Jackie Young and NaLyssa Smith lead Aces past Fever 84-72 for 2-1 lead in WNBA semifinal series

— Jackie Young scored 25 points in her home state, NaLyssa Smith added 16 points against her former team and the Las Vegas Aces beat the short-handed Indiana Fever 84-72 on Friday night in Game 3 of a best-of-five WNBA semifinal series.
Sep 27, 2025, 05:26 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

100%
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According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • A'ja Wilson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kierstan Bell assists)
  • Kelsey Mitchell makes 2-foot two point shot
  • NaLyssa Smith misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Chelsea Gray makes layup (Jackie Young assists)
  • Lexie Hull misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • A'ja Wilson misses 11-foot jumper
  • NaLyssa Smith makes 3-foot layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Odyssey Sims misses driving layup
  • A'ja Wilson misses driving floating jump shot
  • A'ja Wilson misses 9-foot jumper
  • Aliyah Boston makes driving layup (Lexie Hull assists)
  • NaLyssa Smith makes 3-foot layup (A'ja Wilson assists)
  • Lexie Hull makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Aliyah Boston assists)
  • Kelsey Mitchell misses technical free throw
  • A'ja Wilson misses driving layup
  • Odyssey Sims misses running pullup jump shot
  • A'ja Wilson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jackie Young makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jackie Young makes driving layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Kelsey Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • A'ja Wilson misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Megan Gustafson misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Lexie Hull makes 22-foot three point jumper (Shey Peddy assists)
  • Jackie Young makes 19-foot jumper (Dana Evans assists)
  • Aliyah Boston misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jackie Young misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Shey Peddy makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Brianna Turner makes 3-foot layup (Odyssey Sims assists)
  • Jewell Loyd misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Dana Evans makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Dana Evans makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Odyssey Sims misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Aliyah Boston makes layup (Lexie Hull assists)
  • Megan Gustafson makes 25-foot three point jumper (A'ja Wilson assists)
  • Lexie Hull misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Aliyah Boston makes 9-foot two point shot (Odyssey Sims assists)
  • Dana Evans misses driving layup
  • Odyssey Sims misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • NaLyssa Smith misses driving layup
  • Megan Gustafson makes two point shot
  • Kelsey Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • NaLyssa Smith makes two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • NaLyssa Smith misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Kelsey Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jackie Young makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kelsey Mitchell makes technical free throw
  • Aliyah Boston misses 4-foot two point shot
  • Aerial Powers misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Natasha Howard makes two point shot
  • Jackie Young misses two point shot
  • Kelsey Mitchell misses driving layup
  • A'ja Wilson misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Natasha Howard misses layup
  • NaLyssa Smith makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Aliyah Boston misses 4-foot two point shot
  • Jewell Loyd misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kelsey Mitchell makes driving layup
  • Kelsey Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 1
  • A'ja Wilson misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Kelsey Mitchell misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
  • Chelsea Gray makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Aliyah Boston misses 18-foot jumper
  • Kelsey Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Lexie Hull makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Chelsea Gray makes technical free throw
  • A'ja Wilson misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Chelsea Gray misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
  • Lexie Hull makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shey Peddy assists)
  • Jackie Young makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kelsey Mitchell makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Chelsea Gray makes driving layup
  • Kelsey Mitchell makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Makayla Timpson makes 2-foot layup (Aliyah Boston assists)
  • A'ja Wilson misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Kelsey Mitchell misses running pullup jump shot
  • Aliyah Boston makes driving layup
  • Jackie Young misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Odyssey Sims makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Odyssey Sims makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jackie Young makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • Natasha Howard misses driving layup
  • Natasha Howard makes tip shot
  • Jackie Young makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jackie Young makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kelsey Mitchell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kelsey Mitchell makes driving layup
  • Jackie Young makes 24-foot three pointer
  • Lexie Hull makes 22-foot three point jumper (Aliyah Boston assists)
  • A'ja Wilson misses 10-foot two point shot
  • NaLyssa Smith misses 6-foot hook shot
  • Kelsey Mitchell makes 3-foot layup (Lexie Hull assists)
  • NaLyssa Smith makes 2-foot layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Lexie Hull misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Jackie Young makes two point shot (A'ja Wilson assists)
  • Kelsey Mitchell misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Aliyah Boston misses 8-foot jumper
  • Natasha Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Natasha Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Chelsea Gray makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Shey Peddy makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shey Peddy makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Aerial Powers misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Shey Peddy misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Chelsea Gray makes 22-foot three point jumper (A'ja Wilson assists)
  • Aliyah Boston makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Aliyah Boston makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dana Evans misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Aerial Powers misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Aerial Powers makes free throw 2 of 2
  • A'ja Wilson makes 11-foot step back jumpshot
  • Aliyah Boston misses layup
  • Kelsey Mitchell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aliyah Boston assists)
  • A'ja Wilson makes 16-foot jumper (Dana Evans assists)
  • Kelsey Mitchell misses driving layup
  • Dana Evans makes 9-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Jackie Young makes 3-foot layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Chelsea Gray misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • Makayla Timpson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Makayla Timpson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • NaLyssa Smith makes 4-foot two point shot (Dana Evans assists)
  • Aliyah Boston misses layup
  • Kelsey Mitchell misses two point shot
  • Lexie Hull misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Lexie Hull makes free throw 2 of 2
  • A'ja Wilson misses layup
  • Shey Peddy misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • NaLyssa Smith makes 17-foot jumper (Dana Evans assists)
  • Kelsey Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Kelsey Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
  • A'ja Wilson makes 7-foot jumper (Jackie Young assists)
  • Aliyah Boston misses driving layup
  • Dana Evans makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Kelsey Mitchell misses driving layup
  • Dana Evans makes driving layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Kelsey Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jackie Young misses driving floating jump shot
  • Kelsey Mitchell misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
  • NaLyssa Smith makes 3-foot two point shot (Jackie Young assists)
  • Lexie Hull makes driving layup
  • A'ja Wilson makes driving layup (Dana Evans assists)
  • A'ja Wilson misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Kelsey Mitchell makes 5-foot two point shot
  • A'ja Wilson makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Jackie Young assists)
  • Aliyah Boston misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kelsey Mitchell misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Makayla Timpson makes driving layup (Lexie Hull assists)
  • Makayla Timpson misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Chelsea Gray misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Chelsea Gray makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Shey Peddy makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kelsey Mitchell assists)
  • Jackie Young makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jackie Young makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Aliyah Boston makes 3-foot two point shot (Aerial Powers assists)
  • Jackie Young makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jackie Young makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dana Evans makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Dana Evans makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Shey Peddy makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Chelsea Gray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Chelsea Gray makes free throw 2 of 2
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