TULSA, OKLA. -- Taj McWilliams-Franklin scored 18 points to lead the Lynx to a 78-72 victory over Tulsa on Tuesday night, extending the Shock's WNBA record to 19 consecutive losses.
McWilliams-Franklin blocked Ivory Latta's jumper in the lane with 19.1 seconds remaining to help Minnesota hold off a late rally.
"When I spun on her I just knew I had her," Latta said. "I didn't think her length was going to catch up with me but it did and she tipped the ball."
Lindsay Whalen scored 14 points, Amber Harris had 13 and Seimone Augustus chipped in 12 for the Lynx.
Amber Holt scored 18 points, Tiffany Jackson added 13, and Sheryl Swoopes and Latta each scored 10 for the Shock, which fell to 1-24 this season.
"I came out with the mindset that we don't have anything to lose," said Holt, who was two points shy of her career high. "We had our focus from the beginning to end tonight."
Tulsa trailed only 55-50 after three quarters but stumbled through two brief yet costly scoring droughts in the fourth. The Lynx broke off a 7-2 run to pull away and scored five unanswered points later in the quarter for a 12-point lead.
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