Nancy predicted the Liberty to land in 5th place in the East, Mechelle 6th. Both could still be right, but New York is keeping it interesting.

In a game that saw 16 lead changes and 13 ties, Shameka Christon's free throws in the final seconds, and the decision to make the switch on defense against Alana Beard as she took the final shot of the game, sealed a 73-72 Liberty win.

The Lib had 3 players in double figures, Christon, Kraayeveld (6-10/15pts) and the very consistent McCarville (8-11, 18pts.) They didn't turn the ball over (as much), and mangaged to "contain" Beard (19pts). Milton-Jones played the entire game (21pts), and Sanford continues to surprise (4-8, 14pts).

This continued the East's improbable, and topsy-turvy, season. It's been fun, in an agonzing, heart-pounding, maalox chewing sort of way, but it's all drawing to a close. If the Lib win out, they're in the playoffs. If they lose one-of-two, they'll need the Mystics to lose.

End Note: Some officials think that the speed, physicality and aggressiveness of the game (not to mention the size of the players) makes the "ball out-of-bounds" call one of the hardest to make.

They missed one last night in the final of the game: replays clearly showed Alana losing the ball off her body (she, too, knew it), but the refs called it Mystic ball, setting up the final attempt. Ah, the basketball gods are fickle...