IND

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Kelsey Mitchell scores 34 points, leads Fever to Game 1 upset win over Aces, 89-73

AP
Sep 22, 2025

LAS VEGAS (AP) Kelsey Mitchell scored a playoff-career high 34 points and the Indiana Fever beat the Las Vegas Aces 89-73 on Sunday in Game 1 of the best-of-five semifinal series.

After seeing their double-digit lead shrink to three points with 2:51 left in the third, the Fever closed the quarter on an 11-0 run to extend their advantage to 14 points, seizing control of the game and never looking back.

Mitchell, who finished fifth in MVP voting with 93 points, scored 17 points in the first half, setting the tone for the Fever’s offense. The veteran guard, who finished the regular season ranked third in scoring with 20.2 points per game, shot 12 of 23 (52.2%) from the floor, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range in the first semifinal game of her career.

“I think what you guys see is just me trying to just be a kid in the playground," said Mitchell, whose scoring tally was the second-highest in franchise history.

Odyssey Sims had 17 points, while Natasha Howard had 12 points and 11 rebounds.

The Fever finished the game hitting 50% from the floor (34 of 68), while the Aces shot just 29 of 71 (40.8%).

“We wanted to come in and be the aggressor right away to make sure that we were dictating on the defensive end, and we were dictating from a pace standpoint,” Fever coach Stephanie White said. “We knew that they were going to make runs. They made a big one in the third and we responded with a big one. It’s one game, it’s a long series. ... But to come in here and to be able to steal this one was big for us.”

The victory spoiled A’ja Wilson’s celebration for becoming the WNBA’s first player to win four MVPs in her career. The 29-year-old, who was also named the AP Player of the Year, finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Wilson shot just 27.3% (6 of 22) from the field.

Jackie Young led the Aces with 19 points, while Dana Evans came off the bench to score 14 points and Chelsea Gray chipped in with 13.

Las Vegas hadn’t lost at home since Aug. 2, when the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx handed the Aces the worst home loss in WNBA history, a 53-point beatdown. From that point, the Aces closed the regular season on a 16-game win streak before defeating the Seattle Storm in the opening round.

The win was even more impressive, considering the Aces came into the game without a single player on the injured list, while the Fever had six.

Already shorthanded without Chloe Bibby (left knee), Caitlin Clark (right groin), Sydney Colson (left knee), Sophie Cunningham (right knee) and Aari McDonald (right foot), Indiana added Damiris Dantas to the list, as she was in concussion protocol.

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1st
IND
Fever
19
LVA
Aces
18

Time		Play	Score
10:00		Start of the 1st Quarter
10:00		Jump Ball: Aliyah Boston vs. A'ja Wilson.
9:43	+2	Aliyah Boston makes a layup. Lexie Hull with the assist.	2-0
9:26		Jackie Young misses a layup.
9:26		Natasha Howard with a defensive rebound.
9:13	+2	Natasha Howard makes a jump shot from 13 feet out.	4-0
8:53		A'ja Wilson misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out.
8:53		Jackie Young with an offensive rebound.
8:43	+3	Jackie Young makes a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out. Chelsea Gray with the assist.	4-3
8:20	+2	Natasha Howard makes a layup. Aliyah Boston with the assist.	6-3
8:03		A'ja Wilson misses a layup.
8:03		Aliyah Boston with a defensive rebound.
7:55		Odyssey Sims misses a layup.
7:55		Aces with a defensive rebound.
7:40		A'ja Wilson misses a layup.
7:40		Aliyah Boston with a defensive rebound.
7:32		Kelsey Mitchell misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
7:32		A'ja Wilson with a defensive rebound.
7:11	+2	Chelsea Gray makes a jump shot from 14 feet out.	6-5
6:56	+2	Aliyah Boston makes a layup.	8-5
6:29		A'ja Wilson misses a layup.
6:29		Natasha Howard with a defensive rebound.
6:25		Shooting foul committed by Chelsea Gray.
6:25	+1	Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 2.	9-5
6:25		Substitution: Jewell Loyd in for Kierstan Bell.
6:25	+1	Natasha Howard makes free throw 2 of 2.	10-5
6:03	+2	Chelsea Gray makes a jump shot from 14 feet out.	10-7
5:56		A'ja Wilson blocks a Odyssey Sims layup.
5:56		Fever with an offensive rebound.
5:49	+3	Kelsey Mitchell makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Natasha Howard with the assist.	13-7
5:48		Aces take a full timeout.
5:31		Kelsey Mitchell steals the ball from Chelsea Gray.
5:26	+2	Kelsey Mitchell makes a layup.	15-7
5:12		Shooting foul committed by Aliyah Boston.
5:12		A'ja Wilson misses free throw 1 of 2.
5:12		Aces with an offensive rebound.
5:12		Substitution: Dana Evans in for NaLyssa Smith.
5:12		Substitution: Brianna Turner in for Natasha Howard.
5:12	+1	A'ja Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2.	15-8
4:53		Aliyah Boston misses a hook shot from 5 feet out.
4:53		Brianna Turner with an offensive rebound.
4:50		Brianna Turner with a turnover - Lost Ball
4:50		Substitution: Shey Peddy in for Odyssey Sims.
4:45		Jackie Young with a turnover - Bad Pass
4:27		Kelsey Mitchell misses a jump shot from 22 feet out.
4:27		A'ja Wilson with a defensive rebound.
4:15		Jump Ball: Lexie Hull vs. Jackie Young.
4:06		A'ja Wilson misses a jump shot from 18 feet out.
4:06		Jackie Young with an offensive rebound.
3:59	+2	Jackie Young makes a jump shot from 1 foot out.	15-10
3:48	+2	Shey Peddy makes a jump shot from 10 feet out. Aliyah Boston with the assist.	17-10
3:35		Jackie Young misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
3:35		Aliyah Boston with a defensive rebound.
3:19		Lexie Hull misses a jump shot from 11 feet out.
3:19		A'ja Wilson with a defensive rebound.
3:05		A'ja Wilson misses a layup.
3:05		Aliyah Boston with a defensive rebound.
2:55	+2	Kelsey Mitchell makes a jump shot from 20 feet out.	19-10
2:39		Personal foul committed by Kelsey Mitchell.
2:39		Substitution: Megan Gustafson in for Chelsea Gray.
2:39		Substitution: Aerial Powers in for Lexie Hull.
2:27	+2	A'ja Wilson makes a layup. Dana Evans with the assist.	19-12
2:10		Aerial Powers misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
2:10		Megan Gustafson with a defensive rebound.
1:53		Dana Evans misses a jump shot from 23 feet out.
1:53		Aerial Powers with a defensive rebound.
1:39		Jewell Loyd steals the ball from Kelsey Mitchell.
1:33		Shooting foul committed by Aerial Powers.
1:33	+1	Megan Gustafson makes free throw 1 of 2.	19-13
1:33	+1	Megan Gustafson makes free throw 2 of 2.	19-14
1:15		Brianna Turner misses a layup.
1:15		A'ja Wilson with a defensive rebound.
1:09	+2	Dana Evans makes a layup.	19-16
58.5		Personal foul committed by Jackie Young.
58.5		Substitution: Chelsea Gray in for Jackie Young.
47.3		Kelsey Mitchell misses a jump shot from 9 feet out.
47.3		Megan Gustafson with a defensive rebound.
41.8		Jewell Loyd misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out.
41.8		Aerial Powers with a defensive rebound.
32.7		Aerial Powers with a turnover - Lost Ball
22.4	+2	Dana Evans makes a layup.	19-18
04.6		Aliyah Boston misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
04.6		A'ja Wilson with a defensive rebound.
0.2		Chelsea Gray misses a 3-point jump shot from 52 feet out.
0.2		Aces with an offensive rebound.
0.0		End of the 1st Quarter

2nd
IND
Fever
22
LVA
Aces
18

Time		Play	Score
10:00		Start of the 2nd Quarter
9:46		Jewell Loyd misses a layup.
9:46		Aliyah Boston with a defensive rebound.
9:35		Aliyah Boston misses a jump shot from 12 feet out.
9:35		A'ja Wilson with a defensive rebound.
9:29		Jewell Loyd misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
9:29		Aliyah Boston with a defensive rebound.
9:18		Odyssey Sims misses a jump shot from 13 feet out.
9:18		Odyssey Sims with an offensive rebound.
9:08		Aliyah Boston misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
9:08		Megan Gustafson with a defensive rebound.
8:54	+2	A'ja Wilson makes a layup. Chelsea Gray with the assist.	19-20
8:54		Shooting foul committed by Natasha Howard.
8:54	+1	A'ja Wilson makes free throw 1 of 1.	19-21
8:44		Lexie Hull misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
8:44		Aliyah Boston with an offensive rebound.
8:41		Offensive foul committed by Aliyah Boston.
8:41		Aliyah Boston is charged with a turnover due to a foul.
8:41		Substitution: NaLyssa Smith in for A'ja Wilson.
8:41		Substitution: Kelsey Mitchell in for Aliyah Boston.
8:41		Substitution: Brianna Turner in for Aerial Powers.
8:24	+2	NaLyssa Smith makes a layup. Chelsea Gray with the assist.	19-23
8:11	+2	Natasha Howard makes a layup. Kelsey Mitchell with the assist.	21-23
7:51		Brianna Turner blocks a Chelsea Gray tip shot from 1 foot out.
7:51		Chelsea Gray with an offensive rebound.
7:49		Chelsea Gray misses a jump shot from 12 feet out.
7:49		Odyssey Sims with a defensive rebound.
7:34	+2	Odyssey Sims makes a jump shot from 12 feet out.	23-23
7:16		NaLyssa Smith misses a jump shot from 19 feet out.
7:16		Lexie Hull with a defensive rebound.
7:07		Odyssey Sims misses a jump shot from 10 feet out.
7:07		NaLyssa Smith with a defensive rebound.
6:56		Dana Evans misses a layup.
6:56		Lexie Hull with a defensive rebound.
6:51		Offensive foul committed by Natasha Howard.
6:51		Natasha Howard is charged with a turnover due to a foul.
6:51		Substitution: Kierstan Bell in for Dana Evans.
6:51		Substitution: A'ja Wilson in for Megan Gustafson.
6:51		Substitution: Jackie Young in for Jewell Loyd.
6:26		Jackie Young misses a jump shot from 6 feet out.
6:26		Natasha Howard with a defensive rebound.
6:02		Kelsey Mitchell misses a layup.
6:02		Natasha Howard with an offensive rebound.
6:01	+2	Natasha Howard makes a tip shot from 1 foot out.	25-23
5:47		Chelsea Gray misses a jump shot from 13 feet out.
5:47		NaLyssa Smith with an offensive rebound.
5:34		A'ja Wilson misses a jump shot from 12 feet out.
5:34		Jackie Young with an offensive rebound.
5:32	+2	Jackie Young makes a layup.	25-25
5:21		A'ja Wilson blocks a Kelsey Mitchell layup.
5:21		Chelsea Gray with a defensive rebound.
5:08	+2	A'ja Wilson makes a layup. Kierstan Bell with the assist.	25-27
5:02	+2	Kelsey Mitchell makes a layup.	27-27
4:44		A'ja Wilson misses a jump shot from 15 feet out.
4:44		Kelsey Mitchell with a defensive rebound.
4:34	+2	Brianna Turner makes a layup. Kelsey Mitchell with the assist.	29-27
4:07	+2	A'ja Wilson makes a jump shot from 8 feet out.	29-29
3:56	+2	Kelsey Mitchell makes a layup.	31-29
3:29	+2	NaLyssa Smith makes a jump shot from 11 feet out. Jackie Young with the assist.	31-31
3:21		Kelsey Mitchell misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
3:21		A'ja Wilson with a defensive rebound.
3:10		NaLyssa Smith misses a jump shot from 6 feet out.
3:10		Natasha Howard with a defensive rebound.
3:00	+2	Odyssey Sims makes a jump shot from 11 feet out.	33-31
2:41		Natasha Howard steals the ball from A'ja Wilson.
2:37		Shooting foul committed by A'ja Wilson.
2:37		Technical foul committed by Kelsey Mitchell.
2:37	+1	Chelsea Gray makes free throw technical.	33-32
2:37		Substitution: Jewell Loyd in for Kierstan Bell.
2:37		Substitution: Aliyah Boston in for Natasha Howard.
2:37		Substitution: Makayla Timpson in for Brianna Turner.
2:37	+1	Kelsey Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2.	34-32
2:37	+1	Kelsey Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2.	35-32
2:28	+2	Jackie Young makes a jump shot from 1 foot out.	35-34
2:28		Shooting foul committed by Kelsey Mitchell.
2:28		Aces take a full timeout.
2:28		Jackie Young misses free throw 1 of 1.
2:28		Makayla Timpson with a defensive rebound.
2:03		A'ja Wilson blocks a Aliyah Boston layup.
2:03		Jackie Young with a defensive rebound.
1:59		A'ja Wilson misses a dunk.
1:59		Fever with a defensive rebound.
1:41	+2	Kelsey Mitchell makes a jump shot from 9 feet out. Odyssey Sims with the assist.	37-34
1:20		Odyssey Sims steals the ball from Jewell Loyd.
1:16		Kelsey Mitchell misses a layup.
1:16		A'ja Wilson with a defensive rebound.
1:12		Chelsea Gray with a turnover - Bad Pass
1:12		Fever take a full timeout.
1:12		Substitution: Megan Gustafson in for NaLyssa Smith.
53.5		Shooting foul committed by Megan Gustafson.
53.5	+1	Makayla Timpson makes free throw 1 of 2.	38-34
53.5		Substitution: Brianna Turner in for Aliyah Boston.
53.5	+1	Makayla Timpson makes free throw 2 of 2.	39-34
40.7		Kelsey Mitchell steals the ball from A'ja Wilson.
34.1		Shooting foul committed by Jewell Loyd.
34.1	+1	Kelsey Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2.	40-34
34.1	+1	Kelsey Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2.	41-34
25.2		A'ja Wilson misses a layup.
25.2		A'ja Wilson with an offensive rebound.
22.5		A'ja Wilson misses a layup.
22.5		A'ja Wilson with an offensive rebound.
19.4	+2	A'ja Wilson makes a jump shot from 9 feet out.	41-36
02.4		Kelsey Mitchell misses a jump shot from 15 feet out.
02.4		A'ja Wilson with a defensive rebound.
0.0		End of the 2nd Quarter

3rd
IND
Fever
28
LVA
Aces
19

Time		Play	Score
10:00		Start of the 3rd Quarter
9:43		A'ja Wilson misses a layup.
9:43		Natasha Howard with a defensive rebound.
9:35	+2	Odyssey Sims makes a jump shot from 10 feet out. Natasha Howard with the assist.	43-36
9:16		A'ja Wilson misses a jump shot from 10 feet out.
9:16		Fever with a defensive rebound.
9:02	+2	Kelsey Mitchell makes a jump shot from 12 feet out. Aliyah Boston with the assist.	45-36
8:39		Kierstan Bell misses a jump shot from 8 feet out.
8:39		Natasha Howard with a defensive rebound.
8:34		Shooting foul committed by A'ja Wilson.
8:34	+1	Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 2.	46-36
8:34	+1	Natasha Howard makes free throw 2 of 2.	47-36
8:15	+3	Chelsea Gray makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out.	47-39
8:02	+2	Kelsey Mitchell makes a jump shot from 1 foot out.	49-39
8:02		Aces take a full timeout.
8:02		Substitution: Dana Evans in for Kierstan Bell.
8:02		Substitution: Jewell Loyd in for NaLyssa Smith.
7:50	+2	Jackie Young makes a layup. A'ja Wilson with the assist.	49-41
7:32		Natasha Howard misses a jump shot from 12 feet out.
7:32		A'ja Wilson with a defensive rebound.
7:14		Shooting foul committed by Aliyah Boston.
7:14	+1	A'ja Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2.	49-42
7:14	+1	A'ja Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2.	49-43
7:03	+2	Odyssey Sims makes a jump shot from 18 feet out.	51-43
6:46		Natasha Howard steals the ball from Jackie Young.
6:43		Shooting foul committed by A'ja Wilson.
6:43	+1	Kelsey Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2.	52-43
6:43	+1	Kelsey Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2.	53-43
6:17		A'ja Wilson misses a jump shot from 8 feet out.
6:17		Aliyah Boston with a defensive rebound.
6:05	+2	Odyssey Sims makes a jump shot from 17 feet out.	55-43
5:36		A'ja Wilson misses a jump shot from 9 feet out.
5:36		Natasha Howard with a defensive rebound.
5:29		Shooting foul committed by Jewell Loyd.
5:29	+1	Odyssey Sims makes free throw 1 of 2.	56-43
5:29	+1	Odyssey Sims makes free throw 2 of 2.	57-43
5:10	+2	A'ja Wilson makes a jump shot from 12 feet out. Dana Evans with the assist.	57-45
4:56		Jewell Loyd steals the ball from Kelsey Mitchell.
4:48	+3	Chelsea Gray makes a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. Jewell Loyd with the assist.	57-48
4:28		Natasha Howard with a turnover - Bad Pass
4:28		Fever take a full timeout.
4:08	+2	Chelsea Gray makes a jump shot from 19 feet out.	57-50
3:46		Dana Evans steals the ball from Aliyah Boston.
3:37	+2	Dana Evans makes a layup.	57-52
3:37		Shooting foul committed by Kelsey Mitchell.
3:37		Substitution: Brianna Turner in for Aliyah Boston.
3:37	+1	Dana Evans makes free throw 1 of 1.	57-53
3:21		Shooting foul committed by A'ja Wilson.
3:21		Lexie Hull misses free throw 1 of 2.
3:21		Fever with an offensive rebound.
3:21		Substitution: Cheyenne Parker-Tyus in for A'ja Wilson.
3:21	+1	Lexie Hull makes free throw 2 of 2.	58-53
3:06		Jackie Young misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
3:06		Natasha Howard with a defensive rebound.
2:57		Chelsea Gray steals the ball from Odyssey Sims.
2:51	+2	Jackie Young makes a layup.	58-55
2:32	+2	Kelsey Mitchell makes a jump shot from 20 feet out.	60-55
2:15		Chelsea Gray misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
2:15		Natasha Howard with a defensive rebound.
1:57	+3	Lexie Hull makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. Natasha Howard with the assist.	63-55
1:36		Jewell Loyd misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
1:36		Natasha Howard with a defensive rebound.
1:29	+2	Odyssey Sims makes a layup.	65-55
1:29		Shooting foul committed by Dana Evans.
1:29	+1	Odyssey Sims makes free throw 1 of 1.	66-55
1:07		Chelsea Gray misses a jump shot from 13 feet out.
1:07		Chelsea Gray with an offensive rebound.
59.4		Cheyenne Parker-Tyus misses a jump shot from 17 feet out.
59.4		Brianna Turner with a defensive rebound.
38.6		Odyssey Sims misses a 3-point jump shot from 23 feet out.
38.6		Dana Evans with a defensive rebound.
24.7		Odyssey Sims steals the ball from Dana Evans.
05.2	+3	Kelsey Mitchell makes a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.	69-55
0.6		Odyssey Sims steals the ball from Jackie Young.
0.0		End of the 3rd Quarter

4th
IND
Fever
20
LVA
Aces
18

Time		Play	Score
10:00		Start of the 4th Quarter
9:40	+2	Aliyah Boston makes a layup. Lexie Hull with the assist.	71-55
9:20	+2	Jackie Young makes a jump shot from 17 feet out.	71-57
9:00	+2	Odyssey Sims makes a layup. Aliyah Boston with the assist.	73-57
8:45	+2	Dana Evans makes a jump shot from 8 feet out.	73-59
8:34		Lexie Hull misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out.
8:34		Jackie Young with a defensive rebound.
8:25		Jackie Young misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
8:25		Fever with a defensive rebound.
8:23		Jump Ball: Aliyah Boston vs. A'ja Wilson.
8:01	+2	Brianna Turner makes a layup. Odyssey Sims with the assist.	75-59
7:54	+3	Dana Evans makes a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. Jackie Young with the assist.	75-62
7:33	+2	Lexie Hull makes a layup. Odyssey Sims with the assist.	77-62
7:14	+2	Dana Evans makes a jump shot from 1 foot out.	77-64
6:51		Shey Peddy misses a jump shot from 21 feet out.
6:51		Fever with an offensive rebound.
6:49		Personal foul committed by Jackie Young.
6:49		Substitution: Chelsea Gray in for Jewell Loyd.
6:49		Substitution: NaLyssa Smith in for Kierstan Bell.
6:49		Substitution: Kelsey Mitchell in for Odyssey Sims.
6:43	+3	Kelsey Mitchell makes a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. Shey Peddy with the assist.	80-64
6:31		Offensive foul committed by Jackie Young.
6:31		Jackie Young is charged with a turnover due to a foul.
6:13		Aliyah Boston misses a jump shot from 15 feet out.
6:13		A'ja Wilson with a defensive rebound.
6:12		A'ja Wilson with a turnover - Lost Ball
6:01		Shey Peddy misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out.
6:01		Aces with a defensive rebound.
5:58		Personal foul committed by Lexie Hull.
5:58		Aces take a full timeout.
5:58		Substitution: Jewell Loyd in for NaLyssa Smith.
5:44	+2	Jackie Young makes a layup.	80-66
5:24		Kelsey Mitchell misses a jump shot from 12 feet out.
5:24		Jewell Loyd with a defensive rebound.
5:02		A'ja Wilson misses a jump shot from 13 feet out.
5:02		Aliyah Boston with a defensive rebound.
4:45	+2	Shey Peddy makes a jump shot from 13 feet out.	82-66
4:32	+3	Jewell Loyd makes a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. Dana Evans with the assist.	82-69
4:20		Personal foul committed by Jewell Loyd.
4:20		Substitution: Kierstan Bell in for Dana Evans.
4:20		Substitution: Odyssey Sims in for Shey Peddy.
4:20		Substitution: Aerial Powers in for Lexie Hull.
4:13		Personal foul committed by Jewell Loyd.
4:01	+2	Brianna Turner makes a layup. Kelsey Mitchell with the assist.	84-69
3:52		Jackie Young misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
3:52		Aerial Powers with a defensive rebound.
3:32		Kelsey Mitchell misses a layup.
3:32		Chelsea Gray with a defensive rebound.
3:27		Kierstan Bell misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out.
3:27		Aliyah Boston with a defensive rebound.
3:07		Odyssey Sims misses a jump shot from 20 feet out.
3:07		Chelsea Gray with a defensive rebound.
3:01	+2	Jackie Young makes a layup. Chelsea Gray with the assist.	84-71
3:01		Fever take a full timeout.
3:01		Substitution: Lexie Hull in for Brianna Turner.
2:35		Lexie Hull misses a jump shot from 7 feet out.
2:35		Jackie Young with a defensive rebound.
2:29		Lexie Hull blocks a Jackie Young layup.
2:29		Aliyah Boston with a defensive rebound.
2:09		Jewell Loyd steals the ball from Kelsey Mitchell.
2:03		Jackie Young with a turnover - Bad Pass
1:50		A'ja Wilson blocks a Kelsey Mitchell layup.
1:50		Jackie Young with a defensive rebound.
1:43		Chelsea Gray misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
1:43		Fever with a defensive rebound.
1:42		Personal foul committed by Jewell Loyd.
1:23	+3	Kelsey Mitchell makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Aliyah Boston with the assist.	87-71
1:15		Personal foul committed by Aerial Powers.
1:15		Substitution: Dana Evans in for Kierstan Bell.
1:15		Substitution: Megan Gustafson in for Chelsea Gray.
1:15		Substitution: Aaliyah Nye in for Jewell Loyd.
1:15		Substitution: Cheyenne Parker-Tyus in for A'ja Wilson.
1:15		Substitution: Kiah Stokes in for Jackie Young.
1:15		Substitution: Makayla Timpson in for Kelsey Mitchell.
1:15		Substitution: Bree Hall in for Lexie Hull.
1:08		Dana Evans misses a jump shot from 15 feet out.
1:08		Bree Hall with a defensive rebound.
51.3		Aerial Powers misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
51.3		Dana Evans with a defensive rebound.
39.0		Shooting foul committed by Bree Hall.
39.0	+1	Megan Gustafson makes free throw 1 of 2.	87-72
39.0		Substitution: Brianna Turner in for Odyssey Sims.
39.0	+1	Megan Gustafson makes free throw 2 of 2.	87-73
25.1		Bree Hall misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.
25.1		Bree Hall with an offensive rebound.
21.3	+2	Bree Hall makes a layup.	89-73
0.0		End of the 4th Quarter
0.0		End of the Game

+ 2

Bree Hall makes a layup.

21.3

Bree Hall with an offensive rebound.

25.1

Bree Hall misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.

25.1

+ 1

Megan Gustafson makes free throw 2 of 2.

39.0

+ 1

Megan Gustafson makes free throw 1 of 2.

39.0

Shooting foul committed by Bree Hall.

39.0

Dana Evans with a defensive rebound.

51.3

Aerial Powers misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out.

51.3

Bree Hall with a defensive rebound.

1:08

Dana Evans misses a jump shot from 15 feet out.

1:08

Personal foul committed by Aerial Powers.

1:15

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Team Stats
Points	89	73
Field Goals	34-68 (50.0%)	29-71 (40.8%)
3-Pointers	5-16 (31.3%)	5-17 (29.4%)
Free Throws	16-17 (94.1%)	10-12 (83.3%)
Total Rebounds	42	37
Offensive	5	8
Defensive	30	25
Team	7	4
Assists	17	12
Steals	7	5
Blocks	2	4
Turnovers	10	12
Fouls	12	15
Technicals	1	0

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K. Mitchell G 0

34 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST

A. Wilson C 22

16 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST

	1	2	3	4	T
6 Fever 1-0	19	22	28	20	89
2 Aces 0-1	18	18	19	18	73

Game 1

IND leads 1-0

Michelob Ultra Arena Las Vegas, NV

Game 1

IND leads 1-0

Michelob Ultra Arena Las Vegas, NV

Team Stats
Fever 1-0	PPG	RPG	APG
Aces 0-1	PPG	RPG	APG

Key Players
00	K. Mitchell G	PPG	RPG	APG	FG%
00	J. Young G	PPG	RPG	APG	FG%

Top Scorers
0	K. Mitchell G	34 PTS	1 REB	3 AST
0	J. Young G	19 PTS	7 REB	2 AST

50.0	FG%	40.8
31.3	3PT FG%	29.4
94.1	FT%	83.3

Fever

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	FG	3PT	FT	PF	MIN	STL	BLK	TO	OREB	DREB	+/-	FPTS
K. Mitchell	34	1	3	12/23	4/6	6/6	3	34	2	0	3	0	1	+20	40
O. Sims	17	2	3	7/13	0/1	3/3	0	32	3	0	1	1	1	+20	27
N. Howard	12	11	3	4/5	0/0	4/4	2	22	2	0	2	1	10	+18	29
L. Hull	6	2	2	2/6	1/3	1/2	1	35	0	1	0	0	2	+24	13
A. Boston	6	11	5	3/9	0/2	0/0	3	29	0	0	2	1	10	+1	25

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	FG	3PT	FT	PF	MIN	STL	BLK	TO	OREB	DREB	+/-	FPTS
K. Mitchell	34	1	3	12/23	4/6	6/6	3	34	2	0	3	0	1	+20	40
O. Sims	17	2	3	7/13	0/1	3/3	0	32	3	0	1	1	1	+20	27
N. Howard	12	11	3	4/5	0/0	4/4	2	22	2	0	2	1	10	+18	29
L. Hull	6	2	2	2/6	1/3	1/2	1	35	0	1	0	0	2	+24	13
A. Boston	6	11	5	3/9	0/2	0/0	3	29	0	0	2	1	10	+1	25

Bench	PTS	REB	AST	FG	3PT	FT	PF	MIN	STL	BLK	TO	OREB	DREB	+/-	FPTS
B. Turner	6	2	0	3/4	0/0	0/0	0	23	0	1	1	1	1	+10	8
S. Peddy	4	0	1	2/4	0/1	0/0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	-7	6
M. Timpson	2	1	0	0/0	0/0	2/2	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	+2	3
B. Hall	2	2	0	1/2	0/1	0/0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	4
A. Powers	0	3	0	0/2	0/2	0/0	2	8	0	0	1	0	3	-8	2
Total	89	35	17	34/68	5/16	16/17	12	198	7	2	10	5	30	+80	157

Aces

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	FG	3PT	FT	PF	MIN	STL	BLK	TO	OREB	DREB	+/-	FPTS
J. Young	19	7	2	9/16	1/5	0/1	3	35	0	0	5	3	4	-19	25
A. Wilson	16	13	1	6/22	0/1	4/5	4	34	0	4	3	2	11	-5	32
C. Gray	13	5	4	5/12	2/5	1/1	1	34	1	0	2	2	3	-23	25
N. Smith	4	2	0	2/4	0/0	0/0	0	15	0	0	0	1	1	-20	6
K. Bell	0	0	1	0/2	0/1	0/0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	-15	2

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	FG	3PT	FT	PF	MIN	STL	BLK	TO	OREB	DREB	+/-	FPTS
J. Young	19	7	2	9/16	1/5	0/1	3	35	0	0	5	3	4	-19	25
A. Wilson	16	13	1	6/22	0/1	4/5	4	34	0	4	3	2	11	-5	32
C. Gray	13	5	4	5/12	2/5	1/1	1	34	1	0	2	2	3	-23	25
N. Smith	4	2	0	2/4	0/0	0/0	0	15	0	0	0	1	1	-20	6
K. Bell	0	0	1	0/2	0/1	0/0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	-15	2

Bench	PTS	REB	AST	FG	3PT	FT	PF	MIN	STL	BLK	TO	OREB	DREB	+/-	FPTS
D. Evans	14	2	3	6/9	1/1	1/1	1	23	1	0	1	0	2	+4	22
M. Gustafson	4	3	0	0/0	0/0	4/4	1	8	0	0	0	0	3	+7	7
J. Loyd	3	1	1	1/5	1/4	0/0	5	28	3	0	1	0	1	0	8
C. Parker-Tyus	0	0	0	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	-9	0
K. Stokes	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Nye	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	73	33	12	29/71	5/17	10/12	15	200	5	4	12	8	25	-80	127

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Kelsey Mitchell scores 34 points, leads Fever to Game 1 upset win over Aces, 89-73

1st INDFever19LVAAces18

2nd INDFever22LVAAces18

3rd INDFever28LVAAces19

4th INDFever20LVAAces18

1st
IND
Fever
19
LVA
Aces
18

2nd
IND
Fever
22
LVA
Aces
18

3rd
IND
Fever
28
LVA
Aces
19

4th
IND
Fever
20
LVA
Aces
18