La’Keshia Frett scored six points, and the New York Liberty knocked off defending champion Detroit to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. Deanna Nolan scored 16 to lead Detroit and scored a key basket with just over 12 seconds remaining to tie the game and set up the finish.
Out in the Western Conference, Lady (Hardmon) Grooms and Sacramento advanced into the conference finals past Christi Thomas and Los Angeles. thomas scored two points and had seven rebounds in the decisive Game 3.
Still alive and fighting for the remaining two conference final spots are Washington (Kiesha Brown, Coco Miller), Connecticut, Minnesota (Teresa Edwards), and Seattle.