For the second game in a row, the Sun had a hard time putting the ball in the basket. But unlike the last game, they were not able to compensate with rebounding or free throws. The result was a 70-59 win for the Shock.

Katie Smith and Deanna Nolan combined for 38 points and 12 assists. Smith, in particular, seems to play her best against the Sun and enjoys having a "hand in a little bit of everything." On the inside, Cheryl Ford set a playoff record with 23 rebounds, in a performance her coach called a "Herculean effort on her part out there."

Both teams played good defense and both teams went on runs and held 14 point leads, but the fact that his team missed and passed up so many open looks is frustrating and puzzling to Mike Thibault. "Offense is real simple for me," Thibault said. "If Taj and Asjha and Nykesha and Margo make all their layups, which are 2 feet from the basket, we walk out of here with about a 10-point win. They didn't. We don't. We're down 0-1."