Moore, Fowles overwhelm Aces
Moore LAS VEGAS scored 23 — and Maya Sylvia Fowles added 20 to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the Las Vegas Aces 88-73 on Sunday.
The Aces’ A’ja Wilson was held to a season-low 10 points with a seasonlow nine attempts from the field. SUN 87, FEVER 78: In Indianapolis, Rachel Banham scored 20 points and the Sun snapped a four-game losing streak with a win over the Fever.
Brionna Jones added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Sun (8-5). Courtney Williams had 14 points and Chiney Ogwumike scored 13, each with nine rebounds. SPARKS 80, LIBERTY 54: In Los Angeles, Riquna Williams scored a season-high 25 points, hitting seven 3-pointers, to help the Sparks rout the Liberty.
The Sparks (10-3) scored the first 11 points of the fourth quarter to push the lead to 72-41, their largest of the game. L.A. stayed atop the WNBA standings. STORM 97, WINGS
76: In Arlington, Texas, Breanna Stewart had 28 points and 12 rebounds and powered a late run as the Storm beat the Wings.
The Wings took a 71-70 lead on Skylar DigginsSmith’s 3-pointer with 7:56 left in the game. The Storm (10-4) then held Dallas (6-6) scoreless over the next 5:28. SKY 97, MERCURY 88: In Chicago, Allie Quigley scored 20 points and hit a key basket late to help the Sky top the Mercury.
Courtney Vandersloot finished with 14 points and 12 assists for Chicago (4-9), which ended a sixgame slide.