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Catchings scores 16 as Fever hold off Sky 58-51

The Columbian
Published: July 7, 2010, 12:00am

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Tamika Catchings scored 16 points and the Indiana Fever held on for their fourth straight win over Chicago with a 58-51 victory over the Sky on Tuesday night.

Catchings scored 10 points and the Fever (10-6) shot over 78 percent (11 of 14) from the field in the first quarter.

Indiana took a 39-21 lead into halftime, but Chicago (8-10) got nine points from Sylvia Fowles during a 16-0 run in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 45-43 entering the fourth.

Chicago’s Cathrine Kraayeveld hit a hook shot early in the fourth to tie it at 47, but the Fever pulled away with a 9-2 run.

Fowles scored 26 points, Tully Bevilaqua had 13 and Jessica Davenport added 10 for Chicago.

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