Rockers 89-78 Mystics (26 Jul, 2003) Play-by-Play

Washington Mystics

5-17, 3-9 away

	1	2	T
WAS	31	47	78
CLE	55	34	89

Cleveland Rockers

11-11, 7-4 home

Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Deanna Jackson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Penny Taylor missed 15 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed 15 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
LaToya Thomas missed 13 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Layup.
LaToya Thomas made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Penny Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LaToya Thomas.
LaToya Thomas made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Helen Darling missed 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Merlakia Jones missed 9 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 13 ft Jumper.
Jennifer Rizzotti made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
Jennifer Rizzotti made 11 ft Jumper.
Merlakia Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Merlakia Jones.
Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Betty Lennox missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
LaToya Thomas missed 15 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox made Layup.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made 17 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Jumper. Assisted by Lucienne Berthieu.
Betty Lennox made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Chasity Melvin missed 12 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox made Technical Free Throw.
LaToya Thomas missed 13 ft Jumper.
Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin missed 3 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
LaToya Thomas missed 11 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made 8 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
LaToya Thomas made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Merlakia Jones.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Merlakia Jones.
Merlakia Jones missed 8 ft Jumper.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup. Assisted by Merlakia Jones.
Betty Lennox missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 1 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed 7 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Merlakia Jones missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
LaToya Thomas missed 12 ft Jumper.
Merlakia Jones missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lucienne Berthieu made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Tracy Henderson missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Merlakia Jones missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tracy Henderson missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Aiysha Smith.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Hook Shot.
Coco Miller made Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Murriel Page.
Murriel Page missed Layup.
Stacey Dales-Schuman missed Layup. Blocked by Chasity Melvin.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 4 ft Hook Shot.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Murriel Page missed Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 15 ft Jumper.
Annie Burgess missed Jumper.
Jocelyn Penn made Two Point Shot.
Asjha Jones missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Asjha Jones missed 14 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 5 ft Jumper.
Stacey Dales-Schuman missed 14 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Asjha Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stacey Dales-Schuman missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Coco Miller made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stacey Dales-Schuman.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Two Point Shot.
Murriel Page made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stacey Dales-Schuman.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Murriel Page made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Coco Miller.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.
Coco Miller made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Murriel Page made Layup. Assisted by Kiesha Brown.
Jocelyn Penn made Hook Shot. Assisted by Kiesha Brown.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Two Point Shot.
Jocelyn Penn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 8 ft Jumper.
Kiesha Brown missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Stacey Dales-Schuman made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Murriel Page.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Jumper.
Stacey Dales-Schuman made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coco Miller.
Murriel Page missed 10 ft Jumper.
Coco Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Coco Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Coco Miller made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stacey Dales-Schuman.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Layup.
Stacey Dales-Schuman missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Murriel Page missed Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup.
Coco Miller made Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Coco Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Asjha Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Asjha Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kiesha Brown missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 13 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 13 ft Jumper.
Annie Burgess made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Asjha Jones.
Asjha Jones missed Hook Shot.
Coco Miller missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jocelyn Penn made Layup. Assisted by Annie Burgess.
Annie Burgess made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Coco Miller missed 11 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 14 ft Jumper.
Jocelyn Penn made Layup.
Coco Miller made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Annie Burgess.
Asjha Jones made Jumper. Assisted by Stacey Dales-Schuman.
Jocelyn Penn made Layup. Assisted by Stacey Dales-Schuman.
Zuzana Zirkova made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stacey Dales-Schuman.
Asjha Jones missed Two Point Shot.
Aiysha Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Aiysha Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jocelyn Penn made Layup. Assisted by Zuzana Zirkova.
Stacey Dales-Schuman made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Stacey Dales-Schuman missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Zuzana Zirkova missed 12 ft Jumper.
Zuzana Zirkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Zuzana Zirkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Aiysha Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Aiysha Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Luz missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Helen Luz made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Asjha Jones.

MYSTICS

ROCKERS

TIME		WAS	CLE
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Chamique Holdsclaw vs. Chasity Melvin. Penny Taylor gains possession.	0	0
19:44	Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	0	2
19:28	Chamique Holdsclaw missed Hook Shot.	0	2
19:24	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:21	Deanna Jackson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	0	4
18:59	Chasity Melvin Personal Foul	0	4
18:53	Coco Miller made Jumper.	2	4
18:38	Penny Taylor missed 15 ft Jumper.	2	4
18:37	Murriel Page Defensive Rebound.	2	4
18:29	Chamique Holdsclaw made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Murriel Page.	4	4
18:10	Deanna Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	4
18:07	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	4	4
18:04	Murriel Page missed Layup.	4	4
18:01	Stacey Dales-Schuman Offensive Rebound.	4	4
18:00	Stacey Dales-Schuman missed Layup. Blocked by Chasity Melvin.	4	4
17:59	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	4	4
17:51	Penny Taylor Bad Pass	4	4
17:37	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 4 ft Hook Shot.	4	4
17:35	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	4	4
17:14	Deanna Jackson missed 15 ft Jumper.	4	4
17:12	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	4	4
17:06	Chamique Holdsclaw made 2 ft Two Point Shot.	6	4
16:45	LaToya Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	6	6
16:32	Stacey Dales-Schuman Bad Pass	6	6
16:17	Stacey Dales-Schuman Personal Foul	6	6
16:17	Jocelyn Penn enters the game for Stacey Dales-Schuman.	6	6
16:01	LaToya Thomas missed 13 ft Jumper.	6	6
15:59	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	6	8
15:59	Chasity Melvin made Layup.	6	8
15:37	Murriel Page missed Layup.	6	8
15:37	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	6	8
15:19	LaToya Thomas made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.	6	10
15:04	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 15 ft Jumper.	6	10
15:03	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	6	10
14:51	Penny Taylor made Layup.	6	12
14:51	Jocelyn Penn Shooting Foul	6	12
14:51	Official Timeout.	6	12
14:51	Asjha Jones enters the game for Murriel Page.	6	12
14:51	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.	6	13
14:30	Annie Burgess missed Jumper.	6	13
14:29	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	6	13
14:14	Penny Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LaToya Thomas.	6	16
13:55	Jocelyn Penn made Two Point Shot.	8	16
13:37	LaToya Thomas made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.	8	18
13:18	Asjha Jones missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.	8	18
13:18	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	8	18
13:03	Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	8	20
13:02	Washington 20 Sec. Timeout.	8	20
13:02	Stacey Dales-Schuman enters the game for Coco Miller.	8	20
13:02	Merlakia Jones enters the game for LaToya Thomas.	8	20
12:47	Asjha Jones missed 14 ft Jumper.	8	20
12:45	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	8	20
12:37	Helen Darling missed 1 ft Two Point Shot.	8	20
12:36	Jocelyn Penn Defensive Rebound.	8	20
12:22	Deanna Jackson Personal Foul	8	20
12:18	Annie Burgess Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	8	20
12:18	Annie Burgess Personal Foul	8	20
12:00	Merlakia Jones missed 9 ft Jumper.	8	20
11:59	Jocelyn Penn Defensive Rebound.	8	20
11:49	Chamique Holdsclaw made 5 ft Jumper.	10	20
11:26	Penny Taylor made 13 ft Jumper.	10	22
11:11	Official Timeout.	10	22
11:11	Jennifer Rizzotti enters the game for Helen Darling.	10	22
11:11	Kiesha Brown enters the game for Annie Burgess.	10	22
10:55	Stacey Dales-Schuman missed 14 ft Jumper.	10	22
10:53	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	10	22
10:49	Stacey Dales-Schuman Shooting Foul	10	22
10:49	Washington Full Timeout.	10	22
10:49	Jennifer Rizzotti made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	23
10:49	Jennifer Rizzotti missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	23
10:48	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	10	23
10:44	Deanna Jackson Personal Foul	10	23
10:44	Murriel Page enters the game for Chamique Holdsclaw.	10	23
10:40	Merlakia Jones Shooting Foul	10	23
10:40	Asjha Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	23
10:40	Betty Lennox enters the game for Deanna Jackson.	11	23
10:40	Asjha Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	23
10:21	Asjha Jones Personal Foul	12	23
10:21	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough enters the game for Chasity Melvin.	12	23
10:14	Murriel Page Shooting Foul	12	23
10:14	Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	23
10:14	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	12	23
10:14	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	24
9:57	Stacey Dales-Schuman missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	24
9:56	Merlakia Jones Defensive Rebound.	12	24
9:45	Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.	12	27
9:40	Betty Lennox Personal Foul	12	27
9:40	Chamique Holdsclaw enters the game for Jocelyn Penn.	12	27
9:23	Stacey Dales-Schuman Lost Ball. Stolen by Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.	12	27
9:15	Jennifer Rizzotti made 11 ft Jumper.	12	29
8:57	Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.	14	29
8:30	Murriel Page Shooting Foul	14	29
8:30	Merlakia Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	29
8:30	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	14	29
8:30	Coco Miller enters the game for Asjha Jones.	14	29
8:30	Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	30
8:12	Coco Miller made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stacey Dales-Schuman.	16	30
7:52	Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Merlakia Jones.	16	33
7:30	Chamique Holdsclaw made Two Point Shot.	18	33
7:13	Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	33
7:11	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Offensive Reboun.	18	33
7:09	Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.	18	36
6:47	Murriel Page made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stacey Dales-Schuman.	21	36
6:26	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	21	38
6:26	Delay of Game	21	38
6:00	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 3 ft Two Point Shot.	21	38
5:58	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	21	38
5:50	Betty Lennox missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	38
5:48	Kiesha Brown Defensive Rebound.	21	38
5:30	Murriel Page made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Coco Miller.	23	38
5:07	Betty Lennox made 5 ft Two Point Shot.	23	40
5:01	Jennifer Rizzotti Personal Foul	23	40
5:01	Helen Luz enters the game for Stacey Dales-Schuman.	23	40
5:01	LaToya Thomas enters the game for Merlakia Jones.	23	40
4:56	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.	23	40
4:54	LaToya Thomas Defensive Rebound.	23	40
4:48	LaToya Thomas missed 15 ft Jumper.	23	40
4:46	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	23	40
4:35	Coco Miller made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.	25	40
4:20	Penny Taylor made 6 ft Two Point Shot.	25	42
4:11	Murriel Page made Layup. Assisted by Kiesha Brown.	27	42
3:58	Betty Lennox made Layup.	27	44
3:36	Chamique Holdsclaw Traveling	27	44
3:36	Official Timeout.	27	44
3:36	Jocelyn Penn enters the game for Coco Miller.	27	44
3:36	Helen Darling enters the game for Jennifer Rizzotti.	27	44
3:36	Chasity Melvin enters the game for Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.	27	44
3:15	Murriel Page Personal Foul	27	44
3:15	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	45
3:15	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	46
2:54	Jocelyn Penn made Hook Shot. Assisted by Kiesha Brown.	29	46
2:49	Helen Darling Bad Pass	29	46
2:49	Lucienne Berthieu enters the game for Penny Taylor.	29	46
2:38	Chamique Holdsclaw Bad Pass. Stolen by LaToya Thomas.	29	46
2:28	Betty Lennox made 17 ft Jumper.	29	48
2:18	Helen Luz Lost Ball. Stolen by Betty Lennox.	29	48
2:09	Chasity Melvin made Jumper. Assisted by Lucienne Berthieu.	29	50
1:57	Chamique Holdsclaw made Two Point Shot.	31	50
1:45	Betty Lennox made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	31	52
1:13	Jocelyn Penn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	52
1:09	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	31	52
1:02	Chasity Melvin missed 12 ft Jumper.	31	52
1:00	Helen Luz Defensive Rebound.	31	52
56.9	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 8 ft Jumper.	31	52
54.9	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	31	52
32.9	LaToya Thomas missed Two Point Shot.	31	52
28.9	Kiesha Brown Defensive Rebound.	31	52
26.6	Kiesha Brown Offensive Foul	31	52
26.6	Kiesha Brown Foul	31	52
26.6	Asjha Jones enters the game for Murriel Page.	31	52
26.6	Cleveland 20 Sec. Timeout.	31	52
26.6	Tamara Bowie Technical Foul	31	52
26.6	Betty Lennox made Technical Free Throw.	31	53
8.9	LaToya Thomas missed 13 ft Jumper.	31	53
7.7	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	31	53
7.3	Asjha Jones Loose Ball Foul	31	53
7.3	Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 1 of 2.	31	54
7.3	Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 2 of 2.	31	55
0.0	Kiesha Brown missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.	31	55
0.0	Washington Offensive Rebound.	31	55
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	31	55

Regular Season Series

CLE wins 4-0

Rockers
63
Mystics
53

Game 1

7/6

Mystics
74
Rockers
79

Game 2

21/6

Mystics
78
Rockers
89

Game 3

26/7

Rockers
72
Mystics
68

Game 4

16/8

6:00 PM, 26 July 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

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