Ivory Latta leads as Tulsa Shock best Washington Mystics 77-59 – WNBA Recap
Ivory Latta took the responsibility on her shoulders and headed Tulsa Shock to its first victory of the season. Latta scored a game-high 22 points, shooting 4-for-6 from three-point range, as Tulsa cruised past the Washington Mystics
77-59 on Saturday night at BOK Center.
Sheryl Swoopes added 13 points, shooting 4-for-8 from the field and 4-for-4 from free throw line, and six rebounds for Tulsa, who snapped their four-game losing streak.
Forwards Jennifer Lacy and Kayla Pedersen chipped in with 12 points each while Liz Cambage came off the bench with 10 points in the victory, shooting a perfect 4-for-4 from free throw line. Pedersen also had seven assists and seven
rebounds for Shock.
Crystal Langhorne led Washington with 12 points and game high 12 rebounds. Marissa Coleman also scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds while Karima Christmas ended with 11 points in the defeat.
A tight defensive game accompanied by some cold shooting saw the team sharing honours at 6-6 with 04:56 to go in the first quarter. Langhorne’s lay-up and a pair of free throw by Miller in the passage that followed put the Mystics
ahead by 10-6. Swoopes responded with a three and Cambage slipped in a lay-up on the next possession as Tulsa gained an 11-10 advantage after the first 12 minutes of the game.
Shock opened the second quarter on a 7-2 run to stretch their lead to 18-12. The Mystics rebounded though and scored the next eight points to go ahead by 20-18 with 03:49 remaining in the second. After evenly fought two minutes,
Latta’s jumper with 01:51 to go made it a one-point contest, 25-24. However, Washington’s 7-2 spurt in the last one and half minute gave them a 32-26 lead at halftime.
The Shock came right back into the game in the third quarter and limited the Mystics to 18 points only. Tulsa successfully converted the six-point first half deficit into a 55-50 lead, heading into the fourth. They maintained their
hold on the visiting team throughout the fourth quarter and drew first blood in the season.
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