MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -Seimone Augustus scored 21 points and had nine assists, and the Minnesota Lynx put an end to a few dubious streaks with a 91-69 victory over the New York Liberty on Tuesday.
The Lynx snapped a five-game losing streak after starting the season 5-1 and ended a six-game losing streak against New York, dating back to 2005. Minnesota had also lost seven straight to the Liberty at Target Center, with its only previous victory at home against New York coming July 17, 1999.
Nicole Ohlde hit her first six shots from the floor and finished with 14 points, Anna DeForge surpassed 300 3-pointers made in her career en route to 13 points and rookie Candice Wiggins added 15 points for the Lynx.
Shameka Christon scored 20 for the Liberty, but fouled out with 4:59 left and New York trailing by 10. Ashley Battle chipped in 17 points, but second-leading scorer and former University of Minnesota star Janel McCarville shot just 2-for-7 for four points and grabbed seven rebounds.
The Lynx took an eight-point halftime lead, then never let New York closer than eight in the final two quarters.
After Tiffany Jackson scored four straight points to cut the deficit to 10 points for the Liberty with 5:09 left, Minnesota went on a 12-1 run to put the Liberty away.
The Lynx raced out to a 28-14 advantage through the first quarter, shooting 61.1 percent in the period while holding the Liberty to 28.6 percent from the floor. The Lynx upped the advantage to 16 early in the second quarter, but New York chipped away and ended the half on a 9-2 run to cut the deficit to 45-37.
