Friday night began with a pivotal Game 3 between the No. 2 Las Vegas Aces and No. 6 Indiana Fever, with the series knotted at one game apiece.
A’ja Wilson and the Aces traveled to Indiana and came away with a hard-fought win, taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five semifinal series.
The series kicked off with the Fever stunning the nation by taking Game 1 on the road, led by Kelsey Mitchell’s 34-point performance. But the Aces responded in Game 2 with a dominant 22-point win, as Wilson finished just shy of a double-double with 25 points and nine rebounds to even the series.
Meanwhile, the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx traveled to face the No. 4 seed Phoenix Mercury in Game 3 on Friday.
The Lynx opened their series at home against the Mercury with a commanding 82-69 win, as Courtney Williams led the way with 23 points and seven assists.
In Game 2, the Mercury trailed by 16 at halftime and by as many as 20 points before mounting a comeback. Sami Whitcomb capped the rally with a step-back 3-pointer to force overtime, where Phoenix pulled out an 89-83 win to tie the series at 1-1.