Stars at the Sun
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.
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| WNBA All-Star Game | |||||||||||||||||||
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The Game
Rosters
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- 1 Injured
- 2 Injury replacement
- 3 Starting in place of injured player
ABC (HD) |
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 | |
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 |
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