Rockers 69-52 Sun (20 Aug, 2003) Play-by-Play

Connecticut Sun

15-16, 6-9 away

	1	2	T
CT	25	27	52
CLE	31	38	69

Cleveland Rockers

16-15, 10-6 home

Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
Chasity Melvin missed 2 ft Hook Shot.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
LaToya Thomas missed 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Deanna Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling missed 16 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
LaToya Thomas made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Chasity Melvin missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
Deanna Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Penny Taylor made 6 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Helen Darling missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed 16 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
LaToya Thomas missed Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed 4 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling missed Layup.
Chasity Melvin missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
Merlakia Jones missed Two Point Shot.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup. Blocked by Wendy Palmer.
Betty Lennox missed 10 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 6 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Jessie Hicks.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Betty Lennox missed 4 ft Jumper.
Merlakia Jones made Layup.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed 11 ft Jumper.
Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lucienne Berthieu missed Layup. Blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Merlakia Jones missed 16 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
Penny Taylor made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Lucienne Berthieu made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
Lucienne Berthieu missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Jackson missed Two Point Shot.
Deanna Jackson made Jumper.
Helen Darling made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Penny Taylor made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
LaToya Thomas made 12 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by LaToya Thomas.
Merlakia Jones missed 13 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Helen Darling missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
LaToya Thomas missed Layup.
Chasity Melvin made 14 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Chasity Melvin missed 4 ft Hook Shot.
Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.
Merlakia Jones missed 15 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed Layup.
Deanna Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lucienne Berthieu missed Layup. Blocked by Nykesha Sales.
Helen Darling missed 16 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed 3 ft Jumper. Blocked by Shannon Johnson.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Chasity Melvin made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Helen Darling made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
LaToya Thomas missed 13 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed 5 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Helen Darling missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
Shannon Johnson made Two Point Shot.
Nykesha Sales missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Nykesha Sales missed 7 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Shannon Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shannon Johnson made 10 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Shannon Johnson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nykesha Sales missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Wendy Palmer made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Wendy Palmer missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Nykesha Sales made 15 ft Jumper.
Jessie Hicks missed 4 ft Hook Shot.
Jessie Hicks missed 4 ft Hook Shot.
Jessie Hicks missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Chasity Melvin.
Wendy Palmer missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jessie Hicks made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jessie Hicks made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Wendy Palmer made Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Adrienne Johnson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Two Point Shot.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Shannon Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Brooke Wyckoff missed 10 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Brooke Wyckoff made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Shannon Johnson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Wendy Palmer missed 12 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed Layup.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made 18 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Nykesha Sales made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 12 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 3 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Johnson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Brooke Wyckoff missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Wendy Palmer made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Nykesha Sales made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adrienne Johnson.
Shannon Johnson missed Layup.
Adrienne Johnson made 15 ft Jumper.
Shannon Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Wendy Palmer missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shannon Johnson missed Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jessie Hicks made 6 ft Hook Shot.
Jessie Hicks missed Layup. Blocked by Penny Taylor.
Jessie Hicks made Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jessie Hicks missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jessie Hicks made Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Katie Douglas missed Jumper. Blocked by Deanna Jackson.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shannon Johnson missed 4 ft Jumper.
Brooke Wyckoff missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adrienne Johnson missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.

SUN

ROCKERS

TIME		CT	CLE
20:00	Jumpball. Taj McWilliams-Franklin vs. Chasity Melvin. Chasity Melvin gains possession.	0	0
19:40	Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.	0	2
19:20	Shannon Johnson made Two Point Shot.	2	2
19:00	Chasity Melvin missed 2 ft Hook Shot.	2	2
18:57	Brooke Wyckoff Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:49	Brooke Wyckoff Bad Pass. Stolen by Chasity Melvin.	2	2
18:37	Brooke Wyckoff Shooting Foul	2	2
18:37	LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	3
18:37	LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	4
18:20	Nykesha Sales Bad Pass. Stolen by Chasity Melvin.	2	4
18:07	LaToya Thomas missed 1 ft Two Point Shot.	2	4
18:07	LaToya Thomas Offensive Rebound.	2	4
17:49	Deanna Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.	2	4
17:46	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	2	4
17:31	Nykesha Sales missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.	2	4
17:30	Nykesha Sales Offensive Rebound.	2	4
17:29	Nykesha Sales missed 7 ft Jumper.	2	4
17:27	LaToya Thomas Defensive Rebound.	2	4
17:22	Deanna Jackson missed 12 ft Jumper.	2	4
17:20	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	2	4
17:00	Katie Douglas made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.	4	4
17:00	Deanna Jackson Shooting Foul	4	4
17:00	Katie Douglas made Free Throw 1 of 1.	5	4
16:38	Helen Darling missed 16 ft Jumper.	5	4
16:37	Brooke Wyckoff Defensive Rebound.	5	4
16:31	Deanna Jackson Personal Foul	5	4
16:24	Nykesha Sales missed Layup.	5	4
16:22	Nykesha Sales Offensive Rebound.	5	4
16:21	Nykesha Sales Lost Ball. Stolen by Helen Darling.	5	4
16:10	Deanna Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.	5	6
16:00	Katie Douglas Lost Ball. Stolen by Deanna Jackson.	5	6
15:51	LaToya Thomas made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	5	8
15:38	Shannon Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	8
15:36	LaToya Thomas Defensive Rebound.	5	8
15:22	Chasity Melvin missed 7 ft Hook Shot.	5	8
15:19	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	5	8
15:06	Official Timeout.	5	8
15:00	Shannon Johnson made 10 ft Jumper.	7	8
14:34	Deanna Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	8
14:32	Shannon Johnson Defensive Rebound.	7	8
14:26	Katie Douglas made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	9	8
14:07	Deanna Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.	9	10
13:47	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.	9	10
13:45	LaToya Thomas Defensive Rebound.	9	10
13:26	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	9	10
13:25	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	9	10
13:23	Penny Taylor made 6 ft Jumper.	9	12
13:23	Wendy Palmer enters the game for Brooke Wyckoff.	9	12
13:23	Shannon Johnson Shooting Foul	9	12
13:23	Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	9	12
13:19	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	9	12
13:15	Shannon Johnson missed 9 ft Jumper.	9	12
13:14	Wendy Palmer Offensive Rebound.	9	12
13:14	Helen Darling Personal Foul	9	12
13:11	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 6 ft Two Point Shot.	11	12
13:11	Chasity Melvin Shooting Foul	11	12
13:11	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 1.	12	12
12:56	Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	12
12:55	Nykesha Sales Defensive Rebound.	12	12
12:48	Shannon Johnson Bad Pass	12	12
12:38	Katie Douglas Personal Foul	12	12
12:30	Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	12	14
12:17	Helen Darling Personal Foul	12	14
12:17	Adrienne Johnson enters the game for Katie Douglas.	12	14
12:07	Nykesha Sales missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.	12	14
12:06	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	12	14
11:52	Helen Darling missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	14
11:52	Nykesha Sales Defensive Rebound.	12	14
11:41	Wendy Palmer made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	14	14
11:26	LaToya Thomas missed 16 ft Jumper.	14	14
11:23	Cleveland Defensive Rebound.	14	14
11:23	Official Timeout.	14	14
11:23	Merlakia Jones enters the game for Deanna Jackson.	14	14
11:23	Jessie Hicks enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	14	14
11:07	Wendy Palmer missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.	14	14
11:06	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	14	14
10:52	Nykesha Sales Shooting Foul	14	14
10:52	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	14	14
10:52	LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	15
10:52	LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	16
10:21	Nykesha Sales made 15 ft Jumper.	16	16
10:11	LaToya Thomas missed Jumper.	16	16
10:11	Nykesha Sales Defensive Rebound.	16	16
10:11	Jessie Hicks Out of Bounds	16	16
9:51	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough enters the game for LaToya Thomas.	16	16
9:47	Chasity Melvin missed 4 ft Jumper.	16	16
9:45	Helen Darling Offensive Rebound.	16	16
9:42	Helen Darling missed Layup.	16	16
9:41	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	16	16
9:33	Jessie Hicks missed 4 ft Hook Shot.	16	16
9:32	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	16	16
9:32	Jessie Hicks Loose Ball Foul	16	16
9:32	Debbie Black enters the game for Shannon Johnson.	16	16
9:32	Betty Lennox enters the game for Penny Taylor.	16	16
9:32	Jennifer Rizzotti enters the game for Helen Darling.	16	16
9:32	Katie Douglas enters the game for Nykesha Sales.	16	16
9:10	Chasity Melvin missed 7 ft Hook Shot.	16	16
9:07	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	16	16
8:57	Jessie Hicks missed 4 ft Hook Shot.	16	16
8:56	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Defensive Reboun.	16	16
8:40	Merlakia Jones missed Two Point Shot.	16	16
8:36	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	16	16
8:36	Chasity Melvin missed Layup. Blocked by Wendy Palmer.	16	16
8:32	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	16	16
8:22	Jessie Hicks missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Chasity Melvin.	16	16
8:21	Jennifer Rizzotti Defensive Rebound.	16	16
8:17	Betty Lennox Lost Ball. Stolen by Wendy Palmer.	16	16
7:58	Wendy Palmer missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	16
7:56	Jessie Hicks Offensive Rebound.	16	16
7:56	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Shooting Foul	16	16
7:56	Official Timeout.	16	16
7:56	LaToya Thomas enters the game for Chasity Melvin.	16	16
7:56	Jessie Hicks made Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	16
7:56	Jessie Hicks made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	16
7:33	Betty Lennox missed 10 ft Jumper.	18	16
7:31	LaToya Thomas Offensive Rebound.	18	16
7:24	Betty Lennox missed 6 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Jessie Hicks.	18	16
7:20	Adrienne Johnson Defensive Rebound.	18	16
7:05	Wendy Palmer made Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	20	16
6:58	Cleveland 20 Sec. Timeout.	20	16
6:58	Lucienne Berthieu enters the game for LaToya Thomas.	20	16
6:39	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	20	18
6:18	Adrienne Johnson missed 14 ft Jumper.	20	18
6:18	Jennifer Rizzotti Defensive Rebound.	20	18
6:13	Betty Lennox missed 4 ft Jumper.	20	18
6:11	Merlakia Jones Offensive Rebound.	20	18
6:09	Merlakia Jones made Layup.	20	20
6:01	Debbie Black Bad Pass	20	20
6:01	Taj McWilliams-Franklin enters the game for Jessie Hicks.	20	20
5:43	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed 11 ft Jumper.	20	20
5:41	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	20	20
5:22	Wendy Palmer Lost Ball. Stolen by Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.	20	20
5:18	Wendy Palmer Shooting Foul	20	20
5:18	Brooke Wyckoff enters the game for Wendy Palmer.	20	20
5:18	Nykesha Sales enters the game for Adrienne Johnson.	20	20
5:18	Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	21
5:18	Shannon Johnson enters the game for Debbie Black.	20	21
5:18	Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	22
5:01	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Two Point Shot.	20	22
5:00	Merlakia Jones Defensive Rebound.	20	22
4:50	Nykesha Sales Personal Foul	20	22
4:46	Lucienne Berthieu missed Layup. Blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	20	22
4:45	Brooke Wyckoff Defensive Rebound.	20	22
4:45	Lucienne Berthieu Personal Foul	20	22
4:28	Deanna Jackson enters the game for Betty Lennox.	20	22
4:28	Chasity Melvin enters the game for Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.	20	22
4:16	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	22	22
3:54	Jennifer Rizzotti missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	22
3:50	Deanna Jackson Offensive Rebound.	22	22
3:40	Merlakia Jones missed 16 ft Jumper.	22	22
3:40	Cleveland Defensive Rebound.	22	22
3:40	Official Timeout.	22	22
3:40	Penny Taylor enters the game for Merlakia Jones.	22	22
3:40	Helen Darling enters the game for Jennifer Rizzotti.	22	22
3:23	Helen Darling Shooting Foul	22	22
3:23	Shannon Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	22
3:23	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	22	22
3:23	Jennifer Rizzotti enters the game for Helen Darling.	22	22
3:23	Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	22
3:04	Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.	23	24
2:40	Brooke Wyckoff missed 10 ft Jumper.	23	24
2:38	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	23	24
2:30	Penny Taylor made 3 ft Two Point Shot.	23	26
2:09	Nykesha Sales missed Layup.	23	26
2:08	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	23	26
1:55	Lucienne Berthieu made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	23	28
1:31	Brooke Wyckoff made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	25	28
1:07	Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.	25	30
1:00	Connecticut 20 Sec. Timeout.	25	30
44.9	Shannon Johnson missed 7 ft Jumper.	25	30
42.9	Lucienne Berthieu Defensive Rebound.	25	30
35.5	Nykesha Sales Personal Foul	25	30
35.5	Lucienne Berthieu missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	30
35.5	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	25	30
35.5	Wendy Palmer enters the game for Nykesha Sales.	25	30
35.5	Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	31
14.9	Wendy Palmer missed 12 ft Jumper.	25	31
12.9	Brooke Wyckoff Offensive Rebound.	25	31
4.4	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Traveling	25	31
4.4	Cleveland Full Timeout.	25	31
4.4	Debbie Black enters the game for Wendy Palmer.	25	31
4.4	Betty Lennox enters the game for Deanna Jackson.	25	31
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	25	31

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Sun
56
Rockers
84

Game 1

15/6

Rockers
57
Sun
70

Game 2

19/6

Rockers
57
Sun
64

Game 3

3/7

Sun
-
Rockers
-

Game 4

15/8

Sun
52
Rockers
69

Game 4

20/8

12:00 AM, 20 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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Jackie Young's 24 points and Aces' 16-point run staves off elimination in 95-81 win over Liberty

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— After struggling in the last game offensively, Napheesa Collier wasn't going to let it happen again.

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