Despite lacking the international star power of the "Rest of the World" team, Team Europe took advantage of hot shooting from long distance as they rolled 111-86 in Thursday's EuroLeague Women's All-Star Game in Moscow. Spaniard Amaya Valdemoro posted a game-high 25 points to take home the game's MVP honors.Newly naturalized Russian citizen Becky Hammon added 17 points for the European side, while former WNBA star Maria Stepanova had 16 points and 14 rebounds.
WNBA.com blogger Cappie Pondexter led the Rest of the World with 24 points and DeLisha Milton-Jones added 18 in support.
But it was the Europeans' accuracy from beyond the arc that spurred their first-half advantage. The Euros went 14-27 (51.8 percent) overall from three-point range, including Valdemoro's 5-9 mark. They also hit 21-24 free throws, an 87.5 percent clip.
We're also expecting to touch base shortly with Cappie Pondexter, who promised a new blog from the All-Star event in Russia. We'll provide a link when her new blog goes live.
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