Lynx set WNBA record for shooting accuracy in beating Tulsa

The Lynx could not miss on Tuesday afternoon.

They made almost 70 percent of their shots from the field -- actually an WNBA single-game record of 69.5 percent -- in clobbering Tulsa 107-86. The record had been 65.5 percent set by Los Angeles against Houston on June 15, 2005.

Backup guard Candice Wiggins scored a team-high 25 points. She was eight of 12, including six for nine on three-pointers.

It was Wiggins' fourth game in a row in double figures and a season-high for her. Her previous best scoring game was 12 points.

Her 25 points were the most Wiggins, the No. 3 pick in the 2008 WNBA draft, had scored since getting the same total on June 25, 2009 against the New York Liberty.

It was one of the highest totals ever by a Lynx reserve. Wiggins had 27 once in 2008 when she was named the Sixth Woman of the Year, but not close to a league record.

The top three games by a reserve:

Wiggins averaged 15.8 points as a reserve in 2008. That is the league all-time record for a bench player.

Also in double figures for the Lynx on Tuesday were:

* forward Maya Moore with 24 points and six rebounds. She also was eight for 12 from the field.

* center Taj McWilliams-Franklin with 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds

* guard Lindsay Whalen with 14 points and seven assists. She was five for six from the field, scoring mostly on drives to the basket. She also made the only three-point attempt she took.

The Lynx had to keep scoring to stay ahead of the Shock. Tulsa, which shot almost 50 percent, was within 80-77 early in the fourth quarter before the Lynx went on a 14-0 run. McWilliams-Franklin scored the first four points, Wiggins made two three-pointers.

Combined the Lynx and the Shock shot 58.5 percent from the field, another WNBA record for a single game. The previous mark was 57.6 percent set by Cleveland and Detroit on June 16, 2000.

Tulsa came in last in the 12-team WNBA in field goal defense -- opponents were shooting 47.5 percent -- and last in giving up points -- opponents were averaging 82.3 points per game.

The Lynx, on the other hand, were first in the league in shooting from the field at 47.9 percent and on three-pointers at 41.4 percent.

This was their ninth game shooting at least 50 percent and they made 11 of 16 three pointers, a season-best 68.8 percent.

The victory for the Lynx (14-4) broke their three-game losing streak overall -- and on the road. They will play the Shock (3-14) again at noon Thursday at Target Center before taking a five-week break for the London Summer Olympics.

* Wing Julie Wojta, the newest Lynx who joined the team Monday, did not play against Tulsa. The rookie from Wis.-Green Bay played in two preseason games before being cut. She had nine points and nine rebounds in 28 minutes in those games.