Catchings, January lead Fever past Mystics
7 September 2009 14 No Comment
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? Tamika Catchings scored 20 points and reserve rookie Briann January added 16 and fueled a fourth-quarter surge as the Indiana Fever beat the Washington Mystics 72-61 Sunday.Tammy Sutton-Brown had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Katie Douglas returned from an ankle injury to score 12 points for the Eastern Conference champion Fever (21-10), who snapped a three-game skid in their regular-season home finale.Crystal Langhorne scored 13 points, Lindsey Harding 12 and Marissa Coleman 11 for the Mystics (15-16), who dropped into a tie for fifth with Connecticut ? one-half game behind Chicago.The Fever trailed 50-49 after three quarters, and led by three before scoring eight straight points ? six by Catchings and two by January ? to stretch the advantage to 66-55 with 2:23 to play.Douglas scored six points and Catchings four as the Fever took advantage of six turnovers and five missed shots by the Mystics to jump out to a 16-2 lead over the first 6:05 of the game.The Mystics followed with an 18-7 tear that cut the deficit to 23-20 with 6:30 remaining in the half.Harding hit an 18-foot jumper to give the Mystics their first lead, 50-49, with 33.6 seconds left in the third quarter.
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