Liberty 76-78 Sparks (Aug 19, 1997)

All

1H

2H

Scoring Plays

All Plays

K. Colleton makes 10' jump shot

Assisted by H. Zheng

1Q 19:09

T. Dixon makes 6' running jump shot

1Q 18:42

K. Colleton makes 23' three

Assisted by T. Dixon

1Q 18:18

V. Johnson makes layup

1Q 18:07

2-7

L. Leslie makes 7' jump shot

Assisted by P. Toler

1Q 17:46

2-9

S. Witherspoon makes driving layup

1Q 17:30

4-9

H. Zheng makes free throw 1/2

1Q 17:13

4-10

H. Zheng makes free throw 2/2

1Q 17:13

4-11

S. Witherspoon makes free throw 1/2

1Q 16:54

5-11

H. Zheng makes 7' jump shot

Assisted by K. Colleton

1Q 16:44

5-13

P. Toler makes 21' three

Assisted by T. Dixon

1Q 16:08

5-16

T. Dixon makes layup

1Q 15:30

5-18

S. Witherspoon makes 9' jump shot

Assisted by R. Lobo

1Q 14:47

7-18

V. Johnson makes free throw 1/2

1Q 13:49

8-18

V. Johnson makes free throw 2/2

1Q 13:49

9-18

P. Toler makes 9' running jump shot

Assisted by L. Leslie

1Q 13:27

9-20

R. Lobo makes 9' jump shot

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

1Q 13:11

11-20

S. Witherspoon makes driving layup

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

1Q 12:30

13-20

R. Lobo makes layup

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

1Q 12:00

15-20

H. Zheng makes layup

1Q 11:37

15-22

H. Zheng makes free throw 1/1

1Q 11:37

15-23

H. Zheng makes layup

Assisted by K. Colleton

1Q 11:11

15-25

K. Hampton makes 6' hook shot

Assisted by S. Witherspoon

1Q 10:47

17-25

S. Witherspoon makes layup

1Q 10:20

19-25

L. Burgess makes layup

Assisted by K. Colleton

1Q 10:01

19-27

S. Witherspoon makes driving layup

Assisted by V. Johnson

1Q 09:25

21-27

L. Leslie makes 8' running jump shot

1Q 08:53

21-29

R. Lobo makes 9' jump shot

Assisted by S. Witherspoon

1Q 08:39

23-29

K. Colleton makes driving layup

1Q 08:01

23-31

K. Ford makes 15' jump shot

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

1Q 07:40

25-31

P. Toler makes 7' running jump shot

Assisted by J. Wideman

1Q 07:31

25-33

T. Trice-Hill makes free throw 2/2

1Q 05:59

26-33

D. Charles makes layup

Assisted by P. Toler

1Q 05:37

26-35

T. Trice-Hill makes layup

Assisted by S. Wicks

1Q 05:22

28-35

L. Leslie makes free throw 1/2

1Q 05:11

28-36

V. Johnson makes layup

Assisted by K. Ford

1Q 04:53

30-36

T. Trice-Hill makes layup

Assisted by K. Ford

1Q 04:19

32-36

L. Leslie makes layup

Assisted by J. Wideman

1Q 03:34

32-38

V. Johnson makes 10' jump shot

Assisted by K. Ford

1Q 03:19

34-38

R. Lobo makes layup

Assisted by S. Wicks

1Q 02:53

36-38

H. Zheng makes 3' jump shot

Assisted by P. Toler

1Q 02:37

36-40

S. Wicks makes layup

Assisted by R. Lobo

1Q 02:15

38-40

H. Zheng makes 8' jump shot

Assisted by J. Wideman

1Q 01:41

38-42

K. Hampton makes free throw 1/2

1Q 01:25

39-42

K. Hampton makes free throw 2/2

1Q 01:25

40-42

V. Johnson makes 6' running jump shot

Assisted by R. Lobo

1Q 00:51

42-42

P. Toler makes 8' running jump shot

1Q 00:38

42-44

T. Dixon makes 8' running jump shot

2Q 19:51

42-46

T. Dixon makes driving layup

2Q 19:27

42-48

K. Colleton makes driving layup

Assisted by P. Toler

2Q 18:54

42-50

S. Witherspoon makes driving layup

2Q 18:37

44-50

P. Toler makes 9' running jump shot

2Q 17:18

44-52

T. Weatherspoon makes free throw 1/2

2Q 17:02

45-52

T. Weatherspoon makes free throw 2/2

2Q 17:02

46-52

S. Witherspoon makes layup

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

2Q 16:03

48-52

S. Witherspoon makes driving layup

Assisted by V. Johnson

2Q 15:13

50-52

P. Toler makes driving layup

2Q 14:03

50-54

V. Johnson makes layup

Assisted by R. Lobo

2Q 13:09

52-54

V. Johnson makes free throw 1/1

2Q 13:09

53-54

T. Dixon makes free throw 1/2

2Q 12:13

53-55

T. Dixon makes free throw 2/2

2Q 12:13

53-56

D. Charles makes layup

Assisted by L. Leslie

2Q 11:23

53-58

S. Wicks makes 4' hook shot

Assisted by R. Blades

2Q 10:08

55-58

P. Toler makes free throw 2/2

2Q 10:01

55-59

S. Witherspoon makes free throw 1/2

2Q 09:57

56-59

S. Witherspoon makes free throw 2/2

2Q 09:57

57-59

L. Burgess makes 6' hook shot

Assisted by P. Toler

2Q 09:34

57-61

R. Lobo makes 7' hook shot

2Q 09:15

59-61

P. Toler makes 8' running jump shot

2Q 08:51

59-63

P. Toler makes free throw 1/1

2Q 08:51

59-64

L. Leslie makes free throw 1/2

2Q 08:15

59-65

L. Leslie makes free throw 2/2

2Q 08:15

59-66

S. Witherspoon makes driving layup

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

2Q 07:51

61-66

D. Charles makes layup

Assisted by P. Toler

2Q 07:35

61-68

J. Wideman makes free throw 1/2

2Q 07:09

61-69

J. Wideman makes free throw 2/2

2Q 07:09

61-70

T. Weatherspoon makes 8' running jump shot

2Q 06:47

63-70

R. Blades makes 23' three

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

2Q 05:34

66-70

L. Leslie makes driving layup

Assisted by T. Dixon

2Q 04:00

66-72

S. Witherspoon makes layup

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

2Q 03:51

68-72

L. Leslie makes free throw 2/2

2Q 03:40

68-73

S. Wicks makes layup

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

2Q 03:33

70-73

T. Dixon makes driving layup

2Q 02:53

70-75

S. Wicks makes 4' hook shot

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

2Q 02:34

72-75

S. Witherspoon makes layup

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

2Q 01:54

74-75

L. Leslie makes free throw 1/2

2Q 00:19

74-76

S. Witherspoon makes driving layup

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

2Q 00:07

76-76

L. Burgess makes free throw 1/2

2Q 00:00

76-77

L. Burgess makes free throw 2/2

2Q 00:00

76-78

NYL

LAS

1

42

44

2

34

76

78

Top Performers

Points

27

Witherspoon

NYL

Rebounds

9

Zheng

LAS

Assists

12

Weatherspoon

NYL

Threes

1

Blades

NYL

Team Stats

LAS

32-62 (51.6%)

FG%

30-58 (51.7%)

1-5 (20.0%)

3PM

2-5 (40.0%)

11-14 (78.6%)

FTM

16-21 (76.2%)

25

Rebounds

31

26

Assists

18

16

Turnovers

18

1997 Eastern Conference

NYL LAS

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Liberty	17	11	.607
2	Sting	15	13	.536	2.0
3	Rockers	15	13	.536	2.0

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Comets	18	10	.643
2	Mercury	16	12	.571	2.0
3	Sparks	14	14	.500	4.0
4	Monarchs	10	18	.357	8.0
5	Starzz	7	21	.250	11.0

Game Summary

The Los Angeles Sparks squeaked out a win over the New York Liberty, 78 to 76, on August 20, 1997.

Game Info

August 19, 1997

Starters	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Sophia Witherspoon S. Witherspoon #13	34	27	2 (1)	2	2	0	-8	3	0	12-19	0-3	3-4	65.0
Vickie Johnson V. Johnson #55	36	13	5 (3)	2	3	0	-4	2	4	5-12	0-0	3-3	48.8
Teresa Weatherspoon T. Weatherspoon	34	4	3 (0)	12	2	0	-1	4	2	1-2	0-0	2-2	69.4
Rebecca Lobo R. Lobo	36	10	3 (0)	4	0	3	-4	2	4	5-12	0-1	0-0	41.7
Kym Hampton K. Hampton #34	21	4	3 (1)	0	2	0	-11	1	3	1-4	0-0	2-2	41.0

Bench	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Sue Wicks S. Wicks #23	13	8	5 (0)	2	+9	2	4	4-5	0-0	0-1	73.5
Trena Trice-Hill T. Trice-Hill #33	10	5	4 (1)	0	+2	0	1	2-3	0-0	1-2	64.4
Rhonda Blades R. Blades #10	9	3	0 (0)	1	+3	2	0	1-3	1-1	0-0	50.0
Kisha Ford K. Ford #5	7	2	0 (0)	3	+4	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	50.0

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	NYL		0 (0)					0-0	0-0	0-0

Starters	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Tamecka Dixon T. Dixon #21	23	12	3 (0)	3	3	0	+11	1	4	5-8	0-0	2-2	67.6
Katrina Colleton K. Colleton #12	31	9	6 (3)	3	4	0	+2	3	0	4-8	1-2	0-0	56.3
Penny Toler P. Toler #11	36	17	2 (0)	6	0	0	+2	2	1	7-14	1-2	2-3	55.5
Lisa Leslie L. Leslie #9	35	13	7 (1)	2	1	2	+4	5	1	4-7	0-0	5-8	61.8
Haixia Zheng H. Zheng	22	13	9 (3)	1	0	0	+3	3	4	5-7	0-0	3-3	78.1

Bench	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Linda Burgess L. Burgess #42	21	6	2 (1)	0	1	0	-5	0	4	2-8	0-0	2-2	33.8
Jamila Wideman J. Wideman #10	19	2	1 (0)	3	0	0	-5	4	1	0-1	0-1	2-2	53.2
Daedra Charles D. Charles #32	14	6	1 (0)	0	0	2	-2	0	1	3-5	0-0	0-1	55.1

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	LAS		0 (0)					0-0	0-0	0-0

All

1H

2H

Scoring Plays

All Plays

K. Colleton makes 10' jump shot

Assisted by H. Zheng

1Q 19:09

T. Dixon makes 6' running jump shot

1Q 18:42

K. Colleton makes 23' three

Assisted by T. Dixon

1Q 18:18

V. Johnson makes layup

1Q 18:07

2-7

L. Leslie makes 7' jump shot

Assisted by P. Toler

1Q 17:46

2-9

S. Witherspoon makes driving layup

1Q 17:30

4-9

H. Zheng makes free throw 1/2

1Q 17:13

4-10

H. Zheng makes free throw 2/2

1Q 17:13

4-11

S. Witherspoon makes free throw 1/2

1Q 16:54

5-11

H. Zheng makes 7' jump shot

Assisted by K. Colleton

1Q 16:44

5-13

P. Toler makes 21' three

Assisted by T. Dixon

1Q 16:08

5-16

T. Dixon makes layup

1Q 15:30

5-18

S. Witherspoon makes 9' jump shot

Assisted by R. Lobo

1Q 14:47

7-18

V. Johnson makes free throw 1/2

1Q 13:49

8-18

V. Johnson makes free throw 2/2

1Q 13:49

9-18

P. Toler makes 9' running jump shot

Assisted by L. Leslie

1Q 13:27

9-20

R. Lobo makes 9' jump shot

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

1Q 13:11

11-20

S. Witherspoon makes driving layup

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

1Q 12:30

13-20

R. Lobo makes layup

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

1Q 12:00

15-20

H. Zheng makes layup

1Q 11:37

15-22

H. Zheng makes free throw 1/1

1Q 11:37

15-23

H. Zheng makes layup

Assisted by K. Colleton

1Q 11:11

15-25

K. Hampton makes 6' hook shot

Assisted by S. Witherspoon

1Q 10:47

17-25

S. Witherspoon makes layup

1Q 10:20

19-25

L. Burgess makes layup

Assisted by K. Colleton

1Q 10:01

19-27

S. Witherspoon makes driving layup

Assisted by V. Johnson

1Q 09:25

21-27

L. Leslie makes 8' running jump shot

1Q 08:53

21-29

R. Lobo makes 9' jump shot

Assisted by S. Witherspoon

1Q 08:39

23-29

K. Colleton makes driving layup

1Q 08:01

23-31

K. Ford makes 15' jump shot

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

1Q 07:40

25-31

P. Toler makes 7' running jump shot

Assisted by J. Wideman

1Q 07:31

25-33

T. Trice-Hill makes free throw 2/2

1Q 05:59

26-33

D. Charles makes layup

Assisted by P. Toler

1Q 05:37

26-35

T. Trice-Hill makes layup

Assisted by S. Wicks

1Q 05:22

28-35

L. Leslie makes free throw 1/2

1Q 05:11

28-36

V. Johnson makes layup

Assisted by K. Ford

1Q 04:53

30-36

T. Trice-Hill makes layup

Assisted by K. Ford

1Q 04:19

32-36

L. Leslie makes layup

Assisted by J. Wideman

1Q 03:34

32-38

V. Johnson makes 10' jump shot

Assisted by K. Ford

1Q 03:19

34-38

R. Lobo makes layup

Assisted by S. Wicks

1Q 02:53

36-38

H. Zheng makes 3' jump shot

Assisted by P. Toler

1Q 02:37

36-40

S. Wicks makes layup

Assisted by R. Lobo

1Q 02:15

38-40

H. Zheng makes 8' jump shot

Assisted by J. Wideman

1Q 01:41

38-42

K. Hampton makes free throw 1/2

1Q 01:25

39-42

K. Hampton makes free throw 2/2

1Q 01:25

40-42

V. Johnson makes 6' running jump shot

Assisted by R. Lobo

1Q 00:51

42-42

P. Toler makes 8' running jump shot

1Q 00:38

42-44

T. Dixon makes 8' running jump shot

2Q 19:51

42-46

T. Dixon makes driving layup

2Q 19:27

42-48

K. Colleton makes driving layup

Assisted by P. Toler

2Q 18:54

42-50

S. Witherspoon makes driving layup

2Q 18:37

44-50

P. Toler makes 9' running jump shot

2Q 17:18

44-52

T. Weatherspoon makes free throw 1/2

2Q 17:02

45-52

T. Weatherspoon makes free throw 2/2

2Q 17:02

46-52

S. Witherspoon makes layup

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

2Q 16:03

48-52

S. Witherspoon makes driving layup

Assisted by V. Johnson

2Q 15:13

50-52

P. Toler makes driving layup

2Q 14:03

50-54

V. Johnson makes layup

Assisted by R. Lobo

2Q 13:09

52-54

V. Johnson makes free throw 1/1

2Q 13:09

53-54

T. Dixon makes free throw 1/2

2Q 12:13

53-55

T. Dixon makes free throw 2/2

2Q 12:13

53-56

D. Charles makes layup

Assisted by L. Leslie

2Q 11:23

53-58

S. Wicks makes 4' hook shot

Assisted by R. Blades

2Q 10:08

55-58

P. Toler makes free throw 2/2

2Q 10:01

55-59

S. Witherspoon makes free throw 1/2

2Q 09:57

56-59

S. Witherspoon makes free throw 2/2

2Q 09:57

57-59

L. Burgess makes 6' hook shot

Assisted by P. Toler

2Q 09:34

57-61

R. Lobo makes 7' hook shot

2Q 09:15

59-61

P. Toler makes 8' running jump shot

2Q 08:51

59-63

P. Toler makes free throw 1/1

2Q 08:51

59-64

L. Leslie makes free throw 1/2

2Q 08:15

59-65

L. Leslie makes free throw 2/2

2Q 08:15

59-66

S. Witherspoon makes driving layup

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

2Q 07:51

61-66

D. Charles makes layup

Assisted by P. Toler

2Q 07:35

61-68

J. Wideman makes free throw 1/2

2Q 07:09

61-69

J. Wideman makes free throw 2/2

2Q 07:09

61-70

T. Weatherspoon makes 8' running jump shot

2Q 06:47

63-70

R. Blades makes 23' three

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

2Q 05:34

66-70

L. Leslie makes driving layup

Assisted by T. Dixon

2Q 04:00

66-72

S. Witherspoon makes layup

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

2Q 03:51

68-72

L. Leslie makes free throw 2/2

2Q 03:40

68-73

S. Wicks makes layup

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

2Q 03:33

70-73

T. Dixon makes driving layup

2Q 02:53

70-75

S. Wicks makes 4' hook shot

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

2Q 02:34

72-75

S. Witherspoon makes layup

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

2Q 01:54

74-75

L. Leslie makes free throw 1/2

2Q 00:19

74-76

S. Witherspoon makes driving layup

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

2Q 00:07

76-76

L. Burgess makes free throw 1/2

2Q 00:00

76-77

L. Burgess makes free throw 2/2

2Q 00:00

76-78

NYL

Team Stats

LAS

32-62 (51.6%)

FG%

30-58 (51.7%)

1-5 (20.0%)

3PM

2-5 (40.0%)

11-14 (78.6%)

FTM

16-21 (76.2%)

25

Rebounds

31

6

Offensive Rebounds

8

19

Defensive Rebounds

23

26

Assists

18

9

Steals

9

3

Blocks

4

16

Turnovers

18

11

Points Off Turnovers

18

17

Fastbreak Points

15

54

Points In Paint

56

6

Second Chance Points

12

19

Fouls

16

Technical Fouls

Flagrant Fouls

0

Biggest Lead

13

6

Longest Unanswered Run

8

Lead Changes

0

Ties

2

16-10 NYL

LAS 13-13

Top Performers

Team Stats

Team Stats

1997 Eastern Conference

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats