WNBA ROUNDUP \ Tuesday’s games

Mercury 99, Comets 94

PHOENIX — Diana Taurasi hit a 3-pointer with 42.6 seconds left, then blocked a shot on the other end to help lift Phoenix over Houston. Taurasi scored 30 points and got into the WNBA record books, reaching 3,000 career points in fewer games than any other player. Taurasi needed 151 games to reach that mark. Seattle’s Lauren Jackson held the record, hitting 3,000 in 162 games. Houston led by as much as 14 in the first half. Tina Thompson scored 23 points and Sancho Lyttle added 18 points and nine rebounds for the Comets, who had won the last two and eight of 10.

Shock 88, Sun 82

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Plenette Pierson scored 23 points and Katie Smith added 17 in a matchup of the Eastern Conference’s top teams. Detroit (13-6) took a half-game lead over the Sun (13-7) for first place in the conference. Asjha Jones led the Sun with 21, but only got five in the second half. Lindsay Whalen finished with 20 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, but the Sun bench was outscored 35-16 by Detroit’s reserves.

Mystics 50, Fever 48

WASHINGTON — Taj McWilliams-Franklin scored 12 of her 20 points in the fourth quarter to help Washington rally. The Fever and Mystics, the lowest-scoring team in the WNBA coming into the game, combined for the lowest-scoring game in the league this season. The Mystics outscored Indiana 20-8 in the fourth quarter. Washington snapped a three-game losing streak, while Indiana’s three-game winning streak ended. Ebony Hoffman led the Fever with 16 points.

Silver Stars 83, Liberty 79

SAN ANTONIO — Becky Hammon scored 27 points against her former team and Sophia Young added 23 as San Antonio won its fifth straight game. Ann Wauters added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Silver Stars, who matched their season-best winning streak. The Liberty were led by Shameka Christon’s 27 points. New York was trying to snap another Western Conference team’s winning streak. On Saturday, the Liberty defeated Phoenix to snap the Mercury’s four-game winning streak. Tiffany Jackson came off the New York bench and added 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting in 20 minutes. San Antonio’s reserves went 0-for-8 and were scoreless.

Associated Press