SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ Natalie Williams had 29 points and 13 rebounds Saturday night, as the Utah Starzz beat the Sacramento Monarchs 75-69.

Utah (12-10) won its third straight, and pulled within a game of Sacramento (13-9) for fourth place in the Western Conference. The top four teams make the playoffs.

Yolanda Griffith had 29 points and 17 rebounds for the Monarchs, losers of three straight.

Utah, which trailed 38-34 at halftime, went on a 9-2 run to take a 63-60 lead on two free throws by Adrienne Goodson with 5:06 remaining in the game.

The Starzz shot 15-for-18 on free throws in the final seven minutes. Jennifer Azzi had the team's lone field goal during the stretch, with a short jumper that put U1tah ahead 68-63 with 2:46 left.

Azzi scored 16 points and had eight assists for Utah, which made 24 of 29 free throws overall. Margo Dydek had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Goodson added nine points.

Sacramento scored just five points over a nine-minute stretch when the Starzz took the lead for good. Tangela Smith scored 16 points for the Monarchs.