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A'ja Wilson scores 36 points as the Aces send the Fever home again with a 94-83 in Game 3

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Anderson, M. (2026, October 2). A'ja Wilson scores 36 points as the Aces send the Fever home again with a 94-83 in Game 3. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/a-ja-wilson-scores-36-points-as-the-aces-send-the-fever-home-again-with-a-94-83-in-game-3/article_657ebb30-9eda-53dd-9487-398010b5ef54.html

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In Game 3 of their WNBA playoff series, A’ja Wilson scored 36 points to lead the Las Vegas Aces to a decisive 94-83 victory over the Indiana Fever on Thursday night in Las Vegas. This win marks the second consecutive year that the defending champion Aces have eliminated the Fever from postseason play. Key contributors for Las Vegas included Chelsea Gray with 23 points and Jackie Young with 18, while Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 23 points and Aliyah Boston added 19 points and 10 rebounds. The game saw high intensity and technical fouls due to on-court confrontations between players from both teams.

Written by AI on 2026-10-02, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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In Game 3 of their decisive WNBA first-round playoff series on Thursday night, the Las Vegas Aces defeated the Indiana Fever with a score of 94-83. The game was played in Las Vegas and sealed the Aces' victory for the second year in a row over the Fever. A'ja Wilson, the four-time MVP, scored an impressive 36 points along with 10 rebounds to lead the Aces. Meanwhile, Indiana's star player Caitlin Clark struggled despite her determination, finishing with just 18 points and six turnovers. The win moves the third-seeded Aces on to face the winner of the Golden State-Dallas series in the semifinals, while ending a disappointing playoff run for the Fever.

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Aces Fever Game 3 Indiana LAS VEGAS

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Aces ORG · 4× Fever ORG · 4× Clark PERSON · 3× Indiana GPE · 3× LAS VEGAS GPE · 3× Turner PERSON · 2× Wilson PERSON · 2× A’ja Wilson PERSON · 1× Las Vegas Aces ORG · 1× WNBA ORG · 1×

Narrative

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson made sure her basketball spoke for itself Thursday night, as the four-time WNBA MVP scored 36 points to lead the defending champion Las Vegas Aces to a 94-83 victory over the Indiana Fever in the deciding Game 3 of the first round.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-02

🔮 The third-seeded Aces, who have won three of the past four titles, moved on to play the winner of the Golden State-Dallas series, which will be decided Friday night in San Francisco.

2026-10-02 · Toronto Star

A'ja Wilson scores 36 points as the Aces send the Fever home again with a 94-83 in Game 3 · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 0 hedged)

MVP → make → round

The third-seeded Aces, who have won three of the past four titles, moved on to play the winner of the Golden State-Dallas series, which will be decided Friday night in San Francisco. asserted

which → seed → Francisco

This is the second year in a row Las Vegas has ended the season for Caitlin Clark and the Fever, who were seeded sixth. asserted

who → end → Clark

The teams met in the semifinals a year ago, with the Aces pulling out an overtime victory in the finale of the five-game series. asserted

Aces → meet → series

Wilson book ended this series with sensational performances in Games 1 and 3, making her sure verbal confrontation with a Fever fan Tuesday in Indianapolis wouldn’t be the enduring memory. asserted

confrontation → end → Indianapolis

The league did not punish Wilson, who opened the series with 38 points and 16 rebounds, followed up in this game by making 11 of 18 shots and grabbing 10 rebounds. asserted

who → punish → rebounds

Teammate Chelsea Gray added 23 points and Jackie Young scored 18. asserted

Young → add → 18

Clark scored 11 points in the first quarter, but was held to seven the rest of the game. asserted

Clark → score → game

Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 23 points and Aliyah Boston had 19 points and 10 rebounds. asserted

Boston → lead → points

Tensions ran high again Thursday, both teams bringing the physical play expected when each season is on the line in a game that had the intensity of a WNBA Finals. asserted

that → run → Finals

Clark and Las Vegas’ Brianna Turner each picked up a technical foul just more than three minutes into Game 3. asserted

Clark → pick → Game

The Fever were huddling on the court when Turner worked her way into the group only to be shoved out by Clark. asserted

Turner → huddle → Clark

Early in the second quarter, Indiana coach Stephanie White was called for a technical, arguing that Turner brought down Lexie Hull, who instead picked up the foul. asserted

who → call → foul

The Aces threatened to run away from Indiana in the third quarter, taking a 67-55 before going cold over the final 4:32 and making just one shot. asserted

Aces → threaten → shot

The Fever twice cut their deficit to two points in the fourth to make Las Vegas sweat out the ending. asserted

Vegas → cut → ending

Aces forward Stephanie Talbot, who started all but one game this season, did not play because of a leg injury and was replaced by Jewell Loyd, who scored 11 points. asserted

who → start → points

Talbot averaged 8.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in the first two games of this series. asserted

Talbot → average → series