Sky drops fourth straight

Posted July 12, 2008 11:00 pm

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS - Katie Douglas scored 13 of her 25 points in the fourth quarter, and the Indiana Fever netted the final 7 points in a 66-57 victory over the Chicago Sky on Saturday night.

Douglas scored all but 10 of the Fever's fourth-quarter points and made all 10 of her free throws to go along with 7-for-17 shooting from the field. Tan White, who scored 8 points in the first quarter, was the other player in double figures with 10 for the Fever (10-9).

Candice DuPree, who made her first 8 field goals, led the Sky with 19 points on 9-for-14 shooting. Jia Perkins, who sank just 4 of 16 shots, added 10 points for the Sky (5-13), which lost its fourth straight.

After hitting their first 9 shots, the Fever made just 15 of their final 54. The fast-starting Fever built a 22-9 lead but then went scoreless for six minutes. The Sky closed to 22-21 as DuPree scored 8 points. Despite making only 4 of its next 19 shots, Indiana led 32-27 at halftime.

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