Gray's Buzzer-Beaters Lift Aces Past Fever in OT
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- Chelsea Gray hit two buzzer-beating 3-pointers—first to force overtime, then to win it 86-84—after finishing with 11 points on three made threes, and credited Jackie Young and A'ja Wilson for creating both shots.
- Caitlin Clark took the blame after missing two free throws with seven seconds left in regulation (Indiana up three) and losing the ball with seven seconds left in overtime (Fever up one), finishing with 20 points, eight assists and eight turnovers.
- A'ja Wilson posted 26 points and 13 rebounds and delivered the key defensive stop on Clark that led to the game-winning outlet pass to Gray in overtime.
- Jackie Young scored a franchise-record 15 consecutive points bridging the first and second halves, finishing with 22 points to spark the Aces' comeback from a 42-22 deficit to a 44-42 lead.
- Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever with 28 points and Aliyah Boston added 21 points and 12 rebounds, but Mitchell also missed a late regulation free throw before Clark's two misses.
- Game security stopped play for several minutes in the third quarter to remove a front-row fan across from the Aces' bench; the Fever later said the fan returned after it was determined the conduct policy had not been violated, while two men seated nearby were removed.
Why it matters: The defending-champion Aces erased a 20-point hole and stole a win in their three-game season series with the Fever, with Gray's pair of last-second 3s surviving replay review both times. For Clark, the loss underscored her ongoing turnover problem—she committed eight on a night she also missed two clutch free throws—and tightened the Fever's grip on a late-season race they're trying to stay in.
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