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HOUSTON (AP) -- Cynthia Cooper scored a season-high 28 points as the Houston Comets beat the expansion Seattle Storm for the third time this season, 79-53 Tuesday night.
|  | | Edna Campbell looks for answers against full-court pressure from Houston's Sheryl Swoopes, left, and Janeth Arcain. |
The Storm (4-20) kept the game close for most of the first half,
but Houston used an 8-0 run to help build a 13-point lead at the
break.
Cooper had 18 points by halftime, including hitting all three 3-pointer attempts, for the Comets (22-4).
Seattle was held to just six first-half rebounds.
Houston's Sheryl Swoopes returned late in the first half after spraining her right index finger in the early going and played a solid second half. She finished with 19 points for the Comets, who never let their lead dip below 11 in the second half.
Tina Thompson was the other Houston player in double figures, with 11 points and a team-high six rebounds.
Seattle's Sonja Henning returned for the second time to the Compaq Center after starting for the Comets last season. She led the Storm with 10 points.
Seattle was hampered by 16 turnovers.
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Houston 79
Seattle 53
Los Angeles 78
Orlando 63
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