The Game at Radio City

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The Game at Radio City

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USA | 39| 35 | 74
WNBA | 20| 38 | 58
Date| August 5, 2004
Arena| Radio City Music Hall
City| New York, New York
MVP| Yolanda Griffith
Attendance| 5,945
WNBA All-Star Game
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The Game at Radio City was played on August 5, 2004, at Radio City Music Hall in New York, New York. This game is not considered a standard All-Star Game.

In order to allow players to participate in the 2004 Summer Olympics, the WNBA took a month-long break. However, prior to the teams heading to Athens, the WNBA hosted an exhibition game between the U.S. Olympic Team and a team of WNBA stars. Every player on the Olympic team was also an WNBA player. The WNBA squad consisted of American players, with the exception of Mwadi Mabika who was from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Her country's women's basketball team did not qualify for the Olympics that year.)

Team USA defeated the WNBA stars, 74–58.[1]

## The Game

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### Rosters

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USA Olympic Team | Pos. | Player | Team

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Starters
PG  |  Dawn Staley | Charlotte Sting
SG  |  Shannon Johnson | San Antonio Silver Stars
SF  |  Tamika Catchings | Indiana Fever
PF  |  Tina Thompson | Houston Comets
C  |  Lisa Leslie | Los Angeles Sparks
Reserves
PG  |  Sue Bird | Seattle Storm
SG  |  Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury
SF  |  Swin Cash | Detroit Shock
SF  |  Delisha Milton-Jones 1 | Los Angeles Sparks
SF  |  Katie Smith 3 | Minnesota Lynx
SF  |  Sheryl Swoopes 3 | Houston Comets
PF  |  Ruth Riley 2 | Detroit Shock
C  |  Yolanda Griffith | Sacramento Monarchs

WNBA Team | Pos. | Player | Team

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Starters
PG  |  Nikki Teasley | Los Angeles Sparks
SG  |  Anna DeForge | Phoenix Mercury
SF  |  Nykesha Sales | Connecticut Sun
PF  |  Cheryl Ford | Detroit Shock
C  |  Taj McWilliams-Franklin | Connecticut Sun
Reserves
PG  |  Becky Hammon | New York Liberty
PG  |  Lindsay Whalen | Connecticut Sun
SG  |  Deanna Nolan | Detroit Shock
SF  |  Allison Feaster | Charlotte Sting
SF  |  Mwadi Mabika | Los Angeles Sparks
PF  |  Natalie Williams | Indiana Fever

* 1 Injured
* 2 Injury replacement
* 3 Injured at time of game, but no replacement selected

ESPN

August 5
7:00 p.m.

USA Olympic Team 74, WNBA Team 58

Pts: Lisa Leslie 15
Rebs: Yolanda Griffith 15
Asts: Bird, Johnson, Staley 3 |  | Pts: Mwadi Mabika 11
Rebs: Natalie Williams 6
Asts: Natalie Williams 4

Radio City Music Hall, New York, New York

### Coaches

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The coach for the USA Olympic Team was Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor. The coach for the WNBA Team was Detroit Shock coach Bill Laimbeer.

## References

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1. ^ Robbins, Lenn (August 6, 2004). "HUSTLING TOWARD ATHENS – U.S. TEAM TOPS WNBA IN TUNE-UP". New York Post. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

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