Mercury 56-49 Lynx (7 Aug, 2003) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

15-12, 4-8 away

	1	2	T
MIN	24	25	49
PHO	25	31	56

Phoenix Mercury

6-20, 4-7 home

Anna DeForge made Layup. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.
Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 15 ft Jumper. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Adrian Williams made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.
Slobodanka Tuvic made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Adrian Williams made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Tamicha Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Harrison missed Jumper.
Adrian Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Michele Van Gorp.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup. Blocked by Michele Van Gorp.
Adrian Williams missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Tamara Moore missed Layup.
Tamara Moore made Layup.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 8 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamara Moore missed 13 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams missed 7 ft Jumper.
Edwina Brown missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson missed Layup.
Adrian Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adrian Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrian Williams made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrian Williams missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson made 12 ft Jumper.
Edwina Brown missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson missed 42 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adrian Williams missed Layup.
Tamicha Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Harrison missed 19 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams made 11 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Layup.
Tamicha Jackson made 14 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams missed 5 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made 12 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 14 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams missed 7 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adrian Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 12 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 4 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams made 5 ft Jumper.
Tamara Moore made Layup. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Edwina Brown missed Layup.
Plenette Pierson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Anna DeForge missed Layup.
Anna DeForge made Layup.
Tamara Moore made 4 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams missed Layup.
Edwina Brown missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tamara Moore missed 6 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Lisa Harrison missed 16 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup. Blocked by Tamika Williams.
Lisa Harrison made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Harrison missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamicha Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Harrison made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Harrison missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrian Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adrian Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed Layup.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Teresa Edwards missed Layup.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Teresa Edwards made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Teresa Edwards made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed 12 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michele Van Gorp missed 11 ft Jumper.
Michele Van Gorp missed 5 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Michele Van Gorp.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Kristi Harrower made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michele Van Gorp.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 14 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Michele Van Gorp missed Layup. Blocked by Adrian Williams.
Katie Smith missed Jumper.
Katie Smith made Layup.
Michele Van Gorp missed Layup.
Michele Van Gorp missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michele Van Gorp made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michele Van Gorp missed 14 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Anna DeForge.
Michele Van Gorp missed Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Janell Burse missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Teresa Edwards made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janell Burse.
Tamika Williams missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Katie Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Tamika Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Plenette Pierson.
Katie Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 15 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Janell Burse missed 16 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Teresa Edwards made 10 ft Jumper.
Shaunzinski Gortman missed 5 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.

LYNX

MERCURY

TIME		MIN	PHO
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Janell Burse vs. Slobodanka Tuvic. Katie Smith gains possession.	0	0
19:53	Katie Smith missed Layup.	0	0
19:51	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:34	Anna DeForge made Layup. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.	0	2
19:09	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	2	2
18:43	Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:43	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:34	Teresa Edwards missed Layup.	2	2
18:31	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:07	Slobodanka Tuvic 3 second	2	2
17:52	Janell Burse Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	2	2
17:43	Tamicha Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.	2	2
17:43	Slobodanka Tuvic Offensive Rebound.	2	2
17:43	Teresa Edwards Shooting Foul	2	2
17:43	Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	3
17:43	Slobodanka Tuvic missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	3
17:39	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	2	3
17:36	Slobodanka Tuvic Shooting Foul	2	3
17:36	Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	3
17:36	Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	3
17:19	Anna DeForge missed 15 ft Jumper. Blocked by Janell Burse.	4	3
17:19	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	4	3
17:06	Adrian Williams made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.	4	5
16:44	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	4	5
16:37	Slobodanka Tuvic made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	4	7
16:25	Slobodanka Tuvic Personal Foul	4	7
16:19	Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	7
16:16	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	4	7
16:09	Adrian Williams made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	4	9
15:55	Tamicha Jackson Shooting Foul	4	9
15:55	Full Timeout.	4	9
15:55	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	4	9
15:55	Teresa Edwards made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	9
15:55	Teresa Edwards made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	9
15:37	Tamicha Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	9
15:36	Teresa Edwards Defensive Rebound.	6	9
15:36	Plenette Pierson Personal Foul	6	9
15:18	Sheri Sam Offensive Foul	6	9
15:18	Sheri Sam Foul	6	9
14:49	Anna DeForge Bad Pass. Stolen by Janell Burse.	6	9
14:41	Sheri Sam missed 12 ft Jumper.	6	9
14:38	Adrian Williams Defensive Rebound.	6	9
14:37	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Sheri Sam.	6	9
14:37	Michele Van Gorp enters the game for Janell Burse.	6	9
14:29	Lisa Harrison missed Jumper.	6	9
14:26	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	6	9
14:14	Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.	9	9
13:52	Adrian Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Michele Van Gorp.	9	9
13:52	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	9	9
13:52	Ediesha Curry enters the game for Tamicha Jackson.	9	9
13:52	Tamara Moore enters the game for Lisa Harrison.	9	9
13:48	Plenette Pierson missed Layup. Blocked by Michele Van Gorp.	9	9
13:45	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	9	9
13:29	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	9
13:27	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	9	9
13:17	Adrian Williams missed 6 ft Jumper.	9	9
13:14	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	9	9
13:03	Michele Van Gorp missed 11 ft Jumper.	9	9
13:02	Tamara Moore Defensive Rebound.	9	9
12:56	Teresa Edwards Shooting Foul	9	9
12:56	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Adrian Williams.	9	9
12:56	Lisa Harrison enters the game for Anna DeForge.	9	9
12:56	Tamara Moore made Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	10
12:56	Kristi Harrower enters the game for Teresa Edwards.	9	10
12:56	Tamara Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	11
12:41	Michele Van Gorp missed 5 ft Jumper.	9	11
12:38	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	11	11
12:38	Tamika Williams made Layup.	11	11
12:22	Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul	11	11
12:07	Slobodanka Tuvic Offensive Foul	11	11
12:07	Slobodanka Tuvic Foul	11	11
11:52	Katie Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamara Moore.	11	11
11:42	Slobodanka Tuvic made Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.	11	13
11:30	Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	14	13
11:10	Tamara Moore missed Layup.	14	13
11:07	Tamara Moore Offensive Rebound.	14	13
11:07	Tamara Moore made Layup.	14	15
10:52	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Michele Van Gorp.	16	15
10:36	Slobodanka Tuvic missed 8 ft Jumper.	16	15
10:33	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	16	15
10:26	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	18	15
10:00	Michele Van Gorp Shooting Foul	18	15
10:00	Full Timeout.	18	15
10:00	Edwina Brown enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	18	15
10:00	Slobodanka Tuvic missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	15
10:00	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	18	15
10:00	Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	16
9:42	Adrian Williams enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	18	16
9:36	Kristi Harrower made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michele Van Gorp.	21	16
9:03	Tamara Moore missed 13 ft Jumper.	21	16
9:03	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	21	16
9:03	Sheri Sam enters the game for Katie Smith.	21	16
8:47	Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass	21	16
8:47	Anna DeForge enters the game for Lisa Harrison.	21	16
8:47	Gergana Slavtcheva enters the game for Ediesha Curry.	21	16
8:47	Tamicha Jackson enters the game for Tamara Moore.	21	16
8:33	Adrian Williams missed 7 ft Jumper.	21	16
8:33	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	21	16
8:33	Adrian Williams Personal Foul	21	16
8:33	Janell Burse enters the game for Tamika Williams.	21	16
8:22	Gergana Slavtcheva Personal Foul	21	16
8:15	Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.	21	16
8:07	Adrian Williams Personal Foul	21	16
8:02	Janell Burse Bad Pass	21	16
7:45	Edwina Brown missed 16 ft Jumper.	21	16
7:41	Michele Van Gorp Defensive Rebound.	21	16
7:31	Janell Burse missed Layup.	21	16
7:30	Svetlana Abrosimova Offensive Rebound.	21	16
7:22	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	16
7:22	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	21	16
7:22	Full Timeout.	21	16
6:56	Gergana Slavtcheva Offensive Foul	21	16
6:56	Gergana Slavtcheva Foul	21	16
6:56	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Gergana Slavtcheva.	21	16
6:33	Janell Burse missed Layup.	21	16
6:33	Jumpball. Janell Burse vs. Adrian Williams. Svetlana Abrosimova gains possession.	21	16
6:33	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	21	16
6:22	Sheri Sam missed 14 ft Jumper.	21	16
6:22	Adrian Williams Defensive Rebound.	21	16
6:13	Tamicha Jackson missed Layup.	21	16
6:13	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	21	16
6:13	Janell Burse Personal Foul	21	16
6:13	Katie Smith enters the game for Michele Van Gorp.	21	16
6:13	Teresa Edwards enters the game for Kristi Harrower.	21	16
6:03	Adrian Williams Lost Ball	21	16
5:58	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass. Stolen by Adrian Williams.	21	16
5:58	Janell Burse Personal Foul	21	16
5:50	Svetlana Abrosimova Shooting Foul	21	16
5:50	Adrian Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	17
5:50	Adrian Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	18
5:28	Svetlana Abrosimova Offensive Foul	21	18
5:28	Svetlana Abrosimova Foul	21	18
5:28	Tamika Williams enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	21	18
5:11	Adrian Williams made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.	21	20
4:56	Sheri Sam Bad Pass. Stolen by Adrian Williams.	21	20
4:35	Sheri Sam Personal Foul	21	20
4:35	Georgia Schweitzer enters the game for Sheri Sam.	21	20
4:35	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	21
4:35	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	22
4:31	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass. Stolen by Edwina Brown.	21	22
4:07	Plenette Pierson missed 9 ft Jumper.	21	22
4:05	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	21	22
3:59	Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	22
3:57	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	21	22
3:57	Janell Burse missed Layup.	21	22
3:57	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	21	22
3:57	Janell Burse Loose Ball Foul	21	22
3:57	Full Timeout.	21	22
3:57	Michele Van Gorp enters the game for Janell Burse.	21	22
3:57	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	23
3:57	Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	23
3:55	Michele Van Gorp Defensive Rebound.	21	23
3:34	Michele Van Gorp missed Layup. Blocked by Adrian Williams.	21	23
3:34	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	21	23
3:34	Lisa Harrison enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	21	23
3:26	24 second	21	23
3:15	Tamicha Jackson Bad Pass	21	23
3:02	Katie Smith missed Jumper.	21	23
3:01	Katie Smith Offensive Rebound.	21	23
3:00	Katie Smith made Layup.	23	23
2:48	Adrian Williams missed 9 ft Jumper.	23	23
2:47	Tamicha Jackson Offensive Rebound.	23	23
2:45	Tamicha Jackson made 12 ft Jumper.	23	25
2:27	Michele Van Gorp missed Layup.	23	25
2:25	Adrian Williams Defensive Rebound.	23	25
2:00	Edwina Brown missed 13 ft Jumper.	23	25
1:59	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	23	25
1:53	Edwina Brown Shooting Foul	23	25
1:53	Ediesha Curry enters the game for Tamicha Jackson.	23	25
1:53	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Georgia Schweitzer.	23	25
1:53	Michele Van Gorp missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	25
1:53	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	23	25
1:53	Michele Van Gorp made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	25
1:23	Ediesha Curry Bad Pass. Stolen by Michele Van Gorp.	24	25
1:04	Michele Van Gorp missed 14 ft Jumper.	24	25
1:04	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	24	25
38.9	Adrian Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Svetlana Abrosimova.	24	25
12.9	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Anna DeForge.	24	25
9.3	Michele Van Gorp Offensive Rebound.	24	25
9.3	Michele Van Gorp missed Layup.	24	25
9.3	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	24	25
4.0	Minnesota Full Timeout.	24	25
2.2	Teresa Edwards Traveling	24	25
2.2	Phoenix Full Timeout.	24	25
2.2	Tamicha Jackson enters the game for Ediesha Curry.	24	25
0.0	Tamicha Jackson missed 42 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	25
0.0	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	24	25
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	24	25

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 3-1

Mercury
59
Lynx
67

Game 1

28/6

Mercury
56
Lynx
61

Game 2

5/8

Lynx
49
Mercury
56

Game 3

7/8

Lynx
69
Mercury
66

Game 4

21/8

3:00 AM, 7 August 2003

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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

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