NEW YORK (AP) Tamika Williams had 13 points and seven rebounds and the Minnesota Lynx kept the New York Liberty from clinching a spot in the WNBA playoffs with a 52-49 victory Tuesday night.

Katie Smith had 10 points and Tamara Moore added nine, including two free throws with nine seconds left, as the Lynx (11-19) won their third straight game.

Tari Phillips scored 17 points and Tamika Whitmore had 12 for the Liberty (17-12), who needed either a win or an Indiana loss to clinch the playoff berth. They got neither, and didn't much look like a team that had won three straight and nine of 11.

Indiana beat Washington 64-55 Tuesday night.

Phillips scored 10 points in 10 minutes as New York overcame a seven-point halftime deficit to take a 32-31 lead.

But Moore hit four consecutive free throws and Georgia Schweitzer added two to put the Lynx back up for good.

Down 39-36, the Liberty then went 3:15 without scoring.

Minnesota reserve guard Kristi Harrower had two free throws, Moore found Schweitzer for a nifty layup and Michelle Gorp added two free throws to put the Lynx up 45-36.

Whitmore scored six points down the stretch to bring New York within 49-46 with 47 seconds to go, and Smith's airball gave the Liberty a chance to tie.

Crystal Robinson missed a layup, though, and Moore grabbed the rebound and was fouled, setting up her free throws with nine seconds left.

Robinson came back with a 3-pointer that put New York within 51-49, but the Liberty couldn't score.

Notes: Minnesota is 4-6 since Heidi VanDeveer took over as coach on July 16. ... Minnesota forward Lynn Pride did not dress for the game because of a sprained left ankle. ... The Liberty shot 55 percent in the opening 9:56 of the game, but didn't hit another shot and finished the first half shooting 27 percent.

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