Ogwumike scores 35, Sparks hand Fever 10th straight defeat

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike scored a season-high 35 points and the Los Angeles Sparks pulled away in the second halfand handed the Indiana Fever their 10th straight loss, 86-79.

Ogwumike, whose career high is 38 points, made 12 of 20 shots with two 3-pointers for Los Angeles (11-14). She missed a jumper and two free throws in the final minute.

Jordin Canada scored 11.

Ogwumike had 21 points in the first half to help the Sparks take a 42-40 lead into intermission. Tiffany Mitchell came off the bench to score 16 of her 22 points in the first half for Indiana (5-23).