SACRAMENTO, Calif, July 30 (Ticker) -- Ruthie Bolton matched a season high with 21 points, including seven in the final 4 1/2 minutes, as the Sacramento Monarchs extended their season-high winning streak to five games with a 74-65 victory over the Indiana Fever.

Sacramento improved to 7-2 since All-Star forward Yolanda Griffith returned to the lineup on July 11. However, the Monarchs went 2-13 without Griffith and likely will miss the playoffs.

Olympia Scott-Richardson made two free throws for Indiana with 5:22 remaining to forge a 63-63 tie. Bolton snapped the deadlock with a 3-pointer with 4:26 to go that triggered 11 straight points.

Griffith scored inside, Bolton added a layup and two free throws and Kedra Holland-Corn made two free throws to cap the spurt. The Fever's only basket in the final five minutes was a meaningless layup in the final seconds by rookie Tamika Catchings.

Indiana took its largest lead of the second half on a layup by Catchings with 16:37 left for a 45-38 advantage. The Monarchs fought back with a 17-6 run for a 55-51 advantage on a basket by Griffith with 10:22 to play.

Griffith scored 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting and Ticha Penichiero dished out 13 assists for Sacramento.

Catchings led all scorers with 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Indiana, which held a 30-22 edge on the glass. Scott-Richardson added 15 points, but the Fever fell two games behind Orlando in the race for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.