Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever
· WNBA Commissioner's CupCourtney Williams scores 28 -- including winning jumper -- with 8 assists as Sky beat Fever 89-87
Elizabeth Williams added 17 points, nine rebounds and six assists for Chicago (8-9). Marina Mabrey also had 17 points and six assists, and Kahleah Copper scored 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting.
Emre Vatansever, named Chicago’s interim coach and general manager Saturday, won his first game at the helm for the Sky. Vatansever took over for James Wade, who joined the coaching staff of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors.
Courtney Williams hit a 3-pointer to give Chicago an five-point lead with about 2 1/2 minutes to play. Aliyah Boston stole a pass and then assisted on a basket inside by NaLyssa Smith and, after Copper missed a 3-point shot on the other end, Smith made a 3-pointer to make it 87-all with 1:07 remaining. Neither team scored again until Williams hit the winning fade-away.
Indiana's Maya Caldwell missed a clean look at a potential tying 3-pointer from the right corner with about two seconds left and, after the ball went out of bounds off the Sky, Kelsey Mitchell missed another at the buzzer.
Smith led Indiana (5-11) with 27 points, on 11-of-16 shooting, and eight rebounds. Mitchell added a season-high 26 points.
Regular Season Series
CHI wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 89 - 87 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 89 - 87 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Fever offensive team rebound | 89 - 87 |
| 4th 0.1 | |
Kelsey Mitchell misses 23-foot step back jumpshot | 89 - 87 |
| 4th 2.1 | |
Fever 20 Sec. timeout | 89 - 87 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-68 | FG | 35-68 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 12-28 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 9-16 | FT | 12-18 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 4,004 · Capacity:
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 14 | W6 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 New York |
3 | 17 | W3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Indiana |
6 | 20 | W3 | 0.54545456 | 24 |
 Washington |
14 | 28 | L10 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
 Connecticut |
19 | 33 | L2 | 0.25 | 11 |
 Chicago |
20 | 34 | L4 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
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