A'ja Wilson’s 38 points lead the Aces past the Fever in Game 1, 102–85

Game story

A'ja Wilson led the Aces with 38 points and 16 rebounds on 15-of-19 shooting (2-of-2 from three), 6-of-7 at the line in 35 minutes as the Las Vegas Aces beat the Indiana Fever 102–85 on Sunday, September 27. Game 1 of the first round: the Aces lead the best-of-three series 1–0 and are one win from advancing, while the Fever now face elimination.

Game Highlights

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Who stood out

A'ja Wilson: 38 points and 16 rebounds on 15-of-19 shooting (2-of-2 from three), 6-of-7 at the line in 35 minutes, a +29 in her minutes. By the observed shot locations, 5-of-6 from midrange, 5-of-6 at the rim and 3-of-5 in the paint outside the restricted area. She entered averaging 25.8 points this season; this finish was 12.2 above that mark. She had averaged 25.9 over her previous 10, putting this game 12.1 above that recent pace.

How it happened

The second quarter was the swing — the Aces won it 35–24 — and they led 62–47 at halftime. The game had five lead changes; the Aces’ largest lead was 27.

The Aces won it with their starters: the Fever’s bench outscored theirs, 33–21. For the Fever, Aliyah Boston scored 18 (7-of-12) and Caitlin Clark 15 (6-of-17).

The Aces made 38-64 from the field (59%) and 9-19 from three; the Fever 30-67 (45%). Turnovers ran 17–17, and points off turnovers 18–28 in the Fever’s favor — the margin came from shooting, not possession control. Rebounds went 31–24, points in the paint 34–36.

What it means

A reason to be cautious about carrying this game forward: the Aces gave up more points off turnovers than they scored, 28–18. One game is still one game.

The Aces came into the series as the No. 3 seed and the Fever as the No. 6; the higher seed held serve.

This did not come against one of the league’s softest defenses: the Fever allow 90.4 points a game (standings as of Sep 29), 5th-most of 15.

Next up: Game 2, LV at IND on Sep 29, where the market consensus has the Fever favored over the Aces by 1.5 with a total of 183.5 (PropBetEdge capture, Sep 29, 10 books) — and the Fever allow 90.4 a game, 5th-most of 15. Player props enter the board inside 36 hours of tip.