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Sky Escape with Home Win against Fever

May 25, 2022 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
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CHICAGO - The Chicago Sky defeated the Indiana Fever, 95-90, in a high-scoring Commissioner's Cup matchup at Wintrust Arena on Tuesday night. Eleven players total finished in double figures in the first of three matchups between the eastern conference foes this season. The win for the Sky comes on the same night as their championship ring ceremony and banner unveiling after winning the first WNBA title in franchise history in 2021.

Chicago moves to 4-2 on the season, while Indiana dropped to 2-7.

Chicago got out to an early 11-2 lead in the first quarter, but a quick timeout by Indiana paused Chicago's momentum in the opening minutes. Fever forward Emily Engstler's work on the glass - who tied a career-high with four offensive rebounds in the first quarter - aided the Fever in making the score 28-22 after one quarter of play.

Indiana played stifling defense in the second quarter, holding Chicago to 5-of-23 shooting in the quarter alone. This allowed the Fever to close the half on a 10-3 run and lead by seven at halftime. Indiana's 49 points in the first half were also the most points scored in a first half by the Fever this season.

Chicago began the second half similar to the first, quickly erasing the deficit with an 11-4 run to tie the game at 53 at the 7:03 mark. Despite shooting 5-of-22 in the third quarter, Indiana only trailed 70-65 heading into the fourth quarter against the defending champions.

After only scoring 10 points through the first three quarters, Kelsey Mitchell began to take the game into her own hands. Led by Mitchell, the Fever would go on a 12-3 run in more than two minutes of game action and took a 77-74 lead with 6:43 left in the game. Chicago secured the lead again on a Candace Parker layup with 5:07 left in regulation, and would never trail for the rest of the game. The Sky shot 11-of-16 from the free throw line in the final quarter.

Mitchell finished with 25 points, scoring 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting and 4-of-4 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter. Mitchell now has five games this season and 39 career games with at least 20 points. Vivians scored 17 points and had her third game this season with at least three made field goals from beyond the arc. The fourth-year guard has now scored at least 15 points in five of her last six games.

Engstler recorded her first career double-double at 11 points and 13 rebounds and set a new career-high in offensive rebounds with seven. Queen Egbo ended with 10 points and 8 rebounds, with Destanni Henderson also contributing 13 points off the bench.

The Fever scored 42 points in the paint and outrebounded the Sky 40-38.

For Chicago, Parker led the team with 16 points, as well as seven assists and six rebounds. Allie Quigley had 12 points and set a new WNBA record for consecutive free throws made at 69 before missing her first attempt in more than two seasons at the 0:37 mark of the fourth quarter. The Sky ended the night with season highs in points (95) and total rebounds (39).

UP NEXT

The Fever head back to Indiana Farmers Coliseum for the next nine home games of the regular season, beginning on Friday at 7 p.m. against the LA Sparks.

Friday's game will be streamed on the official Indiana Fever Facebook page in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.

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