WASHINGTON, Jult 7 (Ticker) -- Kara Lawson finished the third quarter with a flourish, then finished off the Washington Mystics.

Lawson scored eight of her 12 points in a decisive five-minute span as the Sacramento Monarchs completed a successful road trip with a 73-60 victory over the Mystics.

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Nicole Powell scored 12 points and DeMya Walker added 11 for the Monarchs, who went 3-1 on an Eastern Conference trek and dealt the Mystics just their second home loss of the season.

A 3-pointer by Lawson gave Sacramento the lead for good at 51-50 with 22 seconds left in the third period. The defending WNBA champions opened the final quarter with an 11-0 burst featuring five points from Lawson.

The run was capped at 62-50 by Scholanda Dorrell's jumper with 5:56 to play. The Mystics got no closer than eight points thereafter.

Sacramento shot 24 free throws to just 10 for Washington, which was just 3-of-23 from the arc.

Alana Beard scored 15 points and Nikki Teasley added 12 for the Mystics, who fell to 3-12 in the all-time series.

Next games: The Monarchs host the Sting on Sunday, while the Mystics host the Sky on Sunday.