Holdsclaw Leads Mystics to Win

Chamique Holdsclaw scored 17 of her 23 points in the second half, and Tamicha Jackson made two key plays late to help the Washington Mystics defeat the Seattle Storm, 72-69, in front of 11,502 Wednesday.

Holdsclaw scored eight of the team’s final 11 points and Washington (7-8) held off Seattle (10-5) despite blowing a 16-point second-half lead. Jackson was a big help, hitting the tiebreaking jumper with 2:19 left and making a steal that led to Holdsclaw’s three-pointer.