Catchings helps Fever beat short-handed Sky 79-58

Posted August 03, 2013 8:56 pm

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Tamika Catchings had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead to lead the defending-champion Fever to a 79-58 win over the short-handed Sky on Saturday night.

Karima Christmas scored 12 points, including two timely 3-pointers in the third quarter for the Fever (9-10). Catchings also had five steals and four blocked shots.

Courtney Vandersloot had 11 points to lead the Sky (13-6), who were without leading-scorer Elena Delle Donne due to a concussion for the second straight game.

Without their star rookie, Chicago struggled to generate enough offense to stay with the Fever.

The Sky shot just 33 percent from the field and turned the ball over 14 times. When Indiana opened the second half on a 7-0 run to build a 15-point lead, the Sky couldn’t recover.

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