Tuesday, June 24, 2008 – Late night games in the WNBA consisted of the Houston Comets defeating the San Antonio Silver Stars 82-81.
Tina Thompson fractured a finger in the first quarter, but continued to play and ended up hitting the game-winning baseline jumper with 1.2 seconds left to give the Comets their win.
Michelle Snow had 17 points and 11 rebounds and Mwadi Mabika added 15 points for the Houston Comets, while Becky Hammon led the Silver Stars with 25 points, Ann Wauters had 19 and Sophia Young had 12.
The late night game featured the Los Angeles Sparks against the Seattle Storm. The Sparks defeated the Storm 76-62.
Rookie Candace Parker, who was the second woman to dunk in a WNBA game in the Sparks last win over the victory, scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
For the Storm, Sue Bird scored 11 and Lauren Jackson added 10, but they were unable to maintain a balanced scoring attack during the second half.