Sacramento Monarchs @ Cleveland Rockers

Sacramento MonarchsMonarchsSAC

9-11, 4-8 Away

Final

	1	2	T
Monarchs SAC	29	37	66
Rockers CLE	34	23	57

Cleveland RockersRockersCLE

8-9, 5-3 Home

Shot Made

Shot Missed

DeMya Walker made 3 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Edna Campbell.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
LaToya Thomas missed 12 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Yolanda Griffith made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Edna Campbell.
Tangela Smith missed 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup. Blocked by Chasity Melvin.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
DeMya Walker missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Chasity Melvin.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Edna Campbell.
Deanna Jackson missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by DeMya Walker.
Deanna Jackson missed Layup. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Penny Taylor made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
Edna Campbell missed Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made Layup.
Tangela Smith made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Ticha Penicheiro made Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
Chantelle Anderson missed 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Two Point Shot.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made 12 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made Two Point Shot.
LaToya Thomas missed 10 ft Jumper.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Kara Lawson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 14 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Merlakia Jones.
Lady Grooms missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Merlakia Jones.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Jumper. Assisted by Lucienne Berthieu.
Merlakia Jones missed Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 9 ft Jumper.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker made 9 ft Jumper.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Edna Campbell.
Lucienne Berthieu missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Betty Lennox missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Merlakia Jones missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Helen Darling missed Layup.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup.
Edna Campbell missed 12 ft Jumper.
Merlakia Jones made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.
Tangela Smith made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup. Blocked by Tangela Smith.
Tangela Smith made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Merlakia Jones missed Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 5 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Deanna Jackson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
LaToya Thomas missed Layup. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 8 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed 12 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Tangela Smith made Layup.
Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Helen Darling missed Layup.
DeMya Walker missed 11 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Helen Darling.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed Three Point Jumper.
Edna Campbell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Edna Campbell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Merlakia Jones made 12 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made Two Point Shot.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Edna Campbell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Merlakia Jones missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Ruthie Bolton missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Tip Shot.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Layup. Blocked by Helen Darling.
Helen Darling made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.
Ruthie Bolton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Kara Lawson.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
Ruthie Bolton missed Layup. Blocked by Helen Darling.
Penny Taylor missed 12 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Helen Darling.
DeMya Walker made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Helen Darling.
DeMya Walker missed 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox missed Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed Layup.
Kara Lawson made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Penny Taylor missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Edna Campbell missed 15 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Jackson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by DeMya Walker.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Kara Lawson made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Penny Taylor missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Kara Lawson missed Layup.
DeMya Walker made Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made 7 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin missed 11 ft Jumper.

Shot Made

Shot Missed

TIME		SAC	CLE
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Tangela Smith vs. Chasity Melvin. Ticha Penicheiro gains possession.	0	0
19:45	DeMya Walker made 3 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Edna Campbell.	2	0
19:28	Chasity Melvin missed Layup. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.	2	0
19:22	LaToya Thomas Offensive Rebound.	2	0
19:21	LaToya Thomas missed 12 ft Jumper.	2	0
19:19	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	2	0
19:07	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 1.	5	0
19:07	Yolanda Griffith made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Edna Campbell.	4	0
19:07	Chasity Melvin Shooting Foul	4	0
18:37	Deanna Jackson Lost Ball. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	5	0
18:37	Penny Taylor Personal Foul	5	0
18:20	Helen Darling Personal Foul	5	0
18:15	Tangela Smith missed 3 ft Two Point Shot.	5	0
18:15	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	5	0
18:15	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup. Blocked by Chasity Melvin.	5	0
18:15	Deanna Jackson Defensive Rebound.	5	0
18:09	Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	0
18:09	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	5	0
18:09	Ticha Penicheiro Loose Ball Foul	5	0
18:02	DeMya Walker Personal Foul	5	0
17:54	Penny Taylor made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	5	2
17:42	DeMya Walker missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Chasity Melvin.	5	2
17:39	LaToya Thomas Defensive Rebound.	5	2
17:22	Tangela Smith Shooting Foul	5	2
17:22	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	3
17:22	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	4
17:14	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	7	4
16:44	Chasity Melvin Lost Ball. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	7	4
16:44	Deanna Jackson Personal Foul	7	4
16:44	Cleveland 20 Sec. Timeout.	7	4
16:29	Tangela Smith made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Edna Campbell.	9	4
16:12	Deanna Jackson missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by DeMya Walker.	9	4
16:08	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	9	4
16:06	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	9	4
15:59	Deanna Jackson missed Layup. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.	9	4
15:56	LaToya Thomas Offensive Rebound.	9	4
15:52	Penny Taylor made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.	9	6
15:36	Edna Campbell missed Jumper.	9	6
15:33	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	9	6
15:19	Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	6
15:18	LaToya Thomas made Layup.	9	8
15:18	LaToya Thomas Offensive Rebound.	9	8
15:03	Tangela Smith made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	11	8
14:45	Chasity Melvin Lost Ball	11	8
14:45	Official Timeout.	11	8
14:45	Chantelle Anderson enters the game for DeMya Walker.	11	8
14:45	Kara Lawson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	11	8
14:45	Ruthie Bolton enters the game for Edna Campbell.	11	8
14:45	Betty Lennox enters the game for Deanna Jackson.	11	8
14:34	Ticha Penicheiro made Two Point Shot.	13	8
14:15	Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.	13	11
14:00	Chantelle Anderson missed 2 ft Two Point Shot.	13	11
13:56	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	13	11
13:53	Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.	13	13
13:40	Ticha Penicheiro missed Two Point Shot.	13	13
13:37	LaToya Thomas Defensive Rebound.	13	13
13:32	Tangela Smith Shooting Foul	13	13
13:32	Jennifer Rizzotti enters the game for Helen Darling.	13	13
13:32	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	14
13:32	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	15
13:18	Ruthie Bolton 3 second	13	15
13:18	DeMya Walker enters the game for Tangela Smith.	13	15
13:18	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough enters the game for Chasity Melvin.	13	15
13:03	Betty Lennox made 12 ft Jumper.	13	17
12:38	Ticha Penicheiro made Two Point Shot.	15	17
12:11	LaToya Thomas missed 10 ft Jumper.	15	17
12:11	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Offensive Reboun.	15	17
11:57	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Jumper.	15	19
11:29	Kara Lawson missed Two Point Shot.	15	19
11:26	Jennifer Rizzotti Defensive Rebound.	15	19
11:11	Ticha Penicheiro Personal Foul	15	19
11:11	Official Timeout.	15	19
11:11	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	15	19
11:11	Lady Grooms enters the game for Chantelle Anderson.	15	19
11:11	Lucienne Berthieu enters the game for Penny Taylor.	15	19
11:11	Merlakia Jones enters the game for LaToya Thomas.	15	19
10:56	Betty Lennox missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	15	19
10:52	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	15	19
10:48	Kara Lawson missed 13 ft Jumper.	15	19
10:48	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	15	19
10:45	Ruthie Bolton missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	19
10:42	Jumpball. Yolanda Griffith vs. Jennifer Rizzotti. Kara Lawson gains possession.	15	19
10:42	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	15	19
10:26	Yolanda Griffith missed 14 ft Jumper.	15	19
10:25	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Defensive Reboun.	15	19
10:14	Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Merlakia Jones.	15	22
9:44	Lady Grooms missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Merlakia Jones.	15	22
9:44	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	15	22
9:44	Yolanda Griffith Loose Ball Foul	15	22
9:22	Lucienne Berthieu Lost Ball. Stolen by DeMya Walker.	15	22
9:15	DeMya Walker Lost Ball. Stolen by Lucienne Berthieu.	15	22
9:12	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Jumper. Assisted by Lucienne Berthieu.	15	24
9:11	Kara Lawson Bad Pass	15	24
8:52	Merlakia Jones missed Jumper.	15	24
8:51	Merlakia Jones Offensive Rebound.	15	24
8:45	Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	24
8:44	Merlakia Jones Offensive Rebound.	15	24
8:42	Jumpball. Yolanda Griffith vs. Merlakia Jones. Kara Lawson gains possession.	15	24
8:42	Merlakia Jones Lost Ball. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	15	24
8:42	Edna Campbell enters the game for Ruthie Bolton.	15	24
8:30	Yolanda Griffith missed 9 ft Jumper.	15	24
8:29	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	15	24
8:19	Jennifer Rizzotti missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	24
8:18	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	15	24
8:00	DeMya Walker made 9 ft Jumper.	17	24
7:39	Jennifer Rizzotti missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	24
7:37	Edna Campbell Defensive Rebound.	17	24
7:26	Kara Lawson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Edna Campbell.	19	24
7:03	Lucienne Berthieu missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.	19	24
7:03	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	19	24
7:03	Official Timeout.	19	24
7:03	Tangela Smith enters the game for DeMya Walker.	19	24
7:03	Helen Darling enters the game for Jennifer Rizzotti.	19	24
7:03	Chasity Melvin enters the game for Lucienne Berthieu.	19	24
6:56	Betty Lennox missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	24
6:52	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Offensive Reboun.	19	24
6:48	Merlakia Jones missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	24
6:46	Betty Lennox Offensive Rebound.	19	24
6:41	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	19	26
6:15	Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.	19	26
6:15	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	19	26
6:15	Tangela Smith Personal Foul	19	26
6:15	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Kara Lawson.	19	26
5:54	Helen Darling missed Layup.	19	26
5:54	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Offensive Reboun.	19	26
5:50	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup.	19	28
5:43	Edna Campbell missed 12 ft Jumper.	19	28
5:39	Merlakia Jones Defensive Rebound.	19	28
5:26	Merlakia Jones made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.	19	30
5:07	Tangela Smith made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	21	30
4:56	Helen Darling Bad Pass. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	21	30
4:50	Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	23	30
4:28	Chasity Melvin missed Layup. Blocked by Tangela Smith.	23	30
4:28	Cleveland Defensive Rebound.	23	30
4:28	LaToya Thomas enters the game for Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.	23	30
4:28	La'Keshia Frett enters the game for Lady Grooms.	23	30
4:28	Jumpball. Yolanda Griffith vs. Chasity Melvin. Ticha Penicheiro gains possession.	23	30
4:22	Tangela Smith made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	25	30
4:03	Betty Lennox Lost Ball. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	25	30
3:54	Official Timeout.	25	30
3:54	Chantelle Anderson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	25	30
3:54	Penny Taylor enters the game for Betty Lennox.	25	30
3:51	Tangela Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	27	30
3:29	Merlakia Jones missed Jumper.	27	30
3:27	La'Keshia Frett Defensive Rebound.	27	30
3:19	Ticha Penicheiro missed 5 ft Jumper.	27	30
3:18	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	27	30
3:17	Deanna Jackson enters the game for Merlakia Jones.	27	30
3:04	Tangela Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	27	30
3:02	Ticha Penicheiro Offensive Rebound.	27	30
3:00	Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	29	30
2:49	Cleveland Full Timeout.	29	30
2:49	Jennifer Rizzotti enters the game for Helen Darling.	29	30
2:49	Kara Lawson enters the game for Edna Campbell.	29	30
2:31	Deanna Jackson missed 7 ft Jumper.	29	30
2:28	LaToya Thomas Offensive Rebound.	29	30
2:23	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	29	30
2:20	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	29	30
2:17	Chasity Melvin missed Layup.	29	30
2:15	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	29	30
2:08	La'Keshia Frett Lost Ball. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	29	30
2:00	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Tangela Smith.	29	30
1:49	LaToya Thomas missed Layup. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.	29	30
1:47	LaToya Thomas Offensive Rebound.	29	30
1:47	La'Keshia Frett Shooting Foul	29	30
1:47	Betty Lennox enters the game for Deanna Jackson.	29	30
1:47	LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	31
1:47	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough enters the game for Chasity Melvin.	29	31
1:47	LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	32
1:24	Ticha Penicheiro missed 8 ft Jumper.	29	32
1:23	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	29	32
1:01	Betty Lennox made Jumper.	29	34
52.0	Kara Lawson Offensive Foul	29	34
52.0	Kara Lawson Foul	29	34
34.3	LaToya Thomas Lost Ball. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	29	34
19.9	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass	29	34
2.0	LaToya Thomas missed 12 ft Jumper.	29	34
1.0	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	29	34
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	29	34

Matchups

SAC

SAC wins season

1-0

CLE

Game 1•@ CLE

Final

Game Information

Women's National Basketball Assoc.

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	34	10	.773	-	W1
Las Vegas	30	14	.682	4	W16
Phoenix	27	17	.614	7	L3
Seattle	23	21	.523	11	W1
Golden State	23	21	.523	11	L3
Los Angeles	21	23	.477	13	L1
Dallas	10	34	.227	24	W1

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	30	14	.682	-	W6
New York	27	17	.614	3	W3
Indiana	24	20	.545	6	W3
Washington	16	28	.364	14	L10
Connecticut	11	33	.250	19	L2
Chicago	10	34	.227	20	L4

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