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Sunday, Jul. 23 4:00pm ET
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BOX SCORE
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Natalie Williams had 23 points and 12 rebounds and hit nine of 10 free throws in the game's final 10:33 to lift the Utah Starzz past the Orlando Miracle 69-66 Sunday. Williams made two free throws with 20.6 seconds remaining to close out the scoring. Orlando missed its last seven field goals -- three in the final 10.8 seconds -- including three-point attempts by Taj McWilliams and Cintia Dos Santos. The win completed a 2-2 road trip for Utah (13-12), which moved two games behind Phoenix in the battle for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Williams averaged better than 22 points and 12 rebounds on the trip. The Miracle (14-10) lost for the fourth time in five games and fell into a first-place tie with Cleveland and New York in the Eastern Conference. Utah's Jennifer Azzi made a free throw with 11:55 remaining that tied it 48-48. Tiffany Wait of the Miracle missed a 3-point shot and Utah's Adrienne Goodson hit a layup that gave the Starzz the lead. Goodson finished with 15 points and nine rebounds and Margo Dydek had 10 points and five rebounds for Utah. Adrienne Johnson and McWilliams had 18 points each for Orlando and Dos Santos had 12 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots. Utah shot 44.6 percent to 39.1 for Orlando and also outrebounded the Miracle, 35-28. Orlando tied it twice late, including at 66 when Shannon Johnson hit a pair of free throws with 1:43 left. But Williams was fouled again and made one free throw to give Utah a 67-66 advantage. Adrienne Johnson missed on a 3-pointer with 23.2 seconds remaining that would have given Orlando the lead. Utah led 33-24 with 3:05 remaining in the first half but the Miracle closed with an 8-2 run to trail 35-32 at halftime. Williams led Utah with 10 points and seven rebounds while Adrienne Johnson scored 10 for Orlando. | ALSO SEE WNBA Scoreboard RECAPS New York 69 Houston 64
Utah 69
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