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BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vicky Bullett had season highs of 22 points
and eight rebounds as the Washington Mystics held Detroit's offense
in check and defeated the Shock 80-55 Monday night.
Bullett went 8-of-12 from the field.
Chamique Holdsclaw added 17 points and eight rebounds, and Murriel Page had 11
points and 11 rebounds for the Mystics, while Nikki McCray added 12
points in just 25 minutes.
|  | | Washington's Andrea Nagy, beating Dominique Canty to this loose ball, had a game-high seven assists Monday. |
Washington (5-3) remained second in the Eastern Conference. It's
a half game behind the Cleveland Rockers, who defeated Sacramento
on Monday.
Detroit (4-5) set a WNBA record for points in a half and in a
game in its 111-74 rout of Indiana on Sunday.
The Shock scored the league-record 66 points in the second half
of that game, but never got its offense in gear against the Mystics
and appeared tired at times.
Washington shot 53 percent from the floor, and its defense
limited the Shock to just 20 second-half points and held them to 34
percent shooting from the floor.
None of the Detroit starters made it into double figures;
reserve Tamicha Jackson led the Shock with 13 points. The Shock's
starters combined for only 23 points.
The Mystics made five of their first six shots and hit 61
percent from the field in the first half en route to a 45-35
halftime lead.
Washington took charge with an eight-point run that gave it a
30-24 lead with 5:51 left in the first half. Detroit had four
turnovers and went scoreless during a stretch of 4:51 as the
Mystics took the lead for good.
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RECAPS
Cleveland 81
Sacramento 70
Washington 80
Detroit 55
AUDIO/VIDEO
 Vicky Bullett drives the lane for the hoop and foul.
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Markita Aldridge steals the ball and takes it to the hoop.
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Tamicha Jackson beats the clock with this 1st half shot.
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