Smith And Ford Lead Unbeaten Shock To 79-74 Victory Over Sun

Monday, June 11th 2007, 8:39 am

By: News On 6

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) _ Katie Smith scored 23 points and Cheryl Ford added 20 points and 13 rebounds as the Detroit Shock beat the Connecticut Sun 79-74 Sunday to remain the WNBA's only unbeaten team.

The 6-0 start is Detroit's best ever and extends the Shock's winning streak to eight games dating to last season's WNBA Finals.

Shannon Johnson added 12 points and Swin Cash had 11.

Asjha Jones scored 20 points and Lindsay Whalen 19 to lead Connecticut (4-3).

Fever 80, Liberty 61

At Indianapolis, Tammy Sutton-Brown tied career highs with 22 points and 13 rebounds to lead Indiana over New York.

Sutton-Brown, a seventh-year center signed as a free agent in the offseason, shot 10-for-12 from the field. Tamika Whitmore added 22 points and six rebounds for Indiana (7-1), which avenged its only loss.

Sutton-Brown and Whitmore made up for an off night by Tamika Catchings. The league's No. 4 scorer was held to 14 points on 5-for-15 shooting.

Erin Thorn led New York (5-2) with 17 points.