Lynx win on late OT jumper

Seimone Augustus hit a jumper with 15.7 seconds left in overtime to lift the Minnesota Lynx to a 98-97 victory over the Dallas Wings on Sunday at College Park Arena in Arlington, Texas.
The Wings trailed by 13 points entering the fourth period but rallied in the final eight minutes, tying the game at 86-86 on a 3-pointer by Plenette Pierson at the 2:06 mark.
Augustus answered with a 3-pointer 27 seconds later to put the Lynx back on top, but Dallas tied it again when Odyssey Sims hit three free throws with 6 seconds remaining, sending the game into overtime.
Dallas took the lead in its first possession in overtime on a Skylar Diggins’ jumper, and the Lynx answered with a basket and free throw from Lindsay Whalen to push ahead 92-91. After Maya Moore’s jumper with 2:12 to play staked Minnesota to a three-point advantage, Pierson and Karima Christmas canned back-to-back 3-pointers to give Dallas a 97-94 edge.
Whalen made two free throws with 50.8 seconds to play and Dallas missed its next two shots to set the table for Augustus’ heroics.
Moore scored 20 points, 14 in the first half, to lead Minnesota (19-4), which owns the second-best record in the league behind Los Angeles (20-2).
Rebekkah Brunson scored 16 points, Whalen added 15, Augustus and Sylvia Fowles poured in 14 points apiece and Renee Montgomery scored 11 for the Lynx, who won for the fourth straight game and third time against Dallas this season. Fowles had a game-high 19 rebounds.
Pierson scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Wings (9-14), who have lost four straight games. Christmas added 20 points, Diggins scored 18 and Sims and Aerial Powers tallied 15 and 11 points, respectively, for Dallas.