WASHINGTON (AP) Glory Johnson scored 16 of her season-high 27 points in the
third quarter and the Dallas Wings closed on an 8-0 run to beat the Washington
Mystics 87-83 on Sunday.
Skylar Diggins-Smith had 19 points, seven rebounds and eight assists, and
Theresa Plaisance and Allisha Gray each scored 12 points for Dallas (5-8). The
Wings, who trailed by as many as 12 points in the second half, snapped a
three-game skid.
After a defensive three-seconds call against Washington (7-4), Diggins-Smith
made the technical free throw and Plaisance made two foul shots to trim Dallas’
deficit to 83-82 with 1:47 to play.
Elena Delle Donne missed a short jumper on the other end, and two free throws by
Karima Christmas-Kelly with 54 seconds remaining gave the Wings their first lead
since 17-16. Johnson and Diggins-Smith combined to hit three of four foul shots
from there to seal it.
The Mystics missed their final four field-goal attempts and were scoreless for
the final 2:08.
Tayler Hill led Washington with a season-high 21 points.
Tianna Hawkins hit a 3-pointer to spark a 13-1 run that made it 29-18 with seven
minutes left in the second quarter and the Mystics led until closing seconds.
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt scored eight points during that stretch.
