Fever 69-63 Sting (17 Aug, 2003) Play-by-Play

Charlotte Sting

16-14, 5-10 away

	1	2	T
CHA	34	29	63
IND	28	41	69

Indiana Fever

14-16, 10-5 home

Tamika Catchings made Layup. Assisted by Natalie Williams.
Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Tamika Catchings made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Natalie Williams.
Niele Ivey made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Nikki McCray made Layup. Assisted by Niele Ivey.
Natalie Williams missed Layup.
Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Niele Ivey missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nikki McCray missed Layup.
Niele Ivey missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Niele Ivey missed 12 ft Jumper.
Bridget Pettis missed 16 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed Layup.
Natalie Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Natalie Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stephanie White missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed Layup.
Tamika Catchings made Layup. Assisted by Bridget Pettis.
Stephanie White missed 14 ft Jumper.
Bridget Pettis made Layup. Assisted by Natalie Williams.
Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Stephanie White.
Tamika Catchings missed 18 ft Jumper.
Bridget Pettis missed 15 ft Jumper.
Bridget Pettis missed 4 ft Jumper.
Coquese Washington made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bridget Pettis.
Bridget Pettis missed Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Teana McKiver.
Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 4 ft Jumper.
Stephanie White made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Stephanie White made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stephanie White made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stephanie White missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki McCray missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams made Layup.
Natalie Williams made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamika Catchings missed 15 ft Jumper.
Nikki McCray made Layup. Assisted by Natalie Williams.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Niele Ivey.
Natalie Williams missed Layup.
Kristen Rasmussen made Layup.
Kristen Rasmussen missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Natalie Williams missed Layup.
Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Nikki McCray.
Natalie Williams missed Layup.
Nikki McCray made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Tamika Catchings missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Schumacher made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Schumacher made Layup. Assisted by Natalie Williams.
Tamika Catchings missed Layup.
Kelly Schumacher missed Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed Layup.
Kelly Schumacher made Layup. Assisted by Natalie Williams.
Tamika Catchings made 17 ft Jumper.
Bridget Pettis missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Bridget Pettis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Bridget Pettis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Schumacher.
Tamika Catchings made Layup. Assisted by Bridget Pettis.
Natalie Williams missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Niele Ivey made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Niele Ivey made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stephanie White missed Layup.
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.
Stephanie White made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Stephanie White made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Natalie Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Natalie Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shalonda Enis missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Andrea Stinson made 14 ft Jumper.
Shalonda Enis missed 3 ft Jumper.
Shalonda Enis missed 3 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Andrea Stinson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made Two Point Shot.
Allison Feaster made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Dawn Staley missed 5 ft Jumper.
Andrea Stinson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Shalonda Enis missed Layup. Blocked by Natalie Williams.
Allison Feaster made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Shalonda Enis made Layup. Assisted by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Allison Feaster made 16 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Layup. Assisted by Allison Feaster.
Kelly Miller made 15 ft Jumper.
Tynesha Lewis made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Tynesha Lewis missed Layup.
Shalonda Enis missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Andrea Stinson made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Allison Feaster missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tynesha Lewis missed 14 ft Jumper.
Shalonda Enis missed Jumper.
Allison Feaster made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrea Stinson.
Dawn Staley made Layup. Assisted by Allison Feaster.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Andrea Stinson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup. Blocked by Stephanie White.
Allison Feaster missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Allison Feaster.
Shalonda Enis missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Natalie Williams.
Allison Feaster made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup. Blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 3 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tamika Catchings.
Tynesha Lewis missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Teana McKiver missed 4 ft Jumper.
Teana McKiver missed 4 ft Jumper.
Teana McKiver made Tip Shot.
Teana McKiver missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Two Point Shot.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tamika Catchings.
Rushia Brown made 4 ft Jumper.
Rushia Brown made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Allison Feaster made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Allison Feaster missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tynesha Lewis made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Allison Feaster.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shalonda Enis made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Andrea Stinson made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 4 ft Jumper.
Shalonda Enis made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Rushia Brown made Layup. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis.
Allison Feaster missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Andrea Stinson missed Layup. Blocked by Tamika Catchings.
Allison Feaster made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrea Stinson.
Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shalonda Enis missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.

STING

FEVER

TIME		CHA	IND
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Teana McKiver vs. Natalie Williams. Andrea Stinson gains possession.	0	0
19:35	Shalonda Enis missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:32	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:29	Tamika Catchings made Layup. Assisted by Natalie Williams.	0	2
19:27	Shalonda Enis Bad Pass. Stolen by Kristen Rasmussen.	0	2
19:23	Dawn Staley Personal Foul	0	2
19:17	Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.	0	4
18:46	Dawn Staley Bad Pass. Stolen by Natalie Williams.	0	4
18:39	Tamika Catchings made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Natalie Williams.	0	6
18:16	Teana McKiver Offensive Foul	0	6
18:16	Teana McKiver Foul	0	6
18:02	Niele Ivey made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	0	9
17:52	Charlotte 20 Sec. Timeout.	0	9
17:52	Rushia Brown enters the game for Teana McKiver.	0	9
17:36	Andrea Stinson made 14 ft Jumper.	2	9
17:29	Allison Feaster Personal Foul	2	9
17:22	Rushia Brown Personal Foul	2	9
17:17	Nikki McCray made Layup. Assisted by Niele Ivey.	2	11
16:52	Nikki McCray Personal Foul	2	11
16:43	Shalonda Enis missed 3 ft Jumper.	2	11
16:42	Shalonda Enis Offensive Rebound.	2	11
16:39	Shalonda Enis missed 3 ft Jumper.	2	11
16:38	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	2	11
16:24	Natalie Williams missed Layup.	2	11
16:23	Kristen Rasmussen Offensive Rebound.	2	11
16:21	Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	11
16:20	Rushia Brown Defensive Rebound.	2	11
16:14	Allison Feaster missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	11
16:12	Rushia Brown Offensive Rebound.	2	11
15:56	Andrea Stinson missed 11 ft Jumper.	2	11
15:53	Nikki McCray Defensive Rebound.	2	11
15:42	Shalonda Enis Personal Foul	2	11
15:42	Official Timeout.	2	11
15:42	Charlotte Smith-Taylor enters the game for Shalonda Enis.	2	11
15:22	Niele Ivey missed 17 ft Jumper.	2	11
15:19	Natalie Williams Offensive Rebound.	2	11
15:12	Nikki McCray missed Layup.	2	11
15:11	Rushia Brown Defensive Rebound.	2	11
14:48	Dawn Staley made Two Point Shot.	4	11
14:30	Niele Ivey missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	11
14:27	Natalie Williams Offensive Rebound.	4	11
14:18	Niele Ivey missed 12 ft Jumper.	4	11
14:15	Andrea Stinson Defensive Rebound.	4	11
14:11	Allison Feaster made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	6	11
14:11	Niele Ivey Shooting Foul	6	11
14:11	Tammy Sutton-Brown enters the game for Rushia Brown.	6	11
14:11	Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 1.	7	11
13:48	Nikki McCray Lost Ball. Stolen by Allison Feaster.	7	11
13:48	Kelly Miller enters the game for Allison Feaster.	7	11
13:40	Natalie Williams Personal Foul	7	11
13:40	Bridget Pettis enters the game for Nikki McCray.	7	11
13:25	Dawn Staley missed 5 ft Jumper.	7	11
13:22	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	7	11
13:11	Bridget Pettis missed 16 ft Jumper.	7	11
13:10	Natalie Williams Offensive Rebound.	7	11
13:08	Natalie Williams missed Layup.	7	11
13:07	Natalie Williams Offensive Rebound.	7	11
13:07	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Shooting Foul	7	11
13:07	Natalie Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	12
13:07	Stephanie White enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	7	12
13:07	Natalie Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	12
13:07	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	7	12
12:52	Andrea Stinson missed 17 ft Jumper.	7	12
12:49	Charlotte Defensive Rebound.	7	12
12:26	Stephanie White missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	12
12:26	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	7	12
12:26	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Loose Ball Foul	7	12
12:26	Allison Feaster enters the game for Andrea Stinson.	7	12
12:26	Shalonda Enis enters the game for Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	7	12
12:10	Natalie Williams missed Layup.	7	12
12:08	Bridget Pettis Offensive Rebound.	7	12
12:06	Tamika Catchings made Layup. Assisted by Bridget Pettis.	7	14
11:44	Shalonda Enis missed Layup. Blocked by Natalie Williams.	7	14
11:42	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Rebound.	7	14
11:38	Allison Feaster made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tammy Sutton-Brown.	10	14
11:15	Stephanie White missed 14 ft Jumper.	10	14
11:12	Stephanie White Offensive Rebound.	10	14
11:10	Bridget Pettis made Layup. Assisted by Natalie Williams.	10	16
10:52	Niele Ivey Personal Foul	10	16
10:52	Official Timeout.	10	16
10:41	Shalonda Enis made Layup. Assisted by Tammy Sutton-Brown.	12	16
10:30	Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Stephanie White.	12	18
10:08	Allison Feaster made 16 ft Jumper.	14	18
9:56	Shalonda Enis Personal Foul	14	18
9:56	Tynesha Lewis enters the game for Dawn Staley.	14	18
9:44	Tamika Catchings missed 18 ft Jumper.	14	18
9:41	Allison Feaster Defensive Rebound.	14	18
9:38	Stephanie White Shooting Foul	14	18
9:38	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Stephanie White.	14	18
9:38	Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	18
9:38	Allison Feaster made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	18
9:22	Kristen Rasmussen Bad Pass. Stolen by Allison Feaster.	16	18
9:18	Kelly Miller made Layup. Assisted by Allison Feaster.	18	18
8:56	Bridget Pettis missed 15 ft Jumper.	18	18
8:53	Tynesha Lewis Defensive Rebound.	18	18
8:47	Kelly Miller made 15 ft Jumper.	20	18
8:18	Bridget Pettis missed 4 ft Jumper.	20	18
8:15	Natalie Williams Offensive Rebound.	20	18
8:14	Natalie Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Shalonda Enis.	20	18
8:14	Charlotte Full Timeout.	20	18
8:14	Andrea Stinson enters the game for Allison Feaster.	20	18
8:14	Coquese Washington enters the game for Niele Ivey.	20	18
7:54	Tynesha Lewis made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.	23	18
7:35	Coquese Washington made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bridget Pettis.	23	21
7:24	Tynesha Lewis missed Layup.	23	21
7:24	Charlotte Defensive Rebound.	23	21
7:01	Bridget Pettis missed Three Point Jumper.	23	21
6:58	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	23	21
6:37	Shalonda Enis missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	21
6:35	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	23	21
6:33	Teana McKiver enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	23	21
6:22	Natalie Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Teana McKiver.	23	21
6:22	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	23	21
6:22	Allison Feaster enters the game for Kelly Miller.	23	21
6:22	Jumpball. Teana McKiver vs. Natalie Williams. Coquese Washington gains possession.	23	21
6:05	24 second	23	21
5:50	Andrea Stinson made 7 ft Two Point Shot.	25	21
5:39	Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	21
5:39	Tynesha Lewis Defensive Rebound.	25	21
5:39	Bridget Pettis Loose Ball Foul	25	21
5:39	Stephanie White enters the game for Bridget Pettis.	25	21
5:11	Allison Feaster missed 16 ft Jumper.	25	21
5:09	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	25	21
5:01	Tamika Catchings Bad Pass	25	21
4:31	Tynesha Lewis missed 14 ft Jumper.	25	21
4:31	Tynesha Lewis Offensive Rebound.	25	21
4:31	24 second	25	21
4:31	Dawn Staley enters the game for Andrea Stinson.	25	21
4:13	Natalie Williams missed 14 ft Jumper.	25	21
4:11	Teana McKiver Defensive Rebound.	25	21
3:53	Shalonda Enis missed Jumper.	25	21
3:53	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	25	21
3:53	Official Timeout.	25	21
3:53	Andrea Stinson enters the game for Tynesha Lewis.	25	21
3:53	Niele Ivey enters the game for Coquese Washington.	25	21
3:53	Tammy Sutton-Brown enters the game for Teana McKiver.	25	21
3:40	Allison Feaster made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrea Stinson.	28	21
3:27	Niele Ivey Bad Pass. Stolen by Dawn Staley.	28	21
3:23	Dawn Staley made Layup. Assisted by Allison Feaster.	30	21
3:05	Kristen Rasmussen missed 4 ft Jumper.	30	21
3:03	Andrea Stinson Defensive Rebound.	30	21
2:58	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.	30	21
2:56	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Rebound.	30	21
2:51	Tammy Sutton-Brown Bad Pass. Stolen by Stephanie White.	30	21
2:47	Stephanie White Offensive Foul	30	21
2:47	Stephanie White Foul	30	21
2:15	Andrea Stinson missed 15 ft Jumper.	30	21
2:14	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	30	21
1:59	Dawn Staley Personal Foul	30	21
1:59	Stephanie White made Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	22
1:59	Charlotte Smith-Taylor enters the game for Shalonda Enis.	30	22
1:59	Stephanie White made Free Throw 2 of 2.	30	23
1:39	Niele Ivey Shooting Foul	30	23
1:39	Dawn Staley made Free Throw 1 of 2.	31	23
1:39	Dawn Staley made Free Throw 2 of 2.	32	23
1:27	Stephanie White made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.	32	26
1:07	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup. Blocked by Stephanie White.	32	26
1:05	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	32	26
1:05	Tammy Sutton-Brown Loose Ball Foul	32	26
1:05	Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.	32	27
1:05	Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.	32	28
36.9	Allison Feaster missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	32	28
34.9	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	32	28
32.9	Natalie Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Andrea Stinson.	32	28
4.7	Charlotte Smith-Taylor made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Allison Feaster.	34	28
0.0	Stephanie White missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	34	28
0.0	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	34	28
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	34	28

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Fever
57
Sting
66

Game 1

29/5

Sting
60
Fever
71

Game 2

18/6

Sting
63
Fever
69

Game 3

17/8

Fever
50
Sting
80

Game 4

21/8

1:00 AM, 17 August 2003

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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