Rockers 84-56 Sun (15 Jun, 2003) Play-by-Play

Connecticut Sun

4-3, 2-2 away

	1	2	T
CT	30	26	56
CLE	49	35	84

Cleveland Rockers

4-2, 3-1 home

Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Merlakia Jones.
Merlakia Jones made Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Rebecca Lobo.
Merlakia Jones missed Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Merlakia Jones missed 18 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Technical Free Throw.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lucienne Berthieu missed Layup.
Lucienne Berthieu made Layup.
Merlakia Jones made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
Lucienne Berthieu missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed 4 ft Hook Shot.
Betty Lennox made 11 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made 4 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling missed Layup.
Betty Lennox made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Deanna Jackson missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed Jumper. Blocked by Jessie Hicks.
Betty Lennox missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tracy Henderson missed Layup.
Betty Lennox missed 12 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
Penny Taylor missed Two Point Shot.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
Tracy Henderson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tracy Henderson.
Betty Lennox missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Deanna Jackson missed Layup. Blocked by Rebecca Lobo.
Helen Darling made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Deanna Jackson made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Deanna Jackson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Lucienne Berthieu missed Layup.
Lucienne Berthieu missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lucienne Berthieu missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling made Layup.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Lucienne Berthieu made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Chasity Melvin missed 13 ft Jumper.
Lucienne Berthieu missed 4 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling missed 12 ft Jumper.
Merlakia Jones missed 7 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Betty Lennox made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Lucienne Berthieu made Layup.
Betty Lennox made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed Jumper. Blocked by Debbie Black.
Betty Lennox missed 17 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Layup.
Penny Taylor missed Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
Betty Lennox made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Deanna Jackson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
Tracy Henderson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
Tracy Henderson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tracy Henderson missed 13 ft Jumper. Blocked by Brooke Wyckoff.
Jennifer Rizzotti made Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tracy Henderson missed Jumper. Blocked by Brooke Wyckoff.
Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tracy Henderson.
Penny Taylor made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed 13 ft Jumper.
Merlakia Jones missed 13 ft Jumper.
Merlakia Jones missed 16 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
Shannon Johnson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Rebecca Lobo missed 13 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Rebecca Lobo missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Merlakia Jones.
Nykesha Sales made Layup.
Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Nykesha Sales missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Adrienne Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adrienne Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrienne Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Three Point Jumper.
Wendy Palmer missed Jumper.
Wendy Palmer made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Shannon Johnson made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jessie Hicks.
Debbie Black made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jessie Hicks.
Shannon Johnson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Jessie Hicks missed Two Point Shot.
Wendy Palmer missed Layup.
Jessie Hicks missed Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed 14 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Brooke Wyckoff made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Brooke Wyckoff made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Brooke Wyckoff made Layup. Assisted by Wendy Palmer.
Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Brooke Wyckoff made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Wendy Palmer missed Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Rebecca Lobo missed Layup. Blocked by Deanna Jackson.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Brooke Wyckoff missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Courtney Coleman missed Layup.
Shannon Johnson missed 41 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adrienne Johnson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 5 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shannon Johnson missed Two Point Shot.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw.
Nykesha Sales missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lucienne Berthieu.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Shannon Johnson missed Jumper.
Jessie Hicks missed 8 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Wendy Palmer made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Wendy Palmer missed Layup.
Jessie Hicks missed Layup.
Adrienne Johnson made 13 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adrienne Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Adrienne Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Courtney Coleman made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Courtney Coleman made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Courtney Coleman made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Courtney Coleman made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shannon Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adrienne Johnson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Debbie Black.
Adrienne Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adrienne Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrienne Johnson made 14 ft Jumper.
Debbie Black missed 15 ft Jumper.
Debbie Black missed Jumper.
Adrienne Johnson missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Betty Lennox.
Courtney Coleman made Layup.
Brooke Wyckoff missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Brooke Wyckoff made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Courtney Coleman missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Courtney Coleman missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebecca Lobo missed Three Point Jumper.

SUN

ROCKERS

TIME		CT	CLE
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Taj McWilliams-Franklin vs. Chasity Melvin. Helen Darling gains possession.	0	0
19:43	Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Merlakia Jones.	0	2
19:25	Shannon Johnson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	3	2
18:58	Merlakia Jones made Jumper.	3	4
18:38	Nykesha Sales missed Layup.	3	4
18:37	Lucienne Berthieu Defensive Rebound.	3	4
18:19	Penny Taylor missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Rebecca Lobo.	3	4
18:15	Adrienne Johnson Defensive Rebound.	3	4
18:10	Kicked Ball	3	4
17:58	Rebecca Lobo missed 13 ft Jumper.	3	4
17:57	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	3	4
17:34	Merlakia Jones missed Jumper.	3	4
17:31	Shannon Johnson Defensive Rebound.	3	4
17:27	Nykesha Sales made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.	5	4
17:07	Penny Taylor missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	4
17:07	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	5	4
17:07	Rebecca Lobo Loose Ball Foul	5	4
16:51	Merlakia Jones missed 18 ft Jumper.	5	4
16:49	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	5	4
16:47	Rebecca Lobo Shooting Foul	5	4
16:47	Rebecca Lobo Technical Foul	5	4
16:47	Chasity Melvin made Technical Free Throw.	5	5
16:47	Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	5
16:47	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	5	5
16:47	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	6
16:39	Nykesha Sales Offensive Foul	5	6
16:39	Nykesha Sales Foul	5	6
16:31	Helen Darling Lost Ball. Stolen by Shannon Johnson.	5	6
16:31	Helen Darling Personal Foul	5	6
16:15	Rebecca Lobo missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	6
16:14	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	5	6
15:57	Lucienne Berthieu missed Layup.	5	6
15:56	Lucienne Berthieu Offensive Rebound.	5	8
15:56	Lucienne Berthieu made Layup.	5	8
15:48	Penny Taylor Personal Foul	5	8
15:48	Official Timeout.	5	8
15:40	Nykesha Sales missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	8
15:37	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	5	8
15:33	Penny Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Nykesha Sales.	5	8
15:26	Nykesha Sales missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Merlakia Jones.	5	8
15:22	Nykesha Sales Offensive Rebound.	7	8
15:22	Nykesha Sales made Layup.	7	8
15:03	Merlakia Jones made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.	7	10
14:57	Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.	9	10
14:57	Penny Taylor Shooting Foul	9	10
14:57	Wendy Palmer enters the game for Rebecca Lobo.	9	10
14:57	Betty Lennox enters the game for Penny Taylor.	9	10
14:57	Nykesha Sales missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	9	10
14:56	Lucienne Berthieu Defensive Rebound.	9	10
14:44	Lucienne Berthieu Bad Pass. Stolen by Nykesha Sales.	9	10
14:42	Merlakia Jones Personal Foul	9	10
14:26	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	11	10
14:10	Lucienne Berthieu missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	10
14:08	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	11	10
14:04	Helen Darling Shooting Foul	11	10
14:04	Adrienne Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	10
14:04	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	11	10
14:04	Adrienne Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	10
13:53	Shannon Johnson Personal Foul	12	10
13:40	Chasity Melvin missed 4 ft Hook Shot.	12	10
13:37	Shannon Johnson Defensive Rebound.	12	10
13:32	Adrienne Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	10
13:30	Lucienne Berthieu Defensive Rebound.	12	10
13:08	Betty Lennox made 11 ft Jumper.	12	12
12:52	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Three Point Jumper.	12	12
12:52	Adrienne Johnson Offensive Rebound.	12	12
12:48	Adrienne Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Chasity Melvin.	12	12
12:44	Chasity Melvin made 4 ft Jumper.	12	14
12:21	Wendy Palmer missed Jumper.	12	14
12:19	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	12	14
12:14	Helen Darling missed Layup.	12	14
12:12	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	12	14
11:53	Wendy Palmer made 5 ft Two Point Shot.	14	14
11:37	Merlakia Jones Bad Pass	14	14
11:37	Official Timeout.	14	14
11:37	Deanna Jackson enters the game for Lucienne Berthieu.	14	14
11:37	Jennifer Rizzotti enters the game for Helen Darling.	14	14
11:37	Tracy Henderson enters the game for Merlakia Jones.	14	14
11:37	Debbie Black enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	14	14
11:37	Jessie Hicks enters the game for Adrienne Johnson.	14	14
11:22	Shannon Johnson made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jessie Hicks.	16	14
10:59	Chasity Melvin Bad Pass. Stolen by Jessie Hicks.	16	14
10:45	Debbie Black made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jessie Hicks.	18	14
10:27	Betty Lennox Offensive Foul	18	14
10:27	Betty Lennox Foul	18	14
10:27	Brooke Wyckoff enters the game for Nykesha Sales.	18	14
10:18	Brooke Wyckoff Bad Pass	18	14
10:18	Penny Taylor enters the game for Chasity Melvin.	18	14
10:06	Betty Lennox made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.	18	16
9:49	Shannon Johnson missed 10 ft Jumper.	18	16
9:49	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	18	16
9:49	Brooke Wyckoff Loose Ball Foul	18	16
9:37	Wendy Palmer Personal Foul	18	16
9:30	Penny Taylor made Layup.	18	18
9:30	Brooke Wyckoff Shooting Foul	18	18
9:30	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.	18	19
9:17	Jessie Hicks missed Two Point Shot.	18	19
9:11	Tracy Henderson Defensive Rebound.	18	19
9:03	Deanna Jackson missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	19
9:02	Betty Lennox Offensive Rebound.	18	19
9:00	Betty Lennox missed Jumper. Blocked by Jessie Hicks.	18	19
9:00	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	18	19
8:59	Betty Lennox missed 17 ft Jumper.	18	19
8:57	Tracy Henderson Offensive Rebound.	18	19
8:56	Tracy Henderson missed Layup.	18	19
8:55	Jessie Hicks Defensive Rebound.	18	19
8:47	Shannon Johnson Traveling	18	19
8:37	Betty Lennox missed 12 ft Jumper.	18	19
8:34	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	18	19
8:27	Tracy Henderson Personal Foul	18	19
8:22	Betty Lennox Personal Foul	18	19
8:11	Wendy Palmer missed Layup.	18	19
8:10	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	18	19
7:54	Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.	18	22
7:46	Jessie Hicks missed Layup.	18	22
7:45	Tracy Henderson Defensive Rebound.	18	22
7:26	Jessie Hicks Personal Foul	18	22
7:26	Official Timeout.	18	22
7:26	Nykesha Sales enters the game for Shannon Johnson.	18	22
7:26	Taj McWilliams-Franklin enters the game for Jessie Hicks.	18	22
7:18	Penny Taylor missed Two Point Shot.	18	22
7:16	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	18	22
7:01	Nykesha Sales missed 14 ft Jumper.	18	22
6:58	Wendy Palmer Offensive Rebound.	18	22
6:39	Nykesha Sales missed Layup.	18	22
6:37	Tracy Henderson Defensive Rebound.	18	22
6:28	Jennifer Rizzotti missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	22
6:28	Cleveland Defensive Rebound.	18	22
6:28	Penny Taylor Loose Ball Foul	18	22
6:28	Brooke Wyckoff made Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	22
6:28	Lucienne Berthieu enters the game for Penny Taylor.	19	22
6:28	Brooke Wyckoff made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	22
6:03	Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.	20	25
5:48	Brooke Wyckoff made Layup. Assisted by Wendy Palmer.	22	25
5:24	Tracy Henderson missed 14 ft Jumper.	22	25
5:22	Debbie Black Defensive Rebound.	22	25
5:15	Nykesha Sales Bad Pass. Stolen by Tracy Henderson.	22	25
5:01	Deanna Jackson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tracy Henderson.	22	28
4:54	Tracy Henderson Personal Foul	22	28
4:54	Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	28
4:54	Chasity Melvin enters the game for Tracy Henderson.	23	28
4:54	Shannon Johnson enters the game for Debbie Black.	23	28
4:54	Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	28
4:31	Betty Lennox missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	28
4:28	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	24	28
4:22	Brooke Wyckoff made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.	26	28
3:58	Deanna Jackson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	26	31
3:38	Wendy Palmer missed Layup.	26	31
3:36	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	26	31
3:36	Official Timeout.	26	31
3:36	Helen Darling enters the game for Betty Lennox.	26	31
3:36	Merlakia Jones enters the game for Jennifer Rizzotti.	26	31
3:36	Rebecca Lobo enters the game for Wendy Palmer.	26	31
3:15	Deanna Jackson missed Layup. Blocked by Rebecca Lobo.	26	31
3:13	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	26	31
3:08	Helen Darling made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.	26	33
2:50	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Bad Pass. Stolen by Merlakia Jones.	26	33
2:41	Shannon Johnson Personal Foul	26	33
2:41	Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	34
2:41	Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	35
2:32	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.	26	35
2:31	Rebecca Lobo Offensive Rebound.	26	35
2:30	Rebecca Lobo missed Layup. Blocked by Deanna Jackson.	26	35
2:25	Deanna Jackson Defensive Rebound.	26	35
2:21	Chasity Melvin made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	26	37
2:15	Connecticut 20 Sec. Timeout.	26	37
2:11	Merlakia Jones Shooting Foul	26	37
2:11	Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	37
2:11	Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	28	37
1:49	Deanna Jackson made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	28	40
1:40	Deanna Jackson Shooting Foul	28	40
1:40	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	40
1:40	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	30	40
1:23	Deanna Jackson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	30	43
1:04	Brooke Wyckoff missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	30	43
1:01	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	30	43
1:01	Betty Lennox enters the game for Merlakia Jones.	30	43
43.4	Lucienne Berthieu missed Layup.	30	43
43.4	Lucienne Berthieu Offensive Rebound.	30	43
43.4	Rebecca Lobo Shooting Foul	30	43
43.4	Lucienne Berthieu missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	43
43.4	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	30	43
43.4	Courtney Coleman enters the game for Rebecca Lobo.	30	43
43.4	Lucienne Berthieu missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	30	43
41.2	Brooke Wyckoff Defensive Rebound.	30	43
27.6	Jumpball. Brooke Wyckoff vs. Betty Lennox. Taj McWilliams-Franklin gains possession.	30	43
21.7	Courtney Coleman missed Layup.	30	43
18.7	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	30	43
2.0	Helen Darling made Layup.	30	45
0.0	Shannon Johnson missed 41 ft Three Point Jumper.	30	45
0.0	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	30	45
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	30	45

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Sun
56
Rockers
84

Game 1

15/6

Rockers
57
Sun
70

Game 2

19/6

Rockers
57
Sun
64

Game 3

3/7

Sun
-
Rockers
-

Game 4

15/8

Sun
52
Rockers
69

Game 4

20/8

12:00 AM, 15 June 2003

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
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Connecticut	28	12	.700	4	W1
Indiana	20	20	.500	12	L1
Atlanta	15	25	.375	17	W3
Washington	14	26	.350	18	W1
Chicago	13	27	.325	19	L5

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