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Sheri Sams’ 16 points paced a balanced attack and visiting San Jose withstood a late challenge for a 71-70 victory over Seattle on Friday night.

Kate Paye’s 3-pointer with 2 seconds to play cut San Jose’s final margin to a point.

The Reign’s Val Whiting matched her career high of 24 points. Angela Aycock had 12 points.

Lasers 71, Reign 70 At Seattle

San Jose (71) - Gaither 2-4 0-0 4, Sam 6-8 1-2 16, Smith 4-12 7-12 15, Azzi 4-9 5-6 14, Holland-Corn 5-11 3-4 15, Kaplan 0-1 0-0 0, Sandie 0-1 0-0 0, Machanguana 0-4 1-2 7, Henning 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-51 17-26 71.

Seattle (70) - Enis 2-8 2-2 6, Aycock 4-8 0-0 12, Whiting 9-16 6-9 24, Paye 2-7 0-0 6, Starbird 3-13 4-4 11, Orr 0-2 0-0 0, Hedgpeth 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Holmes 0-2 0-0 0, Ndiaye 3-5 2-2 8, Godby 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 24-63 15-19 70.

3-Point goals-San Jose 6-11 (Sam 3-3, Holland-Corn 2-5, Azzi 1-3), Seattle 7-18 (Aycock 4-6, Paye 2-5, Starbird 1-4, Enis 0-1, Orr 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-San Jose 42 (Smith 9), Seattle 27 (Whiting 8). Assists-San Jose 13 (Sam 4), Seattle 15 (Paye 4). Total fouls-San Jose 19, Seattle 20. A-3,194.

Blizzard 83, Glory 78 Hartford, Conn.

Carolyn Jones scored 21 points to lead New England past Atlanta.

Dale Hodges added 18 points for New England.

Tracy Henderson had 15 points for Atlanta.

Atlanta (78) - Freeman 2-4 2-2 6, Boswell 3-10 0-0 8, Henderson 7-11 1-1 15, Edwards 7-16 8-8 23, Vidic 2-2 0-0 5, Roundtree 0-2 0-1 0, McCrimmon 1-4 0-0 2, Lovelace 5-9 4-4 14, Conklin 2-6 0-0 5. Totals 29-64 15-16 78.

New England (83) - Hodges 7-12 4-4 18, Deden 5-9 0-1 10, Berry 4-9 6-7 14, Jones 7-12 6-6 21, Rizzotti 4-7 5-8 14, Tate 0-2 0-0 0, Hill 2-3 0-0 4, Berube 0-2 0-0 0, Wolters 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 30-62 21-26 83.

Atlanta 12 21 20 25 - 78

New England 21 22 18 22 - 83

3-Point goals-Atlanta 5-17, (Boswell 2-4, Vidic 1-1, Conklin 1-2, Edwards 1-7, Roundtree 0-1, Lovelace 0-2), New England 2-8, (Rizzotti 1-2, Jones 1-4, Deden 0-1, Hill 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Atlanta 31 (Freeman 6), New England 41 (Berry 9). Assists-Atlanta 17 (Edwards 9), New England 16 (Rizzotti 7). Total fouls- Atlanta 26, New England 20. A-9,164.