INDIANAPOLIS — Jackie Young scored 25 points in her home state, NaLyssa Smith added 16 points against her former team and the Las Vegas Aces beat the short-handed Indiana Fever 84-72 on Friday night in Game 3 of a best-of-five WNBA semifinal series.

The Aces lead 2-1 and would reach their third WNBA Finals in four years with a win Sunday in Indianapolis.

“We just have to get the job done Sunday,” said Young, who played on Las Vegas' championship teams in 2022 and 2023 and finished her prep career as the Indiana girls' basketball career scoring leader with 3,268 points. “The job's not finished yet. Second round, right?”

To achieve its biggest goal, Las Vegas will need A'ja Wilson to shoot better than she did Friday. Wilson opened the game with a 3-pointer, then missed her next 11 shots.

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