Aces eke by Storm, advance behind Wilson's 38

LAS VEGAS -- A'ja Wilson scored 38 points to necktie a playoff vocation high, Jackie Young had a go-ahead travel changeable with 12.4 seconds near and the Las Vegas Aces bushed the Seattle Storm 74-73 connected Thursday nighttime to unafraid a spot successful the WNBA semifinals.

The second-seeded Aces won the three-game series, 2-1, and volition play connected Sunday against No. 6 Indiana, which eliminated Atlanta earlier.

The Aces are successful the semifinals for the seventh consecutive season, tying the Minnesota Lynx (2011-17) for the longest specified streak successful WNBA history.

Las Vegas improved to 7-3 successful winner-take-all games.

Wilson, who had 25 points successful the 2nd half, had a layup rotation disconnected the rim with 25 seconds near and Erica Wheeler raced the different mode connected a 2-on-1 interruption with Skylar Diggins. Wheeler pulled up successful the lane to descend a jumper to springiness Seattle a 73-72 pb with 18 seconds remaining.

Wilson missed different shot, but Young was determination for the putback. After a timeout to get to midcourt, Wheeler had a bully look from the escaped propulsion enactment that deed disconnected the backmost rim and Seattle could not get disconnected different changeable earlier the buzzer.

Young finished with 14 points and Chelsea Gray had 12 points and 8 assists for Las Vegas. Wilson, who was 14-of-26 from the tract and 10 of 11 astatine the line, scored 30-plus points successful a playoff crippled for the sixth clip successful her vocation -- tied for the second-most successful WNBA history.

Nneka Ogwumike scored 14 of her 16 points successful the 2nd fractional for Seattle. Wheeler besides scored 16 and Diggins added 13.

Diggins made a wide-open 3-pointer from the country with 1:14 remaining to springiness Seattle a 71-70 lead, its archetypal since it was 24-23. After a timeout, Wilson made a changeable successful the lane to regain the lead.

The Associated Press and ESPN Research contributed to this report.