Tierra Ruffin-Pratt and Emma Meesseman each totaled 20 points as the Washington Mystics topped the Los Angeles Sparks, 84-80, on Tuesday.
Ivory Latta contributed 13 points while Stefanie Dolson totaled seven points and seven rebounds for the Mystics.
Jantel Lavender's 18 points and Temeka Johnson's 17 with 10 assists wasn't enough for the still-winless (0-5) Sparks.
Ruffin-Pratt's triple with 3:03 left in the half gave Washington a 56-53 and the hosts did not relinquish it for the duration.
Nneka Ogwumike's shot just over 2 1/2 minutes into the fourth pulled Los Angeles within one, 66-65, for the final time in the contest.
Tayler Hill sank a triple off a Meesseman rebound to up the lead to four, and Ruffin-Pratt hit 3-of-4 from the line later to extend the edge to 76-70.
Lavender's hook shot made it an 80-78 game with 16.8 showing, but Bria Hartley and Natasha Cloud converted free throws thereafter to salt away the victory.
Washington led 22-21 after one and kept a slim 39-37 edge at the break.
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