Silver Stars outlast Lynx in 2 overtimes
Becky Hammon scored 29 points and made a clinching free throw in the second overtime, leading the San Antonio Silver Stars to an 84-82 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday night.
The Silver Stars moved a game ahead of the Lynx for fourth place in the Western Conference.
Ann Wauters made two free throws with 44 seconds left in the second overtime to give San Antonio a three-point lead. Minnesota (12-18) had one chance to tie it up, but Tasha Humphrey missed the front end of a free throw. The Lynx had to foul Hammon, who had her second straight big game.
She finished with 32 points, 12 in overtime, in a 100-88 win over Detroit on Saturday.
Candice Wiggins led the Lynx with 19 points. Nicky Anosike added 18, Renee Montgomery 15 and Charde Houston 10.
The teams traded baskets in the first extra period, and Vicki Johnson's layup with 44 seconds left tied it. Montgomery had a chance to win it at the buzzer, but her 3-point shot fell short, forcing the second overtime.
San Antonio (13-17) let a 16-point, first-half lead slip away, but recovered to go up 66-63 when Wauters hit a 7-foot jump shot. Wiggins' two free throws tied it at 66.
Vicki Johnson also scored 17 points and Wauters 14 as the Silver Stars played the second half without Sophia Young. She sat out because of pain in her right knee.
Johnson, who is retiring after 13 seasons in the WNBA, was honored before the game with a video tribute and a framed jersey. She then scored nine points in a 16-4 Silver Stars run to open the game. The run ended on her 3-pointer with 2:22 left in the first quarter.
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