INDIANAPOLIS, IN.—A’ja Wilson finished with 27 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Aces (23-13) to an 86-75 victory over the Fever (19-18). In doing so, she set the WNBA single-season scoring record on Wednesday night in Indianapolis. Alysha Clark and Tiffany Hayes came off the bench for 14 and 12 points respectively, while Chelsea Gray scored 11, Kelsey Plum finished with 9.
With 26.4 seconds remaining in the second quarter of Wednesday evening’s road tilt against the Indiana Fever, two-time WNBA M’VP Aja Wilson scored her 940th and 941st points of the season on a jumper from the free throw line breaking the WNBA single season scoring mark of 939 points set by Jewell Loyd in 2023.
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Indiana received a team-high 24 points from Kelsey Mitchell.
The Aces shot 31 of 70 from the field (.443) and 10 of 22 from 3-point range (.455), while the Fever made 29 of 73 (.397) overall and 7 of 26 (.269) from distance.
Indiana made 10 of 16 free throws while Las Vegas went 14 of 17.
The Fever outscored Las Vegas 40-24 in the paint and 13-7 on second chances.
The Aces scored 13 points off the Fever’s 14 turnovers and gave up just 4 points off their own 10 miscues.
The Aces dished out 20 assists on 31 field goals, including 12 dimes off 15 buckets in the first half alone. In contrast, the Fever had 15 assists on 29 made field goals.
The Aces bench outscored the Fever reserves 30-11, and did not commit a turnover.
The Aces conclude their 4-game east coast road trip on Friday with their second consecutive game against Indiana.
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