First round · Game 1

Final

Indiana Fever85atLas Vegas Aces102 winner

Sun, Sep 27, 4:00 PM EDTMichelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, NVABC

LVA leads 1-0Best of 3Bracket →

G1 IND 85, LVA 102

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
IND	23	24	18	18	83
LVA	27	35	24	16	102

Indiana Fever

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Makayla TimpsonF	24	2	7	1	1	2	1-4	0-0	0-0	-28
Aliyah BostonC	25	18	8	4	1	0	7-12	3-6	1-2	-1
Kelsey MitchellG	30	12	0	3	1	3	4-16	1-6	3-3	-16
Lexie HullG	17	5	1	0	0	0	1-3	1-2	2-2	-7
Caitlin ClarkG	34	15	3	10	0	6	6-17	3-10	0-0	-18
Monique Billings	12	4	3	0	2	2	2-2	0-0	0-0	-2
Grace VanSlooten	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Mercedes Russell	3	0	1	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1
Sophie Cunningham	29	13	1	0	1	1	3-6	3-6	4-4	-20
Raven Johnson	21	14	0	1	2	2	6-7	1-1	1-1	-2
Team		83	24	20	8	16	30-67	12-31	11-12

DNP: Myisha Hines-Allen (coach's decision)

Las Vegas Aces

102

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Stephanie TalbotF	28	8	2	3	0	1	0	2-8	1-2	3-4	+5
Brianna TurnerF	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
A'ja WilsonC	35	38	16	2	2	4	3	15-19	2-2	6-7	+29
Chelsea GrayG	34	14	5	8	1	0	5	4-8	0-1	6-7	+27
Jackie YoungG	34	21	2	10	3	0	6	8-14	3-7	2-2	+27
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus	15	7	2	1	1	1	0	3-3	1-1	0-0	+8
Kierstan Bell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Kalani Brown	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Jewell Loyd	28	10	2	0	1	0	1	4-6	2-3	0-0	+12
Justine Pissott	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Mai Yamamoto	13	4	0	0	0	0	1	2-6	0-3	0-0	-11
Team		102	31	24	8	6	16	38-64	9-19	17-20

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · LVA: 27
Biggest lead · IND: 2
Times tied: 6
Lead changes: 5
Longest run · LVA: 12

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How they entered this matchup

Out: Aliyah BostonTravel tax: INDBody clock: INDNational TV

IND is missing Aliyah Boston and their 16.1 points per game (knee).
IND is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,298 mi from its previous stop.
IND is dealing with west-to-east pressure: -3h on the body clock and -2h of zone shift.
IND is in game 2 of 2 on the road with 511 mi already logged before tip.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

Reading the setup…

The lineLVA −4.5 · covered

The line

Pregame line · how it landed

SpreadLVA −4.5covered — won by 17

MoneylineIND +154 · LVA −185LVA won

TotalO/U 181.5over — 187 combined

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	IND	LVA
Days rest	2 days	2 days
Hours rest	68h	66h
Rest swing	+2h	-2h
Travel in	1,298 mi	254 mi edge
Zone change	-2h	0h
Body clock	-3h	0h
Local tip	afternoon	afternoon
Segment	Road trip · 2 of 2	Homestand · 1 of 1
Miles before tip	511 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	4	0 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

IND carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 4 vs. LVA's 0.

How each side got here1,298 mi vs 254 mi

How each side got here

IND

1,298 mi

Minneapolis, MNLas Vegas, NV

IND came from Minneapolis, MN with 1,298 mi of travel and -2h of time-zone change.

Minneapolis, MN to Las Vegas, NV

LVA

254 mi

Phoenix, AZLas Vegas, NV

LVA came from Phoenix, AZ with 254 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Phoenix, AZ to Las Vegas, NV

Where this game sitsroad 2 of 2 vs homestand 1 of 1

Where this game sits in the run

IND

Road trip

IND is on game 2 of 2 on the road, with 511 mi already behind it.

Game in segment2 of 2

Miles before tip511 mi

Segment miles1,809 mi

LVA

Homestand

LVA is in game 1 of 1 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 1

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

National: ABC
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