Seattle Storm hold off San Antonio’s comeback

SAN ANTONIO – Tanisha Wright scored 15 points and the Seattle Storm never trailed, holding off San Antonio’s late rally in a 79-72 victory over the Stars on Friday night.

Camille Little scored 13 points, Temeka Johnson added 11 and Shekinna Stricklen and Crystal Langhorne had 10 each for Seattle (5-7).

Danielle Adams had 18 points, Danielle Robinson added 14 and Sophia Young-Malcolm 12 for San Antonio (4-6), which has lost four of its last five games.

The Stars opened the final quarter on an 11-0 run to cut the Storm’s lead to 65-59 with 5 minutes remaining. Wright hit a pair of free throws with 4:18 remaining to end the drought and help quell the rally.

Seattle committed 17 turnovers, but shot 57 percent from the field.