Sun 64-57 Rockers (3 Jul, 2003) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Rockers

6-7, 1-5 away

	1	2	T
CLE	25	32	57
CT	28	36	64

Connecticut Sun

7-8, 4-3 home

Katie Douglas made Layup. Assisted by Brooke Wyckoff.
Nykesha Sales made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Shannon Johnson missed Jumper.
Katie Douglas made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brooke Wyckoff.
Katie Douglas made 17 ft Jumper.
Brooke Wyckoff missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shannon Johnson made Jumper.
Brooke Wyckoff made 7 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Shannon Johnson missed Layup.
Jessie Hicks missed Layup.
Adrienne Johnson missed Layup.
Jessie Hicks made Layup.
Jessie Hicks missed 4 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Katie Douglas missed 15 ft Jumper. Blocked by Deanna Jackson.
Katie Douglas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adrienne Johnson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Johnson made Two Point Shot.
Katie Douglas missed Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 13 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 15 ft Jumper.
Shannon Johnson made Two Point Shot.
Shannon Johnson missed Layup.
Shannon Johnson made Two Point Shot.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Katie Douglas made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Katie Douglas missed 18 ft Jumper.
Brooke Wyckoff made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup. Blocked by Chasity Melvin.
Katie Douglas made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Brooke Wyckoff missed Layup.
Katie Douglas made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Shannon Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Shannon Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Adrienne Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Adrienne Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jessie Hicks missed Layup.
Brooke Wyckoff missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jessie Hicks missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Betty Lennox.
Nykesha Sales made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adrienne Johnson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Wendy Palmer.
Wendy Palmer made Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Katie Douglas made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Debbie Black.
Wendy Palmer missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Katie Douglas made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shannon Johnson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shannon Johnson missed Layup.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shannon Johnson missed Layup.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.
LaToya Thomas missed 7 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Two Point Shot. Assisted by LaToya Thomas.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 1.
LaToya Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Merlakia Jones missed Layup.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Betty Lennox missed 8 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed 14 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Layup.
Jennifer Rizzotti made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 19 ft Jumper.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Betty Lennox missed 17 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 17 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed Layup. Blocked by Nykesha Sales.
Penny Taylor missed Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed 9 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Merlakia Jones missed 10 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Merlakia Jones.
LaToya Thomas missed Layup.
Helen Darling missed Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Layup.
Betty Lennox made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
Chasity Melvin missed Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
LaToya Thomas made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Chasity Melvin made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Helen Darling.
LaToya Thomas made 12 ft Jumper.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
Merlakia Jones made 11 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 11 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Betty Lennox missed 11 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed Layup.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jennifer Rizzotti made Layup.
Merlakia Jones missed 7 ft Jumper.
Merlakia Jones missed 17 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed 19 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
Betty Lennox missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Helen Darling missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.

ROCKERS

SUN

TIME		CLE	CT
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Chasity Melvin vs. Taj McWilliams-Franklin. Merlakia Jones gains possession.	0	0
19:45	LaToya Thomas missed 7 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:42	Brooke Wyckoff Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:28	Taj McWilliams-Franklin 3 second	0	0
19:08	Chasity Melvin Lost Ball. Stolen by Brooke Wyckoff.	0	0
18:52	Katie Douglas made Layup. Assisted by Brooke Wyckoff.	0	2
18:24	Chasity Melvin made Two Point Shot. Assisted by LaToya Thomas.	2	2
18:24	Shannon Johnson Shooting Foul	2	2
18:24	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 1.	3	2
18:00	Nykesha Sales made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	3	4
17:43	LaToya Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.	5	4
17:16	Helen Darling Personal Foul	5	4
17:15	Merlakia Jones Personal Foul	5	4
17:00	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.	5	4
16:58	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	5	4
16:54	Helen Darling Lost Ball	5	4
16:45	Shannon Johnson missed Jumper.	5	4
16:43	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	5	4
16:31	Nykesha Sales Shooting Foul	5	4
16:31	Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	4
16:31	Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	4
16:08	Katie Douglas made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brooke Wyckoff.	7	7
15:37	Merlakia Jones missed Layup.	7	7
15:33	Helen Darling Offensive Rebound.	7	7
15:26	Chasity Melvin missed Layup.	7	7
15:25	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	7	7
15:22	Chasity Melvin missed Layup.	7	7
15:22	Brooke Wyckoff Defensive Rebound.	7	7
15:06	Katie Douglas made 17 ft Jumper.	7	9
14:29	24 second	7	9
14:29	Official Timeout.	7	9
14:18	Betty Lennox enters the game for Merlakia Jones.	7	9
14:12	Brooke Wyckoff missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	9
14:08	Katie Douglas Offensive Rebound.	7	9
14:03	Katie Douglas missed Layup.	7	9
13:57	Shannon Johnson Offensive Rebound.	7	9
13:55	Nykesha Sales missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	9
13:52	Katie Douglas Offensive Rebound.	7	9
13:42	Wendy Palmer enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	7	9
13:22	Shannon Johnson made Jumper.	7	11
12:57	Betty Lennox missed 8 ft Jumper.	7	11
12:56	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	7	11
12:56	Chasity Melvin Lost Ball. Stolen by Brooke Wyckoff.	7	11
12:56	Penny Taylor enters the game for Deanna Jackson.	7	11
12:56	Jennifer Rizzotti enters the game for Helen Darling.	7	11
12:29	Brooke Wyckoff made 7 ft Jumper.	7	13
12:07	LaToya Thomas made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	9	13
11:56	Shannon Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by LaToya Thomas.	9	13
11:47	Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	13
11:42	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	9	13
11:40	LaToya Thomas missed 14 ft Jumper.	9	13
11:40	Brooke Wyckoff Defensive Rebound.	9	13
11:40	Penny Taylor Personal Foul	9	13
11:40	Official Timeout.	9	13
11:40	Debbie Black enters the game for Katie Douglas.	9	13
11:40	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough enters the game for Chasity Melvin.	9	13
11:26	Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.	9	15
11:11	Brooke Wyckoff Personal Foul	9	15
11:11	Jessie Hicks enters the game for Brooke Wyckoff.	9	15
11:11	Deanna Jackson enters the game for LaToya Thomas.	9	15
10:55	Betty Lennox made Layup.	11	15
10:37	Shannon Johnson missed Layup.	11	15
10:34	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Defensive Reboun.	11	15
10:30	Debbie Black Shooting Foul	11	15
10:30	Jennifer Rizzotti made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	15
10:30	Adrienne Johnson enters the game for Shannon Johnson.	12	15
10:30	Jennifer Rizzotti missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	15
10:29	Jessie Hicks Defensive Rebound.	12	15
10:02	Jessie Hicks missed Layup.	12	15
10:00	Jennifer Rizzotti Defensive Rebound.	12	15
10:00	Jennifer Rizzotti Lost Ball	12	15
10:00	Katie Douglas enters the game for Nykesha Sales.	12	15
9:53	Adrienne Johnson missed Layup.	12	15
9:52	Jessie Hicks Offensive Rebound.	12	15
9:49	Jessie Hicks made Layup.	12	17
9:30	Penny Taylor missed 19 ft Jumper.	12	17
9:26	Debbie Black Defensive Rebound.	12	17
9:07	Jessie Hicks missed 4 ft Jumper.	12	17
9:06	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	12	17
8:56	Jessie Hicks Personal Foul	12	17
8:56	Taj McWilliams-Franklin enters the game for Wendy Palmer.	12	17
8:33	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	14	17
8:18	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.	14	17
8:15	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	14	17
8:07	Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	17	17
7:37	Katie Douglas missed 15 ft Jumper. Blocked by Deanna Jackson.	17	17
7:33	Katie Douglas Offensive Rebound.	17	17
7:31	Katie Douglas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	17
7:28	Jennifer Rizzotti Defensive Rebound.	17	17
7:16	Betty Lennox missed 17 ft Jumper.	17	17
7:13	Jessie Hicks Defensive Rebound.	17	17
7:11	Official Timeout.	17	17
7:11	Shannon Johnson enters the game for Debbie Black.	17	17
7:03	Betty Lennox Personal Foul	17	17
6:52	Adrienne Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Betty Lennox.	17	17
6:47	Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	17
6:43	Deanna Jackson Offensive Rebound.	17	17
6:31	Betty Lennox made 17 ft Jumper.	19	17
6:20	Adrienne Johnson missed 13 ft Jumper.	19	17
6:18	Adrienne Johnson Offensive Rebound.	19	17
6:16	Adrienne Johnson made Two Point Shot.	19	19
6:03	Penny Taylor Bad Pass	19	19
6:03	Brooke Wyckoff enters the game for Jessie Hicks.	19	19
6:03	Nykesha Sales enters the game for Adrienne Johnson.	19	19
5:43	Katie Douglas Bad Pass. Stolen by Deanna Jackson.	19	19
5:37	Deanna Jackson missed Layup. Blocked by Nykesha Sales.	19	19
5:35	Brooke Wyckoff Defensive Rebound.	19	19
5:31	Katie Douglas missed Layup.	19	19
5:28	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	19	19
5:01	Penny Taylor missed Jumper.	19	19
4:58	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	19	19
4:50	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 13 ft Jumper.	19	19
4:48	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Defensive Reboun.	19	19
4:22	Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	19
4:20	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	19	19
4:16	Penny Taylor Shooting Foul	19	19
4:16	LaToya Thomas enters the game for Betty Lennox.	19	19
4:16	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	19
4:16	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	19	19
4:16	Chasity Melvin enters the game for Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.	19	19
4:16	Merlakia Jones enters the game for Penny Taylor.	19	19
4:16	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	20
4:01	LaToya Thomas missed 9 ft Jumper.	19	20
4:01	Cleveland Defensive Rebound.	19	20
3:46	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	19	22
3:36	Cleveland 20 Sec. Timeout.	19	22
3:36	Helen Darling enters the game for Jennifer Rizzotti.	19	22
3:25	Deanna Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	22
3:21	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	19	22
3:21	Chasity Melvin missed Layup.	19	22
3:21	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	19	22
3:21	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Shooting Foul	19	22
3:21	Official Timeout.	19	22
3:21	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	22
3:21	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	22
2:55	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	21	24
2:42	Shannon Johnson Personal Foul	21	24
2:25	Merlakia Jones missed 10 ft Jumper.	21	24
2:21	Deanna Jackson Offensive Rebound.	21	24
2:15	Chasity Melvin made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Merlakia Jones.	23	24
1:54	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 15 ft Jumper.	23	24
1:53	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Offensive Re.	23	24
1:43	Brooke Wyckoff Offensive Foul	23	24
1:43	Brooke Wyckoff Foul	23	24
1:28	LaToya Thomas missed Layup.	23	24
1:28	Cleveland Defensive Rebound.	23	24
1:28	Chasity Melvin Loose Ball Foul	23	24
1:01	Shannon Johnson made Two Point Shot.	23	26
44.9	Helen Darling missed Three Point Jumper.	23	26
43.5	Brooke Wyckoff Defensive Rebound.	23	26
34.9	Shannon Johnson missed Layup.	23	26
33.4	Merlakia Jones Defensive Rebound.	23	26
29.4	Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	26
29.4	Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	26
29.4	Connecticut Full Timeout.	25	26
3.5	Shannon Johnson made Two Point Shot.	25	28
0.0	Helen Darling missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	28
0.0	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	25	28
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	25	28

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, 3 July 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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