Sacramento came out on top of a hard fought battle with Houston, 73-66.

The Monarchs never trailed. But the Comets pulled even at 58 in the fourth quarter before the home team went on a 10-0 run to close the game out.

Houston's biggest problem seemed to be getting their shots to fall, as they connected on only 29.4% for the game. Both teams received solid contributions from some of their rookies. Matee Ajavon and Erica White combined for 27 points for the Comets. And Laura Harper added 11 points for the Monarchs.

Harper and her fellow rookies are getting plenty of on the job training as they combined for 46 minutes of play. "We need a bench," Monarchs coach Jenny Boucek said of her rookies. "We've got to develop them. Sometimes, I've just got to bite my lip and let them learn."