Top Performers
Points
27
Lobo
NYL
Rebounds
9
Lobo
NYL
Assists
5
Weatherspoon
NYL
Threes
3
Lobo
NYL
29-79 (36.7%)
FG%
26-58 (44.8%)
4-22 (18.2%)
3PM
4-9 (44.4%)
13-18 (72.2%)
FTM
25-32 (78.1%)
38
Rebounds
37
18
Offensive Rebounds
9
20
Defensive Rebounds
28
19
Assists
16
6
Steals
6
7
Blocks
4
11
Turnovers
14
16
Points Off Turnovers
8
0
Fastbreak Points
9
40
Points In Paint
32
21
Second Chance Points
14
27
Fouls
20
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
3
Biggest Lead
7
7
Longest Unanswered Run
6
Lead Changes
11
Ties
8
1997 Eastern Conference
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Starzz Game Summary
The Utah Starzz emerged victorious over the New York Liberty, 81 to 75, on August 19, 1997.
Game Info
August 18, 1997
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Witherspoon #13 | 34 | 8 | 3 (2) | 3 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 1 | 2 | 2-15 | 0-7 | 4-4 | 23.9 |
V. Johnson #55 | 29 | 6 | 4 (2) | 2 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 3 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
T. Weatherspoon | 31 | 9 | 4 (3) | 5 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 3 | 3 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 45.5 |
R. Lobo | 38 | 27 | 9 (3) | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 11-20 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 62.0 |
K. Hampton #34 | 22 | 12 | 8 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 4 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 83.3 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Wicks #23 | 18 | 4 | 6 (3) | 2 | 4 | 1 | -8 | 2 | 4 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 22.2 |
R. Blades #10 | 18 | 7 | 2 (1) | 4 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 39.4 |
K. Ford #5 | 5 | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
C. Crumpton-Moorer #22 | 3 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
T. Trice-Hill #33 | 3 | 2 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 41.0 |
| 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Reiss #32 | 28 | 10 | 3 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 4 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 64.4 |
W. Palmer | 36 | 19 | 9 (3) | 3 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 4 | 2 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 66.0 |
E. Baranova #28 | 31 | 11 | 8 (3) | 2 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 4 | 3 | 3-13 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 37.3 |
L. Grooms #27 | 18 | 2 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
G. Koss #15 | 29 | 12 | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 90.4 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Head #11 | 22 | 11 | 6 (2) | 4 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 1 | 3 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 47.3 |
K. Williams #23 | 12 | 8 | 2 (1) | 2 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 0 | 3 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 57.1 |
D. Carter #9 | 11 | 4 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
K. Booker #40 | 8 | 2 | 5 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 113.6 |
J. Hicks #22 | 5 | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | UTA | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1H
2H
Scoring Plays
All Plays
V. Johnson makes 16' jump shot
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
1Q 19:02
T. Reiss makes driving layup
1Q 18:40
2-2
S. Witherspoon makes free throw 1/2
1Q 18:33
3-2
S. Witherspoon makes free throw 2/2
1Q 18:33
4-2
W. Palmer makes 15' jump shot
Assisted by T. Reiss
1Q 18:05
4-4
K. Hampton makes 8' jump shot
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
1Q 17:56
6-4
K. Hampton makes free throw 1/1
1Q 17:56
7-4
G. Koss makes 18' jump shot
Assisted by W. Palmer
1Q 17:50
7-6
W. Palmer makes 13' jump shot
1Q 16:03
7-8
V. Johnson makes 17' jump shot
Assisted by R. Lobo
1Q 14:07
9-8
E. Baranova makes free throw 2/2
1Q 13:32
9-9
R. Lobo makes 13' jump shot
Assisted by S. Witherspoon
1Q 13:13
11-9
W. Palmer makes 11' jump shot
1Q 12:51
11-11
G. Koss makes free throw 1/2
1Q 12:19
11-12
K. Hampton makes layup
1Q 12:07
13-12
R. Blades makes 18' jump shot
Assisted by S. Wicks
1Q 11:34
15-12
E. Baranova makes 20' three
Assisted by W. Palmer
1Q 10:33
15-15
G. Koss makes 15' jump shot
Assisted by T. Reiss
1Q 09:58
15-17
R. Lobo makes layup
Assisted by S. Witherspoon
1Q 09:37
17-17
K. Williams makes tip
1Q 08:16
17-19
D. Carter makes layup
Assisted by D. Head
1Q 07:45
17-21
T. Trice-Hill makes layup
Assisted by R. Blades
1Q 06:45
19-21
D. Carter makes layup
Assisted by K. Williams
1Q 06:27
19-23
R. Lobo makes free throw 1/2
1Q 05:43
20-23
K. Williams makes layup
1Q 05:10
20-25
W. Palmer makes free throw 2/2
1Q 04:25
20-26
R. Lobo makes layup
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
1Q 04:07
22-26
G. Koss makes 20' three
Assisted by K. Williams
1Q 03:35
22-29
R. Lobo makes 20' three
Assisted by K. Hampton
1Q 03:24
25-29
R. Lobo makes 21' three
Assisted by K. Ford
1Q 02:50
28-29
W. Palmer makes free throw 1/2
1Q 02:21
28-30
W. Palmer makes free throw 2/2
1Q 02:21
28-31
K. Hampton makes 6' jump shot
1Q 02:07
30-31
D. Head makes 17' jump shot
1Q 01:44
30-33
G. Koss makes free throw 1/2
1Q 01:02
30-34
G. Koss makes free throw 2/2
1Q 01:02
30-35
K. Booker makes free throw 1/2
1Q 00:48
30-36
K. Booker makes free throw 2/2
1Q 00:48
30-37
R. Lobo makes layup
1Q 00:29
32-37
R. Lobo makes 20' three
Assisted by R. Blades
1Q 00:03
35-37
W. Palmer makes layup
Assisted by E. Baranova
2Q 19:42
35-39
L. Grooms makes layup
Assisted by T. Reiss
2Q 18:03
35-41
S. Witherspoon makes layup
Assisted by S. Wicks
2Q 17:51
37-41
S. Wicks makes 13' jump shot
2Q 17:20
39-41
T. Reiss makes driving layup
Assisted by E. Baranova
2Q 16:29
39-43
T. Weatherspoon makes layup
Assisted by V. Johnson
2Q 16:06
41-43
W. Palmer makes free throw 2/2
2Q 15:13
41-44
R. Lobo makes 7' jump shot
Assisted by S. Witherspoon
2Q 15:01
43-44
W. Palmer makes 15' jump shot
Assisted by G. Koss
2Q 13:55
43-46
R. Lobo makes 9' jump shot
2Q 13:43
45-46
T. Weatherspoon makes layup
Assisted by V. Johnson
2Q 13:13
47-46
E. Baranova makes 11' hook shot
Assisted by W. Palmer
2Q 12:52
47-48
S. Wicks makes tip
2Q 12:39
49-48
W. Palmer makes tip
2Q 12:26
49-50
K. Williams makes layup
Assisted by D. Carter
2Q 11:34
49-52
R. Blades makes free throw 1/2
2Q 11:15
50-52
R. Blades makes free throw 2/2
2Q 11:15
51-52
S. Witherspoon makes tip
2Q 10:46
53-52
D. Head makes 16' jump shot
2Q 10:14
53-54
D. Head makes layup
2Q 09:47
53-56
K. Williams makes 14' jump shot
2Q 09:25
53-58
R. Lobo makes 3' hook shot
Assisted by R. Blades
2Q 08:56
55-58
D. Head makes free throw 2/2
2Q 08:28
55-59
K. Hampton makes free throw 1/2
2Q 08:06
56-59
K. Hampton makes free throw 2/2
2Q 08:06
57-59
J. Hicks makes 5' jump shot
Assisted by D. Head
2Q 07:47
57-61
K. Hampton makes free throw 1/2
2Q 06:28
58-61
T. Reiss makes 20' three
Assisted by D. Head
2Q 05:33
58-64
T. Reiss makes free throw 1/2
2Q 04:33
58-65
K. Hampton makes 7' jump shot
Assisted by R. Blades
2Q 04:17
60-65
R. Blades makes 21' three
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
2Q 04:08
63-65
T. Weatherspoon makes 16' jump shot
2Q 03:26
65-65
T. Reiss makes free throw 1/2
2Q 03:06
65-66
T. Reiss makes free throw 2/2
2Q 03:06
65-67
V. Johnson makes layup
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
2Q 02:38
67-67
E. Baranova makes 21' three
Assisted by D. Head
2Q 02:20
67-70
S. Witherspoon makes free throw 1/2
2Q 01:57
68-70
S. Witherspoon makes free throw 2/2
2Q 01:57
69-70
D. Head makes free throw 1/2
2Q 01:43
69-71
D. Head makes free throw 2/2
2Q 01:43
69-72
R. Lobo makes free throw 2/2
2Q 01:28
70-72
G. Koss makes free throw 1/2
2Q 01:05
70-73
G. Koss makes free throw 2/2
2Q 01:05
70-74
W. Palmer makes free throw 1/2
2Q 00:51
70-75
W. Palmer makes free throw 2/2
2Q 00:51
70-76
T. Weatherspoon makes free throw 2/2
2Q 00:39
71-76
D. Head makes free throw 1/2
2Q 00:39
71-77
D. Head makes free throw 2/2
2Q 00:39
71-78
T. Weatherspoon makes layup
2Q 00:17
73-78
R. Lobo makes layup
2Q 00:16
75-78
W. Palmer makes free throw 1/2
2Q 00:13
75-79
E. Baranova makes free throw 1/2
2Q 00:02
75-80
E. Baranova makes free throw 2/2
2Q 00:02
75-81
29-79 (36.7%)
FG%
26-58 (44.8%)
4-22 (18.2%)
3PM
4-9 (44.4%)
13-18 (72.2%)
FTM
25-32 (78.1%)
38
Rebounds
37
18
Offensive Rebounds
9
20
Defensive Rebounds
28
19
Assists
16
6
Steals
6
7
Blocks
4
11
Turnovers
14
16
Points Off Turnovers
8
0
Fastbreak Points
9
40
Points In Paint
32
21
Second Chance Points
14
27
Fouls
20
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
3
Biggest Lead
7
7
Longest Unanswered Run
6
Lead Changes
11
Ties
8
