The Aces beat the Fever 94–83 in Game 3, advance to the WNBA semifinals
The Aces came back from 8 down behind A'ja Wilson’s 36 points to win the first-round series 2–1; the No. 2 Valkyries are next.
Game story
A'ja Wilson led the Aces with 36 points and 10 rebounds on 11-of-18 shooting (2-of-3 from three), 12-of-15 at the line in 37 minutes as the Las Vegas Aces beat the Indiana Fever 94–83 on Thursday, October 1. The win closes out the first round series 2–1 and sends the Aces to the WNBA semifinals against the Valkyries; the Fever’s season is over.
Indiana Fever vs. Las Vegas Aces | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | October 1, 2026
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Who stood out
A'ja Wilson: 36 points and 10 rebounds on 11-of-18 shooting (2-of-3 from three), 12-of-15 at the line in 37 minutes, a +12 in her minutes. By the observed shot locations, 3-of-8 from midrange, 4-of-4 in the paint outside the restricted area and 2-of-3 from above the break. She entered averaging 25.8 points this season; this finish was 10.2 above that mark. She had averaged 25.9 over her previous 10, putting this game 10.1 above that recent pace.
A'ja Wilson: Game 3 against her baselines
This game · her last 10 before it · her regular season entering it
Baselines are her regular-season games before this one (PropSports game log). Playoff games are never mixed into them.
PropSports box score (game 401918022) and PropSports game log values as of Oct 1, 2026 payload 2f39adc9a61985c7
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| Game 3 · 1 game | Last 10 · 10 G | Season · 42 G | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 36 | 25.9 | 25.8 |
| Rebounds | 10 | 8 | 9.2 |
| Assists | 1 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| Minutes | 37 | 31.6 | 31.6 |
How it happened
The second quarter was the swing — the Aces won it 23–17 — and they led 54–48 at halftime. The game had seven lead changes; the Aces’ largest lead was 12.
The Aces won it with their starters: the Fever’s bench outscored theirs, 19–6. For the Fever, Kelsey Mitchell scored 23 (7-of-23) and Aliyah Boston 19 (8-of-16).
The Aces made 29-64 from the field (45%) and 8-20 from three; the Fever 30-78 (38%). Turnovers ran 10–10, and points off turnovers 14–14. Rebounds went 34–38, points in the paint 22–36.
Where the game separated
The 5 team stats with the widest gaps
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PropSports box score and linescore (game 401918022) values as of Oct 1, 2026 payload e4fa53621e8b0263
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| Aces | Fever | |
|---|---|---|
| Offensive rebounds | 2 | 9 |
| Points in the paint | 22 | 36 |
| Bench points | 6 | 19 |
| 3-point % | 40% | 28% |
| Field goal % | 45% | 38% |
What it means
The Aces came into the series as the No. 3 seed and the Fever as the No. 6; the higher seed finished the job.
This did not come against one of the league’s softest defenses: the Fever allow 90.4 points a game (standings as of Oct 2), 5th-most of 15.
Next for the Aces: the No. 2 Golden State Valkyries in the best-of-five semifinals, opening on the road as the No. 3 seed. Game 1 is at Chase Center; the tip time has not been set.
First Round series
Aces win the series 2–1
- W+17
- L-10
- W+11
Each final game of the best-of-3 series through this one, from the Aces side; the number is the final margin.
PropBetEdge playoff bracket (final scores) values as of Oct 1, 2026 payload fae9c15b734240ac
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| Team | Game | Result | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aces | Game 1 vs IND (102–85) | W | +17 |
| Aces | Game 2 at IND (99–89) | L | -10 |
| Aces | Game 3 vs IND (94–83) | W | +11 |
Betting relevance
On the spread: DraftKings’ line, had the Aces favored by 4.5; the 11-point margin put the Aces on the right side of the spread.
The 177 combined points went under the 181.5 total.
A'ja Wilson (36 points against 25.8 entering the game and 25.9 over her previous 10) is the line the next prop market has to price.
Markets touched: Spread · Total · Moneyline
Market evidence
Market reference: DraftKings (a single sportsbook). PropBetEdge also holds a pre-tip capture from Oct 1.
Unknowns
How the market prices both teams on the next slate beyond the stored captures.
Whether the next posted prop lines adjust to these performances.
Evidence & methodology4 cited records · how this story was built
Records cited
- PropSports box score + play-by-play + shot locations · source ↗
- PropSports team schedules (records after the game, scoring entering it) · source ↗
- PropSports standings (standings as of Oct 2) · source ↗
- DraftKings line
How this story was built
Photo: Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)Pictured: A'ja Wilson.
Generated by PropBetEdge’s deterministic newsroom (wnba-articles/1.7.0 · Full story, wnba-depth/1.1.0) and checked by the publication gate before release; betting relevance: actionable.
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