NEW YORK (AP) — Cappie Pondexter scored 17 points, Janel McCarville had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and the New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 75-67 on Thursday.
Rookie reserve Kalana Greene added 11 points and Nicole Powell had 10 to help New York (9-9) win for the fifth time in seven games.
Crystal Langhorne had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Washington (12-6), which snapped a four-game winning streak and lost for just the second time in 10 games. The Mystics dropped a game behind first-place Atlanta in the Eastern Conference.
After the Mystics cut a 14-point lead to five midway through the fourth quarter, the Liberty went 13 for 16 from the free-throw line to seal the win. Pondexter had eight points, including six free throws in the final 2:47.