INDIANAPOLIS, July 3 (Ticker) -- Tamika Catchings came up with a pair of big defensive plays down the stretch as the Indiana Fever held on for a 61-60 victory over the Phoenix Mercury.

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After Catchings made a pair of free throws with 36 seconds left, Phoenix isolated Diana Taurasi on her to hold for a shot. After dribbling time off the clock, the rookie sensation made a bold move to her right only to have Catchings reject it out of bounds with 11 seconds left and five on the shot clock.

Anna DeForge missed a 3-pointer, but Indiana knocked it out of bounds to give Phoenix another chance with four seconds to go. But Taurasi was defended well by Catchings and had the inbounds pass deflect off her into the backcourt for a violation.

Catchings collected 19 points and 13 rebounds as Indiana won for the fourth time in five home games. Kelly Schumacher chipped in with 11 points.

Phoenix fell to 2-2 on a seven-game road trip. DeForge scored 12 of her 19 points after halftime and Taurasi - who scored a season-high 29 points in her last game - was limited to 14 on 4-of-13 shooting.