Silver Stars down shorthanded Lynx

Jun 29, 2008 - 4:23 AM By PA SportsTicker

SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- Sophia Young scored 20 points and Ann Wauters added 14 and 10 rebounds, sending the San Antonio Silver Stars to a 73-65 victory over the Minnesota Lynx.

The Lynx were missing leading scorer Seimone Augustus, who missed her first game as a pro with a sprained right big toe. She entered Saturday as the fourth-leading scorer in the WNBA at 19.2 points per game.

San Antonio (9-6), which led by as many as 16 points in the second half, saw its double-digit advantage cut to 59-54 with 5:30 left in the game. But Wauters and Becky Hammon scored eight of the next 10 points to keep the Lynx at bay.

Nicky Anisoke scored 16 points for Minnesota (8-7).

In other games Saturday:

CHICAGO 76, DETROIT 59: At Chicago, Candice Dupree scored 18 points, helping the Sky snap a five-game slide in their victory over the Shock.

Jia Perkins and Dominique Canty each had 14 points for Chicago (4-9).

Shay Murphy scored 13 points and Alexis Hornbuckle had 11 for Detroit (11-5), which lost for just the second time in six games and fell a game behind idle Eastern Conference leader Connecticut (12-4).

HOUSTON 75, INDIANA 61: At Houston, Matee Ajavon scored 24 points, tying a Houston rookie record and allowing the Comets to roll past the Fever for their fourth straight win.

Ajavon tied the Houston rookie single-game scoring record set by Tina Thompson against Cleveland on July 29, 1997, the WNBA's inaugural season.

Sancho Lyttle added 15 points and 10 rebounds for Houston (7-8), which ended a four-game losing streak to the Fever while posting their fourth straight win overall. The Comets forced 25 turnovers, including 14 steals.

Tammy Sutton-Brown scored 13 points for the Fever (7-8).

SACRAMENTO 82, NEW YORK 78: At Sacramento, Kara Lawson scored 21 points and Nicole Powell added 17 as the Monarchs edged the Liberty to win for just the second time in six games.

Rebekkah Brunson had 14 points and seven rebounds for Sacramento (7-8), which overcame a 16-11 turnover disadvantage in part because it hit 50 percent (6-for-12) from the arc.

Shameka Christon poured in 17 points for New York (7-7), which has alternated wins and losses over its last five contests.