Lynx 70-65 Fever (27 Jul, 2003) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

13-10, 4-6 away

	1	2	T
MIN	32	38	70
IND	32	33	65

Indiana Fever

12-10, 9-2 home

Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Coquese Washington missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamika Catchings made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki McCray.
Natalie Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Natalie Williams missed Layup.
Tamika Catchings missed Technical Free Throw.
Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Nikki McCray.
Natalie Williams made Layup.
Natalie Williams made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Coquese Washington.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nikki McCray made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Coquese Washington.
Stephanie White missed 4 ft Jumper.
Coquese Washington made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephanie White.
Stephanie White missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher missed Layup.
Coretta Brown missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Stephanie White missed Layup. Blocked by Jordan Adams.
Natalie Williams missed 5 ft Jumper.
Stephanie White missed 4 ft Jumper.
Coretta Brown made Layup. Assisted by Natalie Williams.
Coquese Washington missed Free Throw 1 of 3.
Coquese Washington made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Coquese Washington made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 13 ft Jumper.
Coretta Brown missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Coquese Washington.
Tamika Catchings missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Coretta Brown missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Bridget Pettis made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Coquese Washington.
Bridget Pettis made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamika Catchings made Two Point Shot.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Coretta Brown missed 14 ft Jumper. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Bridget Pettis missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Coretta Brown made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Coquese Washington missed Three Point Jumper.
Nikki McCray made Layup. Assisted by Natalie Williams.
Kristen Rasmussen missed Layup.
Coquese Washington made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki McCray.
Nikki McCray made Layup. Assisted by Coquese Washington.
Natalie Williams missed Layup.
Coretta Brown missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki McCray missed 17 ft Jumper.
Coretta Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Coretta Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Coquese Washington missed Layup.
Natalie Williams made Layup.
Coquese Washington missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed 3 ft Jumper.
Coretta Brown missed Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Coretta Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Coretta Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Natalie Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Coretta Brown missed Layup.
Tamika Catchings missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sonja Henning made Layup.
Leigh Aziz missed Layup. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Sonja Henning missed 17 ft Jumper.
Leigh Aziz missed 6 ft Jumper.
Coretta Brown missed Layup.
Coretta Brown made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coquese Washington.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Coretta Brown missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Natalie Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Coquese Washington missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Coretta Brown missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed Jumper. Blocked by Tamika Williams.
Natalie Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Natalie Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Natalie Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Natalie Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stephanie White missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sonja Henning missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sonja Henning missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Coretta Brown missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Bridget Pettis missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Tamika Williams.
Stephanie White made Layup.
Janell Burse missed Layup. Blocked by Tamika Catchings.
Janell Burse missed 4 ft Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Teresa Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Teresa Edwards made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristi Harrower missed 5 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams made 3 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Shaunzinski Gortman.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shaunzinski Gortman missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jordan Adams missed Layup.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Adams.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jordan Adams made 7 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Janell Burse.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Adams.
Katie Smith made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Jordan Adams missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam made 16 ft Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed 10 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 17 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 4 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Sheri Sam made Two Point Shot.
Teresa Edwards missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tamika Catchings.
Teresa Edwards made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kristi Harrower missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Kristi Harrower made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Janell Burse.
Shaunzinski Gortman missed Layup. Blocked by Leigh Aziz.
Janell Burse missed 11 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Sheri Sam missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Sheri Sam made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Sheri Sam missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made 13 ft Jumper.
Teresa Edwards made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Teresa Edwards made Free Throw 2 of 2.

LYNX

FEVER

TIME		MIN	IND
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Janell Burse vs. Natalie Williams. Janell Burse gains possession.	0	0
19:49	Janell Burse Bad Pass	0	0
19:36	Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:35	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:23	Janell Burse missed Layup. Blocked by Tamika Catchings.	0	0
19:21	Teresa Edwards Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:20	Natalie Williams Personal Foul	0	0
19:08	Janell Burse missed 4 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:07	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:01	Coquese Washington Bad Pass	0	0
18:44	Teresa Edwards missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:42	Nikki McCray Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:31	Natalie Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Janell Burse.	0	0
18:31	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:17	Coquese Washington missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:16	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:13	Kristen Rasmussen Personal Foul	0	0
18:07	Sheri Sam missed Jumper.	0	0
18:06	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:05	Tamika Catchings Bad Pass	0	0
17:40	Sheri Sam missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	0
17:38	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	0	0
17:16	Katie Smith Personal Foul	0	0
17:04	Tamika Catchings made 2 ft Two Point Shot.	0	2
16:55	Sheri Sam missed Layup.	0	2
16:54	Katie Smith Offensive Rebound.	0	2
16:37	Kristen Rasmussen Shooting Foul	0	2
16:37	Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	1	2
16:37	Katie Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	1	2
16:36	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	1	2
16:23	Tamika Catchings made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki McCray.	1	4
16:00	Tamika Williams Traveling	1	4
16:00	Official Timeout.	1	4
15:44	Natalie Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Janell Burse.	1	4
15:41	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	1	4
15:27	Nikki McCray Personal Foul	1	4
15:22	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	3	4
15:11	Nikki McCray Traveling	3	4
14:57	Teresa Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Williams.	5	4
14:41	Natalie Williams missed Layup.	5	4
14:41	Tamika Catchings Offensive Rebound.	5	4
14:41	Katie Smith Loose Ball Foul	5	4
14:41	Janell Burse Technical Foul	5	4
14:41	Tamika Catchings missed Technical Free Throw.	5	4
14:41	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	5	4
14:30	Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Nikki McCray.	5	6
14:15	Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	8	6
14:00	Natalie Williams made Layup.	8	8
13:41	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass. Stolen by Kristen Rasmussen.	8	8
13:29	Coquese Washington Bad Pass	8	8
13:21	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Catchings.	8	8
13:12	Natalie Williams made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Coquese Washington.	8	10
13:07	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass. Stolen by Kristen Rasmussen.	8	10
13:03	Kristen Rasmussen missed 18 ft Jumper.	8	10
13:00	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	8	10
12:45	Teresa Edwards made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	11	10
12:19	Kristen Rasmussen missed 16 ft Jumper.	11	10
12:19	Tamika Catchings Offensive Rebound.	11	10
12:19	Sheri Sam Loose Ball Foul	11	10
12:04	Nikki McCray Bad Pass	11	10
11:56	Nikki McCray Personal Foul	11	10
11:56	Official Timeout.	11	10
11:56	Stephanie White enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	11	10
11:45	Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.	11	10
11:45	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	11	10
11:18	Nikki McCray made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Coquese Washington.	11	12
11:00	Kristi Harrower enters the game for Teresa Edwards.	11	12
11:00	Jumpball. Janell Burse vs. Natalie Williams. Nikki McCray gains possession.	11	12
11:00	Janell Burse Lost Ball. Stolen by Natalie Williams.	11	12
10:38	Stephanie White missed 4 ft Jumper.	11	12
10:37	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	11	12
10:23	Natalie Williams Shooting Foul	11	12
10:23	Shaunzinski Gortman enters the game for Sheri Sam.	11	12
10:23	Coretta Brown enters the game for Nikki McCray.	11	12
10:23	Kelly Schumacher enters the game for Natalie Williams.	11	12
10:23	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	12
10:23	Jordan Adams enters the game for Janell Burse.	12	12
10:23	Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	12
10:22	Kelly Schumacher Defensive Rebound.	12	12
10:06	Coquese Washington made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephanie White.	12	15
9:47	Kristi Harrower missed 5 ft Jumper.	12	15
9:45	Kristi Harrower Offensive Rebound.	12	15
9:41	Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	15
9:41	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	12	15
9:41	Sonja Henning enters the game for Coquese Washington.	12	15
9:29	Stephanie White missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	15
9:26	Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.	12	15
9:23	Sonja Henning Personal Foul	12	15
9:17	Tamika Williams made 3 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.	14	15
9:03	Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	15
9:02	Sonja Henning Offensive Rebound.	14	15
8:57	Kelly Schumacher missed Layup.	14	15
8:56	Sonja Henning Offensive Rebound.	14	15
8:52	Coretta Brown missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	15
8:51	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	14	15
8:32	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Shaunzinski Gortman.	16	15
8:12	Tamika Catchings made 2 ft Two Point Shot.	16	17
7:52	Stephanie White Personal Foul	16	17
7:52	Official Timeout.	16	17
7:52	Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	17
7:52	Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	17
7:39	Kelly Schumacher Lost Ball. Stolen by Kristi Harrower.	18	17
7:31	Tamika Williams Offensive Foul	18	17
7:31	Tamika Williams Foul	18	17
7:31	Natalie Williams enters the game for Kelly Schumacher.	18	17
7:31	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Tamika Catchings.	18	17
7:26	Jordan Adams Personal Foul	18	17
7:18	Stephanie White missed Layup. Blocked by Jordan Adams.	18	17
7:18	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	18	17
7:09	Natalie Williams missed 5 ft Jumper.	18	17
7:07	Shaunzinski Gortman Defensive Rebound.	18	17
6:58	Tamika Williams Offensive Foul	18	17
6:58	Tamika Williams Foul	18	17
6:41	Stephanie White missed 4 ft Jumper.	18	17
6:39	Shaunzinski Gortman Defensive Rebound.	18	17
6:22	Shaunzinski Gortman missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	17
6:20	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	18	17
6:13	Coretta Brown made Layup. Assisted by Natalie Williams.	18	19
5:56	Nikki McCray enters the game for Stephanie White.	18	19
5:56	Sheri Sam enters the game for Katie Smith.	18	19
5:56	Janell Burse enters the game for Tamika Williams.	18	19
5:56	Coquese Washington enters the game for Sonja Henning.	18	19
5:50	Shaunzinski Gortman Lost Ball. Stolen by Coretta Brown.	18	19
5:43	Shaunzinski Gortman Shooting Foul	18	19
5:43	Coquese Washington missed Free Throw 1 of 3.	18	19
5:43	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	18	19
5:43	Coquese Washington made Free Throw 2 of 3.	18	20
5:43	Coquese Washington made Free Throw 3 of 3.	18	21
5:28	Jordan Adams missed Layup.	18	21
5:26	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	18	21
5:24	Janell Burse missed Layup.	18	21
5:24	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	18	21
5:16	Kristen Rasmussen missed 13 ft Jumper.	18	21
5:16	Shaunzinski Gortman Defensive Rebound.	18	21
5:05	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Adams.	20	21
4:45	Coretta Brown missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	21
4:43	Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.	20	21
4:37	Tamika Catchings enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	20	21
4:37	Teresa Edwards enters the game for Kristi Harrower.	20	21
4:31	Nikki McCray Shooting Foul	20	21
4:31	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	21
4:31	Bridget Pettis enters the game for Nikki McCray.	21	21
4:31	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	21
4:18	Tamika Catchings made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Coquese Washington.	22	23
4:01	Jordan Adams made 7 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Janell Burse.	24	23
3:54	Tamika Catchings missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	23
3:53	Bridget Pettis Offensive Rebound.	24	23
3:36	Coretta Brown missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	23
3:34	Shaunzinski Gortman Defensive Rebound.	24	23
3:18	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Adams.	26	23
2:47	Bridget Pettis made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Coquese Washington.	26	25
2:21	Official Timeout.	26	25
2:21	Katie Smith enters the game for Shaunzinski Gortman.	26	25
2:18	Katie Smith made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	28	25
2:00	Bridget Pettis made 5 ft Two Point Shot.	28	27
1:43	Jordan Adams missed 13 ft Jumper.	28	27
1:43	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	28	27
1:40	Jordan Adams Lost Ball. Stolen by Tamika Catchings.	28	27
1:37	Tamika Catchings made Two Point Shot.	28	29
1:37	Teresa Edwards Shooting Foul	28	29
1:37	Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 1.	28	30
1:23	Coquese Washington Shooting Foul	28	30
1:23	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	30
1:23	Tamika Williams enters the game for Jordan Adams.	29	30
1:23	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.	30	30
1:09	Coretta Brown missed 14 ft Jumper. Blocked by Janell Burse.	30	30
1:07	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	30	30
1:07	Indiana 20 Sec. Timeout.	30	30
59.7	Bridget Pettis Offensive Foul	30	30
59.7	Bridget Pettis Foul	30	30
47.9	Sheri Sam made 16 ft Jumper.	32	30
32.9	Bridget Pettis missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	32	30
30.9	Tamika Catchings Offensive Rebound.	32	30
23.1	Coretta Brown made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	32	32
8.9	Tamika Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Bridget Pettis.	32	32
2.9	Coquese Washington missed Three Point Jumper.	32	32
0.9	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	32	32
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	32	32

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-0

Fever
58
Lynx
66

Game 1

22/6

Lynx
70
Fever
65

Game 2

27/7

1:00 AM, 27 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

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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