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WNBA Roundup

Fowles’ 27 points, 13 boards lead Lynx over Dream

ATLANTA (AP) — Sylvia Storm 84-71 Courtney Wil-
Fowles had 27 points and 13 liams scored a career-
rebounds, helping the Min- high 27 points and Jon-
nesota Lynx beat the Atlan- quel Jones posted her fifth
ta Dream 81-72 on Tuesday straight double-double for
night.Fowles became the the Eastern Conference-
10th player in WNBA history leading Connecticut Suns.
to reach 2,500 rebounds. Connecticut opened the
The WNBA-leading Min- fourth quarter with an 18-2
nesota had a 66-64 lead run, grabbing a 69-64 lead
entering the fourth quar- on Alyssa Thomas’ layup.
ter and held the Dream Jones had 20 points and
to just eight points the rest 14 rebounds for Connecti-
of the way. Elizabeth Wil- cut (16-9). Thomas finished
liams’ basket with 4:09 re- with 17 points and eight
maining got Atlanta within rebounds. Breanna Stew-
five points, but the Dream art scored 17 points for Se-
didn’t score again. attle (10-16), ending her 12-
Seimone Augustus banked game streak with 20-plus
in a shot for a 79-72 lead points. Sue Bird became
and Fowles hit two free the WNBA’s leader with 471
throws with 31.4 seconds career starts, passing Tina
left. Maya Moore added Thompson.
16 points for Minnesota (21- LIBERTY 81, FEVER 76
3), which played its second At New York, Tina Charles
straight game without in- scored 26 points as the
jured point guard Lindsay Liberty overcame Erica Connecticut Sun center Jonquel Jones falls into Seattle Storm forward Brianna Stewart during the
Whalen. SUNS 84, STORM 71 Wheeler’s career-high 33 first half of a WNBA basketball game at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., Tuesday,
Connecticut beat Seattle points for Indiana.q Aug. 8, 2017.
Associated Press