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Morgan’s Shot Buries Xplosion

Beth Morgan hit a 10-foot jump shot at the buzzer to give the Philadelphia Rage a 76-74 victory over the Colorado Xplosion Thursday night in Denver.

The Rage broke an eight-game losing streak.

Rage 76, Xplosion 74 At Denver

Philadelphia (76) - Sobral 4-5 2-2 13, Aldridge 5-8 1-1 12, McWilliams 2-2 0-0 4, Staley 2-8 1-2 5, Goodson 7-13 7-10 21, Frett 3-7 0-0 6, Marciniak 2-4 1-2 5, Morgan 2-4 2-2 6, Campbell 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 29-53 14-19 76.

Colorado (74) - Hall 0-7 0-0 0, Robinson 3-10 1-2 9, Phillips 6-12 4-7 16, Black 1-9 0-0 2, Campbell 12-19 0-0 29, Crawley 5-7 0-0 11, Wynne 1-1 1-2 2, Masley 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 1-5 0-0 2, Sheetz 1-4 0-0 3, Howard 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-74 6-11 74.

Philadelphia 19 18 12 27 - 76

Colorado 21 18 13 22 - 74

3-Point goals-Philadelphia 4-11 (Sobral 3-4, Aldridge 1-2, Morgan 0-1, Staley 0-4), Colorado 8-18 (Campbell 5-7, Robinson 2-5, Sheetz 1-3, Hall 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Philadelphia 35 (Goodson 11), Colorado 38 (Robinson 10). Assists-Philadelphia 20 (Staley 9), Colorado 22 (Robinson 7). Total fouls-Philadelphia 14, Colorado 17. A-2,672.

Power 69, StingRays 67 (OT) At Portland

Natalie Williams scored 26 points after being held scoreless in the first half to lead Portland to an overtime win over Long Beach.

Williams scored all eight points for Portland in overtime.

Long Beach (67) - Davis-Wrightsill 4-10 2-2 10, Griffith 3-8 7-9 13, Lacy 6-13 3-4 15, B.Williams 3-12 0-0 6, Nagy 5-6 2-2 13, Stafford 0-3 2-2 2, Johnson 4-7 0-0 8, Bauer 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-61 16-19 67.

Portland (69) - Milton 2-6 0-0 4, Harrison 3-6 0-1 6, N.Williams 7-12 12-12 26, Powell 3-10 2-3 9, Wright 0-5 0-0 0, Steding 2-4 0-0 5, Morris 1-2 0-0 2, Goodenbour 4-8 1-3 13, Ford 1-2 2-4 4. Totals 23-55 17-23 69.

Long Beach 16 16 19 10 6 - 67

Portland 10 11 19 21 8 - 69

3-Point goals-Long Beach 1-2 (Nagy 1-1, Johnson 0-1), Portland 6-13 (Goodenbour 4-7, Powell 1-2, Steding 1-2, Wright 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Long Beach 37 (Lacy 11), Portland 38 (N.Williams 8). Assists-Long Beach 12 (Griffith, Nagy, Stafford 3), Portland 19 (Wright 8). Total fouls-Long Beach 22, Portland 17. A-4,247.