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  Friday, Jul. 21 7:00pm ET
Unlikely source lifts Mystics at buzzer
 
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WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- The biggest shot of the season for the Washington Mystics did not come from Chamique Holdsclaw or fellow All-Star Nikki McCray. It came from a tiny rookie who was averaging one point per game.

Keisha Anderson
Keisha Anderson celebrates her improbable game-winning shot for the Mystics Friday night.

Keisha Anderson made a 14-footer off the dribble at the buzzer to give the Mystics a 61-59 victory over the Orlando Miracle that kept them in the thick of the playoff race.

Despite the presence of Holdsclaw and McCray, the Mystics have underachieved this season, leading to last week's resignation of coach Nancy Darsch. They split their first two games under Darrell Walker but still were looking for some sort of spark to get their season in gear.

They got it tonight from the 5-7 Anderson, who came in averaging just 1.1 points on 33 percent shooting. After two foul shots by Orlando's Shannon Johnson tied the game with 5.3 seconds to go, Washington quickly pushed the ball upcourt and it wound up in the hands of Anderson, who dribbled just inside the foul line and sank the winning shot as the horn sounded.

The basket capped the best game of the season for Anderson, who scored a season-high 13 points, added three assists and made Washington's only 3-pointer in 12 tries. The 125-pound guard from Wisconsin came in with 22 points in 20 games.

 


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