AUBURN HILLS, Mich.(AP) Becky Hammon scored 23 points and Ruth Riley added 14 to help the San Antonio Silver Stars hand the Detroit Shock their fourth straight loss, winning 76-64 Sunday in the final game before the Olympic break.

The victory also means that San Antonio will retain its lead in the Western Conference during the month-long break, while Detroit fell a half-game behind Connecticut for first in the Eastern Conference.

Detroit was still shorthanded as the result of Tuesday's fight with Los Angeles, with Plenette Pierson and Sheri Sam suspended and Cheryl Ford out with the knee injury sustained during the brawl. Assistant coach Rick Mahorn was also missing, as he served the second and final game of his suspension.

The game was Riley's first in Detroit since being traded from the Shock to the Silver Stars before the 2007 season. Riley, the MVP of Detroit's 2003 championship victory over Los Angeles, missed last year's game in Detroit with an injury.

Ann Wauters added 14 for San Antonio as the Silver Stars took advantage of Detroit's lack of an inside presence.

Deanna Nolan, who was also considered for the Russian Olympic team spot that went to Hammon, led Detroit with 25.

The Shock took a quick 9-2 lead, but San Antonio outscored Detroit 14-3 in the rest of the first quarter.

Hammon's struggles - she missed seven of her first eight shots - helped Detroit take a 35-34 lead into the halftime intermission.

Hammon picked up her game late, though. She hit six of her next seven shots, including back-to-back 3-pointers that gave the Silver Stars a 67-54 lead with 6:30 to play.