Comeback Creates Win For Phoenix

Toni Foster scored off a rebound at the buzzer as the Phoenix Mercury rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Sparks 57-56 on Sunday night in the WNBA.

After Heidi Burge made two free throws with 10.3 seconds left to give Los Angeles a 56-55 lead, Foster made the winning layup after teammate Umeki Webb missed an 8-foot attempt.

Michelle Timms led Phoenix with 17 points, all in the second half. Jennifer Gillom had 16.

Mercury 57, Sparks 56

Phoenix (57) - Foster 3-8 1-2 7, Webb 2-6 0-0 4, Gillom 7-15 1-1 16, Pettis 1-12 0-0 3, Timms 6-16 2-2 17, Askamp 4-9 2-4 10, Jackson 0-2 0-0 0, Lieberman-Cline 0-0 0-0 0, Ambers 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-68 6-9 57.

Los Angeles (56) - Burge 3-10 3-4 9, Burgess 5-7 2-2 12, Leslie 3-9 1-4 7, Toler 2-8 3-3 8, Wideman 4-7 0-0 0, Dixon 2-7 0-0 10, Colleton 1-2 0-0 4, Charles 2-3 0-0 2, Mabika 0-5 0-0 4, Haixia 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-58 9-13 56.

Phoenix 26 31 - 57

Los Angeles 34 22 - 56

3-Point goals-Phoenix 5-21 (Timms 3-8, Gillom 1-6, Pettis 1-6, Webb 0-1), Los Angeles 3-7 (Dixon 2-2, Toler 1-2, Wideman 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Phoenix 41 (Webb 6), Los Angeles 47 (Burge 11). Assists-Phoenix 10 (Timms 3), Los Angeles 14 (Burge, Toler, Dixon, Colleton, Charles 2). Total fouls-Phoenix 15, Los Angeles 18. Technical-Phoenix coach Miller. A-10,494.