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WNBA playoffs · First round, Game 1 · Sunday, Sep 27 · Final

Aces 102, Fever 85: A'ja Wilson scores 38 on 15-of-19 as Las Vegas takes Game 1

Las Vegas Aces lead the best-of-three first-round series 1-0. A'ja Wilson had 38 points; Kalshi had the Aces at 63¢ at tip-off.

Final

Indiana Fever85

Las Vegas Aces102

Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas · 10,207 fans · ABC1

Score by quarter
Team1234T
Indiana Fever2324182085
Las Vegas Aces27352416102

Kalshi at tip-off

LV 63¢

the winner’s price, as the favorite2

Winner’s low

56¢

last trade, 1:27 PM PT, before it settled at $1

Closing line

LV −4.5

DraftKings via ESPN; the Aces covered

Total

187

over a 181.5 close

How the game went

  • End of Q1: Aces 27, Fever 23.
  • Halftime: Aces 62, Fever 47.
  • End of Q3: Aces 86, Fever 65.
  • Final: Aces 102, Fever 85.
  • Aces ran off 10 unanswered points from Q1 3:32 to Q1 2:01, taking the score from IND 16, LV 14 to IND 16, LV 24.
  • Aces ran off 9 unanswered points from Q2 5:49 to Q2 4:30, taking the score from IND 38, LV 40 to IND 38, LV 49.
  • Aces ran off 9 unanswered points from Q3 8:44 to Q3 4:51, taking the score from IND 50, LV 62 to IND 50, LV 71.
  • Biggest leads: Aces by 27 (Q3, 1:32 left); Fever by 2 (Q1).
  • Lead changes: 5.

Quarter scores from the box score; runs, leads and lead changes counted from ESPN’s play-by-play. A run counts every point, free throws included, until the other team scores.1

What the market had

At tip-off Kalshi had the Aces at 63¢ and the Fever at 38¢ to buy.2 The favorite won.

The winning side’s lowest trade after tip-off was 56¢, at 1:27 PM PT. It closed the night at $1: a contract pays $1.00 if its side wins and nothing if it does not, and Kalshi settled this one at 3:30 PM PT.2

DraftKings closed at LV -4.5 with a total of 181.5, as ESPN shows it. The final margin was 17, so the Aces covered, and the 187 total points went over.1

Prices are Kalshi’s, not ours. No PM Countdown writer posted a call on this game, so there is nothing of ours to grade here.

Who stood out

A'ja Wilson led all scorers with 38 points on 15-of-19 shooting, with 16 rebounds and 2 assists.

Every player with 10 or more points
PlayerTeamMinPtsRebAstFG3PT
A'ja WilsonAces353816215-192-2
Jackie YoungAces34212108-143-7
Aliyah BostonFever2518847-123-6
Caitlin ClarkFever34153106-173-10
Raven JohnsonFever2214016-71-1
Chelsea GrayAces3414584-80-1
Sophie CunninghamFever2913103-63-6
Kelsey MitchellFever3012034-161-6
Jewell LoydAces2810204-62-3

Every player who scored 10 or more.1

Box score

Las Vegas Aces
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/−
Starters
Stephanie Talbot288230102-81-23-4+5
Brianna Turner80200000-00-00-0-2
A'ja Wilson353816224315-192-26-7+29
Chelsea Gray3414581054-80-16-7+27
Jackie Young34212103068-143-72-2+27
Bench
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus157211103-31-10-0+6
Kierstan Bell20000000-00-00-0-2
Kalani Brown10000000-00-00-0-2
Jewell Loyd2810201014-62-30-0+12
Justine Pissott10000000-00-00-0-2
Mai Yamamoto134000012-60-30-0-13
Team1023124861738-649-1917-20
Indiana Fever
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/−
Starters
Makayla Timpson252711021-40-00-0-26
Aliyah Boston2518841007-123-61-2-1
Kelsey Mitchell3012031034-161-63-3-16
Lexie Hull185100001-31-22-2-5
Caitlin Clark34153100066-173-100-0-18
Bench
Monique Billings124302022-20-00-0-2
Grace VanSlooten22000000-00-02-2+2
Mercedes Russell40110000-00-00-0+1
Sophie Cunningham2913101013-63-64-4-20
Raven Johnson2214012026-71-11-10
Team852420801730-6712-3113-14

Team stats

INDLV

  • 30-67Field goals38-64
  • 12-31Three-pointers9-19
  • 13-14Free throws17-20
  • 24Rebounds31
  • 8Offensive rebounds5
  • 20Assists24
  • 8Steals8
  • 17Turnovers17
  • 28Points given up off turnovers18
  • 36Points in the paint34
  • 15Fast-break points14
  • 2Largest lead27

ESPN box score.1 Starters first, then the bench, in ESPN’s order.

What’s next

Las Vegas leads the best-of-three series 1-0. Game 2 is Tuesday, Sep 29, 3:30 PM PT at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, on Prime Video. An Aces win ends the series; a Fever win forces a deciding Game 3.1

Kalshi had Game 2 at Aces 48¢ and Fever 53¢ to buy, and the series at Aces 82¢ and Fever 19¢, read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:27 PM PT.2

The Game 2 preview: tale of the tape, who to watch and the injury report

Quick answers

Who won Game 1 of Fever vs Aces?

The Las Vegas Aces beat the Indiana Fever 102-85 at Michelob ULTRA Arena on Sunday, Sep 27, 2026, and lead the first-round series 1-0.

Who led Fever vs Aces Game 1 in scoring?

A'ja Wilson scored 38 points on 15-of-19 shooting, with 16 rebounds and 2 assists.

When is Game 2?

Game 2 is Tuesday, Sep 29, 3:30 PM PT at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. An Aces win ends the series; a Fever win forces Game 3.

Did the favorite cover?

DraftKings closed at LV -4.5 with a total of 181.5. The final margin was 17, so the Aces covered, and the 187 total points went over.

Sources

Read after the final. This page is not updated in place.

  1. ESPN WNBA game summary for event 401918015: final score, score by quarter, attendance, box score, team stats, play-by-play (runs and leads are counted from its scoring plays), and the DraftKings closing line ESPN shows, read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM PT. espn.com
  2. Kalshi public API: event KXWNBAGAME-26SEP27INDLV (settlement, and one-minute candles from 15 minutes before tip-off to the end of the game), and the series event KXWNBASERIES-26INDLVR1, read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:27 PM PT. kalshi.com

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