INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Courtney Williams hit the go-ahead with 18.1 seconds to play and finished with a season-high 28 points and eight assists to help the Chicago Sky beat the Indiana Fever 89-87 on Sunday.
Elizabeth Williams added 17 points, nine rebounds and six assists for Chicago (8-9). Marina Mabry also scored 17 points and six assists, and Kehliya Cooper scored 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting.
Chicago interim coach and general manager Emre Fatansifer on Saturday won his first game at the helm of Team Sky. Fatansifer took over from James Wade, who joined the coaching staff of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors.
Courtney Williams hit a 3-pointer to give Chicago a five-point lead with about 2 1/2 minutes to play. Boston’s Aaliyah stole a pass and then assisted it into a basket by Nalisa Smith, and after Cooper missed a 3-point shot on the other end, Smith made a three-pointer to make it 87-all with 1:07 remaining. Neither team scored again until Williams hit the winning run.
Indiana’s Maia Caldwell cleanly missed a potential tying pointer from the right corner with about two seconds left, and after the ball went out of bounds, Kelsey Mitchell missed another at the buzzer.
Smith led Indiana (5-11) with 27 points, on 11-of-16 shooting, and eight rebounds. Mitchell added a season-high 26 points.
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