July 2, 2001 at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Detroit Shock 60, New York Liberty 66
New York – Neither team led by more than seven points the entire evening, and there were two ties and six lead changes over the last seven 7:36, but the New York Liberty scored nine of the final 12 points to pick up their 10th win of the season. Tari Phillips just missed a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds for the Liberty. Elena Tornikidou led the Shock with 16 points, while Detroit’s reserves scored 36 of the Shock’s 60 points on the night.