Tamika Catchings had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Indiana Fever to a 78-74 win over the Chicago Sky on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win.

Briann January added 15 points and Katie Douglas scored 13 for the Fever (16-7). Catchings’ double-double was the 65th of her career, tying her for seventh all-time in WNBA history.

Indiana beat Chicago for the fifth time, marking the first time a team has beaten an opponent five times in the same regular season.

Sylvia Fowles had 18 points and eight rebounds, and Shay Murphy scored 12 for the Sky (12-13), who had won four of five entering the game.

The Fever remain one game ahead of Atlanta (16-9) for first place in the Eastern Conference.

Chicago, which trailed by 21 in the first half, got within eight entering the fourth quarter and continued to chip away at the deficit. Fowles’ three-point play made it 70-68 with 4:27 left, but January’s jumper pushed the lead back to four.

Murphy then hit two free throws that made it a two-point game, but January’s 3-pointer stopped the Sky’s momentum again. With Chicago trailing by three and trying to get within one or tie it, January had a defensive steal with 10 seconds left and made one free throw to seal the victory.

Catchings and Douglas each scored 10 points in the first half to put Indiana in control. The Fever used a 9-0 run in the second quarter to take their biggest lead, 45-24.

The Sky closed to 53-48 on Erin Thorn’s 3-pointer in the third quarter before settling for an eight-point deficit entering the final period.