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    Saturday, May 04, 2024

    WNBA roundup

    Liberty 95, Lynx 92 (OT)

    Sugar Rodgers had a career-high 30 points and New York rallied to give Minnesota its third straight loss on Wednesday night.

    The Liberty (11-5), who were without the WNBA’s leading scorer Tina Charles, used a 17-2 run to end the fourth quarter and force overtime. Rodgers capped the scoring in regulation on a 3 that tied it at 83-all with 48 seconds left.

    Rodgers scored five straight in overtime and Shavonte Zellous added a 3-pointer with 36.4 seconds left to give New York an 95-89 lead.

    Maya Moore answered with a quick 3 and picked Rodgers off the dribble near midcourt to give Minnesota (13-3) a chance to tie. But Moore missed a pair of 3-point attempts in the final seconds.

    Amanda Zahui B. scored a career-high 17 while making her first career start for New York and Zellous added 15 off the bench. Zahui B. replaced Charles, who had a procedure Tuesday night to repair her nose — broken on June 22 in a double-overtime win over Atlanta.

    The Liberty, third in the AP WNBA power poll, played their fourth overtime game in their last five.

    Moore scored 22 of her 24 points in the second half for the second-ranked Lynx. Sylvia Fowles added 18 and Lindsay Whalen scored 10.

    Fever 95, Sky 83

    Tamika Catchings scored 26 points a day after the death of her former Tennessee coach, Pat Summitt, and Indiana beat Chicago on Wednesday.

    Catchings hit a 3-pointer with 7:33 left in the first quarter and immediately pointed toward the sky in a tribute to Summitt, who died Tuesday.

    In the fourth quarter, Catchings found Tiffany Mitchell in the corner for an open 3-pointer to push Indiana's lead to 82-68. On the Fever's next possession, Catchings spun her defender and completed a 3-point play for a 17-point lead.

    Erlana Larkins added 15 points and nine rebounds for Indiana (7-9), which is ranked No. 9 in the AP power poll. Catchings was 7 of 11 from the field, including 3 of 4 behind the arc, and hit all nine of her free throws.

    She scored 14 points in the first half as Indiana held a 44-38 lead. Elena Delle Donne led the way for Chicago with 12 points at the half.

    Delle Donne finished with 21 points for eighth-ranked Chicago (6-9).

    Mystics 84, Stars 67

    Emma Meesseman and Tierra Ruffin-Pratt each scored 14 points, and Washington beat San Antonio to move above .500 for the first time this season.

    San Antonio made a field goal on its first possession of the first quarter, but the Stars didn’t score again until the 4:26 mark and trailed 20-4. The Mystics were ahead 24-7 at the end of the quarter — a season-low for points in a quarter by San Antonio — and led by double figures the rest of the way.

    Ivory Latta added 12 points for Washington (9-8), which has won seven of its last nine games and is ranked No. 4 in the AP power poll. The Mystics made 30 field goals on a season-high 24 assists and hit all 15 of their free throws.

    Kayla Alexander scored 12 points for 11th-ranked San Antonio (3-12). The Stars went on a 17-4 run to pull within 75-61, but remain winless on the road.

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