UNCASVILLE, Connecticut (AP) — Brenna Stewart scored 24 points and Jonquil Jones had 14 points and 11 rebounds in her return to Connecticut as the New York Liberty beat the Sun 89-81 Tuesday night.
The victory moved Liberty into a tie with Connecticut at the top of the Commissioner’s Cup standings in the Eastern Conference. Each team has one game remaining though New York has a tiebreaker having swept the two games against the Sun.
Las Vegas nearly closed out the Western Conference slot, sitting 6-0.
Alyssa Thomas led Connecticut (12-4) with 11 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for her fifth career triple-double. I’ve now done it in consecutive matches and three times in the past seven days. Thomas is the record holder in this category. Dejunay Carrington scored a career-high 23 points to lead Connecticut.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Ariki Ogunbwale scored 23 points and Natasha Howard scored 19 points and 10 rebounds as Dallas beat Phoenix for the Mercury’s sixth straight condensed loss.
Howard sank a wide-open 3-pointer with two seconds left in the third quarter for a 56–51 lead. After Phoenix took a 63-60 lead with 7:30 left in the fourth, Dallas closed out 14-2 – including 12 unanswered points.
Sato Sabali had her 10th double-double of the season with 18 points and 12 rebounds for Dallas (7-8), who won three straight in the series. Sabali had six assists.
Brittney Grenier scored 20 points for Phoenix (2-11). Michaela Onien added 12 points as Diana Taurasi held to six on 2-of-7 shooting. Sophie Cunningham (back) and Megan Gustafson (concussion) didn’t play.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Navisa Collier scored 33 points and 10 rebounds, Diamond Miller added 18 points on her return from injury as Minnesota beat Seattle.
Collier scored 24 in the second half to help the Lynx reach over 100 points for the first time this season.
Kayla McBride also scored 18 points for Minnesota (5-9). Rookie Dorka Juhas had 10 points and 12 rebounds for her first double-double. Miller, who has missed the last eight games with an ankle injury, was 8 of 13 from the field in 31 minutes.
Izzie Magpegor and Sammy Whitcomb each scored 20 points for Seattle (4-10). Jewell Lloyd and Ivana Dojkic added 14 points each. Whitcomb made six of Seattle’s 13 three-pointers.
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