# Stars at the Sun

The Stars at the Sun game was played on July 10, 2010 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, home of the Connecticut Sun. This game, unlike previous non-Olympic year games, was a contest between the USA women's national team and a team of WNBA All-Stars. This game is not considered a WNBA All-Star Game. This was the third time Connecticut has hosted the mid-season basketball showcase, after previously hosting the 2005 and 2009 All-Star games.

## The Game
### Rosters

USA Basketball Team :
| Pos. | Player | Team |
| Starters |||
| PG | Sue Bird | Seattle Storm |
| SG | Cappie Pondexter | New York Liberty |
| SF | Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury |
| SF | Tamika Catchings | Indiana Fever |
| C | Sylvia Fowles | Chicago Sky |
| Reserves |||
| G | Renee Montgomery | Connecticut Sun |
| F | Angel McCoughtry | Atlanta Dream |
| F | Maya Moore | UConn |
| F | Swin Cash | Seattle Storm |
| F | Candice Dupree | Phoenix Mercury |
| F | Candace Parker$^1$ | Los Angeles Sparks |
| C | Tina Charles | Connecticut Sun |
WNBA Team :
| Pos. | Player | Team |
| Starters |||
| PG | Lindsey Harding$^2$ | Washington Mystics |
| SG | Katie Douglas | Indiana Fever |
| SF | Monique Currie$^2$ | Washington Mystics |
| PF | Crystal Langhorne | Washington Mystics |
| C | Michelle Snow | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| Reserves |||
| G | Becky Hammon$^1$ | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| G | Penny Taylor | Phoenix Mercury |
| G | Lindsay Whalen$^2$ | Minnesota Lynx |
| F | Iziane Castro Marques | Atlanta Dream |
| F | Jayne Appel | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| F | Sophia Young | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| F | Rebekkah Brunson | Minnesota Lynx |
| F | Lauren Jackson$^1$ | Seattle Storm |
| F | Sancho Lyttle$^1$ | Atlanta Dream |
* $^1$ Injured
* $^2$ Injury replacement
* $^3$ Starting in place of injured player
* ABC (HD)
* July 10 3:30pm
* Report
USA 99, WNBA 72 :
| Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 20–9, 26–16, 24–28 |||
| Pts: Fowles 23 Rebs: Dupree, Fowles, Moore each 8 Asts: Pondexter 6 | Pts: Douglas 15 Rebs: Harding 7 Asts: Harding 4 |
* Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut Attendance: 9,518 Referees: Michael Price, Cameron Inouye, Kurt Walker

### Coaches

The coach for Team USA is Connecticut Huskies women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma. The coach for the WNBA Team is Seattle Storm coach Brian Agler.

## Other events
### Three-Point Shootout

| Position | Player | From | Year to ASG | Year to ASG | Year to ASG | 1st | 2nd |
| Position | Player | From | Made | Attempted | Percent | 1st | 2nd |
| SG | Katie Douglas | Indiana Fever | 38 | 90 | .422 | 24 | 23 |
| PG | Lindsay Whalen | Minnesota Lynx | 8 | 34 | .235 | ? | 11 |
| SF | Swin Cash | Seattle Storm | 20 | 44 | .455 | ? | 7 |
| PG | Sue Bird | Seattle Storm | 34 | 86 | .395 | ? | DNQ |
| SF | Monique Currie | Washington Mystics | 22 | 47 | .468 | ? | DNQ |
| SF | Angel McCoughtry | Atlanta Dream | 18 | 70 | .257 | ? | DNQ |

### Skills Challenge

| Player | From | Height | Weight | 1st | 2nd |
| Renee Montgomery | Connecticut Sun | 5-7 | 143 | 29.4 | 25.0 |
| Cappie Pondexter | New York Liberty | 5-9 | 160 | 31.3 | 32.1 |
| Lindsay Whalen | Minnesota Lynx | 5-9 | 169 | 26.6 | 34.2 |
| Iziane Castro Marques | Atlanta Dream | 6-0 | 140 | N/A | |
| Lindsey Harding | Washington Mystics | 5-8 | 139 | N/A | |
| Angel McCoughtry | Atlanta Dream | 6-1 | 160 | N/A | |