Hamby has a double-double (17 points, 18 rebounds), Lexie Brown has 20 points and rookie Cameron Brink leads a defensive effort in the final minute of a 70-68 comeback win. They next host Caitlin C…
Sparks forward Dearica Hamby, left, takes a shot as the Washington Mystics’ Aaliyah Edwards defends during the first half on Tuesday night at Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid. Hamby had her second double-double of the season as the Sparks used a second-half surge to pull off a 70-68 comeback win.
“Every win is huge for us, for our confidence and what we’re doing,” Sparks coach Curt Miller said. “So really proud of them. It was two teams that mirrored each other than are trying to find an identity, certainly, both of us have an absolute direction that we’re taking right now and it’s fun.” The Sparks went on to lead 65-58 before the Mystics got their first field goal of the final period, a driving layup by Aaliyah Edwards with 4½ minutes remaining. Another layup by Edwards got Washington within 65-62 and a third layup made it 65-64 but she missed the and-one opportunity that would have tied the score with 2:06 remaining. Hamby’s jumper made it 67-64, but Washington center Shakira Austin’s fadeaway jumper cut it to 67-66 with 1:24 left.
The Sparks had trailed 47-40 with 4:32 left in the third quarter but turned the tide with a 15-5 run and took a 55-52 lead on Hamby’s layup with 46 seconds left in the third. The Sparks began the fourth on an 8-1 run and took a 65-56 lead. “It’s fun,” Brown said before the game. “It’s something I was expecting so I came this season with a few new tools in my toolbox and this team is great. They put me in great situations to be successful and we have threats at all positions so when the team is keying on me that’s cool, we have a lot of playmakers and bucket-getters on this team.”
A deep 3-pointer by Brown with eight seconds left in the first quarter but the Sparks up 24-23. Brown had nine points in the first.However, Vanloo banked in back-to-back 3-pointers, which put Washington up 33-29 midway through the second quarter. Washington’s 11-0 run put them up 36-29 with 1:15 left before halftime.
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