Kelsey Mitchell scores 21 points and Fever beat Aces 80-70 without
Caitlin Clark
[July 25, 2025]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points, Natasha Howard and
Aliyah Boston had double-doubles, and the Indiana Fever beat the Las
Vegas Aces 80-70 on Thursday night.
Indiana's Caitlin Clark remains sidelined with a groin injury, and the
Fever said Thursday there was no timetable for her return. No further
injuries were discovered during medical tests this week. |
Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark reacts on the sideline during the first
half of a WNBA basketball game against the Las Vegas Aces, Thursday,
July 24, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) |
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Howard finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds,
and Boston had 13 points and 10 boards. Sophie Cunningham scored
15 points.
A’ja Wilson, who averaged 31.7 points in the Aces’ three-game
winning streak, led Las Vegas (12-12) with 20 points. Jackie
Young scored 19 and NaLyssa Smith had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Indiana (13-12) had lost two in a row, both against defending
champion New York — one before the All-Star break and one
following the break.
Howard scored 11 points in the third quarter, leading a 27-point
effort by the Fever for a 62-56 lead entering the fourth.
Indiana held Las Vegas to two points in a four-minute stretch of
the final period and the Fever were up 69-62 with 4 1/2 minutes
remaining.
The lead was 75-70 after Jewell Loyd scored for Las Vegas, but
the Aces went the final 94 seconds without a point. Aari
McDonald hit a 3-pointer and Cunningham added two free throws to
finish it off.
Indiana led for most of the first quarter and the Fever had an
18-12 advantage with 1:40 remaining. Las Vegas made 6 of 7 free
throws down the stretch to tie it at 18 heading to the second
quarter.
Wilson scored six of the first eight points of the second
quarter and the Aces built a 26-18 lead. After the Aces fell
behind 33-29, a 3-pointer by Loyd started a 12-2 run and they
led 41-35 at halftime.
Up next
Las Vegas: At Minnesota on Friday.
Indiana: At Chicago on Sunday.
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