San Antonio Stars at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball Association
Ogwumike scores 27, Los Angeles gets 1st win of season
Los Angeles opened the fourth quarter on a 15-7 run, including a 3-pointer by Temeka Johnson that gave the Sparks a 75-72 lead and put her over 2,500 points for her career. San Antonio scored the next six points for a three-point lead, but the Stars did not hit a field goal over the final 4 minutes. Los Angeles sealed it by making 4 of 4 free throws in the final 33 seconds.
Kristi Toliver added 15 points for Los Angeles (1-7) in her second game back from the EuroBasket tournament. Erin Phillips got the start for Los Angeles after missing four games with a knee injury and finished with seven points in 36 minutes.
Rookie Dearica Hamby scored a season-high 19 points for San Antonio (2-8). Sophia Young-Malcolm added 18 points, and Danielle Robinson had 12 points and 13 assists.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 4-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 81 - 86 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 81 - 86 |
| 4th 7.0 |  |
Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound | 81 - 86 |
| 4th 8.0 |  |
Dearica Hamby misses 23-foot three point jumper | 81 - 86 |
| 4th 20.0 | |
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 2 of 2 | 81 - 86 |
Statistics
 SA |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-60 | FG | 31-62 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 2-10 | 3PT | 3-11 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 13-18 | FT | 21-23 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 4,344 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 9 | L2 | 0.775 | 31 |
 Golden State |
2 | 11 | W4 | 0.725 | 29 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 13 | W3 | 0.675 | 27 |
 Dallas |
7 | 16 | W4 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Portland |
15 | 24 | L1 | 0.4 | 16 |
 Los Angeles |
16 | 25 | W2 | 0.375 | 15 |
 Phoenix |
17 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
 Seattle |
23 | 32 | L1 | 0.2 | 8 |
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