WNBA ROUNDUP

DREAM 109, ACES 100

ATLANTA — Elizabeth Williams and Alex Bentley each scored 22 points, Tiffany Hayes added 21 and the Atlanta Dream beat the Las Vegas Aces 109-100 on Tuesday night to clinch a playoff spot.

Earlier in the day, the WNBA ruled Las Vegas would forfeit its game against Washington that was canceled last week when the Aces players decided not to play because of concerns about their health and safety after 26 hours of travel.

Williams scored on back-to-back possessions and assisted on the third as Jessica Breland capped the scoring with 40 seconds to go. Williams’ baskets followed two 1-for-2 trips to the line for Las Vegas.

Angel McCoughtry chipped in with 19 points for Atlanta (19-10), which set a season-high in points.

LAS VEGAS (100)

McBride 5-11 8-10 19, Plum 7-14 3-3 20, Swords 4-6 0-0 8, Wilson 6-15 6-8 18, Young 3-8 1-2 7, Bone 0-1 0-0 0, Coffey 0-0 2-2 2, Hamby 5-6 2-5 13, Jefferson 3-8 0-0 7, Nared 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 36-74 22-30 100. ATLANTA (109)

Breland 3-7 0-0 6, Hayes 6-14 7-7 21, McCoughtry 6-12 6-7 21, Montgomery 0-5 0-0 0, Williams 11-12 0-0 22, Bentley 10-17 0-0 22, Billings 1-2 1-2 3, Dietrick 0-0 0-0 0, McGee-Stafford 1-2 0-0 2, Sykes 5-9 0-0 12. Totals 43-80 14-16 109.

Las Vegas........... 31 29 24 16 — 100 Atlanta...............27 29 24 29 — 109 3-Point Goals—Las Vegas 6-14 (Plum 3-8, Jefferson 1-2, McBride 1-2, Hamby 1-2), Atlanta 9-23 (McCoughtry 3-4, Hayes 2-4, Bentley 2-5, Sykes 2-5, Montgomery 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Las Vegas 34 (Swords 9), Atlanta 29 (Breland 11). Assists—Las Vegas 24 (Plum 13), Atlanta 23 (Bentley 8). Total Fouls—Las Vegas 17, Atlanta 20. Technicals— Las Vegas coach Laura Ramus. Attendance—4,033 (8,600).

STORM 94, FEVER 79

INDIANAPOLIS — Natasha Howard had 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists, Sue Bird became the WNBA leader in minutes played and the Seattle Storm beat the Indiana Fever.

Breanna Stewart added 17 points and 12 rebounds for Seattle (23-7), which won back-to-back games in Indiana for the first time in franchise history. Bird scored 16 points with eight assists, passing Tina Thompson (1997-13) at 16,090 minutes.

Stewart had 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists in the first half to help Seattle to a 51-44 lead. Seattle scored 14 of the game’s first 19 points.

Bird’s no-look pass to a cutting Howard gave Seattle a 61-50 advantage. Howard’s drive and spin in the lane made it 76-60 at the end of the third quarter.

Candice Dupree had 22 points and eight rebounds for Indiana (5-24), which was coming off its first two-game winning streak of the season.

SEATTLE (94)

Bird 7-8 0-0 16, Clark 1-5 0-0 2, Howard 7-9 4-6 19, Loyd 3-5 2-2 10, Stewart 7-15 2-4 17, Canada 4-8 0-0 8, Langhorne 1-4 0-0 2, Mosqueda-Lewis 3-7 1-1 8, Paris 2-6 0-0 4, Quinn 0-0 0-0 0, Russell 0-0 0-2 0, Whitcomb 2-5 2-2 8. Totals 37-72 11-17 94. INDIANA (79)

Achonwa 4-8 1-1 9, Dupree 10-12 2-2 22, Pondexter 1-10 0-0 2, Vivians 5-9 0-0 15, Wheeler 2-5 1-1 5, Alexander 2-3 2-2 6, K.Mitchell 5-11 3-3 14, Mavunga 0-0 0-0 0, McCall 0-1 0-0 0, T.Mitchell 2-8 2-2 6. Totals 31-67 11-11 79.

Seattle...............22 29 25 18 — 94 Indiana .............. 27 17 16 19 — 79 3-Point Goals—Seattle 9-23 (Bird 2-3, Loyd 2-4, Whitcomb 2-5, Stewart 1-2, Howard 1-2, Mosqueda-Lewis 1-4, Canada 0-1, Clark 0-2), Indiana 6-15 (Vivians 5-9, K.Mitchell 1-2, T.Mitchell 0-1, Wheeler 0-1, Pondexter 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Seattle 36 (Stewart 12), Indiana 33 (Dupree 8). Assists—Seattle 27 (Bird, Canada 8), Indiana 20 (Pondexter 5). Total Fouls—Seattle 12, Indiana 14. Attendance—6,401 (20,000).

LYNX 85, SKY 64

CHICAGO — Maya Moore scored 31 points to help the Lynx beat the Sky to end a three-game losing streak.

Minnesota started the second half on a 12-0 run for a 51-38 lead and outscored the Sky 29-15 in the third quarter. Chicago didn’t make its first fourth-quarter field goal until the 5:28 mark.

Danielle Robinson had 12 points and 11 assists in her first start of the season for short-handed Minnesota (16-13). She replaced a resting Lindsay Whalen. The Lynx were also without Rebekkah Brunson after getting knocked in the face in the team’s previous game.

Moore was 11 of 17 from the field and Minnesota shot 53 percent. All five Lynx starters scored in double figures. MINNESOTA (85)

Augustus 5-11 0-0 10, Fowles 6-9 3-4 15, Moore 11-17 5-7 31, Robinson 6-10 0-0 12, Zandalasini 3-6 2-2 11, Fagbenle 1-3 0-0 2, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Larkins 1-2 0-0 2, Miyem 0-1 0-0 0, Wright 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 34-64 10-13 85.

CHICAGO (64)

DeShields 2-9 4-6 9, Dolson 0-6 0-0 0, Quigley 8-15 2-2 22, Vandersloot 4-10 0-0 11, Williams 2-6 0-0 4, Coates 1-1 1-2 3, Copper 1-7 3-3 5, Harper 0-4 0-0 0, Ndour 0-0 0-0 0, Parker 5-9 0-0 10. Totals 23-67 10-13 64.

Minnesota .......... 17 22 29 17 — 85 Chicago ............. 26 12 15 11 — 64 3-Point Goals—Minnesota 7-12 (Moore 4-6, Zandalasini 3-4, Wright 0-1, Miyem 0-1), Chicago 8-21 (Quigley 4-7, Vandersloot 3-7, DeShields 1-2, Dolson 0-1, Copper 0-1, Williams 0-1, Harper 0-2). Fouled Out— None. Rebounds—Minnesota 37 (Fowles 11), Chicago 27 (Williams 8). Assists—Minnesota 22 (Robinson 11), Chicago 14 (Vandersloot 7). Total Fouls—Minnesota 15, Chicago 12. Attendance—6,388 (10,387).