MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Mwadi Mabika had 16 points as the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Minnesota Lynx 69-58 Sunday.

The Sparks (24-7), coming off an emotional home loss to the Houston Comets, went on a 23-4 run late in the second half.

Katie Smith and Georgia Schweitzer each had 13 points for Minnesota (10-21), which clinched the worst team mark in its four-year history.

Leading by two at the break, the Sparks scored nine in a row to start the second half. Lisa Leslie keyed the run with six points and finished with 13. Minnesota answered with five three-pointers and took a 47-46 lead with nine minutes to play, before the Sparks' run put the game away.

The Sparks got a team-best six rebounds from Nikki Teasley while Tamika Williams had six rebounds for Minnesota.

Notes: With the loss, Minnesota is now 1-24 all-time against Los Angeles and Houston, and 51-51 against the rest of the WNBA. ... Minnesota forward Svetlana Abrosimova sat out for the second consecutive game with a lower back strain. Abrosimova, who has missed four games in 2002, is listed as doubtful for the season finale at Houston on Tuesday.

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