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Caitlin Clark scored 27 points with 15 assists and reached a league-first milestone of recording a points-assists double-double in a playoff game's first half for the Indiana Fever, helping them tie their best-of-three series against the Las Vegas Aces at 1-1 with a 99-89 victory. The game included an incident where A’ja Wilson received a technical foul after confronting a fan who had reportedly said something to her teammate Sophie Cunningham. In another playoff update, the New York Liberty advanced to the semifinals by defeating top-seeded Minnesota Lynx 87-71 in Game 2, becoming the first No. 8 seed in WNBA history to eliminate a No. 1 seed.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-30,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
A'ja Wilson dominated Game 1 of the WNBA playoffs, scoring 38 points and grabbing 16 rebounds against the Indiana Fever. Despite this strong performance, Caitlin Clark led Indiana to an 99-89 victory in Game 2 with 27 points and 15 assists, becoming the first player to achieve a points-assists double-double in the first half of a playoff game. The series is now tied at one game each, setting up a decisive Game 3 in Las Vegas. Stephanie White emphasized the need for her team to improve on defense while also capitalizing on offensive opportunities against the high-scoring Aces. Wilson's defensive intensity and Clark's ability to energize both ends of the court highlight the contrasting strengths of these playoff contenders.
Written for “WNBA Playoffs Aces vs Fever” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 11 other(s) covering the same event.
INDIANA (AP) — Caitlin Clark finished with 27 points and 15 assists while reaching another milestone Tuesday night, and Kelsey Mitchell added 26 points to keep the sixth-seeded Indiana Fever’s postseason alive with a 99-89 victory over the defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces.
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Mitchell → finish → champion
Clark helped Indiana even the best-of-three series at 1-1 as she became the first player in league history to produce a points-assists double-double in the first half of a playoff game.
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she → help → game
She had 14 points and 11 assists in the first 20 minutes.
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She → have → minutes
Game 3 will be played Thursday at Las Vegas.
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Game → play → Vegas
The game was marred by an incident between A’ja Wilson and a fan who appeared to say something to Wilson after Sophie Cunningham was called for a foul.
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Cunningham → mar → foul
Wilson walked toward the fan, pointed at him and appeared to say something as two teammates, an assistant coach and security tried to separate everyone.
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teammates → walk → everyone
Wilson was assessed a technical foul but was not ejected.
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Wilson → assess → foul
The man was escorted out by security with Indiana leading 90-79 with 4:10 to play.
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Indiana → escort → 4:10
Las Vegas rallied to within 92-87, but even after Clark fouled out the Fever managed to hang on.
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Fever → rally → ?
LIBERTY 87, LYNX 71
NEW YORK (AP) — Jonquel Jones had 21 points and 13 rebounds and No. 8 seed New York beat top-seeded Minnesota in Game 2 of their WNBA playoff series and advanced to the semifinal round.
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York → have → round
Breanna Stewart added 21 points and Sabrina Ionescu had 18 to help the Liberty become the first No. 8 seed to eliminate a No. 1 seed in the league’s 30-year history.
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Liberty → add → history
The WNBA has undergone a number of different playoff formats.
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WNBA → undergo → formats
And in many of the formats, it wasn’t possible for those seeds to match up.
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seeds → match → formats
However, in 2022 the league changed to the current format in which the top eight teams play in the quarterfinals.
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teams → change → quarterfinals
Now, New York awaits the winner of the Atlanta-Washington series.
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York → await → series
The Dream are up 1-0 and play at Washington on Wednesday night.
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Dream → play → night
The semifinals begin Sunday.
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semifinals → begin → ?
A year after losing in the first round to Phoenix after going up 1-0 in that series, New York was determined not to have that happen again.
asserted
that → lose → series
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