Sacramento, CA (My Sportsbook) - Rebekkah Brunson poured in 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for her third straight double-double, as the Sacramento Monarchs finished the game on a 13-2 run to take down the Eastern Conference- leading Indiana Fever, 67-62, at ARCO Arena. Nicole Powell added 14 points and a season-high 10 boards for the Monarchs, who have won three of their last four games despite sitting last in the Western Conference. Hamchetou Maiga-Ba ended with 10 points off the bench for the victors. Katie Douglas finished with a game-high 21 points for the Fever, who had won seven of eight coming into Thursday. Tamika Catchings had 16 points and nine rebounds. Briann January scored five points and tied a career high with six assists. Douglas' shot with 3:12 remaining in the contest put Indiana ahead 60-54, but Sacramento responded in a big way, scoring 13 of the final 15 points to pull off the upset. Powell had six points during the impressive run.
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