Christopher Lockridge 
The Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever recently had to go into overtime to determine a winner for their game. The Sky beat the Fever in that overtime 108-103. The Fever coming in at 1-4, now 1-5, put up a brutal fight in the game keeping up with the Sky the whole time.
The Sky and the Fever tied a total of 18 times during this game with eight lead changes. The highest score the Fever lead by was 10 and the Sky by seven. The Fever had their way this game with 54 points in the paint, with the majority coming from rookie Aliyah Boston who had 25 points and 11 rebounds. Boston was also responsible for hitting the clutch shot in the fourth giving the Fever the lead by two with 2.7 seconds left in the quarter. But just when you thought it was over, Alanna Smith hit a buzzer beater to tie the game 91-91.
Coach Wade was asked about the difference in the play called this time compared to the recent New York game. Coach Wade stated, “I mentioned last time it was on me. I didn’t draw it up right. This time it was performed perfectly and Alanna got that open lay-up.”
The player of the game was Dana Evans. She had 20 points, seven assist, and two rebounds. Coach Wade stated, “Dana is a big reason why we won the game. She bounced back from missing shots to taking over the game. Dana is important to our game. She went plus 13 in a game we were down majority of the game, and she brought us back.”
Other key players were Kahleah Cooper who had 24 points, Marina Mabrey with 28 points, and Alanna Smith with 18 points. For the Fever, rookie Aliyah Boston was the key piece. Again with 25 points and 11 rebounds. Kelsey Mitchell also had a good game with 14 points, along with Lexie Hull who added 13 points with five rebounds.
By Christopher Lockridge
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