Leslie provides the spark for Los Angeles

Lisa Leslie had 19 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Sparks past the Sky 64-55 Tuesday night in Chicago.

Leslie also had four blocks and four assists. Murriel Page had 10 points and Mwadi Mabika and Tamara Moore added eight each for the Sparks.

Stacey Lovelace had eight points, 11 rebounds and two blocked shots for the Sky. Jia Perkins scored 12 points and Amanda Lassiter added 11.

The Sparks were in control in the first half, leading by as many as 16.

The Sky made it close in the second half, going on a 7-1 run to make it 53-50 with 5:31 remaining. Lovelace had all seven points for the Sky.

Trailing 42-24 early in the third, Chicago took advantage of some sloppy play by Los Angeles to go on a 14-0 run to make it 42-38 with 2:03 remaining in the third quarter. The Sky shot 7 for 13 from the field in the period.

Los Angeles played its fourth consecutive game without Chamique Holdsclaw, who left the team to attend to family matters.

Fever 91, Liberty 70: At Indianapolis, Tan White scored 25 points and Tamika Whitmore added 22 as Indiana beat New York to remain the league’s only unbeaten team.

Anna DeForge added 14 points as the Fever improved to 4-0 for the first time in franchise history.

Becky Hammon had 20 points for New York (0-3), which remained one of the league’s three winless teams.

Indiana scored a season high and fell three points short of its franchise record. It was the most points the Fever have scored in a non-overtime game.