Indiana Fever's Lexie Hull (10) goes to the basket against Chicago Sky's Michaela Onyenwere (12) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

INDIANAPOLIS — Kelsey Mitchell scored 20 points, Natasha Howard added 18 and the Indiana Fever moved closer to securing a playoff berth with a 97-77 win over the Chicago Sky on Friday night in a matchup that was missing both teams' marquee players.

The Fever announced Thursday that Caitlin Clark would miss the rest of the season with a groin injury. She hasn't played since July 15. The Sky was without Angel Reese, the league's leading rebounder, after she picked up her eighth technical foul in her last game, meaning an automatic one-game suspension.

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