A'ja Wilson's 36 Powers Aces Past Fever Into Semifinals — SkimNews
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- Las Vegas Aces beat the Indiana Fever 94-83 in a decisive Game 3 in Las Vegas to advance to the WNBA semifinals as the No. 3 seed and reigning champions
- A'ja Wilson scored 36 points in 37 minutes to lead the Aces, dominating the elimination game
- Kelsey Mitchell paced the Fever with 23 points and Caitlin Clark added 18, but it wasn't enough for the No. 6 seed
- Indiana shot just 28% from three (9-for-32), a sharp fall from their league-best 38.6% three-point shooting during the regular season
- The Fever entered the game with the WNBA's highest-scoring regular-season offense at 96.0 points per game, but were again held below that average in the series
- Las Vegas will face the winner of Friday's Golden State Valkyries-Dallas Wings matchup in Sunday's semifinals, while the New York Liberty take on the Atlanta Dream on the other side of the bracket
Why it matters: The Aces keep their title defense alive and Wilson reinforces her case as the league's top player, while the Fever's record-breaking offensive season ends one round short of the semifinals. The decisive factor was Indiana's three-point shooting — a 38.6% regular-season mark cratering to 28% on 32 attempts — turning the league's most efficient offense into a perimeter-heavy team that couldn't space the floor against Vegas.
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