SAN ANTONIO, July 19 (Ticker) -- Chamique Holdsclaw scored 24 points to lead a balanced attack as the Washington Mystics won their third straight game with an 85-77 victory over the San Antonio Silver Stars.

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Coco Miller scored 18 points, Stacy Dales-Schuman and Murriel Page added 14 apiece and Asjha Jones 11 off the bench for the Mystics, who shot 49 percent (33-of-67) from the field and beat the Silver Stars for the second time in as many meetings this season.

Holdsclaw scored 14 points in the first half, when the Mystics took the lead for good. Washington opened its largest lead at 60-47 on a 3-pointer by Jones with 13:36 to go.

The Silver Stars closed within a point on two occasions, the last time at 66-65 on a layup by Jennifer Azzi with 6:17 remaining. They still were within 74-72 after a free throw by Margo Dydek with 2:27 left before the Mystics closed the game with an 11-5 run.

A jumper by Page, a layup by Dales-Schuman and a free throw by Holdsclaw made it 79-72 with 53 seconds to play. Dales-Schuman missed two free throws and LaQuanda Quick hit a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to 79-75, but Miller and Holdsclaw each made two free throws to seal the win.

Washington's winning streak has followed a season-high 11-game losing streak.

Azzi and Dydek scored 17 points each and Gwen Jackson and Semeka Randall added 11 apiece for San Antonio, which shot 41 percent (31-of-78) in its fourth straight loss.