Wilson powers Aces to OT win

INDIANAPOLIS — Rookie A’ja Wilson scored 17 of her 35 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, helping the Aces beat the winless Indiana Fever 101-92 on Tuesday night.

The Aces started overtime on an 8-0 run after Indiana finished regulation scoring eight successive points. The Fever didn’t make their first basket of overtime until 55.4 seconds remained.

Erica Wheeler’s layup off a steal pulled Indiana to 84-80 with 1:31 left in the fourth. After another Aces turnover, Wheeler made a pull-up jumper in the lane for a twopoint deficit and then she drewanoffensivefoulon Kelsey Plum.

Candice Dupree tied it at 84 with 25.9 left and Kayla Mcbride missed three shots on the Aces’ final possession.

Mcbride scored 18 points for the Aces (2-7). Wilson made 16 of 24 shots and also grabbed 13 rebounds.