How can you score 101 points (without overtime) in a WNBA game and still lose?

You knew the Mercury would find a way: last night Paul Westhead's high-octane, all-offense, no-rebound squad gave up 106 to the visiting Mystics, who have now defeated Phoenix twice despite losing to every other team they have played.

The game looks like a head-scratcher all around: 62 total free throw attempts (Sanford and Taylor fouled out), a rebounding deficit of 18 for the home team, and just seven minutes for starter Nikki Teasley, who somehow picked up a technical foul. "I'm glad we're not going to see [the Mystics] again," said coach Westhead.

Before last night, no team had ever scored 100 or more and lost in regulation; the 207 combined points are also the highest for a 40-minute game, the second-highest ever; what's the all-time record? This Phoenix game from '06.