WNBA roundup \ Saturday’s games

Silver Stars 100, Shock 88, OT

SAN ANTONIO — Becky Hammon and the San Antonio Silver Stars finally broke out of their slump, and they needed overtime to do it. Hammon scored 12 of her 32 points in overtime to lift San Antonio. San Antonio forced overtime when Sophia Young hit a 14-footer with 2 seconds left to tie the game at 79. Deanna Nolan had a shot to win at the end of regulation, but her jumper bounced off the rim. “The shots went down today,” said Hammon. “Sophia [Young], Ann [Wauters], and Ruth [Riley] played great minutes, as it came down to timely buckets, and we had some big ones tonight. With the game tied at 83, Hammon took over hitting back-to-back 3-pointers to help San Antonio pull out the win. She bounced back from a scoreless performance in Thursday’s loss to Indiana to also have nine assists. “We got some momentum,” said Hammon of the extra period. “We were able to ride that wave and come out and be strong in overtime.”

Monarchs 79, Fever 78

INDIANAPOLIS — Nicole Powell had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Rebekkah Brunson scored the winning layup with 36 seconds left to help the Monarchs. Hamchetou Maiga-Ba added 18 points and Brunson had 14 points and seven rebounds for the Monarchs (10-20), who spoiled Indiana’s bid to clinch the Eastern Conference’s top playoff seed. Katie Douglas scored 24 points and Tamika Catchings added 22 points, six rebounds and four steals for the Fever (20-8), who had their 13-game home win streak snapped.

Associated Press