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In the interest of speed and timeliness, this story is fed directly from the Associated Press newswire and may contain spelling or grammatical errors.
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Sparks 74, Fever 66
Friday June 13, 2003
LOS ANGELES (AP) Lisa Leslie had 21 points and 13 rebounds as
the Los Angeles Sparks remained the WNBA's only undefeated team
with a 74-66 win over the Indiana Fever on Thursday night.
The Sparks' Mwadi Mabika scored 12 points, while teammate
DeLisha Milton added 11. The two-time defending WNBA champions
(8-0) moved to within one victory of matching the best start in
their seven-year history, set in 2001.
Natalie Williams scored 18 points on eight-of-12 shooting for
Indiana (2-3), after missing all four of her shots and being held
to one point in 29 minutes in Tuesday's 78-51 loss at Seattle.
Kelly Schumacher added 14 in 19 minutes off the bench and Tamika
Catchings had 11.
Los Angeles' second-year guard Nikki Teasley matched a career
high with 11 assists.
The Sparks scored the first seven points of the second half to
take a 38-30 lead with 18:14 remaining. After the Fever pulled to
within 46-42, the Sparks went on another 7-0 run, taking a 53-42
lead with 10:59 left.
Indiana would pull to within four on three more occasions the
last at 63-59.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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