Tuesday's WNBA Capsules

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Becky Hammon scored 22 points to lead the San Antonio Silver Stars to their 12th straight victory, 75-72 against the Washington Mystics on Tuesday night.

Danielle Robinson added 16 points and Sophia Young 13 for the Silver Stars (16-5).

Crystal Langhorne had 17 points, including 11 in the final quarter, to lead Washington (5-17) on a late rally. Jasmine Thomas also scored 17 points and Monique Currie had 12.

Coming off their largest margin of victory of the season - 42 points Sunday at Phoenix - the Silver Stars had to fend off a late rally to beat the Mystics.

SUN 82, SHOCK 80, OT

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - Kara Lawson made a wide-open 3-pointer from the left corner with 11.8 seconds left in overtime to lift Connecticut.

Lawson scored 19 points and had four rebounds and four assists for the Eastern Conference-leading Sun (17-5). Tina Charles added 13 points and eight rebounds and Mistie Mims had 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Temeka Johnson had 14 points, seven assists and five rebounds for the league worst Shock (3-18) and Jennifer Lacy scored 14. Tulsa rookie Glory Johnson had a game-high 15 rebounds.

LIBERTY 77, SKY 67

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) - Cappie Pondexter scored 25 points and Plenette Pierson added 21 to lead New York.

The Liberty (8-13) saw an 18-point second half lead trimmed to six early in the fourth quarter, then rebuilt a double-digit advantage and maintained it the rest of the way. New York won for the second time in three games since the league's month-long Olympic break and pulled one-half game behind Chicago for fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

Sylvia Fowles scored 18 points, Shay Murphy had 16 and Epiphanny Prince added 10 for the Sky (8-12), who lost their seventh straight and 11th in 12.

LYNX 86, STORM 73

SEATTLE (AP) - Seimone Augustus scored 22 points, Maya Moore had 20 and Rebekkah Brunson had 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead Minnesota to its fifth consecutive win.

Moore and Augustus each hit four 3-pointers for the defending champion Lynx (18-4), who have the league's best record and have already clinched a playoff berth. Lindsay Whalen had nine assists and Moore added seven.

Camille Little scored 20 points to lead Seattle (10-12), which has lost two in a row at home for the first time since July 2009. Sue Bird added 17 points and Tanisha Wright 11.

Little scored seven to help the Storm cut the lead to five early in the fourth quarter before Moore, Augustus and Brunson combined to score 15 straight points to make it 84-64.

SPARKS 79, FEVER 69

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kristi Toliver scored 21 points to lead all five starters in double-digit scoring as Los Angeles won its seventh straight.

Candace Parker scored 15 points, DeLisha Milton-Jones and Nneka Ogwumike each had 12 and Alana Beard added 10 for the Sparks (17-6). Los Angeles is on its longest winning streak since an eight-game run June 7-25, 2006.

Katie Douglas led the Fever (12-8) with 22 points and Tamika Catchings added 16.

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