INDIANAPOLIS — Tamika Catchings had 15 points and 11 rebounds, Niele Ivey scored a career-high 14 points and Stephanie White added 13 as the Indiana Fever beat the Washington Mystics 71-60 Saturday.
Murriel Page led Washington with 19 points and Chamique Holdsclaw added 17.
White started for the first time since June 28, 2000, after sitting out last year while recovering from surgery on her left ankle and right knee.
Ivey started 23 of the first 24 games last year, but averaged only 2.8 points while trying to get back into shape after giving birth. She came off the bench to hit all four of her 3-point attempts, also in 33 minutes.
Ivey hit a 3 early in the second half, giving Indiana (1-1) a 43-39 lead. Washington (1-1) scored five straight points, including a 3-pointer by Stacey Dales-Schuman, pulling within one.
White and Natalie Williams, a three-time All-Star acquired in the offseason, scored consecutive baskets and White made a 3-pointer to push the lead to 52-46.
ROCKERS 74, LIBERTY 50: At Cleveland, Betty Lennox scored 14 points as Cleveland snapped a 10-game home losing streak.
The Rockers, who went 4-12 at home last season, had not won at Gund Arena since defeating Sacramento 73-50 on June 27, 2002.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough and Deanna Jackson also came off the bench to help. Each scored 13 points as Rockers (1-1) reserves had 44 points. Becky Hammon scored 20 points and Robinson finished with nine for New York (0-1).
STING 70, SHOCK 67: At Auburn Hills, Mich., rookie Teana McKiver scored 15 points and fellow reserve Kelly Miller added 12 to lead the Sting.
The Charlotte backups outscored Detroit's 35-2. The Shock were playing their first game of the year. Andrea Stinson and Tammy Sutton-Brown added 10 points each for Charlotte (2-1), while Dawn Staley had 10 assists. Swin Cash paced the Shock with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Elaine Powell had 16 points and Cheryl Ford had 15 points and eight assists in her WNBA debut.