NBA

Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever

· Women's National Basketball Association
8-23, 3-12 Away
Final
92 - 70

18-14, 10-6 Home

Mitchell scores 26 to lead injury-riddled Fever past Sky 92-70

Short-handed Fever roll past Sky 92-70

Sophie Cunningham scored 10 of her 16 points before halftime and Aliyah Boston scored 15 points for Indiana (18-14).

Hull was inserted into the starting lineup after the Fever ruled Friday that Sydney Colson would miss the remainder of the season due to a torn left ACL while fellow guard Aari McDonald was also ruled out for the rest of the season with a broken bone in her right foot.

Indiana was again without guard Caitlin Clark who hasn’t played since July 15 when she aggravated a previous groin injury during a game against Connecticut. There is no timetable for Clark's return to action.

For its part, the Sky didn't have the services of Angel Reese due to a back injury. She's missed five straight games and there is no set timetable for her return. She's only played twice since the All-Star break.

The Fever built a 48-37 halftime lead shooting 17 for 33 (51.5%) and finished 33 for 70 (47.1%) overall. Hull shot 4 for 6 from 3-point range and Mitchell 4 for 8 from distance.

Rachel Banham scored 11 points and reserve Maddy Westbeld scored 10 for Chicago (8-23).

Indiana started the third quarter with an 8-0 run and cruised from there. Mitchell's shot with 2.9 seconds left in the quarter gave Indiana its first 20-point lead.

Regular Season Series

IND wins series 5-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 70 - 92
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 70 - 92
4th 1.6 Maddy Westbeld makes 24-foot three point jumper (Hailey Van Lith assists) 70 - 92
4th 18.2 Lexie Hull makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Brianna Turner assists) 67 - 92
4th 35.1 Chloe Bibby enters the game for Kelsey Mitchell 67 - 89

Statistics

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28-73 FG 33-70
38 Field Goal % 47
11-32 3PT 11-28
34 Three Point % 39
3-4 FT 15-19
75 Free Throw % 79
40 Rebounds 38
14 Offensive Rebounds 11
26 Defensive Rebounds 27
19 Assists 21
3 Steals 8
2 Blocks 6
11 Turnovers 7
2 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 6
9 Fast Break Points 13
26 Points in Paint 36
14 Fouls 8
4 Largest Lead 25

Game Information

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 17,274 · 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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