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Jones made 8-of-13 shots from the field as the Mystics outscored the Sting, 32-17, over the final 18 1/2 minutes.
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Vicky Bullett helped the Mystics rise above the Sting. Mitchell Layton/WNBAE/Getty Images |
Charlotte's Dawn Staley hit a jumper with 37 seconds left to reduce the deficit to one. But after Bullett missed a shot, Staley shot was blocked before the buzzer.
Before the game, the first-place Mystics placed Holdsclaw, the WNBA's leading scorer and rebounder, on the injured list with a sprained left ankle. Holdsclaw, who is averaging 19.9 points and 11.8 rebounds per game, suffered the injury while fighting for a loose ball in the first half of Friday's loss at Portland.
Andrea Stinson scored 14 points for the Sting, who had a three-game winning streak snapped.
The Mystics avenged a 14-point road loss on June 19 and won for just the fifth time in 16 meetings with Charlotte.









