A'ja Wilson totals 29 points and 15 rebounds to lead Aces to 99

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rookie Caitlin Clark might be the WNBA’s future, but A’ja Wilson showed Saturday night why she is arguably the league’s best current player with 29 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Las Vegas Aces to a 99-80 win over the Indiana Fever.

Clark scored eight points on 2-of-8 shooting (2 of 5 from the 3-point line) and had seven assists and five rebounds to go with six turnovers. It was the fewest points for Clark, who entered the game averaging 16.7 points. She was not made available to the media.

Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana (1-6) with 16 points, Temi Fagbenle had 13 and Aliyah Boston and Lexie Hull each finished with 12.

Wilson, a two-time league MVP, made 12 of 18 shots and had her fourth consecutive 20-point, 10-rebound game to tie a WNBA record shared with three others.

“Last year, I was kind of going with the flow,” Wilson said. “This year, I feel like I’m trying to pick the defense apart and get to my spots. I sometimes settled a lot last year, which gave the defense time to get a stop. So this year I feel like I’m starting to dissect the game a little bit more.”