SAN ANTONIO For a while, it looked like the Liberty were going to pick up their fourth consecutive victory until they were undone by a disastrous fourth quarter.

Danielle Robinson had 21 points and the San Antonio Silver Stars outscored the Liberty 22-9 in the final quarter to earn a 77-66 victory over the Liberty on Tuesday. The loss snapped the Libertys three-game winning streak.

Cappie Pondexter scored 23 points to lead the Liberty (14-18), which maintained their one-game lead over Chicago for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Essence Carson had 11 points and Kara Braxton 10.

Shameka Christon added 17 points and Becky Hammon 12 for the playoff-bound San Antonio (20-12).

The Liberty shot 24 percent (4-for-17) from the field in the fourth and were outrebounded 12-5 in the quarter.

The Silver Stars closed the game on a 20-7 run, which included a last-second 3-pointer by Pondexter.

They were hitting shots and clicking on all cylinders, Braxton said. We really could not contain the ball or stop them.

Silver Stars coach Dan Hughes said he was happy with his teams defensive intensity during crunch time.

What was exciting to me was the way we played defensively in the second half, and specifically, in the fourth quarter, he said. [It was] some of the best defense we have played all year against a team that is a good basketball team.

Hammons 3-pointer gave San Antonio a 60-59 edge, its first since leading 18-16 with nine minutes left in the first half.

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