Lynx 66-58 Fever (22 Jun, 2003) Play-by-Play

Indiana Fever

5-4, 1-4 away

	1	2	T
IND	26	32	58
MIN	32	34	66

Minnesota Lynx

5-6, 3-3 home

Sheri Sam missed 9 ft Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed 11 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed Layup.
Teresa Edwards missed Layup. Blocked by Niele Ivey.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Tip Shot.
Sheri Sam missed Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Kristi Harrower made Two Point Shot.
Sheri Sam made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheri Sam missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michele Van Gorp made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Shaunzinski Gortman made Two Point Shot.
Shaunzinski Gortman made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Shaunzinski Gortman missed 8 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Teresa Edwards missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheri Sam missed Layup. Blocked by Kelly Schumacher.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 32 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Tamika Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Leigh Aziz.
Katie Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Katie Smith missed Layup.
Michele Van Gorp missed Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kristi Harrower missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristi Harrower missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shaunzinski Gortman missed Layup. Blocked by Tamika Catchings.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Janell Burse missed Layup. Blocked by Kelly Schumacher.
Katie Smith missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristi Harrower made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Shaunzinski Gortman missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristi Harrower made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janell Burse.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Shaunzinski Gortman.
Kristi Harrower made Two Point Shot.
Sheri Sam missed 9 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 13 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Natalie Williams missed 7 ft Jumper.
Niele Ivey missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Two Point Shot.
Stephanie White missed 9 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed Layup.
Nikki McCray missed Layup.
Natalie Williams made Layup.
Nikki McCray missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stephanie White missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stephanie White.
Coretta Brown made 6 ft Jumper.
Coretta Brown made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Coretta Brown missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Schumacher missed Layup.
Coretta Brown made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sonja Henning.
Coretta Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Coretta Brown missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Schumacher missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher made Jumper. Assisted by Stephanie White.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 8 ft Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Natalie Williams missed Layup.
Natalie Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Coretta Brown missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher missed Layup.
Kelly Schumacher missed Hook Shot.
Niele Ivey made Two Point Shot.
Kristen Rasmussen made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelly Schumacher.
Coretta Brown made 11 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Coretta Brown made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Leigh Aziz missed Two Point Shot.
Tamika Catchings missed 10 ft Jumper.
Leigh Aziz made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Coretta Brown made Two Point Shot.
Stephanie White missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Stephanie White missed 8 ft Jumper.
Stephanie White missed 13 ft Jumper.
Coretta Brown missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made 12 ft Jumper.
Coretta Brown missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher made Layup.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 10 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Natalie Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Schumacher missed 9 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams made Layup.
Tamika Catchings missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sonja Henning missed Two Point Shot.
Natalie Williams made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Sonja Henning.
Natalie Williams made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Natalie Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sonja Henning.
Natalie Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Bridget Pettis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Bridget Pettis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Natalie Williams missed Jumper.
Coretta Brown made Technical Free Throw.
Sonja Henning made 14 ft Jumper.
Coretta Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Coretta Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Coretta Brown made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sonja Henning.
Coretta Brown missed 11 ft Jumper.
Coretta Brown made Two Point Shot.
Sonja Henning missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sonja Henning.
Bridget Pettis missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sonja Henning missed 8 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed Layup.

FEVER

LYNX

TIME		IND	MIN
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Natalie Williams vs. Tamika Williams. Svetlana Abrosimova gains possession.	0	0
19:45	Sheri Sam missed 9 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:45	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:45	Natalie Williams Loose Ball Foul	0	0
19:22	Teresa Edwards missed 11 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:20	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:09	Natalie Williams missed 7 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:07	Stephanie White Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:00	Niele Ivey missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:58	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:52	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:51	Nikki McCray Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:43	Tamika Catchings made Two Point Shot.	2	0
18:28	Teresa Edwards missed Layup.	2	0
18:27	Teresa Edwards Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:25	Teresa Edwards missed Layup. Blocked by Niele Ivey.	2	0
18:25	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:21	Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	2	3
17:58	Stephanie White missed 9 ft Jumper.	2	3
17:57	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	2	3
17:49	Tamika Williams missed Layup.	2	3
17:47	Sheri Sam Offensive Rebound.	2	3
17:39	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	3
17:37	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	2	3
17:36	Tamika Williams made Layup.	2	5
17:17	Natalie Williams missed Layup.	2	5
17:16	Natalie Williams Offensive Rebound.	2	5
17:12	Nikki McCray missed Layup.	2	5
17:10	Natalie Williams Offensive Rebound.	2	5
17:08	Natalie Williams made Layup.	4	5
16:53	Sheri Sam missed 10 ft Jumper.	4	5
16:52	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	4	5
16:50	Tamika Williams made Tip Shot.	4	7
16:37	Nikki McCray missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	7
16:37	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	4	7
16:27	Teresa Edwards Lost Ball. Stolen by Niele Ivey.	4	7
16:20	Stephanie White missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	7
16:17	Teresa Edwards Defensive Rebound.	4	7
16:12	Sheri Sam missed Two Point Shot.	4	7
16:10	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	4	7
16:07	Katie Smith missed 6 ft Jumper.	4	7
16:06	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	4	7
15:52	Tamika Catchings Lost Ball. Stolen by Katie Smith.	4	7
15:41	Tamika Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	4	9
15:27	Niele Ivey Bad Pass. Stolen by Svetlana Abrosimova.	4	9
15:22	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.	4	9
15:21	Katie Smith Offensive Rebound.	4	9
15:21	Tamika Catchings Shooting Foul	4	9
15:21	Full Timeout.	4	9
15:21	Kristi Harrower enters the game for Teresa Edwards.	4	9
15:21	Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	10
15:21	Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	11
15:06	Tamika Catchings Lost Ball	4	11
14:48	Katie Smith made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	4	13
14:25	Tamika Catchings missed 9 ft Jumper.	4	13
14:23	Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.	4	13
14:08	Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass	4	13
14:08	Kelly Schumacher enters the game for Natalie Williams.	4	13
14:08	Coretta Brown enters the game for Nikki McCray.	4	13
13:48	Tamika Catchings made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stephanie White.	6	13
13:38	Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	6	15
13:11	Coretta Brown made 6 ft Jumper.	8	15
13:11	Tamika Williams Shooting Foul	8	15
13:11	Coretta Brown made Free Throw 1 of 1.	9	15
12:56	Kristi Harrower made Two Point Shot.	9	17
12:37	Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	17
12:37	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	9	17
12:34	Sheri Sam Bad Pass	9	17
12:21	Kelly Schumacher made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	11	17
12:02	Sheri Sam made 12 ft Two Point Shot.	11	19
11:44	Coretta Brown missed 18 ft Jumper.	11	19
11:41	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	11	19
11:32	Sheri Sam missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	19
11:30	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	11	19
11:30	Full Timeout.	11	19
11:30	Michele Van Gorp enters the game for Tamika Williams.	11	19
11:30	Sonja Henning enters the game for Niele Ivey.	11	19
11:14	Tamika Catchings missed 9 ft Jumper.	11	19
11:11	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	11	19
11:10	Katie Smith Lost Ball. Stolen by Kelly Schumacher.	11	19
11:10	Michele Van Gorp Shooting Foul	11	19
11:10	Tamika Catchings missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	19
11:10	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	11	19
11:10	Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	19
10:48	Michele Van Gorp made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	12	21
10:33	Kelly Schumacher missed Layup.	12	21
10:32	Michele Van Gorp Defensive Rebound.	12	21
10:29	Michele Van Gorp Lost Ball. Stolen by Tamika Catchings.	12	21
10:26	Michele Van Gorp Defensive Rebound.	12	21
10:21	Kristi Harrower Bad Pass. Stolen by Sonja Henning.	12	21
9:51	Coretta Brown made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sonja Henning.	15	21
9:30	Sonja Henning Personal Foul	15	21
9:30	Shaunzinski Gortman enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	15	21
9:21	Michele Van Gorp Offensive Foul	15	21
9:21	Michele Van Gorp Foul	15	21
9:08	Katie Smith Shooting Foul	15	21
9:08	Coretta Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	21
9:08	Coretta Brown missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	21
9:08	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	16	21
8:45	Sheri Sam missed Layup.	16	21
8:45	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	16	21
8:37	Kelly Schumacher missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	21
8:36	Indiana Defensive Rebound.	16	21
8:17	Katie Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.	16	21
8:15	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	16	21
8:03	Coretta Brown Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheri Sam.	16	21
7:43	Sheri Sam missed Layup.	16	21
7:43	Sheri Sam Offensive Rebound.	16	21
7:39	Sheri Sam Lost Ball. Stolen by Sonja Henning.	16	21
7:33	Kelly Schumacher made Jumper. Assisted by Stephanie White.	18	21
7:15	Shaunzinski Gortman made Two Point Shot.	18	23
7:15	Coretta Brown Shooting Foul	18	23
7:15	Full Timeout.	18	23
7:15	Tamika Williams enters the game for Sheri Sam.	18	23
7:15	Janell Burse enters the game for Michele Van Gorp.	18	23
7:15	Natalie Williams enters the game for Stephanie White.	18	23
7:15	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Kelly Schumacher.	18	23
7:15	Shaunzinski Gortman made Free Throw 1 of 1.	18	24
7:09	Sonja Henning Offensive Foul	18	24
7:09	Sonja Henning Foul	18	24
7:09	Teresa Edwards enters the game for Kristi Harrower.	18	24
6:45	Shaunzinski Gortman missed 8 ft Jumper.	18	24
6:43	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	18	24
6:37	24 second	18	24
6:11	Kristen Rasmussen missed 8 ft Jumper.	18	24
6:11	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	18	24
6:09	Janell Burse Bad Pass. Stolen by Kristen Rasmussen.	18	24
6:07	Janell Burse Shooting Foul	18	24
6:07	Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	24
6:07	Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	24
5:46	Katie Smith made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	20	26
5:18	Sheri Sam enters the game for Katie Smith.	20	26
5:18	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Shaunzinski Gortman.	20	26
5:18	Jumpball. Sonja Henning vs. Janell Burse. Sheri Sam gains possession.	20	26
5:18	Kristen Rasmussen Bad Pass. Stolen by Janell Burse.	20	26
5:01	Teresa Edwards missed 13 ft Jumper.	20	26
5:00	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	20	26
4:48	Natalie Williams missed Layup.	20	26
4:47	Natalie Williams Offensive Rebound.	20	26
4:47	Janell Burse Personal Foul	20	26
4:47	Indiana 20 Sec. Timeout.	20	26
4:47	Niele Ivey enters the game for Sonja Henning.	20	26
4:39	Coretta Brown Lost Ball	20	26
4:26	Tamika Williams missed Layup.	20	26
4:24	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	20	26
4:13	Coretta Brown Backcourt	20	26
4:05	Svetlana Abrosimova made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	20	28
4:05	Tamika Catchings Shooting Foul	20	28
4:05	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	20	28
4:05	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	20	28
3:49	Natalie Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Janell Burse.	20	28
3:47	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	20	28
3:36	Natalie Williams Personal Foul	20	28
3:36	Full Timeout.	20	28
3:36	Kelly Schumacher enters the game for Natalie Williams.	20	28
3:28	Sheri Sam missed Layup. Blocked by Kelly Schumacher.	20	28
3:27	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	20	28
2:59	Coretta Brown missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	28
2:57	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	20	28
2:47	Coretta Brown Shooting Foul	20	28
2:47	Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	29
2:47	Katie Smith enters the game for Janell Burse.	20	29
2:47	Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	30
2:34	Kelly Schumacher missed Layup.	20	30
2:33	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	20	30
2:31	Kelly Schumacher missed Hook Shot.	20	30
2:30	Niele Ivey Offensive Rebound.	20	30
2:26	Niele Ivey made Two Point Shot.	22	30
2:04	Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	30
2:02	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	22	30
1:45	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.	22	30
1:43	Kelly Schumacher Defensive Rebound.	22	30
1:20	Kristen Rasmussen made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelly Schumacher.	24	30
1:16	Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.	24	30
1:06	Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	30
1:05	Niele Ivey Defensive Rebound.	24	30
36.9	Coretta Brown made 11 ft Jumper.	26	30
25.3	Svetlana Abrosimova made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	26	32
9.3	Tamika Catchings missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	32
8.3	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	26	32
1.3	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 32 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	32
0.0	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	26	32
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	26	32

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-0

Fever
58
Lynx
66

Game 1

22/6

Lynx
70
Fever
65

Game 2

27/7

1:00 AM, 22 June 2003

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	32	8	.800	-	L1
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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
Las Vegas	27	13	.675	3	W5
Seattle	25	15	.625	5	W1
Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

Minnesota set for road matchup with the Sun

Minnesota Lynx (30-10, 14-6 Western Conference) at Connecticut Sun (28-12, 14-6 Eastern Conference)

Jackie Young's 24 points and Aces' 16-point run staves off elimination in 95-81 win over Liberty

— On the verge of elimination, the Aces showed Friday night as the two-time defending WNBA champions they weren't ready to go quietly.

Napheesa Collier scores 26 to help Lynx top Sun 90-81 and take 2-1 lead in semifinal series

— After struggling in the last game offensively, Napheesa Collier wasn't going to let it happen again.

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Indiana Fever

Minnesota Lynx

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-0

Game Information

2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings

2023-24 Western Conference Standings

WNBA News

Minnesota set for road matchup with the Sun

Jackie Young's 24 points and Aces' 16-point run staves off elimination in 95-81 win over Liberty

Napheesa Collier scores 26 to help Lynx top Sun 90-81 and take 2-1 lead in semifinal series