CLEVELAND (AP) Chamique Holdsclaw had 18 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Washington Mystics to a 60-54 victory over the Cleveland Rockers on Sunday night.

Holdsclaw scored 16 points in the second half, including a 15-foot jumper with 2:53 remaining that put Washington ahead to stay at 50-48.

Washington (17-14) won for just the second time in 10 games. The Mystics, who secured a WNBA playoff berth with a victory over New York last Thursday, are tied for second place in the Eastern Conference with the Charlotte Sting.

The Mystics play in Charlotte on Tuesday to close the regular season. The winner will earn the second seed and homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

Cleveland (10-21) lost its fifth straight and has averaged just 56 points over that span.

Ann Wauters scored 12 points to lead Cleveland, while Chasity Melvin had 10.

Merlakia Jones of the Rockers became the 13th player in WNBA history to score 2,000 points when she hit a 3-pointer with 12 seconds to play. Jones, who finished with five points, was just 2-for-12 from the field as Cleveland shot 26.2 percent (17-for-65).

Washington was able to overcome its poor start, shooting 15-for-29 (52 percent) in the second half.

The Mystics missed nine of their first 10 shots and the Rockers missed 13 of 14 until Cleveland's Jennifer Rizzotti hit a 3-pointer 5:52 into the game for a 5-2 lead.

The Mystics trailed 24-18 at halftime - their lowest first-half total of the season.

Holdsclaw and Murriel Page, who scored 13 points, then sparked Washington's second-half rally.

Page scored seven points and Holdsclaw had six in a 13-5 run that gave the Mystics a 44-43 lead with 8:21 to play.

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