There was no championship hangover for the Indiana Fever on Thursday, July 3.
Two days after winning 2025 WNBA Commissioner's Cup over the Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday, July 1, the Indiana Fever defeated the Las Vegas Aces, 81-54, in a wire-to-wire victory in Indianapolis on Thursday, holding the Aces to a season-low in points (54) and field-goal percentage (26.2%). The victory ended the Fever's 16-game losing streak to the Aces and marked Indiana's first win over Las Vegas since 2019.
"There is a lot of resilience and perservances in our group," said Kelsey Mitchell, who finished with a team-high 25-points in the win. "For us, (the goal) was to make sure we defend the whole game and that is what I think you guys saw."
The Fever forced the Aces in 19 turnovers, which ties Las Vegas' season-high, and effectively eliminated every player not named A'ja Wilson. Wilson scored a game-high 29 points, but was the only Aces player to reach double-digits. Jackie Young finished with six points, while Chelsea Gray added two points.
The Fever improve to 5-4 without All-Star Caitlin Clark, who missed her fourth consecutive game due to a groin injury. Aliyah Boston added 20 points and seven rebounds, while Natasha Howard recorded another double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Here is a recap of the Indiana Fever vs. the Las Vegas Aces on Thursday night:
There was no championship hangover for the Indiana Fever on Thursday, July 3.
Two days after winning 2025 WNBA Commissioner's Cup over the Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday, July 1, the Indiana Fever defeated the Las Vegas Aces, 81-54, in a wire-to-wire victory in Indianapolis on Thursday, holding the Aces to a season-low in points (54) and field-goal percentage (26.2%). The victory ended the Fever's 16-game losing streak to the Aces and marked Indiana's first win over Las Vegas since 2019.
"There is a lot of resilience and perservances in our group," said Kelsey Mitchell, who finished with a team-high 25-points in the win. "For us, (the goal) was to make sure we defend the whole game and that is what I think you guys saw."
The Fever forced the Aces in 19 turnovers, which ties Las Vegas' season-high, and effectively eliminated every player not named A'ja Wilson. Wilson scored a game-high 29 points, but was the only Aces player to reach double-digits. Jackie Young finished with six points, while Chelsea Gray added two points.
The Fever improve to 5-4 without All-Star Caitlin Clark, who missed her fourth consecutive game due to a groin injury. Aliyah Boston added 20 points and seven rebounds, while Natasha Howard recorded another double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Here is a recap of the Indiana Fever vs. the Las Vegas Aces on Thursday night:
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