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Chicago (16-22) won for the third time in four
games. With the Los Angeles Sparks losing to the Connecticut Sun
on Tuesday, the Sky are now in a tie with the Sparks for the
eighth and final WNBA playoff spot. The Sky hold the tiebreaker
over the Sparks after winning the regular-season series 3-1.
Long-range shooting boosted the Sky, who led by as many as 30
points. Chicago shot 14-for-32 (43.8 percent) from beyond the
3-point arc. Copper paced the team with four treys, one more
than Williams and Robyn Parks.
NaLyssa Smith had 16 points and seven rebounds for Indiana
(12-26). Kelsey Mitchell and Emma Cannon each chipped in 10
points.
Fever guard Kristy Wallace missed the game with a knee injury
she sustained during Sunday's road win against Dallas.
Williams had a game-high eight rebounds, while Mabrey dished out
six assists. Parks added 11 points.
Grace Berger had six assists for the Fever. Indiana committed 19
turnovers compared to eight for Chicago.
Mitchell drained a jumper 33 seconds into the game for the first
points of the night. It also marked the only time the Fever held
an advantage in the game. Indiana went scoreless for the next
5:17 and managed only nine first-quarter points, with Mitchell
contributing seven.
Chicago built a 49-34 halftime lead behind a versatile attack.
Copper (18 points), Williams (10) and Mabrey (10) each scored in
double figures in the first 20 minutes.
The Sky shot 19-for-41 (46.3 percent) in the first half compared
to 13-for-32 (40.6 percent) for the Fever. Smith paced Indiana
with 11 points at the break. The Fever committed 10 first-half
turnovers.
Chicago took the season series from Indiana, 3-1. Before
Tuesday, the largest margin of victory by either team was five
points, in a June 6 game the visiting Fever lost in overtime.
--Field Level Media
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