Indiana used a dramatic third-quarter run, superior rebounding, and a lot of free throws to take down the Sky.

Bench players led both teams in scoring: Tan White with 14, Jia Perkins with 16 (but on 6-15 shooting; compare Stacey Lovelace's 4-6). Board Junkies mull the Sky's rotation. (Backup big Bernie Ngoyisa has yet to arrive.)

Chicago native Catchings considers her Fever along with the brand-new Sky: "You can't expect to be one of the best to start with; that's not realistic. But they'll get there. Our team has eight new players but more talent. If we can put everything together, we can win a championship."

Skky coach Cowens: "I don't think we were out-hustled. We were out-skilled."

UPDATE: cool, detailed fan account here.