Stunning ugly finish in San Antonio. The Stars had kept up with Phoenix's fast-paced, free-shooting style for most of the game, in part thanks to Sophia Young's eighteen offensive total rebounds: the home team trailed by six with 19 seconds to go.

Diana-- who had played with her usual pizzazz, and shot well-- fouled three-point ace Shanna Crossley. Oops: Crossley made all three freebies. DT then carried the ball on the next possession, and Hammon tied the game on a miracle trey with two seconds to go.

The big SA crowd went nuts. More overtime! The underdogs had a chance! But... Crossley swiped at the ball as Cappie dribbled it after the inbounds pass: intentional foul, a la Katie Douglas on Monday, not realizing the game was tied? instinctive attempt at a steal? a clear, clean attempt at the ball with no contact? Whatever really happened, Lisa Mattingly called it a foul: she blew her whistle, Pondexter headed to the free-throw line and sank both shots, and Phoenix walked out with a 102-100 win.

Cappie handled it well-- a win is a win-- but even some Phoenix fans didn't like that finale. "The whole world saw what happened," Hammon said.

Bleargh. If I were Mattingly I'd avoid San Antonio fans for, oh, the next ten years. Yes, she called what she saw, but... should the league be happy with the results?