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Latta scores 20 points, Mystics beat Lynx 77-69
Aug 16, 2015 - 11:44 PM WASHINGTON (AP) Ivory Latta scored 20 points and the Washington Mystics beat the Western Conference-leading Minnesota Lynx 77-69 on Sunday.Latta hit 7 of 14 shots in 23 minutes, including three 3-pointers. Kara Lawson added 15 points. The Mystics (14-9) hit 8 of 20 from the arc and 15 of 17 free throws.
Sylvia Fowles scored 15 points for Minnesota (18-7), which had its three-game winning streak snapped. Lindsay Whalen added 13 points, and Maya Moore, averaging 21.5 points, had 12 on 4-of-15 shooting.
The Mystics, hitting 58 percent of their shots in the first half, went on a 15-2 run over the final 4 minutes of the second period for a 49-40 lead. The Mystics trailed by six with 2 minutes left in the game but didn't score again.
The Lynx swept the Mystics in two games last season. The teams meet again at Minnesota on Wednesday night.
- MINNESOTA: 69
WASHINGTON: 77
Final
Jul 1 3:42 PM - End of 4th Quarter.
Aug 16 6:01 PM - MINNESOTA: 69
WASHINGTON: 77
Final
Aug 16 6:01 PM - End of 3rd Quarter.
Aug 16 5:30 PM - MINNESOTA: 54
WASHINGTON: 64
End of 3rd
Aug 16 5:30 PM - End of 1st Half.
Aug 16 4:58 PM - MINNESOTA: 40
WASHINGTON: 49
Halftime
Aug 16 4:57 PM - End of 1st Quarter.
Aug 16 4:31 PM - MINNESOTA: 25
WASHINGTON: 24
End of 1st
Aug 16 4:30 PM - Sylvia Fowles vs. Stefanie Dolson (Kara Lawson gains possession)
Aug 16 4:10 PM - MINNESOTA: 0
WASHINGTON: 0
1st Quarter - 10:00
Aug 16 4:07 PM
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