Monarchs 65-61 Mercury (17 Aug, 2003) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Monarchs

17-14, 7-9 away

	1	2	OT	T
SAC	31	24	10	65
PHO	27	28	6	61

Phoenix Mercury

7-24, 5-10 home

Adrian Williams made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Tamicha Jackson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adrian Williams made 9 ft Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson missed Layup.
Tamicha Jackson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Adrian Williams.
Adrian Williams missed 14 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Layup.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Layup. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Slobodanka Tuvic made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Kayte Christensen made Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Kayte Christensen missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Ediesha Curry made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Edwina Brown.
Edwina Brown missed 12 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ediesha Curry.
Plenette Pierson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Edwina Brown missed Jumper.
Adrian Williams made Layup. Assisted by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Layup. Assisted by Adrian Williams.
Tamara Moore missed 7 ft Jumper.
Edwina Brown missed Layup.
Ediesha Curry missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adrian Williams missed 7 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 8 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kayte Christensen made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.
Tamicha Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kayte Christensen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kayte Christensen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamicha Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Tamicha Jackson made 16 ft Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson missed Layup.
Anna DeForge made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.
Tamicha Jackson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 10 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Layup.
Tamicha Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kayte Christensen missed 11 ft Jumper.
Edwina Brown missed Layup. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Lisa Harrison made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Lisa Harrison missed 12 ft Jumper.
Edwina Brown missed 11 ft Jumper.
Edwina Brown made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Anna DeForge missed 16 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ediesha Curry.
Slobodanka Tuvic made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 18 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.
Anna DeForge missed Technical Free Throw.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kayte Christensen missed Layup.
Anna DeForge missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kayte Christensen missed 8 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Edwina Brown missed 10 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kayte Christensen made Layup.
Kayte Christensen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kayte Christensen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamicha Jackson missed Jumper.
Kayte Christensen made Jumper. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.
Edwina Brown missed Layup. Blocked by Kara Lawson.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamicha Jackson made 14 ft Jumper.
Edwina Brown made 14 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Tangela Smith missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup. Blocked by Adrian Williams.
Tangela Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Tangela Smith missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Adrian Williams.
Kara Lawson made Layup.
Ruthie Bolton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ruthie Bolton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Ruthie Bolton missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Kara Lawson missed Jumper.
Lady Grooms missed Jumper.
La'Keshia Frett made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lady Grooms.
Lady Grooms missed Layup.
Ruthie Bolton missed Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
La'Keshia Frett made Layup. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga missed 8 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Edna Campbell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Tangela Smith made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Kara Lawson missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Edna Campbell missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Edna Campbell missed Layup. Blocked by Adrian Williams.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 7 ft Jumper.
Edna Campbell made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Edna Campbell made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Edna Campbell made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ruthie Bolton made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.
Tangela Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
La'Keshia Frett missed Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ruthie Bolton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga missed 14 ft Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton made 14 ft Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Layup. Blocked by Edwina Brown.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Tangela Smith missed 9 ft Jumper.
Edna Campbell missed Layup. Blocked by Tamicha Jackson.
Yolanda Griffith missed 5 ft Jumper.
Edna Campbell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Edna Campbell.
Kara Lawson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Kara Lawson made Two Point Shot.
Kara Lawson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Edna Campbell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Edna Campbell made Free Throw 2 of 2.

MONARCHS

MERCURY

TIME		SAC	PHO
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Tangela Smith vs. Slobodanka Tuvic. Yolanda Griffith gains possession.	0	0
19:57	Yolanda Griffith Backcourt	0	0
19:45	Yolanda Griffith Personal Foul	0	0
19:37	Adrian Williams made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	0	2
19:22	Slobodanka Tuvic Personal Foul	0	2
19:13	Edna Campbell Bad Pass. Stolen by Slobodanka Tuvic.	0	2
18:55	Lisa Harrison Bad Pass. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	0	2
18:37	Yolanda Griffith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	2	2
18:14	DeMya Walker Personal Foul	2	2
18:12	Tamicha Jackson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:10	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:01	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass. Stolen by Adrian Williams.	2	2
17:45	Adrian Williams made 9 ft Jumper.	2	4
17:28	DeMya Walker missed Layup.	2	4
17:25	Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound.	2	4
17:25	Tangela Smith missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.	2	4
17:23	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	2	4
17:17	Tamicha Jackson missed 17 ft Jumper.	2	4
17:16	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	2	4
16:55	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup. Blocked by Adrian Williams.	2	4
16:53	Adrian Williams Defensive Rebound.	2	4
16:37	Kara Lawson enters the game for DeMya Walker.	2	4
16:30	Tamicha Jackson missed Layup.	2	4
16:30	Adrian Williams Offensive Rebound.	2	4
16:27	Tamicha Jackson missed 12 ft Jumper.	2	4
16:24	Edna Campbell Defensive Rebound.	2	4
15:59	Tangela Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.	2	4
15:56	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	2	4
15:49	Slobodanka Tuvic made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Adrian Williams.	2	6
15:34	Yolanda Griffith missed Jumper.	2	6
15:33	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	2	6
15:33	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.	2	6
15:32	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	2	6
15:22	Adrian Williams missed 14 ft Jumper.	2	6
15:21	Slobodanka Tuvic Offensive Rebound.	2	6
15:18	Slobodanka Tuvic missed Layup.	2	6
15:18	Slobodanka Tuvic Offensive Rebound.	2	6
15:17	Slobodanka Tuvic missed Layup. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.	2	6
15:17	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	2	6
15:17	Ruthie Bolton enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	2	6
15:17	Lady Grooms enters the game for Edna Campbell.	2	6
15:17	Jumpball. Yolanda Griffith vs. Slobodanka Tuvic. Tangela Smith gains possession.	2	6
15:17	Sacramento Full Timeout.	2	6
15:00	Tangela Smith missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Adrian Williams.	2	6
14:57	Kara Lawson Offensive Rebound.	4	6
14:57	Kara Lawson made Layup.	4	6
14:49	Tamicha Jackson Lost Ball. Stolen by Ruthie Bolton.	4	6
14:45	Tamicha Jackson Shooting Foul	4	6
14:45	Ruthie Bolton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	6
14:45	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	4	6
14:45	Edwina Brown enters the game for Lisa Harrison.	4	6
14:45	Ediesha Curry enters the game for Tamicha Jackson.	4	6
14:45	Ruthie Bolton made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	6
14:30	Slobodanka Tuvic made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	5	8
14:07	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	7	8
13:37	Ruthie Bolton Personal Foul	7	8
13:37	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	7	8
13:26	Kayte Christensen made Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	7	10
13:15	Kayte Christensen Personal Foul	7	10
13:10	Kara Lawson Traveling	7	10
12:55	Kayte Christensen missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.	7	10
12:52	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	7	10
12:40	Ruthie Bolton missed 15 ft Jumper.	7	10
12:38	Edwina Brown Defensive Rebound.	7	10
12:32	Ediesha Curry made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Edwina Brown.	7	13
12:29	Sacramento 20 Sec. Timeout.	7	13
12:29	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Adrian Williams.	7	13
12:29	DeMya Walker enters the game for Tangela Smith.	7	13
12:12	Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.	10	13
12:00	Yolanda Griffith Personal Foul	10	13
12:00	Full Timeout.	10	13
12:00	La'Keshia Frett enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	10	13
11:37	Edwina Brown missed 12 ft Jumper.	10	13
11:36	Ruthie Bolton Defensive Rebound.	10	13
11:30	Kara Lawson missed Jumper.	10	13
11:29	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	10	13
11:07	Anna DeForge made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ediesha Curry.	10	16
10:38	Lady Grooms missed Jumper.	10	16
10:37	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	10	16
10:37	Kayte Christensen Loose Ball Foul	10	16
10:27	La'Keshia Frett made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	12	16
10:15	Ediesha Curry Lost Ball. Stolen by Ruthie Bolton.	12	16
10:10	Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lady Grooms.	15	16
9:56	Plenette Pierson missed 6 ft Jumper.	15	16
9:55	La'Keshia Frett Defensive Rebound.	15	16
9:45	Lady Grooms missed Layup.	15	16
9:44	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	15	16
9:44	Kayte Christensen Loose Ball Foul	15	16
9:44	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Anna DeForge.	15	16
9:44	Adrian Williams enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	15	16
9:44	Tamara Moore enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	15	16
9:32	Ruthie Bolton missed Jumper.	15	16
9:30	Adrian Williams Defensive Rebound.	15	16
9:22	Edwina Brown missed Jumper.	15	16
9:21	Ruthie Bolton Defensive Rebound.	15	16
9:17	Ruthie Bolton Lost Ball. Stolen by Edwina Brown.	15	16
9:14	Adrian Williams made Layup. Assisted by Slobodanka Tuvic.	15	18
8:42	Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	18
8:41	Tamara Moore Defensive Rebound.	15	18
8:27	Slobodanka Tuvic made Layup. Assisted by Adrian Williams.	15	20
8:00	DeMya Walker missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	20
8:00	Adrian Williams Defensive Rebound.	15	20
7:52	Tamara Moore missed 7 ft Jumper.	15	20
7:50	Lady Grooms Defensive Rebound.	15	20
7:30	La'Keshia Frett made Layup. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.	17	20
7:05	Edwina Brown missed Layup.	17	20
7:03	Lady Grooms Defensive Rebound.	17	20
6:50	La'Keshia Frett 3 second	17	20
6:50	Full Timeout.	17	20
6:50	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for DeMya Walker.	17	20
6:50	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Kara Lawson.	17	20
6:50	Edna Campbell enters the game for Ruthie Bolton.	17	20
6:50	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Lady Grooms.	17	20
6:50	Tangela Smith enters the game for La'Keshia Frett.	17	20
6:50	Anna DeForge enters the game for Edwina Brown.	17	20
6:28	Ediesha Curry missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	20
6:26	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	17	20
6:20	Slobodanka Tuvic Personal Foul	17	20
6:20	Tamicha Jackson enters the game for Ediesha Curry.	17	20
6:07	Anna DeForge Shooting Foul	17	20
6:07	Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	20
6:07	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	17	20
6:07	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	20
5:48	Adrian Williams missed 7 ft Jumper.	18	20
5:47	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	18	20
5:37	Hamchetou Maiga missed 8 ft Jumper.	18	20
5:35	Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound.	18	20
5:28	Tangela Smith made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.	20	20
5:09	Slobodanka Tuvic missed Jumper.	20	20
5:07	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	20	20
5:01	Tamara Moore Personal Foul	20	20
5:01	Hamchetou Maiga missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	20
5:01	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	20	20
5:01	Lisa Harrison enters the game for Tamara Moore.	20	20
5:01	Hamchetou Maiga missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	20
5:01	Adrian Williams Defensive Rebound.	20	20
4:45	Hamchetou Maiga Personal Foul	20	20
4:37	Anna DeForge missed 8 ft Jumper.	20	20
4:37	Slobodanka Tuvic Offensive Rebound.	20	20
4:35	Slobodanka Tuvic Traveling	20	20
4:15	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.	20	20
4:13	Adrian Williams Defensive Rebound.	20	20
4:05	Adrian Williams Bad Pass	20	20
3:54	Slobodanka Tuvic Personal Foul	20	20
3:54	Full Timeout.	20	20
3:54	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	20	20
3:54	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	20
3:54	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	20
3:33	Adrian Williams missed 14 ft Jumper.	22	20
3:32	Edna Campbell Defensive Rebound.	22	20
3:09	Tangela Smith made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.	24	20
2:47	Edna Campbell Personal Foul	24	20
2:47	Kara Lawson enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	24	20
2:42	Kayte Christensen made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.	24	22
2:23	Edna Campbell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.	27	22
2:05	Tamicha Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.	27	22
2:04	Kayte Christensen Offensive Rebound.	27	22
2:02	Edna Campbell Shooting Foul	27	22
2:02	Ruthie Bolton enters the game for Edna Campbell.	27	22
2:02	Kayte Christensen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	22
2:02	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	27	22
2:02	Kayte Christensen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	22
2:02	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	27	22
1:47	Tangela Smith made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	29	22
1:29	Tamicha Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	29	25
1:12	Kara Lawson missed Layup.	29	25
1:08	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	29	25
55.1	Tamicha Jackson made 16 ft Jumper.	29	27
36.9	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	31	27
25.6	Tamicha Jackson missed Layup.	31	27
25.0	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	31	27
3.6	Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	27
2.5	Adrian Williams Defensive Rebound.	31	27
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	31	27

Regular Season Series

SAC wins 4-0

Monarchs
65
Mercury
56

Game 1

23/5

Mercury
49
Monarchs
69

Game 2

31/5

Monarchs
65
Mercury
61

Game 3

17/8

Mercury
54
Monarchs
61

Game 4

24/8

3:00 AM, 17 August 2003

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Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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