Lynx 77-59 Monarchs (9 Jul, 2003) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Monarchs

7-11, 3-8 away

	1	2	T
SAC	30	29	59
MIN	35	42	77

Minnesota Lynx

8-8, 5-4 home

Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Teresa Edwards made Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Tamika Williams made Layup.
Teresa Edwards missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Tamika Williams made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Two Point Shot.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Sheri Sam made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Michele Van Gorp missed 5 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Tamika Williams made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Michele Van Gorp.
Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Sheri Sam made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Katie Smith missed Layup.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michele Van Gorp missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 9 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 13 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Janell Burse made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Katie Smith made 10 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed Tip Shot.
Teresa Edwards made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Sheri Sam made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Sheri Sam missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw.
Teresa Edwards missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made 15 ft Jumper.
Kristi Harrower missed Layup.
Katie Smith made Two Point Shot.
Sheri Sam missed 12 ft Jumper.
Michele Van Gorp missed Layup.
Michele Van Gorp missed Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 11 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Katie Smith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kristi Harrower missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheri Sam made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 17 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Sheri Sam missed Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 11 ft Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Shaunzinski Gortman missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristi Harrower made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristi Harrower made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Layup. Blocked by Teresa Edwards.
DeMya Walker missed Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
DeMya Walker made Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith made Two Point Shot.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Ruthie Bolton missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton made Layup.
Tangela Smith made 12 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 12 ft Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton missed Layup. Blocked by Sheri Sam.
Yolanda Griffith made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Ticha Penicheiro made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Kara Lawson made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Jumper.
Lady Grooms made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Kara Lawson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Edna Campbell made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Edna Campbell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lady Grooms made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith missed 4 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 13 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tangela Smith missed 9 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith made 7 ft Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
La'Keshia Frett missed 12 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by La'Keshia Frett.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Edna Campbell made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Edna Campbell missed Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Edna Campbell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Edna Campbell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Edna Campbell missed Layup.

MONARCHS

LYNX

TIME		SAC	MIN
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Tangela Smith vs. Tamika Williams. Ticha Penicheiro gains possession.	0	0
19:45	Jumpball. DeMya Walker vs. Svetlana Abrosimova. Katie Smith gains possession.	0	0
19:45	DeMya Walker Lost Ball. Stolen by Teresa Edwards.	0	0
19:15	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.	0	2
19:07	Edna Campbell Lost Ball. Stolen by Teresa Edwards.	0	2
19:01	Sheri Sam missed Layup.	0	2
19:00	Teresa Edwards Offensive Rebound.	0	2
18:59	Teresa Edwards made Layup.	0	4
18:47	Sheri Sam Personal Foul	0	4
18:35	Tangela Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Teresa Edwards.	0	4
18:30	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass. Stolen by Tangela Smith.	0	4
18:28	Teresa Edwards Shooting Foul	0	4
18:28	Tangela Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	4
18:28	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	0	4
18:28	Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	1	4
18:12	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	1	4
18:09	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	1	4
18:00	Ticha Penicheiro missed Layup. Blocked by Teresa Edwards.	1	4
18:00	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	1	4
17:54	DeMya Walker missed Two Point Shot.	1	4
17:53	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	1	4
17:35	Sheri Sam missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.	1	4
17:32	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	1	4
17:27	Tamika Williams made Layup.	1	6
17:27	Sacramento 20 Sec. Timeout.	1	6
17:13	Tangela Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	1	6
17:12	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	1	6
17:06	Teresa Edwards missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.	1	6
17:02	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	1	6
16:54	Jumpball. DeMya Walker vs. Teresa Edwards. Tangela Smith gains possession.	1	6
16:45	Ticha Penicheiro made 9 ft Two Point Shot.	3	6
16:30	Tangela Smith Personal Foul	3	6
16:21	Tamika Williams made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	3	8
16:02	Ticha Penicheiro missed 13 ft Jumper.	3	8
16:00	Teresa Edwards Defensive Rebound.	3	8
15:41	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Two Point Shot.	3	8
15:41	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	3	8
15:33	Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	5	8
15:17	Ticha Penicheiro Shooting Foul	5	8
15:17	Full Timeout.	5	8
15:17	Ruthie Bolton enters the game for Edna Campbell.	5	8
15:17	Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	9
15:17	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	9
15:15	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	5	9
15:03	Tangela Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.	5	9
15:02	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	5	9
14:59	Yolanda Griffith missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.	5	9
14:57	Teresa Edwards Defensive Rebound.	5	9
14:41	Katie Smith made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	5	11
14:11	DeMya Walker made Jumper.	7	11
13:48	Sheri Sam made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	7	13
13:37	DeMya Walker Offensive Foul	7	13
13:37	DeMya Walker Foul	7	13
13:19	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	7	15
12:56	Katie Smith Personal Foul	7	15
12:56	Michele Van Gorp enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	7	15
12:56	Kara Lawson enters the game for DeMya Walker.	7	15
12:48	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.	7	15
12:45	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	7	15
12:44	Sheri Sam Out of Bounds	7	15
12:34	Ruthie Bolton Offensive Foul	7	15
12:34	Ruthie Bolton Foul	7	15
12:22	Sheri Sam Lost Ball. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	7	15
12:18	Yolanda Griffith made Two Point Shot.	9	15
11:51	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass. Stolen by Tangela Smith.	9	15
11:42	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	11	15
11:40	Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.	11	15
11:40	Kristi Harrower enters the game for Teresa Edwards.	11	15
11:32	Michele Van Gorp missed 5 ft Jumper.	11	15
11:30	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	11	15
11:25	Ruthie Bolton missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	15
11:22	Michele Van Gorp Defensive Rebound.	11	15
11:21	Michele Van Gorp Bad Pass. Stolen by Ruthie Bolton.	11	15
11:18	Ruthie Bolton made Layup.	13	15
11:02	Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.	13	15
11:00	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	13	15
10:42	Tangela Smith made 12 ft Jumper.	15	15
10:29	Katie Smith made Jumper.	15	17
10:04	Yolanda Griffith missed 12 ft Jumper.	15	17
10:03	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	15	17
9:59	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.	15	19
9:30	Ruthie Bolton missed Layup. Blocked by Sheri Sam.	15	19
9:26	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	15	19
9:18	Tamika Williams made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Michele Van Gorp.	15	21
9:00	Yolanda Griffith made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	17	21
8:45	Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	17	24
8:22	Yolanda Griffith Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheri Sam.	17	24
8:11	Sheri Sam made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	17	27
8:06	Sacramento Full Timeout.	17	27
8:06	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Tamika Williams.	17	27
8:06	Lady Grooms enters the game for Tangela Smith.	17	27
8:06	DeMya Walker enters the game for Ruthie Bolton.	17	27
7:41	Ticha Penicheiro made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.	20	27
7:22	Katie Smith missed Layup.	20	27
7:20	Katie Smith Offensive Rebound.	20	27
7:18	Yolanda Griffith Shooting Foul	20	27
7:18	Full Timeout.	20	27
7:18	Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	28
7:18	Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	29
7:05	Kara Lawson made 11 ft Two Point Shot.	22	29
6:50	Yolanda Griffith Personal Foul	22	29
6:41	Michele Van Gorp missed Layup.	22	29
6:39	Sheri Sam Offensive Rebound.	22	29
6:22	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.	22	29
6:22	Svetlana Abrosimova Offensive Rebound.	22	29
6:16	Sheri Sam missed 9 ft Jumper.	22	29
6:13	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	22	29
6:09	Svetlana Abrosimova Shooting Foul	22	29
6:09	Janell Burse enters the game for Michele Van Gorp.	22	29
6:09	Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	29
6:09	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	22	29
6:09	Tamika Williams enters the game for Sheri Sam.	22	29
6:09	Teresa Edwards enters the game for Kristi Harrower.	22	29
6:09	Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	29
5:52	Janell Burse missed Layup.	23	29
5:50	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	23	29
5:43	Kara Lawson missed 11 ft Jumper.	23	29
5:41	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	23	29
5:37	Yolanda Griffith made Layup.	25	29
5:20	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 13 ft Jumper.	25	29
5:18	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	25	29
5:11	Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	29
5:07	Teresa Edwards Defensive Rebound.	25	29
5:03	Kicked Ball	25	29
5:03	Tangela Smith enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	25	29
4:52	Lady Grooms Personal Foul	25	29
4:33	Teresa Edwards Offensive Foul	25	29
4:33	Teresa Edwards Foul	25	29
4:13	Edna Campbell enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	25	29
4:13	Jumpball. DeMya Walker vs. Tamika Williams. Janell Burse gains possession.	25	29
4:13	Tangela Smith Lost Ball. Stolen by Tamika Williams.	25	29
3:57	Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass. Stolen by Tangela Smith.	25	29
3:41	DeMya Walker missed Jumper.	25	29
3:40	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	25	29
3:21	Lady Grooms made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	27	29
2:59	Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	27	29
2:57	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	27	29
2:57	Full Timeout.	27	29
2:49	Katie Smith Bad Pass	27	29
2:38	Kara Lawson missed 8 ft Jumper.	27	29
2:35	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	27	29
2:25	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.	27	31
2:05	Tangela Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Svetlana Abrosimova.	27	31
2:01	Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass. Stolen by Kara Lawson.	27	31
1:54	Edna Campbell made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	30	31
1:36	Janell Burse made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.	30	33
1:19	Edna Campbell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	30	33
1:16	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	30	33
54.1	Katie Smith made 10 ft Jumper.	30	35
31.0	Kara Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	30	35
29.0	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	30	35
4.0	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	30	35
2.6	Katie Smith Offensive Rebound.	30	35
1.2	Katie Smith missed Tip Shot.	30	35
0.2	Lady Grooms Defensive Rebound.	30	35
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	30	35

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 3-1

Monarchs
71
Lynx
72

Game 1

25/5

Lynx
55
Monarchs
68

Game 2

13/6

Monarchs
59
Lynx
77

Game 3

9/7

Lynx
77
Monarchs
73

Game 4

10/8

1:00 AM, 9 July 2003

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

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