Stars at the Sun
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| Date | July 10, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Mohegan Sun Arena | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Uncasville, Connecticut | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Sylvia Fowles, Team USA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 9,518 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Contents
The Game
Rosters
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- 1 Injured
- 2 Injury replacement
- 3 Starting in place of injured player
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July 10
3:30pm |
| 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 |
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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 | ||
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
