Liberty defeat Lynx for first victory on road

Elena Baranova scored 16 points and Shameka Christon added 11 to lead the New York Liberty to a 68-64 road victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday.

The Liberty won their third straight and first on the road after dropping their season-opener by a basket at Indiana.

Katie Smith led Minnesota with 20 points, and Teresa Edwards added 13.

The Lynx took their only lead on Amanda Lassiter’s 3 from the corner that made it 58-57 with 2:25 left.

New York scored the next five points and held the Lynx scoreless until the final 15 seconds.

Becky Hammon, who had a career-high and franchise-record 33 points at Minnesota last year, finished with nine points, eight rebounds and eight assists for New York.

Comets 63, Monarchs 57: Tina Thompson scored 27 points, including eight in the first 8 minutes to lead Houston past visiting Sacramento.

Kendra Holland-Corn added 12 points for Houston.

Ruthie Bolton scored 13 first-half points in a reserve role for the Monarchs, while Yolanda Griffith and Kara Lawson each added nine points.