San Antonio Stars at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball Association
Sparks holds on to beat winless Stars 80-75
Los Angeles led by 22 points in the first half but San Antonio rallied in the third quarter. Moriah Jefferson scored on three straight San Antonio possession during a 20-2 run and the Stars cut their deficit to 50-48. Jantel Lavender scored six consecutive points for Los Angeles and Gray beat the buzzer for a 58-50 lead.
Nneka Ogwumike's three-point play with 2:55 left gave Los Angeles a 70-63 lead, Parker's layup made it 72-67 and the Sparks led by at least four points the rest of the way.
Ogwumike finished with 16 points for Los Angeles (7-3), which was just 2 of 12 from 3-point range but made 24 of 28 free throws.
Jefferson was 4 for 5 on 3-pointers and scored 24 points, and Isabelle Harrison had a career-high 22 points for San Antonio (0-10).
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Regular Season Series
LA wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 75 - 80 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 75 - 80 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
San Antonio offensive team rebound | 75 - 80 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Kayla McBride misses three point running jumper | 75 - 80 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Kayla McBride defensive rebound | 75 - 80 |
Statistics
 SA |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-67 | FG | 27-56 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 2-12 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 10-11 | FT | 24-28 |
| 91 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 9,104 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 7 | W4 | 0.8055556 | 29 |
 Golden State |
3.5 | 9 | W5 | 0.72727275 | 24 |
 Las Vegas |
5 | 12 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 24 |
 Dallas |
8.5 | 15 | L1 | 0.5714286 | 20 |
 Portland |
13.5 | 20 | W2 | 0.42857143 | 15 |
 Phoenix |
16 | 23 | L1 | 0.3611111 | 13 |
 Los Angeles |
16 | 22 | L4 | 0.3529412 | 12 |
 Seattle |
22.5 | 30 | L2 | 0.1891892 | 7 |
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