Sting 84-73 Sparks (3 Aug, 2003) Play-by-Play

Charlotte Sting

14-11, 5-8 away

	1	2	T
CHA	40	44	84
LOS	31	42	73

Los Angeles Sparks

18-8, 8-6 home

Delisha Milton missed Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot.
Tamecka Dixon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Delisha Milton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Delisha Milton missed Layup.
Mwadi Mabika missed 14 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley made Technical Free Throw.
Jennifer Gillom missed 16 ft Jumper.
Delisha Milton missed Three Point Jumper.
Jennifer Gillom made Layup. Assisted by Delisha Milton.
Mwadi Mabika made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Delisha Milton.
Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.
Jennifer Gillom made Layup. Assisted by Delisha Milton.
Mwadi Mabika missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 16 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Two Point Shot.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shaquala Williams missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 15 ft Jumper.
Rhonda Mapp made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Vanessa Nygaard.
Nikki Teasley made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shaquala Williams missed 15 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed Layup.
Rhonda Mapp made Layup.
Shaquala Williams missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed Jumper.
Rhonda Mapp missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Mwadi Mabika missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Nikki Teasley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Tamecka Dixon made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed Two Point Shot.
Mwadi Mabika made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Mwadi Mabika made Two Point Shot.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Mwadi Mabika missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Delisha Milton made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Nikki Teasley missed 17 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Nygaard missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed Layup.
Mwadi Mabika made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicky McCrimmon.
Delisha Milton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Vanessa Nygaard missed 16 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicky McCrimmon.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Sophia Witherspoon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Delisha Milton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sophia Witherspoon missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jennifer Gillom missed 14 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Delisha Milton missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Nikki Teasley missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon missed 17 ft Jumper.
Delisha Milton made Layup.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jennifer Gillom missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Delisha Milton made Layup.
Tamecka Dixon missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Delisha Milton missed 19 ft Jumper.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Delisha Milton missed Layup.
Delisha Milton made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Delisha Milton made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamecka Dixon missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rushia Brown missed 15 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Andrea Stinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Allison Feaster missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Andrea Stinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Dawn Staley made Two Point Shot.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Allison Feaster missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Nikki Teasley.
Dawn Staley missed Layup.
Allison Feaster missed 15 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Andrea Stinson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Andrea Stinson made Two Point Shot.
Dawn Staley missed 15 ft Jumper.
Andrea Stinson made 15 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Allison Feaster made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrea Stinson.
Kelly Miller made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Allison Feaster.
Andrea Stinson made Two Point Shot.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Andrea Stinson missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Rhonda Mapp.
Andrea Stinson made Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 14 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Allison Feaster.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dawn Staley made Jumper. Assisted by Allison Feaster.
Andrea Stinson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Andrea Stinson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rushia Brown.
Allison Feaster made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Andrea Stinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Andrea Stinson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Andrea Stinson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Dawn Staley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Dawn Staley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Andrea Stinson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Andrea Stinson made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Allison Feaster.
Kelly Miller missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 17 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrea Stinson.
Dawn Staley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed Layup. Blocked by Mwadi Mabika.
Allison Feaster made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrea Stinson.
Allison Feaster missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Allison Feaster made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Two Point Shot.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Dawn Staley made Technical Free Throw.
Dawn Staley made Technical Free Throw.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Andrea Stinson made 12 ft Jumper.
Andrea Stinson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Andrea Stinson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Andrea Stinson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Andrea Stinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.

STING

SPARKS

TIME		CHA	LOS
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Tammy Sutton-Brown vs. Delisha Milton. Rushia Brown gains possession.	0	0
19:46	Dawn Staley Bad Pass. Stolen by Delisha Milton.	0	0
19:28	Delisha Milton missed Layup.	0	0
19:24	Mwadi Mabika Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:21	Delisha Milton Bad Pass. Stolen by Dawn Staley.	0	0
19:13	Allison Feaster Bad Pass. Stolen by Jennifer Gillom.	0	0
19:06	Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot.	0	2
18:42	Rushia Brown Bad Pass. Stolen by Jennifer Gillom.	0	2
18:25	Tamecka Dixon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	2
18:23	Tamecka Dixon Offensive Rebound.	0	2
18:15	Delisha Milton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	0	4
18:00	Rushia Brown missed 15 ft Jumper.	0	4
17:58	Jennifer Gillom Defensive Rebound.	0	4
17:50	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass. Stolen by Allison Feaster.	0	4
17:47	Nikki Teasley Shooting Foul	0	4
17:47	Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 2.	1	4
17:47	Charlotte Smith-Taylor enters the game for Rushia Brown.	1	4
17:47	Allison Feaster made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	4
17:35	Delisha Milton missed Layup.	2	4
17:32	Andrea Stinson Defensive Rebound.	2	4
17:27	Andrea Stinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	4
17:24	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	2	4
17:15	Mwadi Mabika missed 14 ft Jumper.	2	4
17:13	Dawn Staley Defensive Rebound.	2	4
16:49	Jennifer Gillom Shooting Foul	2	4
16:49	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Technical Foul	2	4
16:49	Nikki Teasley made Technical Free Throw.	2	5
16:49	Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 3.	3	5
16:49	Allison Feaster made Free Throw 2 of 3.	4	5
16:49	Allison Feaster made Free Throw 3 of 3.	5	5
16:32	Jennifer Gillom missed 16 ft Jumper.	5	5
16:30	Allison Feaster Defensive Rebound.	5	5
16:16	Tamecka Dixon Shooting Foul	5	5
16:16	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	5
16:16	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	5
16:16	Los Angeles 20 Sec. Timeout.	7	5
16:07	Delisha Milton missed Three Point Jumper.	7	5
16:02	Delisha Milton Offensive Rebound.	7	5
16:01	Jennifer Gillom made Layup. Assisted by Delisha Milton.	7	7
15:45	Tammy Sutton-Brown Bad Pass	7	7
15:45	Official Timeout.	7	7
15:30	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass. Stolen by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	7	7
15:11	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.	7	7
15:08	Jennifer Gillom Defensive Rebound.	7	7
15:03	Mwadi Mabika made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	7	10
14:44	Allison Feaster missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	10
14:41	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	7	10
14:37	Delisha Milton Offensive Foul	7	10
14:37	Delisha Milton Foul	7	10
14:30	Delisha Milton Personal Foul	7	10
14:15	Tammy Sutton-Brown Bad Pass	7	10
14:02	Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.	7	10
14:00	Allison Feaster Defensive Rebound.	7	10
13:45	Allison Feaster missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	10
13:44	Delisha Milton Defensive Rebound.	7	10
13:30	Tamecka Dixon made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Delisha Milton.	7	12
13:06	Andrea Stinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	12
13:03	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Offensive Rebound.	7	12
12:55	Tammy Sutton-Brown made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	9	12
12:45	Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.	9	12
12:42	Dawn Staley Defensive Rebound.	9	12
12:38	Dawn Staley made Two Point Shot.	11	12
12:22	Jennifer Gillom made Layup. Assisted by Delisha Milton.	11	14
11:56	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	13	14
11:37	Mwadi Mabika missed 16 ft Jumper.	13	14
11:34	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Defensive Rebound.	13	14
11:32	Allison Feaster missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Nikki Teasley.	13	14
11:32	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	13	14
11:32	Official Timeout.	13	14
11:32	Rhonda Mapp enters the game for Jennifer Gillom.	13	14
11:32	Shaquala Williams enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	13	14
11:32	Rushia Brown enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	13	14
11:08	Allison Feaster Bad Pass. Stolen by Nikki Teasley.	13	14
11:03	Nikki Teasley missed 16 ft Jumper.	13	14
11:00	Rushia Brown Defensive Rebound.	13	14
10:55	Dawn Staley missed Layup.	13	14
10:49	Shaquala Williams Defensive Rebound.	13	14
10:38	Mwadi Mabika made Two Point Shot.	13	16
10:38	Rushia Brown Shooting Foul	13	16
10:38	Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 1.	13	17
10:18	Allison Feaster missed 15 ft Jumper.	13	17
10:18	Charlotte Defensive Rebound.	13	17
10:18	Tammy Sutton-Brown enters the game for Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	13	17
9:52	Rhonda Mapp Lost Ball. Stolen by Andrea Stinson.	13	17
9:47	Shaquala Williams Shooting Foul	13	17
9:47	Dawn Staley made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	17
9:47	Dawn Staley made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	17
9:18	Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	17
9:15	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	15	17
9:15	Delisha Milton Personal Foul	15	17
9:15	Vanessa Nygaard enters the game for Delisha Milton.	15	17
8:55	Andrea Stinson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	18	17
8:41	Shaquala Williams missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	17
8:38	Andrea Stinson Defensive Rebound.	18	17
8:34	Andrea Stinson made Two Point Shot.	20	17
8:30	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	20	17
8:19	Mwadi Mabika missed 15 ft Jumper.	20	17
8:18	Allison Feaster Defensive Rebound.	20	17
7:52	Dawn Staley missed 15 ft Jumper.	20	17
7:50	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	20	17
7:37	Rhonda Mapp made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Vanessa Nygaard.	20	19
7:16	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Foul	20	19
7:16	Tammy Sutton-Brown Foul	20	19
7:16	Kelly Miller enters the game for Dawn Staley.	20	19
7:01	Nikki Teasley made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	20	22
6:37	Andrea Stinson made 15 ft Jumper.	22	22
6:24	Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	22
6:24	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	22	22
6:24	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	22	22
6:03	Allison Feaster missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	22
5:56	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	22	22
5:50	Shaquala Williams missed 15 ft Jumper.	22	22
5:48	Kelly Miller Defensive Rebound.	22	22
5:39	Allison Feaster made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrea Stinson.	25	22
5:09	Nikki Teasley missed Layup.	25	22
5:07	Rhonda Mapp Offensive Rebound.	25	22
5:07	Rhonda Mapp made Layup.	25	24
4:50	Kelly Miller made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Allison Feaster.	28	24
4:33	Shaquala Williams missed 12 ft Jumper.	28	24
4:31	Allison Feaster Defensive Rebound.	28	24
4:20	Andrea Stinson made Two Point Shot.	30	24
3:56	Tamecka Dixon missed Jumper.	30	24
3:56	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	30	24
3:56	Nikki Teasley Loose Ball Foul	30	24
3:56	Official Timeout.	30	24
3:56	Dawn Staley enters the game for Allison Feaster.	30	24
3:56	Charlotte Smith-Taylor enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	30	24
3:56	Mwadi Mabika enters the game for Shaquala Williams.	30	24
3:45	Rhonda Mapp Shooting Foul	30	24
3:45	Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	24
3:45	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	30	24
3:45	Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	31	24
3:30	Rhonda Mapp missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.	31	24
3:28	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	31	24
2:56	Andrea Stinson missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Rhonda Mapp.	31	24
2:54	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	31	24
2:51	Andrea Stinson Personal Foul	31	24
2:51	Tammy Sutton-Brown enters the game for Rushia Brown.	31	24
2:51	Jennifer Gillom enters the game for Rhonda Mapp.	31	24
2:43	Mwadi Mabika missed 13 ft Jumper.	31	24
2:42	Nikki Teasley Offensive Rebound.	31	24
2:31	Tamecka Dixon made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	31	26
2:08	Andrea Stinson made Jumper.	33	26
1:51	Nikki Teasley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	33	29
1:31	Kelly Miller missed 14 ft Jumper.	33	29
1:30	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	33	29
1:22	Tamecka Dixon made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	33	31
1:09	Charlotte 20 Sec. Timeout.	33	31
1:09	Tynesha Lewis enters the game for Andrea Stinson.	33	31
1:09	Allison Feaster enters the game for Kelly Miller.	33	31
51.8	Dawn Staley made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Allison Feaster.	36	31
41.9	Jennifer Gillom Bad Pass. Stolen by Allison Feaster.	36	31
21.5	Nikki Teasley Personal Foul	36	31
21.5	Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	37	31
21.5	Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	38	31
11.9	Mwadi Mabika Bad Pass. Stolen by Tammy Sutton-Brown.	38	31
5.1	Dawn Staley made Jumper. Assisted by Allison Feaster.	40	31
0.2	Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	40	31
0.0	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	40	31
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	40	31

Regular Season Series

Sting
84
Sparks
73

Game 1

3/8

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Atlanta	15	25	.375	17	W3
Washington	14	26	.350	18	W1
Chicago	13	27	.325	19	L5

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