Jul 4, 2008 - 1:00 AM
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SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- Sophia Young's three-point play with five seconds left lifted the San Antonio Silver Stars to a 68-67 victory over the Sacramento Monarchs on Thursday.
Sacramento led, 67-62, with 39 seconds to play, but San Antonio's Becky Hammon buried a 3-pointer with 33 seconds to play to cut the deficit to two.
Young then scored the tying basket on a layup, was fouled and converted the free throw for the lead, which Ruth Riley preserved by blocking Nicole Powell's last-second jumper.
Young had 20 points and 12 rebounds and Hammon contributed 16 points for the Silver Stars (11-6)
Rebekkah Brunson was the only player in double figures for Sacramento (8-9) with 18 points.
In other games Thursday:
HOUSTON 72, ATLANTA 65: At Atlanta, Michelle Snow scored 17 points and Sancho Lyttle added 15 and 18 rebounds as the Comets kept the expansion Dream winless on the season.
Shannon Johnson had 12 points and seven rebounds for Houston (8-9), which jumped to an 18-6 lead after one period.
Betty Lennox scored 15 points, but it was not enough to prevent Atlanta from becoming the first team to go winless through one-half of the league's schedule.
SEATTLE 84, NEW YORK 71: At Seattle, Lauren Jackson poured in 33 points as the Storm coasted to an easy victory over the Liberty.
Sue Bird scored 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting for Seattle (10-7), which held a 37-27 edge on the boards.
Shameka Christon had 19 points for mistake-prone New York, which committed 20 turnovers.
MINNESOTA 88, LOS ANGELES 70: At Los Angeles, Seimone Augustus scored 26 points and the Lynx pulled away in the second half to hand the Sparks their third straight loss.
Rookie Candice Wiggins added 19 points for Minnesota (9-8), which shot 50 percent (31-of-62) from the floor.
Lisa Leslie had 26 points and 10 rebounds for Los Angeles (10-6), which connected on just 3-of-20 from the arc.
