Indiana Fever at Chicago Sky -May 22, 2010-
Allstate Arena | Chicago, Ill. (8:00 p.m.)

                                    1st        2nd       3rd       4th        OT        Final
Indiana Fever (1-2)         21         29         15         13         14         92
Chicago Sky (0-3)          28         24         16         10         8          86        

Notes:

• Tamika Catchings had 28 points and Shay Murphy added a career-high 20 to lead Indiana to a hard-fought, come-from-behind overtime victory Saturday at Allstate Arena. In the overtime, Catchings had eight points and a critical blocked shot to secure the win.

• Murphy’s points broke her previous career mark of 15 at Chicago on July 10, 2009. She had 18 in the first half alone, and started the second half in place of Ebony Hoffman. She also added 10 rebounds to record her first double-double in a Fever uniform and the second of her career.

• Indiana took a four-point lead in the overtime on a Catchings jumper with 1:27 to play, 86-82. Epiphanny Prince drew the Sky within a bucket and Sylvia Fowles had an open shot to tie it with 19.6 seconds to play, but was blocked by Catchings. Catchings hit a pair of charity tosses for an 88-84 advantage. A Fowles layin with 13.5 seconds remaining made it 88-86 and one second later, Briann January’s four free throws in the final seconds gave Indiana the six-point win to match its largest lead.

• Sylvia Fowles led four double-figure scorers for Chicago. She scored 22 points with 12 rebounds, and Epiphanny Prince adding 20. Cathrine Kraayeveld scored 16 points and Shameka Christon had 11.

• With Indiana leading 78-76, Chicago had a chance to knot the score with 30 seconds remaining, but Dominique Canty’s shot under the bucket was blocked by the Fever’s Sutton-Brown. On the ensuing possession, Tamika Catchings missed a pair of free throws to allow a tying bucket from Sylvia Fowles with 14 seconds in regulation.

• Indiana’s biggest lead of the contest came with 2:25 remaining on a Katie Douglas feed to Tamika Catchings for a 78-72 advantage. The Fever owned a 9-4 lead in the game’s early minutes, but trailed virtually the entire game.

• In a high-scoring first half that ended with Chicago owning a 52-50 advantage, Indiana shot 58 percent from the floor and the Sky shot 57 percent. The Fever made 5 of 7 3-point attempts to keep pace.

• Indiana led early in the opening period before Chicago went on a 16-2 run to take command in the first half. The Sky led by as many as 12, 33-21, and did not relinquish the lead until Murphy knotted the score with a pair of free throws with 1:16 before intermission. The lead changed hands four times in the final minute before the Sky took a 52-50 lead into the locker room.

• The Fever returns to Indianapolis for another game against Chicago, Sunday night at Conseco Fieldhouse (6:00 p.m.).

• Sunday’s game is a Lucas Oil Family Night presented by The Indianapolis Star! Visit FeverBasketball.com or the Conseco Fieldhouse Box Office to purchase your ticket package. You’ll receive four tickets to the game; four vouchers for free hot dogs, chips, drink, four free t-shirts and the chance to shoot free throws on the Main Court after the game.

• Fans will receive 2010 Fever schedule magnets (while supplies last) while attending Sunday’s game.

• WNBA All-Star Balloting begins on Sunday. Fever fans can vote for their favorite stars to appear in the annual WNBA classic which takes place July 10 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut.