Beard's 20 Help Mystics Eclipse Sun
Mystics 91, Sun 75
The Mystics' Alana Beard is fouled by the Sun's Katie Douglas on Tuesday. Beard and Douglas were top scorers for their teams, with 20 points for Beard and 19 for Douglas.
(Jessica Hill - AP)
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007; 9:58 PM
UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Alana Beard scored 20 points, 16 in the second half, to the lead the Washington Mystics to a 91-75 win over the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night.
Tamara James scored 13 points for Washington (4-10), while Nikki Teasley and Nikki Blue each had 12.
Katie Douglas scored 19 points and Erika Desousa added 16 points for the Sun (5-9).
Washington took control of the game with a 15-2 run in the second quarter while holding the Sun without a field goal for over six minutes. The Mystics led 37-28 at half.
Beard scored 11 points in the third quarter as Washington maintained its momentum and stretched the lead to 64-49.
She also scored her team's first two baskets of the final period before picking up her fourth foul with 8:15 left to play. She went to the bench and would not return as the Mystics opened up a 24-point lead before subbing out all their starters.
Washington jumped out to a 9-2 lead, but the Sun answered with a 10-0 run to go ahead 14-12 with just over four minutes remaining in the first quarter. Connecticut finished the period with a 17-16 lead.
The Mystics battled back in the second quarter, with a 3-point basket by Nikki Blue putting them up 20-19.
The Sun retook the lead on their next possession and extended it to 24-20 as Kamesha Hairston hit a 3-point shot with 6:26 left to play in the quarter.
