) on the W all-time list; Jewell Loyd moved from No. 17 for 3-pointers with 75 entering the game to tie at No. 15 with Sabrina Ionescu and Katie Smith with 78 apiece.

Gray entered the game with 349 made field goals, passed Tamika Catchings (352) and now lists at No. 9 with 357; and Young moved past Rebekkah Brunson (263) to list at No. 18 for FGM with 266.

With the 28th double-double of her playoff career, Wilson broke a tie with Catchings and Candace Parker and she now sits alone at No. 2, trailing just Thomas’ 31.

Wilson, who upped her league-leading 30-point game t0 12 and her second-best 20-point games to 34, has scored in double figures in a league-high 37 consecutive playoff games.

Gray picked up her 350^th playoff field goal and now has 357.

Cheyenne Parker-Tyus scored the 100^th playoff point of her career and now has 105.

Wilson connected on her 300^th postseason free throw and now has 308.

Wilson notched her 5th career playoff game with at least 35 points.

The Aces were without the services of Dana Evans (right knee) and Steph Talbot (left knee).

Up Next: The Aces play the winner of the No. 2 Golden State/No. 7 Dallas series, which is locked at 1-1. The teams play in the Bay Area Friday night and if the Valkyries win, Las Vegas will travel to San Francisco to play Games 1 and 2 of the best-of-5 semifinals. If it’s Dallas, the Aces will host the Wings in Games 1 and 2. Dates are Oct. 4 and 7 for the first two games, Game 3 is slated for Oct. 9. If Games 4 and 5 are necessary, they will be contested Oct. 11 in City 2 and Oct 14 in City 1. The complete schedule can be found here.

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