AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 26 (UPI) -- Andrea Stinson scored 22 points Wednesday night as the Charlotte Sting handed the Detroit Shock their WNBA-record 12th straight loss, 80-73.
Stinson made nine of 15 shots from the floor and Charlotte Smith and Tammy Sutton-Brown added 13 points apiece for the Sting, who recorded their first road win of the season.
Dominique Canty led the Shock with 17 points and Wendy Palmer scored 11 of her 15 points in the first nine minutes of the second half as Detroit rallied for a 53-53 tie.
The Sting answered with a 9-3 run and took a 62-56 lead on a basket by Sutton-Brown with just under nine minutes remaining.
The Shock got within 75-73 after Ayana Walker converted a three-point play with 33 seconds to play. But Palmer and Swin Cash missed 3-pointers and Charlotte scored the game's final five points.
Detroit lost its second game under new coach Bill Laimbeer, who took over for Greg Williams last week.
