INDIANAPOLIS — — Chelsea Gray scored 21 points, A’ja Wilson added 15 points and 17 rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces held on to beat the Indiana Fever 78-74 on Friday night, allowing Caitlin Clark to spoil another record-breaking day.

Clark, who scored all 18 of her points in the second half, finished with eight rebounds and nine assists for Indiana (19-19). The rookie set the WNBA single-season record for assists with 321, breaking the record of 316 set last season by Alyssa Thomas of the Connecticut Sun.

Gray made 7 of 11 field goals and had six assists for Las Vegas (24-13). Kelsey Plum added 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and Jackie Young scored 12 points.

Clark scored 14 points in the third quarter as the Fever cut a 13-point deficit to 60-57 in the fourth, and Damiris Dantas tied it with a deep 3-pointer with 9:41 left. Gray answered with a layup about a minute later, and Plum made a 3 to give Las Vegas a 65-60 lead with 7:33 left.

The Fever went 0 for 8 from the field, made 4 of 8 from the free throw line and committed three turnovers from there until Clark was fouled, sending the Fever into the bonus at the 2:57 mark. Clark hit two free throws to cut the Aces’ lead to 69-66.

Clark got past a defender for a layup to put Indiana within two with 1:48 left. Plum, however, responded with a 3-pointer with 56 seconds left to make it 75-70. The Aces held on from there.

Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever with 20 points, 19 in the first half. Aliyah Boston scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Dantas added 11 points.

Clark went 0-for-5 in the first half and picked up her third foul when charged late in the second quarter, giving the Aces a 43-35 lead into halftime.

The Aces, who also defeated the Fever 86-75 on Wednesday, won the four-game regular-season series between the teams.

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