Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever
· Women's National Basketball AssociationJanuary leads Fever to 95-88 win over Sky
Erica Wheeler added 16 points and Marissa Coleman and Lynetta Kizer 14 apiece to help the Fever (15-15) move into a tie for fourth with the Sky (15-15) and take the tiebreaker advantage. Fourth place earns a first-round bye in the playoffs.
Chicago was without Elena Delle Donne, the league's leading scorer (21.5 points a game), who suffered a thumb injury in a game Wednesday night.
Cappie Pondexter led Chicago with 22 points and Courtney Vandersloot had 15.
Indiana was up 10 entering the fourth quarter but a 13-3 run, capped by Vandersloot's 3-pointer with 4:13 to play, tied the game at 82.
Jessica Breland made 1 of 2 free throws with 27.1 seconds left to play to pull the Sky within 89-88 but two turnovers followed while January was perfect from the line.
Regular Season Series
IND wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 88 - 95 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 88 - 95 |
| 4th 6.0 |  |
Briann January makes free throw 2 of 2 | 88 - 95 |
| 4th 6.0 | |
Briann January makes free throw 1 of 2 | 88 - 94 |
| 4th 6.0 |  |
Allie Quigley personal take foul (Briann January draws the foul) | 88 - 93 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-73 | FG | 30-59 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 3-17 | 3PT | 8-24 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 23-28 | FT | 27-36 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 9 | Assists | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 25 | Fouls | 21 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 10,533 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 13 | W4 | 0.65789473 | 25 |
 Indiana |
0.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.64102566 | 25 |
 New York |
2 | 15 | W1 | 0.6052632 | 23 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 15 | W1 | 0.5945946 | 22 |
 Chicago |
10 | 23 | L1 | 0.39473686 | 15 |
 Toronto |
13.5 | 26 | L1 | 0.2972973 | 11 |
 Connecticut |
15 | 27 | L2 | 0.25 | 9 |
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