Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSky beat the Fever 96-69 to move into an eighth-place tie in the WNBA standings
Chicago (16-22) is tied for eighth in the WNBA standings with Los Angeles, which lost to the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday. The Sky, who play Minnesota and Connecticut later this week, hold a tiebreaker with the Sparks after winning three of the four matchups this season.
Robyn Parks added 11 points for Chicago. The Sky have won four of their last six games — with the losses coming against Las Vegas and New York.
Chicago scored 11 of the first 13 points of the game as Indiana made just one of its first 13 shots. Copper also scored 16 of Chicago’s opening 33 points.
Copper, Williams and Mabrey combined for 38 first-half points to help the Sky lead 49-34 at the break. Copper was 6 of 9 from the field, including 3 of 4 from distance. Chicago outscored Indiana 27-15 in the third quarter and cruised.
NaLyssa Smith led Indiana (12-26) with 16 points. Kelsey Mitchell and Emma Cannon each added 10 points.
Regular Season Series
CHI wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 96 - 69 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 96 - 69 |
| 4th 21.1 |  |
Grace Berger out of bounds bad pass turnover | 96 - 69 |
| 4th 30.1 |  |
Sika Kone makes 24-foot three point jumper (Robyn Parks assists) | 96 - 69 |
| 4th 40.1 | |
Morgan Bertsch defensive rebound | 93 - 69 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 IND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 38-77 | FG | 24-60 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 14-32 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 6-7 | FT | 16-22 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 20 | Fouls | 11 |
| 30 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 2,450 · 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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