WNBA ROUNDUP

Dream 89, Fever 68

Layshia Clarendon scored a career-high 27 points to help Atlanta beat Indiana on Friday night. Clarendon was 11 of 15 from the field, and had eight rebounds and six assists. Rookie Brittney Sykes added 18 points for Atlanta (7-8), which won just its second game in the last six series meetings. Tiffany Hayes scored 11 points and Elizabeth Williams tied a season high with six blocks for the second straight game. Clarendon scored six of Atlanta's first eight points and equaled her career-best with 19 points in the first half on 8-of-10 shooting. Sykes made a driving layup in traffic to give Atlanta its first 20-plus point lead with 7:36 remaining.

Shenise Johnson scored 15 points, and Candice Dupree and Erica Wheeler each added 14 points for Indiana (7-9).

Indiana was outrebounded 35-26 and only made 2 of 13 3-pointers.

Mercury 92, Stars 77

Diana Taurasi scored 17 points, Brittney Griner had 15 points, eight rebounds and five blocks, and Phoenix beat San Antonio.

Griner hit a hook shot just before the halftime buzzer to give Phoenix a 45-35 lead. She and Taurasi combined to score 24 points in the half. Taurasi scored five points during the Mercury's 11-2 run to open the third quarter for a 56-37 lead.

Phoenix cruised in the second half even after Taurasi was ejected with 8:55 remaining after her second technical foul.

Leilani Mitchell also scored 15 points for Phoenix (9-6). She made her third 3-pointer to give the Mercury an 85-65 lead midway through the fourth.

Kayla McBride scored 10 of her 22 points in the first quarter for San Antonio (1-16). Alex Montgomery added 12 points and Kelsey Plum had six assists.