INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 28, 2026) — The No. 3 seed Las Vegas Aces (31-13, 1-0) are looking for a first-round playoff sweep against the No. 6 Fever (28-16, 0-1) in Indianapolis in the best-of-three opening round series on Tuesday. Tipoff is at 3:30 p.m. (all times listed in PDT) and airs nationally on Prime.

Game Notes | Player Game-by-Game Statistics | Player Double-Digit Games, Dub-Dubs and Records With & Without

Upcoming Franchise Playoff Milestones

3 Chelsea Gray (76) is 5 3-pointers from passing Kelsey Plum (80) for No. 2 on the franchise list. No. 6 Jewell Loyd is 2 from passing Riquna Willams (29) for No. 5, while No. 11 A’ja Wilson needs 1 to break a tie with Shanna Zolman at 15 apiece and place in the top 10 with Dana Evans with 16 3s.
10 Loyd (20) needs 2 offensive rebounds to pass Ann Wauters (21) and 3 to pass Johnson and Liz Cambage (22) for the No. 7 spot on the O-boards list.
Loyd (123) is 2 points from passing No. 14 Angel McCoughtry (124)
Loyd needs 1 steal to break a tie with McCoughtry at 13 apiece at No. 14 to enter a tie with No. 13 Williams (14). Up next are Nos. 11 Cambage and Jia Perkins with 15 each, No. 10 Kiah Stokes (16) and No. 9 Danielle Robinson (17).

Upcoming WNBA Playoff Milestones

Gray, who surpassed 400 playoff points Sunday and needs 3 assists to hit 400, will become just the second player in league history with 900/400 once she hits those markers. Alyssa Thomas was the first, doing so in Game 4 of the 2025 Finals.
10 Jackie Young (215) needs 9 assists to pass No. 9 Tamika Catchings (223).
Gray needs 1 made field goal to break a tie with Lisa Leslie (345) sole possession of No. 10.
Gray (108) needs 2 3-pointers to pass Maya Moore (109) for No. 5. Young needs 3 to pass No. 10 Kara Lawson (85). Loyd (73) needs 2 to pass Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart, who are at 72 apiece at No. 16.
16 Young (152) needs 5 made free throws to pass No. 15 Rebekkah Brunson (156).
17 Wilson (66) needs 1 steal to pass No. 16 Penny Taylor (68).

Upcoming Aces Playoff Career Milestones

750 Points: Young (743 + 7)
550 Points: Loyd (546 + 4)
150 Points: Turner (137 + 13)
100 Points: Parker-Tyus (90 +10), Talbot (89 +11)
1^st Point: Pissott
250 Rebounds: Young (235 +15)
200 Rebounds: Turner (191 +9)
400 Assists: Gray (397 + 3)
100 Assists: Loyd (93 +7)
50 Assists: Turner (46 + 4)
300 Free Throws Made: Wilson (284 + 15)

Playoff Picture: All Game 1 series opened Sunday and with a 1-0 series lead, should the Aces seal a first-round win in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Las Vegas would meet the winner of the No. 2 Golden State and No. 7 Dallas series. Golden State is up 1-0 after winning 104-80 at home.

In other playoff news, No. 8 New York took a 91-75 road win against No. 1 Minnesota, and No. 5 Washington looks to even the series on Wednesday after falling to the No. 4 Atlanta Dream 92-77.

Aces vs. Fever Shifts to Game 2 in Indianapolis

In Game 1, the defending champion Aces’ defense shined in their 102-85 statement win over the Fever after they held Indiana to only 38 points in the second half after giving up 47 points in the first half. In the regular season, the Fever averaged a league-record 96.0 ppg, while the Aces followed closely behind at an all-time W 5^th-best 91.5 ppg. Las Vegas also limited Fever guards Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell to a combined 4 of 16 (.250) from beyond the arc. Specifically, the Aces held Mitchell to 1 of 6 shooting (.167) from distance, a spot where she led the league in total 3s made in the regular season with 135 and was third in 3s made per game with 3.1.

Further, Las Vegas’ defense caused Indiana to turn the ball over 17 times, which led to 28 Aces points. To compare, the Aces averaged 16.5 points off their opponents’ turnovers in the regular season.

On the other side of the ball, the Aces hit the century mark for the only the 6^th time in franchise playoff history, tied for 5^th, with 102 points in Game 1. The highest scoring playoff game in franchise history is 117 points, which was done against Phoenix in the first round of the 2022 playoffs. Additionally, Las Vegas’ 59.4% field goal shooting was its third highest in franchise playoff history, just shy of the No. 2 game in the 2008 Western Conference semis when the Silver Stars shot 60% from the floor (Becky Hammon scored a game-high 30 points).

To note, per Elias, the franchise has won 10 of 12 playoff series that includes series of at least 3 games after winning Game 1.

Indiana could not stop the 4-time M’VP and this year’s award frontrunner A’ja Wilson, who tallied game-highs of 38 points and 16 rebounds. With her 27^th playoff double-double, Wilson is the only player in WNBA history to record at least 35 points, 15 rebounds, 4 blocks and 2 steals in a playoff game. The other player? Herself. She is also the only player to record at least a 35-point, 15-rebound playoff double-double twice, previously notching it against Chicago in the first round in 2023. Lisa Leslie and Breanna Stewart have done it once. And she was the most efficient of them all, hitting 15 of 19 (.790) from the floor.

Speaking of the 2026 AP Player of the Year, Wilson’s 15 made field goals was only the 7^th time in league playoff history that has been done, and she is, again, the only player to do so multiple times. Lastly, she is the only player in W regular season and playoff history to record 15 made field goals on at least 75% shooting from the floor.

The 22-point half for No. 22 Wilson was the most points in a first half of her playoff career and led all players in the first half by nearly double (Gray’s 12 points).

Providing the bulk of the Aces’ scoring in Game 1 was the trio of Wilson (38), Young (21) and Gray (14) for a combined 73 points, the Aces bench will need to provide the scoring depth that was shown in the last few games of the regular season. Loyd has provided a scoring spark off the bench, tallying a season-high 25 points in the final regular season game at Phoenix and 10 in Game 1.

With her third playoff career double-double, Young has now scored in double figures in 13 straight postseason games dating to the start of the 2025 playoffs. The 2026 AP All-WNBA Second Team awardee dished out a career-best 6.8 apg in the regular season and is on pace to tally well above her playoff career average of 3.8 apg.

Las Vegas is now 36-20 in the playoffs since moving to the Sports and Entertainment Capital of the World and 46-43 overall as a franchise. Also, the Aces are now 4-2 against Indiana in the playoffs in the two times the teams have met in playoff action.

Up Next: If the Aces close out the Fever on Tuesday, Game 1 of the WNBA Semifinals begin Sunday, Oct. 4. If the Aces drop Game 2, they will return to Michelob ULTRA Arena to play a decisive Game 3 on Thursday, Oct 1. Tip is 6 p.m. and the game will air on USA.

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