MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Former Lady Vol standout and current Los Angeles Sparks forward/center Candace Parker captained Team Parker to a 119-112 victory over Team Delle Donne in the WNBA All-Star game at the Target Center on Saturday.
Parker, playing in her fifth WNBA All-Star game, finished the day with 11 points, five rebounds and two assists in 18 minutes.
Team Delle Donne jumped ahead in the first half, leading by as many as 12 points in the second quarter, but Team Parker cut the deficit to four by halftime.
Once the second half got underway, Parker scored on a three-foot jumper less than a minute into the third period to put Team Parker up 55-54, its first lead since the 1:19 mark of the first quarter. Team Parker finished the quarter up 84-78 and maintained a lead through the duration of the fourth period to win 119-112.
Other members of Team Parker were Maya Moore (Minnesota), Liz Cambage (Dallas), Angel McCoughtry (Atlanta), Chelsea Gray (Los Angeles), Skylar Diggins-Smith (Dallas), Chiney Ogwumike (Connecticut), Allie Quigley (Chicago), Jewell Loyd (Seattle), Tina Charles (New York), Rebekkah Brunson (Minnesota) and Nneka Ogwumike (Los Angeles).
-UT Athletics
