Sparks fly past Lynx

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Mwadi Mabika scored 21 points and Lisa Leslie shook off foul trouble to score seven points over the final 4:17 as the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Minnesota Lynx 76-72 Saturday night.

The Sparks (5-1) have beaten the Lynx 10 consecutive times since Minnesota won the initial meeting in 1999, and have never lost in Minneapolis.

Svetlana Abrosimova scored 23 points to lead the Lynx. Katie Smith added 22.

LOS ANGELES (76)

Mabika 6-17 8-9 21, Byears 4-5 2-2 10, Leslie 4-8 2-7 10, Dixon 6-14 1-2 14, Teasley 2-5 0-0 6, Milton 3-6 2-2 9, McCrimmon 0-0 0-0 0, Witherspoon 2-5 2-2 6. Totals 27-60 17-24 76.

MINNESOTA (72)

Abrosimova 10-12 1-6 23, Pride 1-5 0-0 2, Williams 3-5 3-5 9, Smith 6-14 7-8 22, Schweitzer 1-5 2-2 4, Burse 2-6 0-4 4, Gortman 0-0 0-0 0, Lennox 1-11 1-2 4, Whiting-Raymond 1-1 2-4 4. Totals 25-59 16-31 72.

Los Angeles 41 35 -- 76

Minnesota 37 35 -- 72

3-Point Goals--Los Angeles 5-16 (Teasley 2-5, Milton 1-1, Dixon 1-1, Mabika 1-6, Leslie 0-1, Witherspoon 0-2), Minnesota 6-23 (Smith 3-8, Abrosimova 2-3, Lennox 1-8, Schweitzer 0-2, Pride 0-2). Fouled out--Milton, Teasley, Lennox. Rebounds--Los Angeles 42 (Leslie, Mabika, Byears 7), Minnesota 47 (Abrosimova, Williams 6). Assists--Los Angeles 17 (Leslie 5), Minnesota 17 (Schweitzer 4). Total fouls--Los Angeles 26, Minnesota 19. Technicals--Milton, Abrosimova. A--6,448.