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N.Y. Finds Its Form

Associated Press

WNBA

Rebecca Lobo had 16 points and 11 rebounds Thursday night to lead the New York Liberty to a 62-48 victory over the Charlotte Sting and a split of their WNBA home-and-home series.

The Liberty (8-2) had lost two straight games, including an 87-69 loss at Charlotte on Wednesday night, after opening the season with a seven-game winning streak.

Liberty 62, Sting 48 At New York

Charlotte (48) - Bullett 1-8 0-0 2, Moore 3-11 0-0 6, Manning 2-7 0-0 4, Levesque 2-6 0-0 5, Stinson 7-14 5-6 20, Congreaves 1-2 3-4 5, Mapp 2-6 1-2 5, Suber 0-1 0-0 0, Artis 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 18-56 10-14 48.

New York (62) - Lobo 6-16 4-6 16, Johnson 2-11 0-0 4, Hampton 2-8 2-2 6, Weatherspoon 3-5 3-4 9, Witherspoon 5-9 3-4 15, Ford 2-5 0-2 4, Trice 2-5 2-2 6, Wicks 1-4 0-0 2, Blades 0-0 0-0 0, Perazic-Gipe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-63 14-20 62.

Charlotte 24 24 - 48

New York 28 34 - 62

3-Point goals-Charlotte 2-11 (Levesque 1-3, Stinson 1-5, Suber 0-1, Moore 0-2), New York 2-7 (Witherspoon 2-4, Weatherspoon 0-1, Ford 0-1, Trice 0-1). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Charlotte 39 (Manning 7), New York 49 (Lobo 11). Assists-Charlotte 8 (Suber 3), New York 16 (Weatherspoon 7). Total fouls-Charlotte 19, New York 18. Flagrant fouls-Mapp, :07.5 second; Ford, 9:35 second. A-9,951 (19,763).

Rockers 77, Monarchs 61 Cleveland

Janice Braxton scored 19 points and reserve Merlaika Jones added 18 for Cleveland.

The victory before a crowd of 5,629 at Gund Arena was the second straight for Cleveland.

Sacramento (61) - Gordon 1-12 0-0 2, Mosley-McAfee 1-3 2-2 4, Abraham 3-5 2-2 8, Tremitiere 2-5 3-6 7, BoltonHolifield 9-24 2-3 25, McGee 3-5 2-2 8, Hagiwara 1-3 0-0 3, Byears 2-7 0-0 4, Graves 0-0 0-0 0, Yasen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-65 11-15 61.

Cleveland (77) - Nemcova 4-13 5-7 15, Braxton 5-10 9-10 19, Fijalkowski 5-12 0-0 10, Nicholson 1-1 0-0 3, Woodard 4-9 4-4 12, Jones 9-16 0-0 18, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Alberts 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-63 18-21 77.

Sacramento 27 34 - 61

Cleveland 35 42 - 77

3-Point goals-Sacramento 6-19, (Bolton-Holifield 5-15, Hagiwara 1-3, Tremitiere 0-1), Cleveland 3-8, (Nemcova 2-5, Nicholson 1-1, Jones 0-1, Alberts 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Sacramento 40 (BoltonHolifield 8), Cleveland 45 (Braxton 11). Assists- Sacramento 13 (Tremitiere 6), Cleveland 15 (Fijalkowski 5). Total fouls-Sacramento 23, Cleveland 16. A-5,629 (19,763).