Shock 77-65 Rockers (30 Jul, 2003) Play-by-Play

Detroit Shock

16-6, 7-3 away

	1	2	T
TUL	40	37	77
CLE	35	30	65

Cleveland Rockers

11-13, 7-5 home

LaToya Thomas missed 17 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Layup.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Helen Darling made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
LaToya Thomas made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor missed 9 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Layup. Blocked by Ruth Riley.
Deanna Jackson made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Penny Taylor made Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Deanna Jackson missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 13 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Helen Darling made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.
Helen Darling made 15 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed Layup. Blocked by Swin Cash.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Merlakia Jones made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Ruth Riley.
Merlakia Jones missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lucienne Berthieu missed Two Point Shot.
Lucienne Berthieu missed 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox missed 12 ft Jumper.
Merlakia Jones missed 15 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
LaToya Thomas missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
LaToya Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
LaToya Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Chasity Melvin missed 6 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed 16 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 1.
LaToya Thomas missed 17 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed 16 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed 14 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Jumper. Assisted by LaToya Thomas.
Deanna Jackson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Penny Taylor made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Chasity Melvin made Hook Shot.
Deanna Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox missed 11 ft Jumper.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed Layup. Blocked by Barbara Farris.
Betty Lennox missed Two Point Shot.
Merlakia Jones missed 12 ft Jumper.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed 3 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jennifer Rizzotti made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
Penny Taylor made 15 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
Penny Taylor missed 9 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Chasity Melvin missed Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
LaToya Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed Layup. Blocked by Deanna Jackson.
Swin Cash missed Layup.
Cheryl Ford made Hook Shot.
Swin Cash made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Ruth Riley made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Cheryl Ford missed Layup.
Swin Cash missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan missed 11 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Deanna Nolan made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruth Riley.
Swin Cash made 13 ft Jumper.
Elaine Powell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Elaine Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Barbara Farris made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Barbara Farris missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed Layup. Blocked by LaToya Thomas.
Swin Cash made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed Jumper.
Barbara Farris made Layup.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ruth Riley made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Barbara Farris made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Ruth Riley missed Two Point Shot.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 13 ft Jumper.
Elaine Powell missed 9 ft Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by LaToya Thomas.
Elaine Powell made 9 ft Jumper.
Ruth Riley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ruth Riley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Barbara Farris.
Swin Cash missed Layup.
Elaine Powell missed Layup.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Barbara Farris.
Ayana Walker missed 15 ft Jumper.
Elaine Powell made Layup. Assisted by Ruth Riley.
Cheryl Ford missed 10 ft Hook Shot.
Deanna Nolan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash made Hook Shot. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Swin Cash made Layup. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Barbara Farris missed Layup.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Two Point Shot.
Swin Cash made Layup. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Ruth Riley made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Ruth Riley missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Chasity Melvin.
Elaine Powell missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Chasity Melvin.
Barbara Farris made Layup.
Swin Cash made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Swin Cash made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Barbara Farris missed 10 ft Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Swin Cash made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Swin Cash missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cheryl Ford missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
Swin Cash missed 15 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed Two Point Shot.
Ruth Riley made Layup. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash made 14 ft Jumper.
Elaine Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Elaine Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.

SHOCK

ROCKERS

TIME		TUL	CLE
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Ruth Riley vs. Chasity Melvin. Penny Taylor gains possession.	0	0
19:52	LaToya Thomas missed 17 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:51	Elaine Powell Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:45	Chasity Melvin Personal Foul	0	0
19:40	Deanna Nolan missed Layup. Blocked by Deanna Jackson.	0	0
19:37	Swin Cash Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:37	Swin Cash missed Layup.	0	0
19:35	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:34	Cheryl Ford made Hook Shot.	2	0
19:10	Cheryl Ford Shooting Foul	2	0
19:10	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	1
19:10	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	2
18:53	Swin Cash made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.	4	2
18:36	Chasity Melvin made Layup.	2	4
18:36	Swin Cash Shooting Foul	2	4
18:36	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 1.	2	5
18:28	Helen Darling Offensive Rebound.	2	5
18:28	Elaine Powell Lost Ball. Stolen by Helen Darling.	2	5
18:09	Chasity Melvin missed Layup.	2	5
18:07	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	2	5
18:00	Ruth Riley made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Elaine Powell.	4	5
17:45	Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	5
17:42	Deanna Jackson Offensive Rebound.	4	5
17:37	Helen Darling made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.	4	7
17:22	Cheryl Ford missed Layup.	4	7
17:21	LaToya Thomas Defensive Rebound.	4	7
17:04	LaToya Thomas Lost Ball. Stolen by Swin Cash.	4	7
17:00	Swin Cash Lost Ball	4	7
16:44	LaToya Thomas made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	4	9
16:34	Penny Taylor Shooting Foul	4	9
16:34	Swin Cash missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	9
16:34	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	4	9
16:34	Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	9
16:21	Penny Taylor missed 9 ft Jumper.	5	9
16:20	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	5	9
16:15	Penny Taylor missed Layup. Blocked by Ruth Riley.	5	9
16:13	Deanna Nolan Defensive Rebound.	5	9
16:09	Deanna Nolan missed 11 ft Jumper.	5	9
16:09	Detroit Defensive Rebound.	5	9
16:09	Cheryl Ford Loose Ball Foul	5	9
16:09	Barbara Farris enters the game for Cheryl Ford.	5	9
15:52	Deanna Jackson made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	5	11
15:37	Deanna Nolan made 8 ft Two Point Shot.	7	11
15:15	Penny Taylor made Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	7	13
15:03	Deanna Nolan made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruth Riley.	10	13
14:36	Deanna Jackson missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.	10	13
14:33	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	10	13
14:18	Ruth Riley Shooting Foul	10	13
14:18	Official Timeout.	10	13
14:18	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta enters the game for Ruth Riley.	10	13
14:18	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough enters the game for LaToya Thomas.	10	13
14:18	Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	14
14:18	Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	15
14:07	Swin Cash made 13 ft Jumper.	12	15
13:45	Penny Taylor missed 13 ft Jumper.	12	15
13:45	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	12	15
13:34	Deanna Jackson missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.	12	15
13:32	Elaine Powell Defensive Rebound.	12	15
13:29	Helen Darling Shooting Foul	12	15
13:29	Elaine Powell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	15
13:29	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	12	15
13:29	Elaine Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	15
13:18	Barbara Farris Personal Foul	13	15
12:59	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.	13	17
12:49	Penny Taylor Personal Foul	13	17
12:41	Deanna Nolan Bad Pass. Stolen by Helen Darling.	13	17
12:37	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	13	17
12:34	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	13	17
12:15	Helen Darling made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.	13	20
11:44	Barbara Farris made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.	15	20
11:44	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Shooting Foul	15	20
11:44	Official Timeout.	15	20
11:44	Kedra Holland-Corn enters the game for Elaine Powell.	15	20
11:44	Betty Lennox enters the game for Penny Taylor.	15	20
11:44	Barbara Farris missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	15	20
11:42	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	15	20
11:26	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Bad Pass	15	20
11:26	LaToya Thomas enters the game for Chasity Melvin.	15	20
11:00	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed Layup. Blocked by LaToya Thomas.	15	20
10:56	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta Offensive Rebound.	15	20
10:53	Swin Cash made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.	17	20
10:33	Helen Darling made 15 ft Jumper.	17	22
10:18	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed Jumper.	17	22
10:17	Barbara Farris Offensive Rebound.	17	22
10:15	Barbara Farris made Layup.	19	22
9:49	Deanna Jackson missed Layup. Blocked by Swin Cash.	19	22
9:48	Barbara Farris Defensive Rebound.	19	22
9:48	Helen Darling Shooting Foul	19	22
9:48	Ruth Riley enters the game for Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.	19	22
9:48	Jennifer Rizzotti enters the game for Helen Darling.	19	22
9:48	Merlakia Jones enters the game for Deanna Jackson.	19	22
9:48	Kedra Holland-Corn made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	22
9:48	Kedra Holland-Corn missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	22
9:45	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	20	22
9:45	Betty Lennox Inbound Foul	20	22
9:45	Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	22
9:45	Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	22
9:36	Jumpball. Ruth Riley vs. Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough. Betty Lennox gains possession.	22	22
9:18	Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	22
9:18	Cleveland Defensive Rebound.	22	22
9:18	Lucienne Berthieu enters the game for Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.	22	22
9:03	Ruth Riley made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Swin Cash.	24	22
8:42	Merlakia Jones made 11 ft Two Point Shot.	24	24
8:32	Barbara Farris made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.	26	24
8:22	Cleveland 20 Sec. Timeout.	26	24
8:07	Jennifer Rizzotti missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	24
8:04	Betty Lennox Offensive Rebound.	26	24
8:02	Betty Lennox missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Ruth Riley.	26	24
7:58	Betty Lennox Offensive Rebound.	26	24
7:50	Merlakia Jones missed 18 ft Jumper.	26	24
7:50	Ruth Riley Defensive Rebound.	26	24
7:28	Deanna Nolan Bad Pass	26	24
7:28	Official Timeout.	26	24
7:28	Elaine Powell enters the game for Swin Cash.	26	24
7:28	Chasity Melvin enters the game for LaToya Thomas.	26	24
7:13	Lucienne Berthieu missed Two Point Shot.	26	24
7:09	Merlakia Jones Offensive Rebound.	26	24
7:01	Lucienne Berthieu missed 2 ft Two Point Shot.	26	24
6:58	Kedra Holland-Corn Defensive Rebound.	26	24
6:50	Ruth Riley missed Two Point Shot.	26	24
6:48	Elaine Powell Offensive Rebound.	26	24
6:24	Kedra Holland-Corn missed 13 ft Jumper.	26	24
6:24	Jennifer Rizzotti Defensive Rebound.	26	24
6:13	Betty Lennox missed 12 ft Jumper.	26	24
6:13	Barbara Farris Defensive Rebound.	26	24
6:05	Elaine Powell missed 9 ft Jumper.	26	24
6:03	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	26	24
5:35	Merlakia Jones missed 15 ft Jumper.	26	24
5:33	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	26	24
5:33	Ruth Riley Shooting Foul	26	24
5:33	LaToya Thomas enters the game for Lucienne Berthieu.	26	24
5:33	Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	24
5:33	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	26	24
5:33	Tamara Moore enters the game for Deanna Nolan.	26	24
5:33	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	25
5:20	Tamara Moore Bad Pass. Stolen by Merlakia Jones.	26	25
5:13	Merlakia Jones Bad Pass	26	25
4:54	Kedra Holland-Corn missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by LaToya Thomas.	26	25
4:52	Ruth Riley Offensive Rebound.	26	25
4:45	Elaine Powell made 9 ft Jumper.	28	25
4:24	LaToya Thomas missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.	28	25
4:20	Betty Lennox Offensive Rebound.	28	25
4:18	LaToya Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	28	27
3:58	Merlakia Jones Shooting Foul	28	27
3:58	Official Timeout.	28	27
3:58	Penny Taylor enters the game for Betty Lennox.	28	27
3:58	Deanna Jackson enters the game for Jennifer Rizzotti.	28	27
3:58	Helen Darling enters the game for Merlakia Jones.	28	27
3:58	Ruth Riley made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	27
3:58	Swin Cash enters the game for Tamara Moore.	29	27
3:58	Ruth Riley made Free Throw 2 of 2.	30	27
3:41	LaToya Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	30	29
3:28	Swin Cash made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Elaine Powell.	32	29
3:08	Chasity Melvin missed 6 ft Jumper.	32	29
3:06	Elaine Powell Defensive Rebound.	32	29
2:51	LaToya Thomas missed 16 ft Jumper.	32	29
2:50	Barbara Farris Defensive Rebound.	32	29
2:44	Deanna Jackson Personal Foul	32	29
2:44	Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.	33	29
2:44	Swin Cash missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	33	29
2:43	Ruth Riley Offensive Rebound.	33	29
2:31	Kedra Holland-Corn made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Barbara Farris.	35	29
2:09	Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	35	29
2:06	Ruth Riley Defensive Rebound.	35	29
2:00	Ayana Walker enters the game for Ruth Riley.	35	29
2:00	Detroit 20 Sec. Timeout.	35	29
1:32	Swin Cash missed Layup.	35	29
1:31	Elaine Powell Offensive Rebound.	35	29
1:31	Elaine Powell missed Layup.	35	29
1:28	Deanna Jackson Defensive Rebound.	35	29
1:23	Chasity Melvin missed Layup.	35	29
1:21	Swin Cash Defensive Rebound.	35	29
1:15	Kedra Holland-Corn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Barbara Farris.	38	29
54.2	Ayana Walker Shooting Foul	38	29
54.2	Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	38	29
54.2	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	38	29
54.2	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	38	30
45.9	Ayana Walker missed 15 ft Jumper.	38	30
44.7	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	38	30
37.7	Penny Taylor made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	38	32
12.6	Elaine Powell Offensive Foul	38	32
12.6	Elaine Powell Foul	38	32
3.4	Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.	38	34
3.4	Swin Cash Shooting Foul	38	34
3.4	Detroit Full Timeout.	38	34
3.4	Tamara Moore enters the game for Swin Cash.	38	34
3.4	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 1.	38	35
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	38	35

Regular Season Series

TUL wins 4-0

Shock
58
Rockers
57

Game 1

20/7

Rockers
71
Shock
74

Game 2

22/7

Shock
77
Rockers
65

Game 3

30/7

Rockers
56
Shock
71

Game 4

22/8

12:00 AM, 30 July 2003

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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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