The Fever beat the Aces 99–89 in Game 2 despite Jackie Young’s 31 points

Game story

Jackie Young could not save the Aces with 31 points on 7-of-19 shooting (4-of-9 from three), 13-of-13 at the line in 36 minutes as the Indiana Fever beat the Las Vegas Aces 99–89 on Tuesday, September 29. Game 2 of the first round, and the best-of-three series is tied 1–1, with a deciding game to come.

Game Highlights

Las Vegas Aces vs. Indiana Fever | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | September 29, 2026

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Who stood out

Jackie Young: 31 points on 7-of-19 shooting (4-of-9 from three), 13-of-13 at the line in 36 minutes, a -11 in her minutes. By the observed shot locations, 4-of-9 from above the break, 2-of-6 in the paint outside the restricted area and 1-of-2 at the rim. She entered averaging 18.8 points this season; this finish was 12.2 above that mark. She had averaged 20.9 over her previous 10, putting this game 10.1 above that recent pace; that recent average was already 2.1 above her season mark.

Caitlin Clark: 27 points and 15 assists on 9-of-18 shooting (5-of-11 from three), 4-of-4 at the line in 33 minutes, a +15 in her minutes. By the observed shot locations, 5-of-10 from above the break, 2-of-3 at the rim and 2-of-3 in the paint outside the restricted area. She entered averaging 8.2 assists this season; this finish was 6.8 above that mark. She had averaged 8.5 over her previous 10, putting this game 6.5 above that recent pace.

How it happened

It did not start that way: the Aces led 26–18 after one quarter and by as many as 11. The second quarter was the swing — the Fever won it 30–17 — and they led 48–43 at halftime. The game had four lead changes; the Fever’s largest lead was 15.

The Aces’ bench outscored the Fever’s, 17–14.

The Fever made 37-71 from the field (52%) and 8-21 from three; the Aces 25-59 (42%). Turnovers ran 12–12, and points off turnovers 11–16 in the Aces’ favor — the margin came from shooting, not possession control. Rebounds went 34–30, points in the paint 58–26.

What it means

A reason to be cautious about carrying this game forward: Jackie Young’s previous-10 average (20.9) already sat 2.1 above her season mark, so against recent form the game is a smaller outlier than the season averages make it look; the Fever gave up more points off turnovers than they scored, 16–11. One game is still one game.

The Fever came into the series as the No. 6 seed and the Aces as the No. 3; the lower seed has the early edge.