Last night the shorthanded Silver Stars-- especially 6'8" rookie Katie Feenstra-- outplayed the Lynx reserves: the Stars built an 11-point lead as foul trouble, or conservation of energy, sent the home team's starters to the bench.

After that, the Lynx starters outplayed the Silver Stars. Vanessa Hayden returned near the end of the first half: Minnesota then scored the last 8 points. With perimeter shooting AWOL, the second-half Lynx ran clean fast breaks or guided the ball inside to Hayden and Ohlde, who combined for 29. A three-point play and a crazy bank shot from Svetlana Abrosimova gave Minnesota the lead.

Lynx won by ten. "That part was fun," Svet said. Paul notes that San Antonio scored more points in 15 minutes sans Hayden than in the 25 minutes she played.

We had courtside seats through a Great Basketball Dribble (breast cancer research) promotion. If you can get them without breaking the bank, you should: you'll see more game.