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Cooper Breaks Record Yet Again With 44 Points

Associated Press

WNBA

Cynthia Cooper scored 44 points, setting a WNBA scoring record for the third time in as many games, as the Houston Comets defeated the visiting Sacramento Monarchs 86-76 Friday night.

Cooper set the record of 30 a week ago at Sacramento and increased it to 32 against Phoenix four days later.

The Houston guard entered the game as the league’s leading scorer with a 19.3 average. She hit 7 of 9 3-pointers and converted 14 of 21 shots overall. Latasha Byears had 17 points and 17 rebounds for the Monarchs.

Houston (86) - Arcain 3-11 0-0 7, Thompson 3-5 2-4 10, Guyton 4-5 1-3 9, Cooper 14-21 9-9 44, Perrot 3-6 0-2 7, Harris 1-4 0-0 2, Jackson 1-6 0-0 2, Woosley 2-2 0-2 5. Totals 31-60”12-20 86.

Sacramento (76) - Gordon 5-11 3-4 13, Byears 7-13 3-3 17, Abraham 1-5 0-0 2, Angel 3-4 0-0 6, Tremitiere 4-10 5-5 13, McGee 8-13 0-1 17, Savasta 3-9 1-1 8, Graves 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-65”12-14 76.

Halftime: Sacramento 37, Houston 34. 3-Point goals-Houston 12-17 (Woosley 1-1, Cooper 7-9, Thompson 2-3, Arcain 1-2, Perrot 1-2), Sacramento 2-8, (McGee 1-2, Savasta 1-3, Tremitiere 0-1, Gordon 0-2). Fouled out-Byears. Rebounds-Houston 28 (Guyton 7), Sacramento 33 (Byears 17). Assists-Houston 18 (Arcain 5), Sacramento 18 (Tremitiere 5). Total fouls-Houston 19, Sacramento 19. A-6,402.

Sparks 86, Mercury 83, OT Phoenix

Tamecka Dixon hit a 17-foot jumper with 18 seconds remaining in overtime to lift Los Angeles. The Sparks (6-10) played the overtime without Lisa Leslie, who had 17 points and eight rebounds before fouling out with a minute left in regulation.

Los Angeles (86) - Colleton 3-4 1-2 7, Haixia 7-9 1-1 15, Leslie 6-19 5-9 17, Dixon 4-10 3-4 13, Toler 5-11 1-2 11, Mabika 5-12 1-2 12, Wideman 1-3 1-3 3, Burgess 1-3 3-4 5, Burge 0-1 0-0 0, Charles 1-3 1-1 3. Totals 33-75 17-28 86.

Phoenix (83) - Foster 2-7 7-8 11, Webb 3-6 1-2 7, Gillom 4-17 8-8 17, Timms 4-12 6-7 15, Pettis 6-13 3-3 17, Askamp 2-4 8-9 12, Jackson 2-3 0-0 4, Lieberman-Cline 0-1 0-0 0, Ambers 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-63 33-37 83.

Halftime: Los Angeles 42, Phoenix 40. 3-Point goals-Los Angeles 3-10 (Dixon 2-3, Mabika 1-4, Toler 0-1, Leslie 0-2), Phoenix 4-14 (Pettis 2-5, Gillom 1-4, Timms 1-4, Foster 0-1). Fouled out-Colleton, Leslie. Rebounds-Los Angeles 50 (Leslie 8), Phoenix 47 (Gillom 9). Assists- Los Angeles 17 (Toler, Wideman 4), Phoenix 16 (Timms 9). Total fouls- Los Angeles 33, Phoenix 26. A-15,648.