SPARKS TONIGHT

vs. Minnesota, 7:30

Site -- Staples Center.

TV -- FSN West. Radio -- 1150.

Records -- Sparks (17-12); Lynx (14-13).

Record vs. Lynx -- 1-1.

Update -- Minnesota is scratching for one of four playoff berths in the Western Conference and a victory moves it into a tie with the third-place Sparks and fourth-place Sacramento in the loss column. A victory by the Sparks would provide them plenty of wiggle room with four games remaining, as well as the tiebreaker over Minnesota, in the event they finish the regular season with identical records. The Sparks already own the tiebreaker against Sacramento. Margo Dydek, the 7-foot-2 center from Poland who was signed by the Sparks last week, is expected to join the team Wednesday.

-- Dan Arritt