Rockers 72-68 Mystics (16 Aug, 2003) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Rockers

15-14, 6-9 away

	1	2	T
CLE	37	35	72
WAS	26	42	68

Washington Mystics

9-22, 3-12 home

Coco Miller missed 17 ft Jumper.
Murriel Page made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Murriel Page made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Coco Miller missed Jumper.
Stacey Dales-Schuman missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Jumper.
Murriel Page made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Coco Miller.
Stacey Dales-Schuman missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stacey Dales-Schuman made Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Stacey Dales-Schuman missed Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones made Layup.
Aiysha Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.
Helen Luz missed Jumper.
Stacey Dales-Schuman missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Aiysha Smith missed Layup.
Jocelyn Penn missed 4 ft Jumper.
Jocelyn Penn missed 4 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Tip Shot.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jocelyn Penn.
Asjha Jones missed 7 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 11 ft Jumper.
Stacey Dales-Schuman missed 6 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Jumper.
Coco Miller missed Jumper.
Coco Miller made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stacey Dales-Schuman.
Coco Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Coco Miller made Jumper. Assisted by Annie Burgess.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup. Assisted by Stacey Dales-Schuman.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Annie Burgess.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Jumper. Blocked by Chasity Melvin.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Asjha Jones missed Jumper.
Asjha Jones made Layup.
Murriel Page made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stacey Dales-Schuman.
Stacey Dales-Schuman made Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Stacey Dales-Schuman made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 4 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Coco Miller made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Stacey Dales-Schuman made Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Stacey Dales-Schuman made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Murriel Page made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Murriel Page made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Murriel Page made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Murriel Page made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Coco Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Coco Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Aiysha Smith made Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 10 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stacey Dales-Schuman.
Coco Miller made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stacey Dales-Schuman.
Aiysha Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Layup.
Kiesha Brown made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 14 ft Jumper.
Aiysha Smith made Layup. Assisted by Helen Luz.
Aiysha Smith missed 8 ft Jumper.
Murriel Page missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jocelyn Penn made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jocelyn Penn made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Jumper.
Murriel Page made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jocelyn Penn.
Helen Luz made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Stacey Dales-Schuman missed 10 ft Jumper.
Stacey Dales-Schuman made Layup.
Stacey Dales-Schuman missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Stacey Dales-Schuman made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Helen Luz missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stacey Dales-Schuman missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kiesha Brown missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Deanna Jackson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
LaToya Thomas missed 7 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 15 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
LaToya Thomas missed 13 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling missed 8 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed Layup.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Merlakia Jones missed 15 ft Jumper.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
Merlakia Jones missed 11 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox missed 9 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made 4 ft Jumper.
Merlakia Jones missed Layup.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jennifer Rizzotti made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
LaToya Thomas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
LaToya Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
Penny Taylor missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Asjha Jones.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin missed Jumper. Blocked by Asjha Jones.
LaToya Thomas missed 15 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
LaToya Thomas missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Stacey Dales-Schuman.
Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 1.
LaToya Thomas made Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Merlakia Jones missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Murriel Page.
LaToya Thomas made Two Point Shot.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 1.
LaToya Thomas missed Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed 13 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Layup.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Merlakia Jones made 12 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Two Point Shot.
Chasity Melvin missed 9 ft Jumper.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Merlakia Jones made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Merlakia Jones missed 18 ft Jumper.
Merlakia Jones missed 9 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 15 ft Jumper.
Merlakia Jones made Layup. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
LaToya Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling missed Layup.
LaToya Thomas missed 14 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Merlakia Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.

ROCKERS

MYSTICS

TIME		CLE	WAS
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Chasity Melvin vs. Chamique Holdsclaw. LaToya Thomas gains possession.	0	0
19:45	Chasity Melvin missed Layup.	0	0
19:43	Cleveland Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:31	Coco Miller missed 17 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:30	Deanna Jackson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:13	Deanna Jackson missed 18 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:10	Murriel Page Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:00	Chasity Melvin Shooting Foul	0	0
19:00	Murriel Page made Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	1
19:00	Murriel Page made Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	2
18:44	Penny Taylor made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.	3	2
18:27	Coco Miller missed Jumper.	3	2
18:25	Coco Miller Offensive Rebound.	3	2
18:22	Stacey Dales-Schuman missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	2
18:20	Deanna Jackson Defensive Rebound.	3	2
18:12	LaToya Thomas missed 7 ft Jumper.	3	2
18:10	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	3	2
17:58	Chamique Holdsclaw made 14 ft Two Point Shot.	3	4
17:58	Deanna Jackson Shooting Foul	3	4
17:58	Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 1.	3	5
17:35	Penny Taylor missed 15 ft Jumper.	3	5
17:32	Deanna Jackson Offensive Rebound.	3	5
17:21	Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.	5	5
17:00	Chamique Holdsclaw missed Jumper.	5	5
16:59	Stacey Dales-Schuman Offensive Rebound.	5	5
16:40	Murriel Page made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Coco Miller.	5	7
16:22	LaToya Thomas missed 13 ft Jumper.	5	7
16:21	Coco Miller Defensive Rebound.	5	7
16:12	Stacey Dales-Schuman missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	7
16:09	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	5	7
16:00	Chasity Melvin missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	7
15:59	Coco Miller Defensive Rebound.	5	7
15:48	Chamique Holdsclaw 3 second	5	7
15:48	Official Timeout.	5	7
15:32	Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	7
15:08	Stacey Dales-Schuman made Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.	8	9
14:52	Murriel Page Shooting Foul	8	9
14:52	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	9
14:52	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	9
14:32	Chamique Holdsclaw Bad Pass	10	9
14:32	Asjha Jones Personal Foul	10	9
14:32	Helen Luz enters the game for Murriel Page.	10	9
14:08	Helen Darling missed 8 ft Jumper.	10	9
14:07	Asjha Jones Defensive Rebound.	10	9
14:06	Jumpball. LaToya Thomas vs. Asjha Jones. Penny Taylor gains possession.	10	9
14:06	Asjha Jones Lost Ball. Stolen by LaToya Thomas.	10	9
13:45	Deanna Jackson missed Layup.	10	9
13:44	Deanna Jackson Offensive Rebound.	10	9
13:42	Deanna Jackson 3 second	10	9
13:18	Asjha Jones Bad Pass. Stolen by Deanna Jackson.	10	9
12:51	Chasity Melvin missed Layup.	10	9
12:49	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	10	9
12:41	Stacey Dales-Schuman missed Three Point Jumper.	10	9
12:40	Asjha Jones Offensive Rebound.	10	9
12:38	Asjha Jones made Layup.	10	11
12:15	Helen Luz Shooting Foul	10	11
12:15	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough enters the game for LaToya Thomas.	10	11
12:15	Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	11
12:15	Deanna Jackson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	11
12:11	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	11	11
11:56	Chamique Holdsclaw Bad Pass. Stolen by Helen Darling.	11	11
11:51	Asjha Jones Personal Foul	11	11
11:51	Official Timeout.	11	11
11:51	Aiysha Smith enters the game for Asjha Jones.	11	11
11:51	Jocelyn Penn enters the game for Coco Miller.	11	11
11:51	Murriel Page enters the game for Chamique Holdsclaw.	11	11
11:51	Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	11
11:51	Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	11
11:26	Aiysha Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.	13	11
11:26	Washington Offensive Rebound.	13	11
11:26	Deanna Jackson Loose Ball Foul	13	11
11:26	Merlakia Jones enters the game for Deanna Jackson.	13	11
11:08	Helen Luz missed Jumper.	13	11
11:07	Jocelyn Penn Offensive Rebound.	13	11
10:55	Stacey Dales-Schuman missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	11
10:52	Merlakia Jones Defensive Rebound.	13	11
10:37	Merlakia Jones missed 15 ft Jumper.	13	11
10:34	Murriel Page Defensive Rebound.	13	11
10:26	Aiysha Smith missed Layup.	13	11
10:25	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	13	11
10:17	Stacey Dales-Schuman Shooting Foul	13	11
10:17	Kiesha Brown enters the game for Stacey Dales-Schuman.	13	11
10:17	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	11
10:17	Betty Lennox enters the game for Penny Taylor.	14	11
10:17	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	11
9:56	Murriel Page 3 second	15	11
9:33	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	17	11
9:08	Jocelyn Penn missed 4 ft Jumper.	17	11
9:08	Jocelyn Penn Offensive Rebound.	17	11
9:08	Chamique Holdsclaw enters the game for Murriel Page.	17	11
9:08	Jennifer Rizzotti enters the game for Helen Darling.	17	11
9:08	Jumpball. Betty Lennox vs. Jocelyn Penn. Helen Luz gains possession.	17	11
8:51	Jocelyn Penn missed 4 ft Jumper.	17	11
8:49	Chamique Holdsclaw Offensive Rebound.	17	11
8:48	Chamique Holdsclaw made Tip Shot.	17	13
8:29	Chamique Holdsclaw Shooting Foul	17	13
8:29	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	13
8:29	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	13
8:15	Chamique Holdsclaw made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jocelyn Penn.	19	15
7:52	Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.	22	15
7:43	Aiysha Smith Offensive Foul	22	15
7:43	Aiysha Smith Foul	22	15
7:43	Official Timeout.	22	15
7:43	LaToya Thomas enters the game for Chasity Melvin.	22	15
7:43	Asjha Jones enters the game for Aiysha Smith.	22	15
7:43	Coco Miller enters the game for Kiesha Brown.	22	15
7:43	Annie Burgess enters the game for Helen Luz.	22	15
7:18	LaToya Thomas Bad Pass	22	15
7:07	Merlakia Jones Personal Foul	22	15
6:50	Asjha Jones missed 7 ft Jumper.	22	15
6:48	Jennifer Rizzotti Defensive Rebound.	22	15
6:26	Merlakia Jones missed 11 ft Jumper.	22	15
6:26	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Offensive Reboun.	22	15
6:26	Asjha Jones Loose Ball Foul	22	15
6:26	Murriel Page enters the game for Asjha Jones.	22	15
6:26	Stacey Dales-Schuman enters the game for Jocelyn Penn.	22	15
6:13	Betty Lennox made 14 ft Two Point Shot.	24	15
5:56	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 11 ft Jumper.	24	15
5:54	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	24	15
5:39	Betty Lennox missed 9 ft Jumper.	24	15
5:37	LaToya Thomas Offensive Rebound.	24	15
5:35	LaToya Thomas made 4 ft Jumper.	26	15
5:35	Washington 20 Sec. Timeout.	26	15
5:09	Stacey Dales-Schuman missed 6 ft Jumper.	26	15
5:07	Coco Miller Offensive Rebound.	26	15
4:56	Chamique Holdsclaw missed Layup.	26	15
4:56	Merlakia Jones Defensive Rebound.	26	15
4:33	Merlakia Jones missed Layup.	26	15
4:33	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	26	15
4:28	Jennifer Rizzotti Personal Foul	26	15
4:05	Chamique Holdsclaw missed Jumper.	26	15
4:05	LaToya Thomas Defensive Rebound.	26	15
3:47	Stacey Dales-Schuman Personal Foul	26	15
3:47	Official Timeout.	26	15
3:47	Penny Taylor enters the game for Merlakia Jones.	26	15
3:47	Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	15
3:47	Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.	28	15
3:26	Coco Miller missed Jumper.	28	15
3:25	LaToya Thomas Defensive Rebound.	28	15
3:14	Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	28	15
3:12	Stacey Dales-Schuman Defensive Rebound.	28	15
3:02	Coco Miller made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stacey Dales-Schuman.	28	17
2:42	Jennifer Rizzotti made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	31	17
2:31	Coco Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	17
2:30	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	31	17
2:20	Betty Lennox Bad Pass. Stolen by Annie Burgess.	31	17
2:15	Coco Miller made Jumper. Assisted by Annie Burgess.	31	19
1:54	Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	19
1:53	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	31	19
1:47	Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup. Assisted by Stacey Dales-Schuman.	31	21
1:47	LaToya Thomas Shooting Foul	31	21
1:47	Helen Darling enters the game for Jennifer Rizzotti.	31	21
1:47	Deanna Jackson enters the game for Betty Lennox.	31	21
1:47	Chasity Melvin enters the game for Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.	31	21
1:47	Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 1.	31	22
1:31	Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	22
1:29	Coco Miller Defensive Rebound.	31	22
1:16	Chamique Holdsclaw made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Annie Burgess.	31	24
1:07	Cleveland 20 Sec. Timeout.	31	24
46.9	Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	24
45.8	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	31	24
45.8	Stacey Dales-Schuman Loose Ball Foul	31	24
45.8	LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.	32	24
45.8	LaToya Thomas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	32	24
44.9	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	32	24
22.9	Chamique Holdsclaw missed Jumper. Blocked by Chasity Melvin.	32	24
22.2	Deanna Jackson Defensive Rebound.	32	24
22.2	Chamique Holdsclaw Personal Foul	32	24
22.2	Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	33	24
22.2	Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	34	24
4.4	Chasity Melvin Shooting Foul	34	24
4.4	Merlakia Jones enters the game for Deanna Jackson.	34	24
4.4	Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.	34	25
4.4	Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.	34	26
0.2	Penny Taylor made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	37	26
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	37	26

Regular Season Series

CLE wins 4-0

Rockers
63
Mystics
53

Game 1

7/6

Mystics
74
Rockers
79

Game 2

21/6

Mystics
78
Rockers
89

Game 3

26/7

Rockers
72
Mystics
68

Game 4

16/8

11:00 PM, 16 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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