Shock rock; Lynx roll

? Deanna Nolan hit a 15-foot jumper as time expired to give the Detroit Shock a 70-68 victory Wednesday over the Indiana Fever.

Nolan led the Shock (11-5) with 27 points. Swin Cash scored 14 points, and Cheryl Ford had 10 rebounds.

Tamika Catchings led the Fever (10-8) with 22 points and 13 rebounds. Natalie Williams scored 17 points.

Catchings had given the Fever a 68-66 lead by hitting two free throws with 59.8 seconds to play but fouled out on the Shock’s next possession. Ruth Riley made both free throws to tie the score.

The Fever lost the ball on an errant pass with 20.8 seconds to go. After taking a timeout, the Shock worked the ball to Nolan, who used a screen to break wide open on the right side.

The Fever lost starting guard Niele Ivey to a dislocated — and possibly broken — middle finger on her right hand when she fell hard to the floor after trying to block a shot with 5:47 remaining in the first half.

Lynx 85, Sliver Stars 78

Minneapolis — Katie Smith scored 27 points as Minnesota beat San Antonio.

Smith, who leads the league in scoring with 19.7 points a game, helped seal the win with four free throws in the final minute. Teresa Edwards had a WNBA career-high 15 points, along with seven rebounds and seven assists for the Lynx (10-8).

Adrienne Goodson, Margo Dydek and Marie Ferdinand scored 18 points each for San Antonio.

The Silver Stars (6-12) came back from a 13-point second-half deficit to tie the game at 59 with just over six minutes left.

Edwards and Smith responded, combining for 12 points over the next five minutes to push Minnesota’s lead back up to 77-69.