Stars at the Sun

Stars at the Sun

1 2 3 4 Total USA 29 20 26 24 99 WNBA 19 9 16 28 72
Date	July 10, 2010
Arena	Mohegan Sun Arena
City	Uncasville, Connecticut
MVP	Sylvia Fowles, Team USA
Attendance	9,518
Network	ABC
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The Stars at the Sun game was played on July 10, 2010 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, home of the Connecticut Sun. This game, unlike previous non-Olympic year games, was a contest between the USA women's national team and a team of WNBA All-Stars. This game is not considered a WNBA All-Star Game. This was the third time Connecticut has hosted the mid-season basketball showcase, after previously hosting the 2005 and 2009 All-Star games.

The Game

Rosters

USA Basketball Team

Pos.	Player	Team
Starters
PG	Sue Bird	Seattle Storm
SG	Cappie Pondexter	New York Liberty
SF	Diana Taurasi	Phoenix Mercury
SF	Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever
C	Sylvia Fowles	Chicago Sky
Reserves
G	Renee Montgomery	Connecticut Sun
F	Angel McCoughtry	Atlanta Dream
F	Maya Moore	UConn
F	Swin Cash	Seattle Storm
F	Candice Dupree	Phoenix Mercury
F	Candace Parker1	Los Angeles Sparks
C	Tina Charles	Connecticut Sun

WNBA Team

Pos.	Player	Team
Starters
PG	Lindsey Harding2	Washington Mystics
SG	Katie Douglas	Indiana Fever
SF	Monique Currie2	Washington Mystics
PF	Crystal Langhorne	Washington Mystics
C	Michelle Snow	San Antonio Silver Stars
Reserves
G	Becky Hammon1	San Antonio Silver Stars
G	Penny Taylor	Phoenix Mercury
G	Lindsay Whalen2	Minnesota Lynx
F	Iziane Castro Marques	Atlanta Dream
F	Jayne Appel	San Antonio Silver Stars
F	Sophia Young	San Antonio Silver Stars
F	Rebekkah Brunson	Minnesota Lynx
F	Lauren Jackson1	Seattle Storm
F	Sancho Lyttle1	Atlanta Dream

• ¹ Injured
• ² Injury replacement
• ³ Starting in place of injured player

ABC (HD)

July 10 3:30pm

Report

USA 99, WNBA 72
Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 20–9, 26–16, 24–28
Pts: Fowles 23 Rebs: Dupree, Fowles, Moore each 8 Asts: Pondexter 6		Pts: Douglas 15 Rebs: Harding 7 Asts: Harding 4

Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut Attendance: 9,518 Referees: Michael Price, Cameron Inouye, Kurt Walker

Coaches

The coach for Team USA is Connecticut Huskies women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma. The coach for the WNBA Team is Seattle Storm coach Brian Agler.

Other events

Three-Point Shootout

Position	Player	From	Year to ASG			1st	2nd
			Made	Attempted	Percent
SG	Katie Douglas	Indiana Fever	38	90	.422	24	23
PG	Lindsay Whalen	Minnesota Lynx	8	34	.235	?	11
SF	Swin Cash	Seattle Storm	20	44	.455	?	7
PG	Sue Bird	Seattle Storm	34	86	.395	?	DNQ
SF	Monique Currie	Washington Mystics	22	47	.468	?	DNQ
SF	Angel McCoughtry	Atlanta Dream	18	70	.257	?	DNQ

Skills Challenge

Player	From	Height	Weight	1st	2nd
Renee Montgomery	Connecticut Sun	5-7	143	29.4	25.0
Cappie Pondexter	New York Liberty	5-9	160	31.3	32.1
Lindsay Whalen	Minnesota Lynx	5-9	169	26.6	34.2
Iziane Castro Marques	Atlanta Dream	6-0	140	N/A
Lindsey Harding	Washington Mystics	5-8	139	N/A
Angel McCoughtry	Atlanta Dream	6-1	160	N/A