Lauren Jackson scored 16 of her season-high 34 points in the first quarter, and the Seattle Storm rallied from an early deficit to rout the Minnesota Lynx 96-71 on Saturday night. Jackson was 15-of-22 from the floor, including 7-of-11 during the first quarter. Her last basket of the game was a 3-pointer from the top of the key to give the Storm (11-7) a 72-51 lead with 2:14 left in the third...

Shameka Christon scored 18 of her 25 points in the first half and the New York Liberty snapped the Phoenix Mercury's four-game winning streak, 93-83 on Saturday night. Diana Taurasi led the Mercury (8-8) with 25 points, despite missing 12 of 19 shots from the field. Janel McCarville had 21 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Liberty, who improved to 2-2 on their five-game road trip.

Tammy Sutton-Brown and Katie Douglas each scored 18 points to lead the Indianapolis Fever to an 81-74 win over the Connecticut Sun on Saturday night. Tully Bevilaqua had 17 points as Indiana won its second straight game over the Sun this season and ended the visitors five-game win streak at Conseco Fieldhouse.

Tina Thompson scored 19 points in her first game since missing four games because of a broken finger, leading the Houston Comets to a 73-65 victory over the Sacramento Monarchs on Saturday. Thompson helped the Comets (9-9) reach .500 for the first time this season after they started the year 0-5. The Comets have won eight of their last 12.