Tan White scored 25 points and Tamika Whitmore added 22 as the Fever easily overcame Catchings' stuggles and remained the league's lone unbeaten team with a 91-70 victory over the winless New York Liberty.
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White, Whitmore and Anna DeForge more than picked up the slack. DeForge made 4-of-4 3-pointers, including three in the first quarter, when Indiana (4-0) took the lead for good.
Whitmore scored 13 points in the second period, helping the Fever break open the game. White scored 10 points in the second-quarter outburst, when Indiana built a 17-point lead before cruising to its fourth straight win.
DeForge scored 14 points for the Fever, who shot 45 percent (33-of-73) and held a 41-30 rebounding advantage.
Becky Hammon scored 20 points and Kelly Schumacher added 13 for the Liberty (0-3), who shot 41.5 percent (27-of-65) and remained the only winless team in the Eastern Conference.
White made two 3-pointers and scored 10 points in the first five minutes of the second period as Indiana increased a 19-16 lead to 35-22.
Whitmore, who spent her first five seasons with New York, scored Indiana's next six points. DeForge added another 3-pointer before a free throw by Catchings made it 45-26 with 2:36 before halftime. The Fever led by at least nine points thereafter.