Sparks 71-65 Stars (17 Sep, 2016) Play-by-Play

San Antonio Stars

7-26, 3-14 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SA	14	10	25	16	65
LA	20	16	17	18	71

Los Angeles Sparks

26-8, 14-3 home

Essence Carson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot
Nneka Ogwumike misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 4-foot two point shot
Essence Carson misses jumper
Essence Carson makes 20-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Jazmon Gwathmey blocks Alana Beard's layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup
Essence Carson makes 15-foot two point shot
Candace Parker makes driving layup (Alana Beard assists)
Alana Beard makes driving layup
Jantel Lavender misses 17-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot
Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kristi Toliver misses layup
Jantel Lavender makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Jantel Lavender misses jumper
Jantel Lavender makes free throw 1 of 2
Jantel Lavender makes free throw 2 of 2
Chelsea Gray makes two point shot (Essence Carson assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
Alana Beard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Candace Parker misses jumper
Chelsea Gray makes 5-foot two point shot
Chelsea Gray misses 19-foot jumper
Ana Dabovic makes jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Jantel Lavender makes two point shot (Alana Beard assists)
Alana Beard misses jumper
Kristi Toliver makes 23-foot three point jumper
Astou Ndour blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 2-foot layup
Kristi Toliver misses jumper
Jantel Lavender makes 19-foot jumper (Essence Carson assists)
Chelsea Gray misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike misses 21-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
Essence Carson makes 21-foot jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
Essence Carson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kristi Toliver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jantel Lavender assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Jantel Lavender makes 4-foot two point shot (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses 15-foot jumper
Alana Beard misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chelsea Gray makes 16-foot jumper (Alana Beard assists)
Jantel Lavender makes 15-foot jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
Alana Beard makes driving layup (Ann Wauters assists)
Jantel Lavender misses 7-foot two point shot
Chelsea Gray makes 13-foot two point shot (Jantel Lavender assists)
Chelsea Gray makes free throw 1 of 1
Jantel Lavender misses jumper
Chelsea Gray makes free throw 1 of 3
Chelsea Gray misses free throw 2 of 3
Chelsea Gray makes free throw 3 of 3
Kristi Toliver misses 29-foot three point jumper
Jantel Lavender misses layup
Kristi Toliver misses 4-foot two point shot
Kristi Toliver misses 21-foot jumper
Alana Beard makes driving layup
Jazmon Gwathmey blocks Alana Beard 's 2-foot layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Jantel Lavender assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 1
Chelsea Gray makes free throw 1 of 2
Chelsea Gray makes free throw 2 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Jantel Lavender makes free throw 1 of 2
Jantel Lavender makes free throw 2 of 2
Moriah Jefferson makes layup (Jayne Appel-Marinelli assists)
Monique Currie makes 16-foot two point shot
Astou Ndour misses 14-foot jumper
Astou Ndour makes 17-foot jumper (Monique Currie assists)
Monique Currie misses 20-foot jumper
Monique Currie misses layup
Moriah Jefferson misses jumper
Moriah Jefferson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Monique Currie makes 16-foot two point shot
Moriah Jefferson misses 15-foot two point jumper
Moriah Jefferson makes driving layup
Haley Peters misses 16-foot jumper
Astou Ndour makes layup (Haley Peters assists)
Sydney Colson misses free throw 1 of 3
Sydney Colson makes free throw 2 of 3
Sydney Colson makes free throw 3 of 3
Moriah Jefferson misses layup
Haley Peters misses 16-foot jumper
Sydney Colson misses 16-foot jumper
Haley Peters misses 13-foot jumper
Haley Peters misses 21-foot jumper
Candace Parker blocks Jazmon Gwathmey 's 4-foot jumper
Haley Peters misses 17-foot jumper
Jayne Appel-Marinelli misses jumper
Astou Ndour makes two point shot (Monique Currie assists)
Monique Currie misses 25-foot three point jumper
Moriah Jefferson makes driving layup
Alex Montgomery makes 20-foot jumper (Jayne Appel-Marinelli assists)
Astou Ndour misses 19-foot jumper
Moriah Jefferson makes 17-foot two point shot
Moriah Jefferson misses 12-foot jumper
Monique Currie makes 19-foot jumper (Jayne Appel-Marinelli assists)
Haley Peters misses 24-foot three point jumper
Moriah Jefferson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Monique Currie misses layup
Moriah Jefferson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Moriah Jefferson makes 14-foot two point shot
Monique Currie makes 16-foot two point shot
Astou Ndour makes 23-foot three point jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)
Monique Currie makes driving layup (Moriah Jefferson assists)
Monique Currie makes free throw 1 of 1
Jazmon Gwathmey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Monique Currie assists)
Moriah Jefferson makes two point shot
Jayne Appel-Marinelli makes free throw 2 of 2
Jayne Appel-Marinelli misses free throw 1 of 1
Jazmon Gwathmey makes 18-foot jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)
Jazmon Gwathmey makes free throw 1 of 2
Jazmon Gwathmey makes free throw 2 of 2
Monique Currie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)
Monique Currie makes free throw 1 of 2
Monique Currie makes free throw 2 of 2
Moriah Jefferson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Monique Currie misses 20-foot jumper
Moriah Jefferson misses 11-foot jumper
Haley Peters misses 8-foot jumper
Vicki Baugh makes 17-foot jumper (Sydney Colson assists)
Sydney Colson makes driving layup
Monique Currie misses 18-foot jumper
Moriah Jefferson misses layup
Monique Currie makes technical free throw
Astou Ndour makes 24-foot three point jumper (Monique Currie assists)
Moriah Jefferson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Moriah Jefferson makes two point shot
Moriah Jefferson makes two point shot
Moriah Jefferson makes 9-foot two point shot
Moriah Jefferson misses 4-foot jumper
Monique Currie misses 15-foot jumper
Jayne Appel-Marinelli makes 4-foot two point shot (Astou Ndour assists)
Moriah Jefferson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Astou Ndour misses 23-foot three point jumper

STARS

SPARKS

TIME		SA	LA
10:00	Jayne Appel-Marinelli vs. Nneka Ogwumike (Kristi Toliver gains possession)	0	0
9:45	Essence Carson misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:42	Astou Ndour defensive rebound	0	0
9:33	Moriah Jefferson bad pass (Nneka Ogwumike steals)	0	0
9:26	Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot	0	2
9:14	Moriah Jefferson makes layup (Jayne Appel-Marinelli assists)	2	2
9:00	Nneka Ogwumike misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	2
9:00	Alana Beard offensive rebound	2	2
8:56	Astou Ndour personal foul (Candace Parker draws the foul)	2	2
8:42	Nneka Ogwumike makes 4-foot two point shot	2	4
8:21	Monique Currie makes 16-foot two point shot	4	4
8:11	Moriah Jefferson personal foul (Nneka Ogwumike draws the foul)	4	4
7:58	Essence Carson misses jumper	4	4
7:58	Monique Currie defensive rebound	4	4
7:50	Astou Ndour misses 14-foot jumper	4	4
7:48	Kristi Toliver defensive rebound	4	4
7:37	Essence Carson makes 20-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)	4	6
7:16	Jazmon Gwathmey lost ball turnover (Alana Beard steals)	4	6
7:11	Jazmon Gwathmey blocks Alana Beard's layup	4	6
7:09	Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound	4	6
7:07	Nneka Ogwumike makes layup	4	8
6:48	Astou Ndour makes 17-foot jumper (Monique Currie assists)	6	8
6:41	Essence Carson bad pass (Jayne Appel-Marinelli steals)	6	8
6:41	Alana Beard personal foul (Moriah Jefferson draws the foul)	6	8
6:18	Monique Currie misses 20-foot jumper	6	8
6:16	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	6	8
6:15	Nneka Ogwumike bad pass (Astou Ndour steals)	6	8
6:03	Monique Currie misses layup	6	8
6:01	Candace Parker defensive rebound	6	8
5:58	Candace Parker bad pass (Jazmon Gwathmey steals)	6	8
5:52	Moriah Jefferson misses jumper	6	8
5:50	Alana Beard defensive rebound	6	8
5:39	Essence Carson makes 15-foot two point shot	6	10
5:16	Moriah Jefferson misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	10
5:16	Monique Currie offensive rebound	6	10
5:09	Monique Currie makes 16-foot two point shot	8	10
5:00	Candace Parker makes driving layup (Alana Beard assists)	8	12
4:46	Official timeout	8	12
4:46	Jayne Appel-Marinelli vs. Essence Carson (Alana Beard gains possession)	8	12
4:46	Jantel Lavender enters the game for Candace Parker	8	12
4:46	Jayne Appel-Marinelli lost ball turnover (Essence Carson steals)	8	12
4:22	Jantel Lavender 3 second turnover	8	12
4:11	Moriah Jefferson misses 15-foot two point jumper	8	12
4:09	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	8	12
3:58	Alana Beard makes driving layup	8	14
3:39	Astou Ndour traveling	8	14
3:39	Haley Peters enters the game for Jazmon Gwathmey	8	14
3:39	Chelsea Gray enters the game for Essence Carson	8	14
3:26	Jantel Lavender misses 17-foot jumper	8	14
3:25	Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound	8	14
3:19	Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot	8	16
3:06	Monique Currie out of bounds lost ball turnover	8	16
3:06	Vicki Baugh enters the game for Jayne Appel-Marinelli	8	16
2:59	Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper	8	16
2:59	Monique Currie defensive rebound	8	16
2:59	Alana Beard personal foul (Haley Peters draws the foul)	8	16
2:45	Moriah Jefferson makes driving layup	10	16
2:36	Kristi Toliver misses layup	10	16
2:36	Vicki Baugh defensive rebound	10	16
2:27	Haley Peters misses 16-foot jumper	10	16
2:25	Vicki Baugh offensive rebound	10	16
2:18	Astou Ndour makes layup (Haley Peters assists)	12	16
1:59	Jantel Lavender bad pass (Moriah Jefferson steals)	12	16
1:54	Ana Dabovic enters the game for Alana Beard	12	16
1:54	Essence Carson enters the game for Kristi Toliver	12	16
1:54	Sydney Colson enters the game for Monique Currie	12	16
1:46	Moriah Jefferson vs. Jantel Lavender (Nneka Ogwumike gains possession)	12	16
1:46	Moriah Jefferson lost ball turnover (Jantel Lavender steals)	12	16
1:39	Jantel Lavender makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)	12	18
1:16	Nneka Ogwumike shooting foul (Sydney Colson draws the foul)	14	18
1:16	Sydney Colson misses free throw 1 of 3	14	18
1:16	Sydney Colson makes free throw 2 of 3	14	18
1:16	Candace Parker enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike	14	18
1:16	Sydney Colson makes free throw 3 of 3	14	18
1:16	San Antonio offensive team rebound	14	18
59.0	Chelsea Gray bad pass (Astou Ndour steals)	14	18
50.0	Vicki Baugh 3 second turnover	14	18
33.0	Jantel Lavender misses jumper	14	18
33.0	Vicki Baugh defensive rebound	14	18
16.0	Moriah Jefferson misses layup	14	18
15.0	Jantel Lavender defensive rebound	14	18
1.0	Astou Ndour shooting foul (Jantel Lavender draws the foul)	14	18
1.0	Jantel Lavender makes free throw 1 of 2	14	19
1.0	Jantel Lavender makes free throw 2 of 2	14	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	14	20

Regular Season Series

LA wins 4-0

Stars
61
Sparks
68

Game 1

3/6

Sparks
74
Stars
61

Game 2

5/6

Sparks
70
Stars
61

Game 3

2/9

Stars
65
Sparks
71

Game 4

17/9

crypto.com Arena

3:30 AM, 17 September 2016

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 13,519

Referees:
Eric Brewton
Roy Gulbeyan
Isaac Barnett

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
Las Vegas	27	13	.675	3	W5
Seattle	25	15	.625	5	W1
Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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