wnba roundup Thursday’s games

Liberty 84, Sun 81

NEWARK, N.J.

Cappie Pondexter hit a fall-away jumper with 24.3 seconds left in overtime and finished with 27 points to help the Liberty. Down by 15 points after the third quarter, the Liberty (15-11) limited the Sun to seven points in the fourth quarter and seven more in overtime to win their third straight game. Pondexter hit an off-balance 3-pointer to give the Liberty a 74-71 lead with 50.6 seconds left, but Kara Lawson countered with a 3-pointer with 30 seconds left to force overtime. Essence Carson scored 19 points for the Liberty, including two free throws with 6 seconds left to seal the win. Tina Charles had 29 points and 13 rebounds for the Sun (16-9), Renee Montgomery added 16 points and Lawson had 10.

Lynx 81, Mystics 62

WASHINGTON

Seimone Augustus scored 18 points, Maya Moore added 14 and Minnesota rebounded from its worst loss of the season. Rebekkah Brunson scored 13 points for the Lynx (19-6), who shot 57.1 percent (36 for 63) from the field — matching their season high set at Seattle on June 9. The Western Conference leaders lost by 29 points at Connecticut on Tuesday, but bounced back to win for the 12th time in 14 games.

Associated Press