SPARKS TONIGHT

vs. Minnesota, 7:30

Site -- Staples Center.

Radio -- 1150.

Records -- Sparks (10-5), Lynx (8-8).

Record vs. Minnesota (2007) -- 2-2.

Update -- After meeting in the NCAA championship game three months ago, rookies Candace Parker of the Sparks and Candice Wiggins of the Lynx will play each other for the first time as professionals. Parker leads all rookies in scoring average (17.2), rebounding (9.4) and assists (4.0), and Wiggins is second in scoring (17.1) and assists (3.9). Lynx center Nicky Anosike, Parker’s teammate at Tennessee last season, is averaging 8.8 points and 6.5 rebounds.