Sting 69-68 Sun (9 Aug, 2003) Play-by-Play

Connecticut Sun

14-14, 5-8 away

	1	2	T
CT	40	28	68
CHA	30	39	69

Charlotte Sting

16-12, 11-3 home

Allison Feaster missed 15 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shalonda Enis.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 13 ft Jumper.
Andrea Stinson made Two Point Shot.
Shalonda Enis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shalonda Enis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shalonda Enis missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Allison Feaster.
Andrea Stinson missed Two Point Shot.
Allison Feaster missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Andrea Stinson.
Teana McKiver missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Jumper. Blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Kelly Miller missed Layup.
Kelly Miller missed 17 ft Jumper.
Rushia Brown missed Layup. Blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Andrea Stinson made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Tynesha Lewis made Layup. Assisted by Shalonda Enis.
Tynesha Lewis made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Andrea Stinson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis.
Tynesha Lewis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tynesha Lewis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shalonda Enis made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Tynesha Lewis missed 12 ft Jumper.
Andrea Stinson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Andrea Stinson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Andrea Stinson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Teana McKiver made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Teana McKiver missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shalonda Enis made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Shalonda Enis missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Andrea Stinson missed Two Point Shot.
Andrea Stinson missed 42 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shalonda Enis made Layup.
Allison Feaster missed Three Point Jumper.
Allison Feaster made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Rushia Brown missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Andrea Stinson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rushia Brown.
Rushia Brown missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Andrea Stinson made Two Point Shot.
Allison Feaster made Layup. Assisted by Andrea Stinson.
Andrea Stinson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Andrea Stinson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Andrea Stinson made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Andrea Stinson missed Layup.
Andrea Stinson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Andrea Stinson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Layup. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller made Layup.
Tynesha Lewis made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Andrea Stinson missed Layup.
Dawn Staley missed Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 11 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made Layup. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis.
Andrea Stinson made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Allison Feaster made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrea Stinson.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Shalonda Enis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shalonda Enis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Andrea Stinson.
Shalonda Enis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shalonda Enis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shalonda Enis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shalonda Enis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Andrea Stinson missed 5 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made Tip Shot.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup.
Nykesha Sales made 7 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 10 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed Layup.
Brooke Wyckoff made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Brooke Wyckoff missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Katie Douglas made 15 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup. Blocked by Rushia Brown.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup.
Brooke Wyckoff made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Wendy Palmer made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Nykesha Sales made 8 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Wendy Palmer missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrienne Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jessie Hicks made Layup. Assisted by Adrienne Johnson.
Jessie Hicks made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Jessie Hicks made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Katie Douglas missed 12 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made Two Point Shot.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Debbie Black made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Debbie Black made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shannon Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Katie Douglas made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Katie Douglas missed 11 ft Jumper.
Shannon Johnson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Brooke Wyckoff missed Tip Shot.
Nykesha Sales made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shannon Johnson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jessie Hicks missed Layup. Blocked by Teana McKiver.
Nykesha Sales missed 15 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Two Point Shot.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shannon Johnson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas missed Jumper. Blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Adrienne Johnson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 4 ft Jumper.
Shannon Johnson missed Jumper.
Brooke Wyckoff missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Brooke Wyckoff made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 5 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed Jumper.
Shannon Johnson made Two Point Shot.
Katie Douglas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.

SUN

STING

TIME		CT	CHA
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Taj McWilliams-Franklin vs. Tammy Sutton-Brown. Dawn Staley gains possession.	0	0
19:40	Allison Feaster missed 15 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:38	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:28	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup.	2	0
19:10	Dawn Staley made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shalonda Enis.	2	3
18:44	Nykesha Sales made 7 ft Jumper.	4	3
18:22	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 13 ft Jumper.	4	3
18:21	Shannon Johnson Defensive Rebound.	4	3
18:15	Nykesha Sales missed 10 ft Jumper.	4	3
18:15	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Offensive Re.	4	3
17:46	Katie Douglas missed Layup.	4	3
17:44	Andrea Stinson Defensive Rebound.	4	3
17:39	Andrea Stinson made Two Point Shot.	4	5
17:32	Shannon Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Dawn Staley.	4	5
17:23	Brooke Wyckoff Shooting Foul	4	5
17:23	Shalonda Enis made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	6
17:23	Shalonda Enis made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	7
17:10	Tammy Sutton-Brown Shooting Foul	4	7
17:10	Brooke Wyckoff made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	7
17:10	Brooke Wyckoff missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	7
17:09	Katie Douglas Offensive Rebound.	5	7
16:59	Katie Douglas missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	7
16:55	Jumpball. Brooke Wyckoff vs. Allison Feaster. Nykesha Sales gains possession.	5	7
16:55	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	5	7
16:52	Andrea Stinson Shooting Foul	5	7
16:52	Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	7
16:52	Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	7
16:30	Shalonda Enis missed Layup.	7	7
16:30	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	7	7
16:14	Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	7
16:13	Shalonda Enis Defensive Rebound.	7	7
15:59	Tammy Sutton-Brown made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Allison Feaster.	7	9
15:52	Tammy Sutton-Brown Shooting Foul	7	9
15:52	Official Timeout.	7	9
15:52	Rushia Brown enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	7	9
15:52	Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	9
15:52	Nykesha Sales missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	9
15:51	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Offensive Re.	8	9
15:44	Dawn Staley Personal Foul	8	9
15:25	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.	8	9
15:23	Katie Douglas Offensive Rebound.	8	9
15:22	Katie Douglas made 15 ft Jumper.	10	9
14:59	Andrea Stinson missed Two Point Shot.	10	9
14:56	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	10	9
14:52	Nykesha Sales made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.	12	9
14:30	Allison Feaster missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	9
14:30	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	12	9
14:22	Shannon Johnson Offensive Foul	12	9
14:22	Shannon Johnson Foul	12	9
14:22	Charlotte Smith-Taylor enters the game for Shalonda Enis.	12	9
14:03	Dawn Staley made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Andrea Stinson.	12	11
13:47	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup. Blocked by Rushia Brown.	12	11
13:41	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Offensive Re.	14	11
13:41	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup.	14	11
13:26	Andrea Stinson Bad Pass. Stolen by Brooke Wyckoff.	14	11
13:26	Allison Feaster Personal Foul	14	11
13:26	Teana McKiver enters the game for Rushia Brown.	14	11
13:26	Kelly Miller enters the game for Andrea Stinson.	14	11
13:12	Brooke Wyckoff made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.	16	11
12:59	Brooke Wyckoff Personal Foul	16	11
12:59	Wendy Palmer enters the game for Brooke Wyckoff.	16	11
12:36	Teana McKiver missed 13 ft Jumper.	16	11
12:34	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	16	11
12:26	Wendy Palmer made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.	18	11
12:18	Charlotte 20 Sec. Timeout.	18	11
12:07	Allison Feaster 3 second	18	11
11:53	Nykesha Sales made 8 ft Jumper.	20	11
11:53	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Shooting Foul	20	11
11:53	Official Timeout.	20	11
11:53	Adrienne Johnson enters the game for Katie Douglas.	20	11
11:53	Rushia Brown enters the game for Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	20	11
11:53	Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 1.	21	11
11:38	Kelly Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Adrienne Johnson.	21	11
11:15	Rushia Brown Shooting Foul	21	11
11:15	Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	11
11:15	Debbie Black enters the game for Shannon Johnson.	22	11
11:15	Wendy Palmer missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	11
11:15	Adrienne Johnson Offensive Rebound.	22	11
11:03	Tammy Sutton-Brown enters the game for Teana McKiver.	22	11
11:03	Andrea Stinson enters the game for Allison Feaster.	22	11
11:03	Tynesha Lewis enters the game for Dawn Staley.	22	11
11:03	Jumpball. Wendy Palmer vs. Allison Feaster. Nykesha Sales gains possession.	22	11
10:53	Adrienne Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	25	11
10:37	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Jumper. Blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	25	11
10:34	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	25	11
10:33	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Bad Pass. Stolen by Tynesha Lewis.	25	11
10:29	Kelly Miller missed Layup.	25	11
10:26	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	25	11
10:23	Wendy Palmer Offensive Foul	25	11
10:23	Wendy Palmer Foul	25	11
10:23	Andrea Stinson enters the game for Allison Feaster.	25	11
9:56	Kelly Miller missed 17 ft Jumper.	25	11
9:53	Rushia Brown Offensive Rebound.	25	11
9:53	Rushia Brown missed Layup. Blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	25	11
9:52	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	25	11
9:38	Tammy Sutton-Brown Shooting Foul	25	11
9:38	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	11
9:38	Shalonda Enis enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	26	11
9:38	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	11
9:37	Andrea Stinson Defensive Rebound.	26	11
9:37	Jessie Hicks enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	26	11
9:23	Andrea Stinson made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.	26	13
9:10	Adrienne Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Shalonda Enis.	26	13
9:07	Tynesha Lewis made Layup. Assisted by Shalonda Enis.	26	15
9:07	Wendy Palmer Shooting Foul	26	15
9:07	Tynesha Lewis made Free Throw 1 of 1.	26	16
8:53	Rushia Brown Personal Foul	26	16
8:53	Nykesha Sales missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	16
8:53	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	26	16
8:53	Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	16
8:36	Andrea Stinson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis.	27	18
8:15	Jessie Hicks 3 second	27	18
8:15	Katie Douglas enters the game for Nykesha Sales.	27	18
7:56	Adrienne Johnson Shooting Foul	27	18
7:56	Official Timeout.	27	18
7:56	Tynesha Lewis made Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	19
7:56	Tynesha Lewis made Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	20
7:31	Jessie Hicks made Layup. Assisted by Adrienne Johnson.	29	20
7:09	Shalonda Enis made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.	29	23
6:37	Adrienne Johnson Offensive Foul	29	23
6:37	Adrienne Johnson Foul	29	23
6:37	Taj McWilliams-Franklin enters the game for Wendy Palmer.	29	23
6:20	Katie Douglas Personal Foul	29	23
6:09	Andrea Stinson Bad Pass. Stolen by Jessie Hicks.	29	23
5:54	Jessie Hicks Bad Pass. Stolen by Rushia Brown.	29	23
5:54	Jessie Hicks Loose Ball Foul	29	23
5:37	Tynesha Lewis missed 12 ft Jumper.	29	23
5:35	Shalonda Enis Offensive Rebound.	29	23
5:26	Andrea Stinson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	23
5:24	Tynesha Lewis Offensive Rebound.	29	23
5:11	Jessie Hicks Personal Foul	29	23
5:11	Nykesha Sales enters the game for Adrienne Johnson.	29	23
5:07	Nykesha Sales Personal Foul	29	23
5:07	Andrea Stinson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	23
5:07	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	29	23
5:07	Andrea Stinson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	24
4:52	Jessie Hicks made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	31	24
4:52	Rushia Brown Shooting Foul	31	24
4:52	Teana McKiver enters the game for Rushia Brown.	31	24
4:52	Jessie Hicks made Free Throw 1 of 1.	32	24
4:37	Jessie Hicks Personal Foul	32	24
4:37	Teana McKiver made Free Throw 1 of 2.	32	25
4:37	Brooke Wyckoff enters the game for Jessie Hicks.	32	25
4:37	Teana McKiver missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	32	25
4:35	Andrea Stinson Offensive Rebound.	32	25
4:26	Teana McKiver Lost Ball. Stolen by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	32	25
4:13	Katie Douglas missed 12 ft Jumper.	32	25
4:11	Teana McKiver Defensive Rebound.	32	25
3:59	Shalonda Enis Bad Pass. Stolen by Katie Douglas.	32	25
3:55	Katie Douglas made Two Point Shot.	34	25
3:55	Tynesha Lewis Shooting Foul	34	25
3:55	Official Timeout.	34	25
3:55	Dawn Staley enters the game for Tynesha Lewis.	34	25
3:55	Katie Douglas made Free Throw 1 of 1.	35	25
3:55	Allison Feaster enters the game for Andrea Stinson.	35	25
3:39	Shalonda Enis Offensive Foul	35	25
3:39	Shalonda Enis Foul	35	25
3:29	Connecticut 20 Sec. Timeout.	35	25
3:17	Allison Feaster Personal Foul	35	25
3:17	Debbie Black made Free Throw 1 of 2.	36	25
3:17	Debbie Black made Free Throw 2 of 2.	37	25
2:59	Shalonda Enis made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	37	28
2:33	Debbie Black Bad Pass. Stolen by Shalonda Enis.	37	28
2:23	Shalonda Enis missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	37	28
2:20	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	37	28
1:53	Katie Douglas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	37	28
1:51	Teana McKiver Defensive Rebound.	37	28
1:38	Teana McKiver Traveling	37	28
1:38	Andrea Stinson enters the game for Kelly Miller.	37	28
1:24	Katie Douglas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	37	28
1:23	Dawn Staley Defensive Rebound.	37	28
1:12	Allison Feaster missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	37	28
1:09	Teana McKiver Offensive Rebound.	37	28
1:07	Dawn Staley made 6 ft Two Point Shot.	37	30
45.3	Nykesha Sales made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	40	30
19.6	Andrea Stinson missed Two Point Shot.	40	30
19.6	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	40	30
1.4	Dawn Staley Lost Ball	40	30
1.4	Connecticut Full Timeout.	40	30
0.8	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Bad Pass. Stolen by Andrea Stinson.	40	30
0.2	Andrea Stinson missed 42 ft Three Point Jumper.	40	30
0.1	Charlotte Defensive Rebound.	40	30
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	40	30

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Sun
55
Sting
69

Game 1

28/6

Sting
70
Sun
74

Game 2

27/7

Sun
68
Sting
69

Game 3

9/8

Sting
55
Sun
63

Game 4

23/8

9:00 PM, 9 August 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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