WNBA ROUNDUP Saturday’s games

Comets 73, Monarchs 65

HOUSTON — Tina Thompson scored 19 points in her first game since missing four games because of a broken finger, leading Houston over Sacramento. Michelle Snow added 17 points, Hamchetou Maiga-Ba had 12 and Sancho Lyttle 10. Lyttle, who averaged more than 15 points while filling in for Thompson, also had 13 rebounds. Nicole Powell scored 18 points for the Monarchs (8-10), and Laura Harper added 11. Sacramento has lost two straight and four of six overall.

Fever 81, Sun 74

INDIANAPOLIS — Tammy Sutton-Brown and Katie Douglas each scored 18 points to lead Indianapolis over Connecticut. Tully Bevilaqua had 17 points as Indiana won its second straight game over the Sun this season and ended the Sun’s five-game win streak at Conseco Fieldhouse. Indiana (9-8), third in the Eastern Conference, made up a game on the leaders by dropping them to 13-6. Asjha Jones scored 20 points, and Lindsay Whalen and Tamika Whitmore each had 15 points for Connecticut. Tamika Catchings and Ebony Hoffman each scored 11 for the Fever. Jones and Whalen made baskets as the Sun opened the fourth quarter with an 8-1 run to close the deficit to 73-68 with 4:07 to play. Both teams then struggled until Douglas drove the lane to give the Fever a 75-69 lead with 90 seconds to play and force the Sun into a fouling situation. Catchings, Bevilaqua and Douglas made six straight free throws in the final 25 seconds.

Associated Press