The Game at Radio City was played on August 5, 2004, at

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. This game is not considered a standard All-Star Game. In order to allow players to participate in the

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, 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

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who was from the

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. ( Her country's women's basketball team did not qualify for the Olympics that year.) Team USA defeated the WNBA stars, 74–58.

The Game

Rosters

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

Coaches

The coach for the USA Olympic Team was

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coach

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. The coach for the WNBA Team was

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coach

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References

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