WNBA ROUNDUP
Sky 82, Sparks 80
Stefanie Dolson hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 13 seconds left and scored 15 points to help Chicago beat Los Angeles on Thursday for the Sparks' first home loss of the season. After a timeout with 20.4 seconds left, Courtney Vandersloot curled around the defense, drove the baseline and found an open Dolson in the corner for a 3-pointer. Nneka Ogwumike dribbled into a double team in the lane and her shot was blocked out-of-bounds by Imani Boyette with 4.8 seconds left. Boyette blocked another shot under the basket, and Ogwumike's putback was short at the buzzer. The Sky are the only team to beat both Los Angeles and the lead-leading Minnesota Lynx. They beat the latter, 100-76, on July 8. Vandersloot had her fourth double-double in six games with 14 points and a career-high 14 assists for Chicago (8-13). Cappie Pondexter scored eight points to reach 6,500 for her career. Pondexter made a jumper with 7:24 left in the fourth quarter to give Chicago its first lead, 67-65, since 9-8. Nneka Ogwumike had 24 points and 10 rebounds for Los Angeles (14-6). Chicago will play at the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday, July 25 in the first game for both teams after this weekend's WNBA All-Star break.
Stars 85, Fever 61
Isabelle Harrison had 18 points and nine rebounds, rookie Kelsey Plum scored a season-high 16 points and San Antonio beat Indiana for its second series victory in eight days. San Antonio raced to an 11-2 lead, held Indiana to 12 first-quarter points and cruised. The Stars were ahead 47-26 at the break after shooting 60 percent and extended it to a 29-point lead after closing the third quarter on a 14-0 run. Moriah Jefferson added 11 points and eight assists for San Antonio (3-18). Kayla McBride did not play because of an ankle injury. Harrison was 8 of 10 from the field. Plum — the former Washington star drafted No. 1 overall — was 5 of 9 and made all five of her free throws. Tiffany Mitchell scored 13 points for Indiana (8-13), which has lost six of seven. Candice Dupree grabbed six rebounds for sole possession of ninth in WNBA history with 2,488.