WNBA

Rebekkah Brunson notched a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, and the Sacramento Monarchs opened up a big first-half lead en route to a 70-62 win over the Indiana Fever.

Tina Thompson led five players in double- figures with 16 points as Houston downed Chicago, 79-65.

The Detroit Shock signed center Kelly Schumacher for the remainder of the season on Saturday.

Diana Taurasi scored a game-best 31 points and pulled down nine rebounds, as the Phoenix Mercury defeated the Seattle Storm, 94-80.

Janel McCarville's layup with 6.4 seconds remaining was the difference in the New York Liberty's 69-68 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks.

Seimone Augustus scored a team-high 20 points to lead the Minnesota Lynx to a 78-68 win over the San Antonio Silver Stars.

Taj McWilliams-Franklin scored 13 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to help the Washington Mystics to an 81-75 victory over the Atlanta Dream.

Roneeka Hodges scored a team-high 18 points off the bench, as the Houston Comets defeated an undermanned Detroit Shock squad, 79-61.

Seimone Augustus scored 25 points to lead the Minnesota Lynx to an 84-80 overtime win over the Indiana Fever at Conseco Fieldhouse.

Lindsay Whalen poured in a game-high 22 points, as the Connecticut Sun crushed the Los Angeles Sparks, 87-61.