INDIANAPOLIS — — A’ja Wilson became the WNBA’s single-season leading scorer, finishing with 27 points and 12 rebounds to help the Las Vegas Aces beat the Indiana Fever 86-75 on Wednesday night for their 14th straight series win.

Wilson passed Jewell Loyd’s total of 939 points with a jumper from the free-throw line with 26.4 seconds left before halftime. Wilson needed just 35 games to surpass Loyd’s record set last year, which took 38 games. Wilson’s previous record was 912 points, set in 40 games last season.

She finished the season with 956 points and could become the first player in league history to reach the 1,000-point mark in a single year.

After Indiana pulled within 72-66, Wilson scored eight straight Las Vegas points in a two-minute span for an 80-71 lead with 4:04 remaining. The Aces didn’t score again until Wilson completed a three-point play with 1:04 remaining.

Indiana had a chance to make it 80-76, but Caitlin Clark missed a big three-pointer.

Wilson found Alysha Clark in the corner for a 3-pointer with 34.2 seconds left and then sealed the game with a steal at the other end.

Las Vegas is the only team Indiana has yet to beat this season. The Fever will get another chance when the teams meet again on Friday.

Alysha Clark scored 14 points, Tiffany Hayes 12 and Chelsea Gray scored 11 points for Las Vegas (23-13).

Caitlin Clark struggled from the 3-point line, shooting 1 of 10, but she finished with 16 points on 6 of 22 shooting overall for Indiana (19-18). Kelsey Mitchell scored a team-high 24 points for her third straight game with 20-plus points.

Wilson, who was 11 points behind Loyd, scored 10 points in the first quarter and Hayes added eight to put Las Vegas up 20-18.

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