SAN ANTONIO For a while, it looked like the Liberty were going to pick up their fourth consecutive victory until they were undone by a disastrous fourth quarter. <\/p>\n
Danielle Robinson had 21 points and the San Antonio Silver Stars outscored the Liberty 22-9 in the final quarter to earn a 77-66 victory over the Liberty on Tuesday. The loss snapped the Libertys three-game winning streak. <\/p>\n
Cappie Pondexter scored 23 points to lead the Liberty (14-18), which maintained their one-game lead over Chicago for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Essence Carson had 11 points and Kara Braxton 10. <\/p>\n
Shameka Christon added 17 points and Becky Hammon 12 for the playoff-bound San Antonio (20-12). <\/p>\n
The Liberty shot 24 percent (4-for-17) from the field in the fourth and were outrebounded 12-5 in the quarter. <\/p>\n
The Silver Stars closed the game on a 20-7 run, which included a last-second 3-pointer by Pondexter. <\/p>\n
They were hitting shots and clicking on all cylinders, Braxton said. We really could not contain the ball or stop them. <\/p>\n
Silver Stars coach Dan Hughes said he was happy with his teams defensive intensity during crunch time. <\/p>\n
What was exciting to me was the way we played defensively in the second half, and specifically, in the fourth quarter, he said. [It was] some of the best defense we have played all year against a team that is a good basketball team. <\/p>\n
Hammons 3-pointer gave San Antonio a 60-59 edge, its first since leading 18-16 with nine minutes left in the first half. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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