Delle Donne, Sky take Game 1 against Indiana

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The Chicago Sky defeated the Indiana Fever 77-72 in the first round of the 2015 WNBA Playoffs Thursday night.

League MVP Elena Delle Donne had 14 points, including 12 after halftime.

Allie Quigley and Courtney Vandersloot tallied the game-high points for the Sky with 20 and 19 respectively.

Tamika Catchings led the Fever with 21 points, but missed a critical free-throw down the stretch and a three pointer with seconds remaining.

Vandersloot was fouled late in the game and the Sky took a 77-72 lead with 12.9 seconds left, a which stood up as the final score.

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