Williams Scores 34 In Power Victory

ABL

Former UCLA star Natalie Williams scored six of her career-high 34 points in overtime as the Portland Power beat the Long Beach StingRays 85-80 on Tuesday night in the American Basketball League.

Elaine Powell added 24 as the Western Conference-leading Power (11-3) won their fourth consecutive game in front of an announced crowd of 1,491 at the 4,000-seat Pyramid on the Long Beach State campus.

Power 85, Stingrays 80

Portland (85) - Milton 2-8 7-8 11, Harrison 4-8 1-2 10, Williams 14-23 5-8 34, Powell 8-13 7-8 24, Wright 0-2 0-0 0, Frost 0-1 0-0 0, Morris 0-1 0-0 0, Goodenbour 2-5 0-0 6, Jacoby 0-0 0-0 0, Ford 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-61 20-26 85.

Long Beach (80) - Davis 5-13 8-9 18, Griffith 7-17 5-8 19, Lacy 2-4 0-0 4, Williams 4-8 0-0 8, Nagy 3-6 4-4 10, Stafford 3-9 3-4 10, Wilkerson 1-2 0-0 2, Johnson 3-6 2-2 9, Bauer 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-67 22-27 80.

Portland 13 22 22 14 14 - 85

Long Beach 13 27 15 16 9 - 80

3-Point goals-Portland 5-10 (Goodenbour 2-3, Harrison 1-1, Williams 1-1, Powell 1-3, Milton 0-2), Long Beach 2-10 (Stafford 1-2, Johnson 1-3, Williams 0-1, Nagy 0-1, Davis 0-3). Fouled out-Griffith. Rebounds-Portland 36 (Williams 10), Long Beach 39 (Griffith 13). Assists-Portland 19 (Powell 7), Long Beach 16 (Nagy 7). Total fouls-Portland 18, Long Beach 21. A-1,491.

Lasers 95, Rage 79

Philadelphia

Charlotte Smith scored 19 points to lead visiting San Jose over Philadelphia.

San Jose (95) - C.Smith 8-12 2-2 19, Sam 4-15 0-2 8, Kaplan 4-8 2-2 10, Azzi 4-9 6-6 17, Henning 1-3 0-0 2, Byrd 1-1 2-2 4, Sandie 2-4 2-2 8, Gaither 1-2 0-0 2, Holland-Corn 3-5 4-4 12, Machanguana 5-8 1-2 11, Bradley 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 33-67 21-24 95.

Philadelphia (79) - Goodson 12-20 6-7 30, Campbell 2-2 0-0 4, McWilliams 1-6 3-4 5, Staley 7-11 0-0 16, Aldridge 0-2 0-0 0, Frett 4-8 1-1 9, Marciniak 1-6 0-0 3, Sobral 2-4 0-0 6, Morgan 1-3 2-4 5, Mallon 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 30-63 13-18 79.

San Jose 23 25 15 32 - 95

Philadelphia 17 18 16 28 - 79

3-Point goals-San Jose 8-18 (Azzi 3-6, Sandie 2-4, Holland-Corn 2-4, C.Smith 1-1, Henning 0-1, Sam 0-2), Philadelphia 6-13 (Sobral 2-2, Staley 2-4, Morgan 1-1, Marciniak 1-4, Goodson 0-1, Mallon 0-1). Fouled out- None.

Rebounds-San Jose 40 (Sam 15), Philadelphia 28 (Goodson 10). Assists-San Jose 26 (Henning 10), Los Angeles 12 (Staley 4). Total fouls-San Jose 20, Philadelphia 22. A-2,384.