LaToya Thomas and Sophia Young combined to score off three offensive rebounds in the final two minutes as the Silver Stars rallied for an 89-87 victory over the Seattle Storm.
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Seattle looked like it would run away in the first half, building a 14-point edge at one point, but San Antonio rallied to tie the game at 53-53 four minutes into the second half and the clubs battled the rest of the way.
Thomas' short jumper off a miss tied the game at 84-84 with 2:12 left and, after Lauren Jackson converted a three-point play 22 seconds later, Agnieszka Bibrzycka sank two free throws to cut the deficit to one with 89 seconds left.
Young gathered offensive rebounds on each of San Antonio's next two possessions, getting fouled on follow shots both times and converting three free throws for an 89-87 lead with 7.7 seconds left.
After a timeout, Seattle's Betty Lennox missed a 13-foot jumper from the right corner as time expired.
Jackson collected 21 points, six rebounds and five assists and Sue Bird added 18 points and five assists for the Storm, who took a 46-37 lead the the break behind 58 percent (15-of-26) shooting.
