Hammon scores 20 to lead Silver Stars past Sparks

	Silver Stars @ Sparks August 4, 2009 Staples Center / Los Angeles, CA
Boxscore \| Gameday Archive \|

	1	2	3	4	F
Silver Stars (9-10)	15	18	10	20	63
Sparks (6-11)	17	12	17	13	59

GAME LEADERS
	B. Hammon Points: 20 FG: 6-13 FT: 6-6 Ast: 5 Stl: 4		S. Young Points: 12 FG: 5-13 Reb: 9 Ast: 2 Blk: 1

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Becky Hammon scored 20 points to rally the San Antonio Silver Stars past the Los Angeles Sparks 63-59 on Tuesday.

Sophia Young added 12 points and nine rebounds, and Hammon added six assists for the Silver Stars (9-10), who ended a two-game losing streak.

Lisa Leslie played her first game since June 19, scoring 13 points along with Noelle Quinn. Candace Parker and DeLisha Milton-Jones added 11 points apiece for the Sparks (6-11), who have lost five of their past seven. Tina Thompson grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds.

Leslie played 24 minutes in her debut since suffering a sprained her right knee and bruised right hip in a game against Phoenix.

The Sparks led 57-53 with 2:23 left, but the Silver Stars used a 10-0 run to move ahead 61-57 with 13.7 seconds remaining.