Las Vegas needed its biggest names, and they delivered almost the entire scoreboard. On October 1, 2026, at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young combined for 77 points as the Aces defeated the Indiana Fever 94–83 in the deciding game of their first-round WNBA playoff series.
The striking detail is the share: those three players provided approximately 81.9 percent of the winning team’s points. Wilson scored 36, Gray added 23 and Young contributed 18, according to the Aces’ official game summary. Add them together and the other Las Vegas players accounted for just 17 points.
One dominant scorer, two essential partners
Wilson was the leading scorer in the game, but this was more than a single-player rescue. Her 36 points came alongside 10 rebounds. Gray’s contribution included five assists and four rebounds, while Young supplied eight rebounds and seven assists in addition to her scoring. The three totals illustrate how Las Vegas concentrated both its finishing and its playmaking in the same group.
Young also played all 40 minutes, a detail confirmed in the team’s report. There was no stretch of regulation when the Aces had to operate without her on the floor. Jewell Loyd added 11 points in a starting role, giving Las Vegas a fourth scorer in double figures.
A hot start did not save Indiana
The Fever had their own productive trio. Kelsey Mitchell finished with 23 points, Aliyah Boston recorded 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Caitlin Clark scored 18. Their combined 60 points were substantial, but still 17 fewer than Wilson, Gray and Young produced.
The Indianapolis Star’s game analysis, republished by AOL, describes Indiana’s quick opening and the shooting struggles that followed. The Fever finished just 9-for-32 from three-point range, or 28.1 percent. Wilson, by contrast, made 11 of her 18 field-goal attempts. That efficiency helped Las Vegas turn its central scoring advantage into a series-clinching result.
The arithmetic behind the semifinal ticket
This was a deciding third game, so the consequence was immediate: Las Vegas advanced and Indiana’s season ended. The WNBA’s official recap confirms that the Aces won the series 2–1 and earned a semifinal matchup against the winner of Golden State versus Dallas.
The 77-point combination is a calculation from the reported individual totals, rather than a claimed league record. Its appeal is simpler: in a game with no room for another chance, three familiar names supplied more than four-fifths of the points Las Vegas needed to move on.
Sources and further reading
- Las Vegas Aces: official Game 3 summary
- Indianapolis Star via AOL: Game 3 analysis
- WNBA: series-clinching game recap
