UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - Candace Parker had 33 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Sparks to an 87-81 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday night.
Nneka Ogwumike, the top pick in this year's WNBA draft, had 18 points and five rebounds for Los Angeles (7-1). Jantel Lavender added 10 points and eight rebounds.
Tina Charles had 19 points and 13 rebounds to lead Connecticut (6-2). Kara Lawson had 16 points and four assists and Asjha Jones added 10 points and eight rebounds.
The Sparks trailed 81-80 with more than a minute left before scoring the game's final seven points.After Parker blocked Charles' layup attempt, Ogwumike was fouled by Jones as Los Angeles brought the ball up and the rookie made both her free throws to put the Sparks ahead for good with 1:05 to go.
SKY 74, STORM 58
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) - Epiphanny Prince scored 17 points, Sylvia Fowles had 16 points and 15 rebounds and Chicago got its franchise-record sixth straight win.
Fowles got her eighth straight double-double, matching her own single-season league record set last year. Tamera Young scored 12 points and Ruth Riley added 10 for the Sky (7-1), who never trailed.
Tina Thompson scored 13 points and Ann Wauters had 12 as Seattle (1-7) dropped its sixth straight on the road and fourth in a row overall.
The Sky led by nine at halftime and stretched it to 11 early in the third quarter before Seattle pulled within four heading to the fourth. However, Chicago pulled away with an 11-0 that gave it a 70-53 lead with 2:48 to go.