The Detroit Shock started and ended the game strong winning 77-73 in overtime in a competitive nationally televised game over the Connecticut Sun.

Katie Smith led all scorers with 23 points and hit a three pointer with 1.3 seconds left in regulation to force the overtime. The Shock had built a 20-6 lead in the first quarter before the Sun battled back and took their first lead as the third quarter came to a close.

It looked like the Sun may have the game in control late in the fourth quarter as they built a 67-61 lead with 1:44 left, but the Shock came back and tied the game on Smith's shot. Detroit put the game away by scoring the first six points in overtime.

Mike Thibault commented that "it was a shame to give away a game we had won.” He added that “I'm more mad about the mistakes that we made (instead of Smith's shot). We missed two free throws that could clinch the game. I thought we didn't play well in the first half. We waited until halftime to play.”