Gray hits buzzer-beating 3s after
Clark's mistakes to lift Aces past Fever 86-84 in OT
[August 07, 2026]
By MICHAEL MAROT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Chelsea Gray made two buzzer-beating 3-pointers
after Caitlin Clark's uncharacteristic mistakes, the first to force
overtime and the second to give the defending WNBA champion Las
Vegas Aces an 86-84 victory over the Indiana Fever on Thursday
night.
Clark missed two free throws with seven seconds left in regulation
and Indiana up by three, then lost the ball with seven seconds to go
in overtime and the Fever a point ahead. Clark had 20 points and
eight assists along with eight turnovers.
A’ja Wilson had 26 points, 13 rebounds and the key defensive stop
against Clark that set up Gray’s winner. Jackie Young added 22
points, including a franchise-record 15 in a row to close the first
half and open the second. Gray had 11 points, hitting three 3s.
Las Vegas overcame a 20-point first-half deficit, a three-point
deficit at the end of regulation and a two-point deficit at the end
of overtime to salvage a win in the three-game season series.
Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever with 28 points, but missed a late free
throw in regulation before Clark's misses. Aliyah Boston added 21
points and 12 rebounds.
Las Vegas erased its big deficit by closing the first half on a 15-0
run to cut a 42-22 deficit to 42-37. Young scored the final 13
points of the half, the first basket of the second half and five of
the first seven points in the second half to give the Aces a 44-42
lead.
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Indiana finally found its shooting touch midway
through the fourth quarter.
It rallied from a 64-55 deficit with 6:16 left and led 75-72 when
Gray hit the first of her two buzzer-beaters. Gray did it again in
overtime knocking down a shot to erase an 86-84 deficit. Both plays
withstood replay reviews.
The game was stopped for several minutes with 4:38
left in the third quarter when security escorted a woman, who was
sitting in the front row directly across from the Aces bench, out
through a tunnel. A few minutes later, she assisted back to her seat
and two men who were seated near her were taken out.
The Fever issued a statement that said one fan was removed then
elected not to return when it was determined the fan conduct policy
had not been violated. Young told reporters someone had been
“chirping" all night and at that point, she thought he had crossed
the line. Young declined to elaborate on what was said.
Up next
Aces: At Minnesota on Saturday.
Fever: At Chicago on Saturday.
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