Milton’s Trey Lifts Power To Ot Win
ABL
Rookie forward DeLisha Milton made a 3-pointer with 28 seconds left in overtime Sunday to give the Portland Power an 83-82 win over the San Jose Lasers in Portland.
The Power have won five straight games and still lead Long Beach by 1-1/2 games with five left in the regular season.
Jennifer Azzi led the Lasers with 19 points, and Sheri Sam added 17.
Power 83, Lasers 82 (OT)
At Portland
San Jose (82) - Smith 5-11 6-6 16, Sam 4-14 7-8 17, Machanguana 5-11 2-2 12, Azzi 5-17 8-8 19, Holland-Corn 1-5 4-5 6, Byrd 0-0 0-0 0, Kaplan 0-0 0-0 0, Sandie 1-1 2-2 4, Gaither 3-5 0-0 6, Henning 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 25-66 29-31 82.
Portland (83) - Milton 5-11 0-0 11, Harrison 5-10 2-2 12, Williams 7-14 2-4 16, Powell 5-12 5-6 15, Goodenbour 6-11 0-2 16, Crawley 0-0 0-0 0, Steding 4-11 3-4 13. Totals 32-69 12-18 83.
San Jose 17 16 18 21 10 - 82
Portland 21 17 22 12 11 - 83
3-Point goals-San Jose 3-10 (Sam 2-4, Azzi 1-4, Smith 0-2), Portland 7-17 (Goodenbour 4-8, Steding 2-5, Milton 1-1, Powell 0-3). Fouled out-Holland-Corn. Rebounds-San Jose 46 (Machanguana 11), Portland 40 (Milton 11). Assists-San Jose 11 (Azzi 5), Portland 26 (Goodenbour 9). Total fouls-San Jose 20, Portland 22. A-7,573.
Quest 74, Rage 68
At Philadelphia
Katie Smith scored all of her 18 points - including four 3-pointers - in the second half as Columbus rallied past Philadelphia for its 12th straight victory.
Adrienne Goodson led Philadelphia with 15 points.
Columbus (74) - Lloyd 2-8 0-0 4, Smith 4-10 6-6 18, Still 5-9 5-5 15, Tate 5-7 1-3 13, Johnson 4-6 6-9 16, Thirdgill 1-1 0-0 2, Stires 1-1 0-0 3, Davis 0-4 0-0 0, Thompson 0-2 0-0 0, Potthoff 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 23-49 18-23 74.
Philadelphia (68) - Frett 5-8 2-2 12, Goodson 7-16 0-0 15, McWilliams 3-6 2-2 9, Staley 4-9 0-0 10, Aldridge 3-4 1-2 7, Cummings 2-2 1-1 6, Morgan 2-7 0-0 6, Mallon 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 27-54 6-7 68.
Columbus 17 17 20 20 - 74
Philadelphia 22 16 19 11 - 68
Halftime-Philadelphia 22, Columbus 17. 3-Point goals-Columbus, 10-19 (Smith 4-9, Tate 2-2, Johnson 2-4, Stires 1-1, Potthoff 1-1, Lloyd 0-1, Davis 0-1), Philadelphia 8-15 (Staley 2-3, Morgan 2-5, Cumings 1-1, Mallon 1-1, Goodson 1-2, McWilliams 1-2, Aldridge 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Columbus 24 (Still 5), Philadelphia 29 (McWilliams, Staley, Mallon 4). Assists- Columbus 16 (Tate 7), Philadelphia 19 (Staley 7). Total fouls-Columbus 12, Philadelphia 19. A-3,073.
StingRays 85, Glory 70
At Long Beach, Calif.
Niesa Johnson came off the bench to score a season-high 23 points against her former team as Long Beach defeated Atlanta.
The loss was the 10th straight for the Glory, whose 3-15 road record is the worst in the ABL.
Yolanda Griffith added 16 points for the StingRays.
Atlanta (70) - McClain 6-16 4-4 16, Lovelace 5-14 0-0 10, Henderson 2-6 1-2 5, Roundtree 2-10 0-0 4, McCrimmon 5-10 0-0 10, Edwards 6-19 4-7 18, Vidic 0-0 0-0 0, Freeman 1-2 0-0 2, Boswell 1-3 2-2 5, Conklin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-80 11-15 70.
Long Beach (85) - Wrightsil 3-9 0-0 6, Griffith 7-12 2-7 16, Lacy 2-4 3-4 7, Williams 4-12 0-0 8, Nagy 2-5 3-5 7, Stafford 1-2 0-0 2, Wilkerson 1-2 2-2 4, Johnson 9-13 2-2 23, Bauer 4-6 4-4 12. Totals 33-65 16-24 85.
Atlanta 14 21 9 26 - 70
Long Beach 21 17 16 31 - 85
3-Point goals-Atlanta 3-18 (Edwards 2-11, Boswell 1-1, Lovelace 0-2, Roundtree 0-4), Long Beach 3-8 (Johnson 3-4, Wrightsil 0-2, Williams 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Atlanta 42 (McClain 12), Long Beach 48 (Griffith 15). Assists-Atlanta 16 (Edwards 6), Long Beach 19 (Nagy 13). Total fouls-Atlanta 19, Long Beach 13. Technicals-Griffith. A-2,121.
Xplosion 85, Blizzard 71
At Denver
Edna Campbell and Debbie Black combined for a 9-0 run in the final 90 seconds to send Colorado past New England.
Colorado was nursing a 76-71 lead with 90 seconds left when Campbell launched the run with a 3-pointer.
New England (71) - Hodges 2-6 0-0 4, Tate 3-8 0-0 6, Deden 4-9 0-0 8, Jones 10-17 5-6 28, Rizzotti 4-10 0-0 10, Berube 0-0 2-2 2, Davis 0-3 0-1 0, Berry 0-2 0-0 0, Wolters 5-9 3-6 13. Totals 28-64 10-15 71.
Colorado (85) - Hall 4-11 7-8 15, Robinson 9-15 1-3 24, Phillips 3-9 9-11 15, Black 1-7 8-8 10, Campbell 5-12 0-1 12, Wynne 2-7 2-2 6, Masley 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 1-2 0-0 2, Sheetz 0-1 1-1 1, Ford 0-2 0-0 0, Howard 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-66 28-34 85.
New England 14 16 23 18 - 71
Colorado 15 23 20 27 - 85
3-Point goals-New England 5-14 (Jones 3-6, Rizzotti 2-7, Davis 0-1), Colorado 7-17 (Robinson 5-9, Campbell 2-5, Hall 0-1, Black 0-1, Sheetz 0-1). Fouled out-Tate, Deden. Rebounds-New England 41 (Wolters 10), Colorado 43 (Phillips 12). Assists-New England 15 (Tate 4), Colorado 20 (Anderson 5). Total fouls-New England 27, Colorado 18. A-13,489.