Moore stars; Lynx halt Mercury win streak at 8

Maya Moore scored 23 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat host Phoenix 83- 72 on Friday night to end the Mercury’s eight- game winning streak.

Lindsay Whalen added 15 points for Minnesota ( 6- 6), Seimone Augustus had 14 and Sylvia Fowles finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds. The defending champion Lynx have won three in a row after losing five of six.

Diana Taurasi scored 23 points for Phoenix ( 10- 4), and Brittney Griner had 18 points and 13 rebounds.

Liz Cambage scored 20 points on 9- of- 10 shooting and Aerial Powers had 16 points and eight rebounds to help Dallas beat visiting Los Angeles 101- 72. Former Stanford standout Nneka Ogwumike led Los Angeles ( 9- 3) with 17 points. The Sparks had won five in a row.

Angel McCoughtry scored 25 points, Cal alum Layshia Clarendon hit two free throws with 9.4 seconds left and host Atlanta overcame a 13- point second- half deficit to beat Connecticut 75- 70.

Elena Delle Donne scored 22 of her 30 points in the first half in Washington’s 93- 77 victory over host Chicago.

Jewell Loyd had 25 points on 10- of- 16 shooting and Natasha Howard had 11 points, nine rebounds and four blocks to help Seattle beat visiting Indiana 72- 63.

Kayla McBride scored 27 points and rookie A’ja Wilson had her third consecutive double- double to help Las Vegas defeat visiting New York 88- 78.