LAS VEGAS (AP) — Aja Wilson and Chelsea Gray combined for a combined 49 points and S Vegas pulled away late on to win 88-80 over Indiana Fever Monday night to sweep the season series 3-0.
Wilson cleaned up against Indiana for the third time with 24 points and 10 rebounds, as well as three steals, three blocks and three assists. She had 28 points when the Aces won 101-88 on Saturday and 27 in an 84-80 win earlier in the month.
Gray, who had eight points in the 11-0 win Before the Fever made two closing free throws, I scored 25 points on doll night. She also had five assists to reach 1,300 for her career.
Kelsey Bloom added 17 points for the Aces (13-1) and Jackie Young, who was named an All-Star player with Wilson and Gray on Sunday, added 16 points.
Sixth All-Star rookie Aliyah Boston and Erica Wheeler each scored 20 for Indiana (5-9), Kelsey Mitchell added 14 and Nalisa Smith added 13. Boston and Smith each had 14 rebounds.
Plum’s 3-pointer drilled midway through the fourth quarter to give the Aces a 74-64 lead but Christy Wallace and Wheeler had straight 3s for the Fever.
Wheeler’s layup for the drive gave Indiana a 78-77 lead with 2:27 to play but Gray quickly responded with a pair of midrange jumpers—the 19th change with 12 tied—and an 81-78 lead. Blum lapped it up with a 3 pointer from the right wing With 1:06 left then Gray made four free throws.
Mitchell scored 12 points and Fever led 23-20 after one quarter. Indiana scored 16 points on 11 Las Vegas turnovers but only led 49-48 in the second half as Wilson reached 22 points hitting a layup.
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