Rockers 66-53 Fever (30 Jun, 2003) Play-by-Play

Indiana Fever

7-6, 2-6 away

	1	2	T
IND	31	22	53
CLE	36	30	66

Cleveland Rockers

6-6, 5-2 home

Merlakia Jones missed 13 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Merlakia Jones.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Helen Darling made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
Helen Darling missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
LaToya Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Merlakia Jones.
Deanna Jackson missed 4 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LaToya Thomas.
LaToya Thomas made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
LaToya Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Merlakia Jones made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jennifer Rizzotti made Layup.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Deanna Jackson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed 4 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
Deanna Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
Chasity Melvin missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Chasity Melvin made Layup.
Deanna Jackson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
LaToya Thomas made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling missed 19 ft Three Point Jumper.
Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Deanna Jackson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Merlakia Jones missed Layup.
Helen Darling missed Layup. Blocked by Niele Ivey.
Merlakia Jones missed 17 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Betty Lennox missed Layup.
Betty Lennox missed 13 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 14 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made Layup.
Penny Taylor missed 3 ft Jumper. Blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed Two Point Shot.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Chasity Melvin missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
LaToya Thomas made Two Point Shot.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Deanna Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 14 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LaToya Thomas.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed Two Point Shot.
LaToya Thomas missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Deanna Jackson missed Layup.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed Layup. Blocked by Tamika Catchings.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed 19 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
LaToya Thomas made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
Deanna Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
LaToya Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Merlakia Jones.
Deanna Jackson made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamika Catchings missed Two Point Shot.
Kristen Rasmussen made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Niele Ivey.
Kristen Rasmussen made Layup. Assisted by Natalie Williams.
Natalie Williams made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Tamika Catchings made Layup. Assisted by Niele Ivey.
Kristen Rasmussen missed Hook Shot.
Tamika Catchings made 12 ft Jumper.
Niele Ivey missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed Layup. Blocked by Deanna Jackson.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Coretta Brown missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Natalie Williams missed Layup.
Kelly Schumacher made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Coretta Brown missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher missed 7 ft Jumper.
Nikki McCray made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki McCray made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Natalie Williams made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Natalie Williams missed Layup.
Tamika Catchings missed 10 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed Layup.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Natalie Williams missed Layup. Blocked by LaToya Thomas.
Tamika Catchings made Two Point Shot.
Tamika Catchings missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen made Layup. Assisted by Natalie Williams.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki McCray made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Tamika Catchings missed Layup.
Natalie Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Natalie Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings missed Layup.
Tamika Catchings made 16 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams made Layup.
Tamika Catchings missed 14 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Nikki McCray missed Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Natalie Williams.
Niele Ivey missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed Layup.
Natalie Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Natalie Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Coretta Brown missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sonja Henning.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen missed Layup.
Sonja Henning missed 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Stephanie White made Three Point Jumper.
Niele Ivey missed 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Stephanie White missed Two Point Shot.
Stephanie White made 5 ft Jumper.
Stephanie White made Two Point Shot.
Stephanie White made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Stephanie White missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Stephanie White made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Stephanie White missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Bridget Pettis missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.

FEVER

ROCKERS

TIME		IND	CLE
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Natalie Williams vs. Chasity Melvin. Tamika Catchings gains possession.	0	0
19:44	Tamika Catchings missed Two Point Shot.	0	0
19:42	Merlakia Jones Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:29	Helen Darling Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Catchings.	0	0
19:02	Kristen Rasmussen made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Niele Ivey.	2	0
18:45	Helen Darling Bad Pass. Stolen by Natalie Williams.	2	0
18:39	Kristen Rasmussen made Layup. Assisted by Natalie Williams.	4	0
18:17	Betty Lennox Offensive Foul	4	0
18:17	Betty Lennox Foul	4	0
18:05	Natalie Williams made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	6	0
17:49	Merlakia Jones missed 13 ft Jumper.	6	0
17:47	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	6	0
17:28	Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Merlakia Jones.	6	2
17:28	Tamika Catchings Shooting Foul	6	2
17:28	Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	6	2
17:28	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	6	2
17:07	Merlakia Jones Personal Foul	6	2
16:51	Tamika Catchings made Layup. Assisted by Niele Ivey.	8	2
16:22	Helen Darling made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.	8	4
15:59	Betty Lennox Personal Foul	8	4
15:59	Official Timeout.	8	4
15:41	Kristen Rasmussen missed Hook Shot.	8	4
15:40	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	8	4
15:40	Tamika Catchings Personal Foul	8	4
15:15	Penny Taylor Traveling	8	4
15:00	Tamika Catchings made 12 ft Jumper.	10	4
14:33	Helen Darling missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	4
14:32	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	10	4
14:30	Helen Darling Personal Foul	10	4
14:30	LaToya Thomas enters the game for Merlakia Jones.	10	4
14:30	Deanna Jackson enters the game for Penny Taylor.	10	4
14:18	Betty Lennox Personal Foul	10	4
14:18	Merlakia Jones enters the game for Betty Lennox.	10	4
14:18	Delay of Game	10	4
14:11	Niele Ivey missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	4
14:08	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	10	4
14:00	Chasity Melvin Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Catchings.	10	4
13:56	Tamika Catchings missed Layup. Blocked by Deanna Jackson.	10	4
13:53	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	10	4
13:37	Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.	10	6
13:33	Niele Ivey Bad Pass	10	6
13:33	Jennifer Rizzotti enters the game for Helen Darling.	10	6
13:19	LaToya Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Merlakia Jones.	10	8
13:07	LaToya Thomas Shooting Foul	10	8
13:07	Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	8
13:07	Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	8
12:52	Deanna Jackson missed 4 ft Jumper.	12	8
12:51	Deanna Jackson Offensive Rebound.	12	8
12:51	Natalie Williams Shooting Foul	12	8
12:51	Coquese Washington enters the game for Niele Ivey.	12	8
12:51	Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	9
12:51	Coretta Brown enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	12	9
12:51	Deanna Jackson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	9
12:51	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	12	9
12:38	Coretta Brown Bad Pass. Stolen by Jennifer Rizzotti.	12	9
12:18	Deanna Jackson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LaToya Thomas.	12	12
11:52	Tamika Catchings Bad Pass. Stolen by Chasity Melvin.	12	12
11:33	LaToya Thomas made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.	12	14
11:33	Natalie Williams Shooting Foul	12	14
11:33	Official Timeout.	12	14
11:33	Stephanie White enters the game for Tamika Catchings.	12	14
11:33	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Nikki McCray.	12	14
11:33	LaToya Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	12	14
11:33	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	12	14
11:11	Coretta Brown missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	14
11:08	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	12	14
10:45	Merlakia Jones made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.	12	16
10:18	Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.	14	16
10:00	Deanna Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Natalie Williams.	14	16
9:51	Natalie Williams missed Layup.	14	16
9:48	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	14	16
9:37	Stephanie White Shooting Foul	14	16
9:37	Niele Ivey enters the game for Coquese Washington.	14	16
9:37	Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	17
9:37	Deanna Jackson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	17
9:36	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	14	17
9:21	Stephanie White Bad Pass. Stolen by Deanna Jackson.	14	17
9:21	Kelly Schumacher enters the game for Natalie Williams.	14	17
9:11	Coretta Brown Lost Ball. Stolen by Merlakia Jones.	14	17
9:10	Jennifer Rizzotti Bad Pass. Stolen by Kelly Schumacher.	14	17
8:45	Kelly Schumacher made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.	16	17
8:33	Jennifer Rizzotti made Layup.	16	19
8:33	Niele Ivey Shooting Foul	16	19
8:33	Jennifer Rizzotti missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	16	19
8:33	Penny Taylor enters the game for Merlakia Jones.	16	19
8:30	LaToya Thomas Offensive Rebound.	16	19
8:19	Deanna Jackson missed 15 ft Jumper.	16	19
8:18	Kelly Schumacher Defensive Rebound.	16	19
7:48	Coretta Brown missed 15 ft Jumper.	16	19
7:48	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	16	19
7:48	24 second	16	19
7:48	Official Timeout.	16	19
7:48	Nikki McCray enters the game for Stephanie White.	16	19
7:48	Tamika Catchings enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	16	19
7:33	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed 4 ft Jumper.	16	19
7:31	Nikki McCray Defensive Rebound.	16	19
7:07	Kelly Schumacher missed 7 ft Jumper.	16	19
7:01	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Defensive Reboun.	16	19
6:50	LaToya Thomas made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.	16	21
6:26	Coretta Brown Lost Ball. Stolen by Jennifer Rizzotti.	16	21
6:20	Deanna Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.	16	23
6:09	Deanna Jackson Shooting Foul	16	23
6:09	Natalie Williams enters the game for Kelly Schumacher.	16	23
6:09	Nikki McCray made Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	23
6:09	Chasity Melvin enters the game for Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.	17	23
6:09	Nikki McCray made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	23
5:50	Penny Taylor Offensive Foul	18	23
5:50	Penny Taylor Foul	18	23
5:26	Indiana 20 Sec. Timeout.	18	23
5:22	Natalie Williams made 9 ft Two Point Shot.	20	23
5:05	Chasity Melvin missed 8 ft Hook Shot.	20	23
5:01	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	20	23
4:56	Natalie Williams missed Layup.	20	23
4:56	Tamika Catchings Offensive Rebound.	20	23
4:56	Chasity Melvin Personal Foul	20	23
4:56	Cleveland 20 Sec. Timeout.	20	23
4:45	Tamika Catchings missed 10 ft Jumper.	20	23
4:41	Natalie Williams Offensive Rebound.	20	23
4:41	Natalie Williams missed Layup.	20	23
4:41	Tamika Catchings Offensive Rebound.	20	23
4:41	Jennifer Rizzotti Personal Foul	20	23
4:41	Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	23
4:41	Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	23
4:24	Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.	22	26
4:09	Natalie Williams missed Layup. Blocked by LaToya Thomas.	22	26
4:09	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	22	26
4:09	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Coretta Brown.	22	26
4:05	Tamika Catchings made Two Point Shot.	24	26
3:54	Deanna Jackson Lost Ball	24	26
3:54	Official Timeout.	24	26
3:43	Tamika Catchings missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	26
3:42	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	24	26
3:42	Helen Darling enters the game for Jennifer Rizzotti.	24	26
3:29	Kristen Rasmussen made Layup. Assisted by Natalie Williams.	26	26
2:57	Chasity Melvin missed Layup.	26	26
2:55	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	26	28
2:55	Chasity Melvin made Layup.	26	28
2:40	Deanna Jackson Personal Foul	26	28
2:40	Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	28
2:40	Tamika Catchings missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	28
2:39	LaToya Thomas Defensive Rebound.	27	28
2:29	Deanna Jackson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	27	30
2:06	Nikki McCray made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	29	30
1:42	LaToya Thomas made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	29	32
1:20	Tamika Catchings missed Layup.	29	32
1:17	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	29	32
1:10	Kristen Rasmussen Shooting Foul	29	32
1:10	Merlakia Jones enters the game for Penny Taylor.	29	32
1:10	LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	33
1:10	LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	34
59.5	Chasity Melvin Personal Foul	29	34
59.5	Natalie Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	34
59.5	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough enters the game for Chasity Melvin.	30	34
59.5	Natalie Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	31	34
29.7	Helen Darling missed 19 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	34
29.7	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	31	34
29.7	Kristen Rasmussen Loose Ball Foul	31	34
29.7	Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.	31	35
29.7	Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.	31	36
29.0	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	31	35
4.1	Tamika Catchings missed Layup.	31	36
2.6	Deanna Jackson Defensive Rebound.	31	36
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	31	36

Regular Season Series

CLE wins 3-1

Fever
53
Rockers
66

Game 1

30/6

Rockers
66
Fever
62

Game 2

10/8

Fever
67
Rockers
71

Game 3

11/8

Rockers
46
Fever
59

Game 4

24/8

12:00 AM, 30 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

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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