Seattle hosted Detroit in a battle of the last two champs. LJ played through pain and racked up 21, 7, and 4. Betty Lennox was money when it counted; she came off a well-designed and well-executed screen to hit the game-winner with 18.1 left.

The coaches were miked up, giving us, the national television audience, a chance to experience Coach Laimbeer's constant harassment of refs and opposing players.

Jayda Evans reports that Bill refused to shake Anne Donovan's hand after the game. Fans say: unfact, maybe.