Stinson Stings Los Angeles With 19 Points

WNBA

Andrea Stinson scored 19 points and the Charlotte Sting mounted a 16-4 run in the final 5:46 for a 78-66 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday at Charlotte, N.C.

Charlotte (2-3) shot a season-high 53.4 percent (31 of 58) from the floor, including 67 percent (16 of 24) in the second half. Stinson led four double-figure scorers for the Sting. Sharon Manning tied the game at 48-48 with 15 minutes remaining but the Sparks answered with an 8-0 spurt. Moore and Stinson scored five points each during Charlotte’s ensuing 12-4 run. The Sting limited Los Angeles to eight points in its final 19 possessions.

Sting 78, Sparks 66

Los Angeles (66) - Haixia 1-1 2-4 4, Dixon 2-9 1-4 5, Leslie 7-14 2-2 16, Toler 3-11 0-0 6, Wideman 1-4 0-0 3, Mabika 3-9 2-2 9, Charles 3-4 0-0 6, Burge 1-1 1-1 3, Burgess 5-5 1-2 11, Colleton 1-2 1-1 3. Totals 27-60 10-16 66.

Charlotte (78) - Bullett 5-7 2-2 12, Moore 5-8 3-4 13, Mapp 4-9 0-0 8, Stinson 7-12 4-6 19, Suber 1-4 1-2 3, Manning 5-6 0-2 10, Congreaves 2-5 1-2 6, Levesque 0-2 2-2 2, Artis 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 31-58 13-20 78.

Los Angeles 35 31 - 66

Charlotte 36 42 - 78

3-Point goals-Los Angeles 2-11 (Wideman 1-2, Mabika 1-4, Leslie 0-1, Dixon 0-2, Toler 0-2), Charlotte 3-10 (Congreaves 1-1, Williams 1-2, Stinson 1-4, Bullett 0-1, Suber 0-1, Levesque 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Los Angeles 35 (Leslie, Toler 7), New York 38 (Moore, Manning 5). Assists-Los Angeles 19 (Wideman 6), Charlotte 26 (Suber 9). Total fouls-Los Angeles 17, Charlotte 12. A-8,975.

Liberty 66, Starzz 53

Salt Lake City

Sophia Witherspoon and Kym Hampton scored 14 and 12 points respectively to lead New York to a 66-53 win over struggling Utah.

Liberty center Rebecca Lobo notched her 102nd straight victory. Lobo pulled down 10 rebounds but went 3 for 17 from the floor, scoring 8 points.

Asked to explain the streak, Lobo joked, “It’s not my shooting. The magic is my teammates. The only record that counts is 7-0” as the only undefeated team in the WNBA.

New York (66) - Ford 3-5 3-7 11, Hampton 4-10 4-4 12, Lobo 3-17 1-1 8, Weatherspoon 2-3 7-9 11, Witherspoon 4-12 4-4 14, Trice 0-3 0-0 0, Blades 1-1 2-2 5, Wicks 1-2 1-2 3, PerazicGipe 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 19-55 22-29 66.

Utah (53) - Palmer 2-12 3-6 7, Booker 1-5 1-2 3, Baranova 2-12 2-2 6, Head 1-7 2-2 4, Reiss 0-8 2-2 2, Carter 4-8 2-3 10, Hardmon 4-11 6-8 14, Hicks 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 3-4 1-1 7. Totals 17-68 19-26 53.

New York 25 41 - 66

Utah 25 28 - 53

3-Point goals-New York 6-16, (Ford 2-3, Witherspoon 2-4, Blades 1-1, Lobo 1-5, Weatherspoon 0-1, Trice 0-1, Perazic-Gipe 0-1), Utah 0-12, (Palmer 0-3, Baranova 0-3, Head 0-3, Reiss 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-New York 48 (Weatherspoon 11), Utah 53 (Palmer 10). Assists-New York 11 (Weatherspoon 5), Utah 12 (Williams 4). Total fouls- New York 21, Utah 24. A-7,689.