The Indiana Fever defeated the Las Vegas Aces 89-73 in Game 1 of the best-of-5 WNBA semifinals today.

Kelsey Mitchell had a playoff career high 34 points. Mitchell went 11-of-21 from the field and 4-of-6 from 3. Odyssey Sims had 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the floor.

The Fever had seven steals and forced 11 Aces turnovers. The Fever limited WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson to 6-of-22 from the field and 16 points. Dana Evans added 14 points for the Aces on 75% shooting from the floor.

Indiana won the season series between the teams 2-1. Las Vegas has lost two of their last three games after losing just one game since Aug. 2 entering Game 1 against the Fever.

Fever 80, Aces 64, 5:58 left 4Q: Kelsey Mitchell is looking like the real MVP. Mitchell leads all scorers with 31 points on 11-of-19 shooting from the field. Mitchell is 3-of-5 from 3.

The Fever scored the last 11 points of the third quarter to recapture a 14 point lead over the Aces entering the final quarter. Kelsey Mitchell has 28 points and Odyssey Sims, 15.

Odyssey Sims has 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting in the third quarter. Sims spearheaded an 8-0 Fever run to expand Indiana’s lead to 66-55 over the Aces.

The Aces went on a 10-0 run after going down 57-43 in the third quarter with 5:29 left in the third quarter. Las Vegas cuts the Fever lead to 57-53.

Fever 49, Aces 39, 8:02 left 3Q: Odyssey Sims opens the half with a running pullup jumper. The Aces start the third quarter 0-of-3 from the field. Aces timeout.

The Fever lead the Aces 41-36 at halftime. Kelsey Mitchell has 17 points after scoring 10 in the second quarter. Natasha Howard is 4-of-4 from the floor with 10 points.

Aces guard Jackie Young has nine points on 4-of-7 shooting. WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson has 12 points on 4-of-13 shooting from the floor.

The Fever have four steals in the game. The Aces have won seven straight games when trailing at halftime.

Fever 37, Aces 34, 1:12 left 2Q: Kelsey Mitchell leads all scorers with 15 points.

2:28 left 2Q: The first half of Game 1 of the WNBA playoffs matchup between the Aces and Fever has seen four lead changes and five ties.

Natasha Howard and Kelsey Mitchell combined for 21 of the Fever’s 33 points. Howard is 4-of-4 from the field with 10 points. Mitchell is 5-of-11 with 11 points.

WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson has found her groove. Wilson has made three of her last five shooting attempts after going 1-for-7 from the field to start the game. Wilson leads the Aces with 10 points.

The Fever lead the Aces 33-31 with 2:37 left in the half.

The battle of former South Carolina Gamecocks forwards has been a good one so far. A’ja Wilson, fresh off being named WNBA MVP for a record fourth time this morning, is 1 for 7 with three points, five rebounds and a block. Aliyah Boston has been the primary defender on Wilson and forced tough catches and shots over her length.

Kelsey Mitchell has seven of Indiana’s 19 points in the first quarter on 3-for-6 shooting. Aliyah Boston added four points, four rebounds and two assists and Natasha Howard had six points.

Indiana led 19-18 after the first quarter. But the Fever allowed an 8-0 run to the Aces, who are paced by Jackie Young’s five points.

The burst of speed that Dana Evans, a Gary West Side grad who played at Louisville, provides the Aces has helped them close the gap. What once was a nine-point lead for the Fever was cut with an 8-0 run as Evans scored twice and assisted another bucket.

5:48 left 1Q: Aliyah Boston has held A’ja Wilson to 0-of-4 from the field. The four-time MVP is 36% from the field when guarded by Boston this season, 15% lower than her average this year. Boston also has four points.

Damiris Dantas did not travel with the team to Las Vegas. This will be her fourth straight missed game since suffering a concussion 10 days ago.

“She’s just not progressing as quickly as we hoped,” Steph White said. “We really didn’t want to put anything at risk with travel.”

— Chloe Peterson (@chloepeterson67) September 21, 2025

Game 1 is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET Sunday, Sept. 21, at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas.

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Radio: 93.1 FM in Indianapolis, with John Nolan (play-by-play) and Bria Goss (analysis)Stream: SiriusXM Channel 86Sunday, Sept. 21: at Las Vegas, 3 p.m. ET, ABCTuesday, Sept. 23: at Las Vegas, 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPNFriday, Sept. 26: at Indiana, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2Sunday, Sept. 28: at Indiana, 3 p.m. ET, ABC, if necessaryTuesday, Sept: 30: at Las Vegas, time, TV TBD, if necessary

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via BetMGMFavorite: Aces by 9.5 pointsOver/under: 163.5 total pointsMoneyline: Fever +375, Aces -500ESPN’s matchup predictor gives the Aces a 63.7% chance of winning.

Fever: Kelsey Mitchell, Nathasha Howard, Aliyah Boston, Lexie Hull, Odyssey Sims, Damiris Dontas, Makayla Timpson, Brianna Turner, Shey Peddy, Aerial Powers, Bree Hall

Aces: Jackie Young, Kierstan Bell, NaLyssa Smith, Dana Evans, Chelsea Gray, Aaliyah Nye, Megan Gustafson, A’ja Wilson, Jewell Loyd, Cheyenne Parker-Tyus, Kiah Stokes

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