Sparks bounce back, beat Liberty 80-54
Posted June 24, 2018 7:00 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Riquna Williams scored a season-high 25 points, hitting seven 3-pointers, to help the Los Angeles Sparks rout the New York Liberty 80-54 on Sunday.
The Sparks (10-3) scored the first 11 points of the fourth quarter to push the lead to 72-41, their largest of the game.
Los Angeles bounced back from a 101-72 loss to the Dallas Wings on Friday night and stayed atop the WNBA standings.
Candace Parker scored 15 and Nneka Ogwumike added 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Amanda Zahui B led the Liberty (4-8) with 19 points. Tina Charles added a season-low 10.
The Sparks opened the game with an 11-2 run and never trailed. New York cut the deficit to 25-23 before Los Angeles pulled away for good.
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