Another ugly game on national television. Lots of missed shots by both teams and lots of fouls (especially on the Mystics). Yet, the game still had the intensity of a playoff game as the Mystics fell short in forcing a decisive game three and the Sun escaped with a 68-65 win.

Alana Beard and Nikki Teasley both did better offensively compared to game 1, combining for 37 points. Beard still struggled with her shot, hitting only 7 of 21 from the floor. But she scored 7 points in the final 1:15 of the game to give her team a chance to tie. Her three point attempt with just over five seconds left did not fall and Ashja Jones collected the rebound to seal the win for the Sun. "I don't think I could ask any more from my teammates," Beard said. "We gave all that we had, and the only sad part is that we came up on the short end of the stick. We played with great intensity every single minute of the game."

Partly because of the defense of both teams and partly because of the number of fouls, neither team got into much of flow. “There were a lot of free throws tonight, and obviously a lot of stoppages, and we were never able to get in a rhythm,” Lindsay Whalen said.

Thibault declared that "has never seen us play that badly and win. Our defense was good, but our offense was terrible not just in execution but I've never seen us miss that many open shots."

Despite the poor offensive showing, the COY was able to get contributions from several members of the team. Whalen and Katie Douglas combined for 31 points; Taj, Margo and Keesh combined for 35 rebounds; Erin hit another big 3.

Worse than the missed shots for Sun fans is the news of a potentially bad injury to Douglas, suffered late in the game. “We don't really have a good handle on (the injury) as it is not really presenting,” said Jeremy Norman, the Sun's head athletic trainer. “It could be one of several things.”

For the Mystics fans that made the trip up to the Casino, the DC BasketCases report of a special moment after the game.