NBA

Indiana Fever at Chicago Sky

· Women's National Basketball Association
14-12, 6-6 Away
Final
78 - 93

7-18, 4-8 Home

Mitchell's 35 points lift Fever over Sky 93-78; Clark and Reese sit out

Kelsey Mitchell comes up big for Fever with 35-point spectacle

Clark missed her fourth-straight game for Indiana with a groin injury and has only played in half of the team's games and Reese was out for her second straight for the Sky with a back issue.

Aliyah Boston had 14 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for the Fever (14-12), who have three double-figure wins over Chicago this season. Makayla Timpson had 14 points off the bench and Aari McDonald added 10.

Mitchell had her 100th career 20-point game, second in franchise history behind Tamika Catchings, and her ninth 30-point game. She also picked up her 200th career steal and the Fever turned 23 turnovers into 31 points.

Rachel Banham had six 3s and 26 points for the Sky (7-18). Kia Nurse added 14 points, Rebecca Allen 13 and Kamilla Cardoso 12 with 12 rebounds.

The Fever had a 16 point lead early in the fourth quarter cut to six with less than five minutes to go but Mitchell responded with a 3-pointer and a couple of free throws to end the threat.

Indiana closed out the first quarter on an 18-2 run to lead 26-13. Mitchell had 13 points and the Fever had 14 points off nine Chicago turnovers.

The lead reached 16 points in the second quarter before the half ended at 51-39.

Chicago got off to a quick start in the third quarter, pulling within 56-55 at the midway point on consecutive jumpers by Nurse. Mitchell responded with a 3 and a layup before consecutive baskets by Timpson pushed the lead to 65-55. Lexie Hull's buzzer beater made it 75-61 entering the fourth quarter.

Regular Season Series

IND leads series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 93 - 78
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 93 - 78
4th 9.0 Sydney Colson defensive rebound 93 - 78
4th 11.1 Rachel Banham misses 20-foot pullup jump shot 93 - 78
4th 23.0 Kamilla Cardoso defensive rebound 93 - 78

Statistics

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33-70 FG 28-65
47.1 Field Goal % 43.1
11-29 3PT 10-25
37.9 Three Point % 40.0
16-16 FT 12-14
100.0 Free Throw % 85.7
29 Rebounds 32
7 Offensive Rebounds 7
22 Defensive Rebounds 25
26 Assists 17
15 Steals 7
3 Blocks 5
11 Turnovers 20
3 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 20
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 31
11 Fast Break Points 15
32 Points in Paint 30
14 Fouls 18
16 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Venue: United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 19,601 · Capacity:

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 7 L1 0.7083333 17
Atlanta 2.5 10 W2 0.6 15
Indiana 4 12 W2 0.53846157 14
Washington 5.5 13 L1 0.48 12
Chicago 10.5 18 L5 0.28 7
Connecticut 13 20 W1 0.16666667 4
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