No Caitlin Clark. No Angel Reese. Sunday’s nationally televised matchup was missing its two headliners. In fact, the Sky were missing five players, including three starters. And yet the Fever seemed intent on making hard work of playing a team 10 games under .500 with so many players missing.
Indiana led by as many as 16 in the first half, but then let the Sky trim it down to two in the third quarter. Alas, the Fever (14-12) righted the ship and were able to put the Sky away, 93-78, thanks to a big day from Kelsey Mitchell, who finished with a season-high 35 points (her career-high is 38 in 2019).
Rookie Makayla Timpson scored a career-high 14 points and newly acquired Chloe Bibby added eight points off the bench in her Fever debut.
Rachel Banham led the Sky (7-18) with 26 points.
Here’s a full box score from Sunday’s game.
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Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky box score, stats
Fever stats: How many points did Kelsey Mitchell score?
NameMinFG3FGFTRebAstPtsNatasha Howard120-50-00-0030Aliyah Boston355-90-14-411614Kelsey Mitchell3012-197-104-42635Sophie Cunningham291-61-62-2105Aari McDonald234-80-12-22410Chloe Bibby102-52-42-2208Mikayla Timpson226-80-02-24114Sydney Colson160-30-30-0330Lexie Hull193-71-40-0437Totals–33-7011-2916-16292693
Sky stats: How many points did Rachel Banham score?
NameMinFG3FGFTRebAstPtsElizabeth Williams224-60-01-2809Kamilla Cardoso334-90-04-412312Rachel Banham368-156-114-41526Rebecca Allen275-113-70-02413Kia Nurse345-141-53-46114Michaela Onyenwere140-30-10-0120Maddy Westbeld232-60-10-0124Marquesha Davis80-10-00-0100Totals–28-6510-2512-14321778
Fever vs Sky score by quarter
Fever26252418—93Sky13262217—78
Did Caitlin Clark play today vs Sky?
No. Clark missed her fourth straight game with a right groin strain.
Did Angel Reese play today vs Fever?
No. Reese was ruled out with a back injury.
What is Indiana Fever’s record?
The Fever are now 14-12.
When do Indiana Fever play next?
The Fever play the Phoenix Mercury Wednesday, July 30.
WNBA standings (league-wide)
As of July 27.
Top eight teams make WNBA playoffs.
TeamWLPct.GBMinnesota224.846-New York177.7084Phoenix159.6256Atlanta1410.5837Seattle1511.5777INDIANA1412.5388Washington1212.5009Las Vegas1213.4809.5Golden State1113.45810Los Angeles1114.44010.5Chicago718.28014.5Dallas718.28014.5Connecticut420.16717
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