Transcript: Indiana Fever 99, Las Vegas Aces 89. Fever hold off Aces in playoff thriller. Jackie Young led everyone with 31 points.
The story
Indiana trailed by 11 but found a way. The Fever won the 2nd quarter 30-17 with runs of 9-0 and 8-0, then dominated the 3rd quarter 24-17 with another 9-0 run to build a 72-60 lead. Las Vegas answered in the 4th with a 10-0 run, but Indiana's depth held. Caitlin Clark orchestrated the offense with 27 points and 15 assists. Kelsey Mitchell added 26 points. Aliyah Boston scored 22. Jackie Young led the Aces with 31 points, but it wasn't enough. The Fever are 3rd in the East at 28-16.
227 points and 15 assists. Clark controlled the tempo and made the right reads all night, leading Indiana's second-quarter surge that flipped the game.
The stat line
The stat line
| Indiana Fever | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caitlin Clark | 27 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kelsey Mitchell | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aliyah Boston | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Makayla Timpson | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Raven Johnson | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lexie Hull | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sophie Cunningham | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monique Billings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myisha Hines-Allen | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Las Vegas Aces | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Young | 31 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A'ja Wilson | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Chelsea Gray | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cheyenne Parker-Tyus | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Stephanie Talbot | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Jewell Loyd | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brianna Turner | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mai Yamamoto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
