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  Friday, Jul. 28 7:00pm ET
Career night for Hall fuels Rockers
 
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CLEVELAND (AP) -- Vicki Hall scored 15 of her career-high 19 points in the first half as the Cleveland Rockers beat the Detroit Shock 80-60 Friday night, setting the stage for a showdown Saturday with New York.

Vicki Hall
Vicki Hall scored a career-high 19 to lead Cleveland past Detroit.

Hall scored seven straight during one stretch in the opening half, hitting a 3-pointer from 22 feet to put the Rockers ahead to stay at 13-10. She quickly added a 15-foot jumper and a running hook shot.

The Rockers (14-11) snapped a two-game losing streak and remained 1 1/2 games behind the first-place Liberty in the Eastern Conference. New York defeated Charlotte tonight.

Rookie Ann Wauters, the first overall pick in this year's draft, had season highs of 15 points, nine rebounds and four blocks. The 19-year-old center from Belgium did not miss a shot, going 6-for-6 from the field, and and making all three free throws.

Hall entered the game when starting forward Mery Andrade sustained a contusion of the right shin 24 seconds into the game when she collided with Detroit's Barbara Farris. Andrade returned with 13:06 remaining in the game.

Cleveland (14-11) broke a two-game losing streak and moved within one game of first-place New York in the Eastern Conference. The Liberty played at Charlotte on Friday night and will play host to the Rockers at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.

Detroit (11-14) fell into a tie with the Washington Mystics for fourth place in the East.

Wendy Palmer led the Shock with 13 points and nine rebounds, and Claudia Maria das Neves added 11 points.

Detroit shot just 36 percent from the field, as starting guards Dominque Canty, who went scoreless, and Edwina Brown combined for 1-for-15 shooting.

Cleveland shot 50 percent from the field as the Rockers' starting guards shot a combined 10-for-22. Merlakia Jones shot 6-for-15 with 13 points, and Suzie McConnell Serio was 4-for-7 for 10 points.

 


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Cleveland 80
Detroit 60

New York 66
Charlotte 56

Minnesota 68
Miami 44

Indiana 73
Portland 58

Phoenix 65
Seattle 55