9 2 – 8 7 , ▁with ▁Deb ra ▁W addy ▁Ross ow ▁scoring ▁ 3 0 ▁points ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁H ust le . ▁ ▁The ▁league ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁ar range ▁an ▁all - star ▁game ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁which ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁F elt ▁Forum ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ' s ▁Mad ison ▁Square ▁Garden ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁ 2 , 7 3 1 ▁fans . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁hast ily ▁arranged ▁and ▁inserted ▁into ▁the ▁league ' s ▁schedule , ▁using ▁a ▁court ▁borrow ed ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Military ▁Academy ▁at ▁West ▁Point , ▁and ▁forcing ▁some ▁players ▁to ▁have ▁to ▁make ▁hect ic ▁travel ▁arrang ements ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁their ▁next ▁regular ▁season ▁game . ▁The ▁East ▁beat ▁the ▁Mid west ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 1 1 2 – 9 9 . ▁Al the a ▁G w yn ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Stars ▁led ▁the ▁East ▁with ▁ 1 9 ▁points ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁reb ounds , ▁while ▁Chicago ▁H ust le ▁players ▁Deb ra ▁W addy ▁Ross ow ▁with ▁ 2 6 ▁points ▁and ▁R ita ▁E aster ling ▁with ▁ 1 9 ▁points ▁led ▁the ▁Mid west . ▁E aster ling , ▁who ▁also ▁gra bb ed ▁ 1 8 ▁reb ounds , ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁game ' s ▁most ▁valuable ▁player . ▁ ▁Be hind ▁ 3 6 ▁points ▁by ▁Pa ula ▁May o , ▁the ▁Houston ▁Ang els ▁defeated ▁the ▁Iowa ▁Cor net s ▁on ▁May