Lynx 69-66 Mercury (21 Aug, 2003) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

18-14, 7-9 away

	1	2	T
MIN	35	34	69
PHO	27	39	66

Phoenix Mercury

7-25, 5-11 home

Lisa Harrison missed 14 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Harrison.
Lisa Harrison made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.
Anna DeForge missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrian Williams missed 14 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams made Two Point Shot.
Adrian Williams made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.
Adrian Williams missed 11 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kayte Christensen missed Layup. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Adrian Williams made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Harrison.
Plenette Pierson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 7 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Layup.
Anna DeForge missed 11 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Layup.
Anna DeForge missed Jumper.
Edwina Brown missed 12 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Edwina Brown.
Tamicha Jackson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Edwina Brown.
Slobodanka Tuvic made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Edwina Brown.
Adrian Williams made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Harrison.
Edwina Brown missed 13 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Layup.
Lisa Harrison missed Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson missed Layup.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Layup. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed Jumper.
Lisa Harrison made 10 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 11 ft Jumper.
Lisa Harrison missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Harrison missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Lisa Harrison missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kayte Christensen made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Lisa Harrison missed 9 ft Jumper.
Kayte Christensen missed 13 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup. Blocked by Michele Van Gorp.
Tamicha Jackson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Layup. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.
Adrian Williams missed Layup.
Plenette Pierson made Jumper. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrian Williams made 7 ft Hook Shot.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 13 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tamika Williams.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Edwina Brown.
Adrian Williams made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Edwina Brown.
Tamicha Jackson made 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lisa Harrison made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Harrison made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamicha Jackson made 15 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Layup. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.
Anna DeForge missed 12 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Layup.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Layup.
Anna DeForge made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Katie Smith missed 13 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 12 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 17 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Teresa Edwards missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheri Sam made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Kristi Harrower missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Layup.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Katie Smith made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kristi Harrower made Two Point Shot.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Layup. Assisted by Janell Burse.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jordan Adams made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Jordan Adams made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Michele Van Gorp made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Michele Van Gorp missed 10 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 13 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Michele Van Gorp made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michele Van Gorp missed Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Harrison.
Katie Smith made 10 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed Layup. Blocked by Anna DeForge.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam made 16 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Sheri Sam missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Two Point Shot.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Tamika Williams made Layup.
Janell Burse made Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Janell Burse missed 8 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed Jumper.
Sheri Sam made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.

LYNX

MERCURY

TIME		MIN	PHO
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Janell Burse vs. Slobodanka Tuvic. Katie Smith gains possession.	0	0
19:37	Katie Smith missed 13 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:35	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:35	Janell Burse missed Layup.	0	0
19:34	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	2	0
19:34	Janell Burse made Layup.	2	0
19:10	Lisa Harrison missed 14 ft Jumper.	2	0
19:08	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	2	0
19:04	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.	4	0
18:44	Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul	4	0
18:32	Adrian Williams made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Harrison.	4	2
18:15	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass. Stolen by Lisa Harrison.	4	2
18:08	Lisa Harrison made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.	4	4
17:51	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 12 ft Jumper.	4	4
17:49	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	4	4
17:32	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 17 ft Jumper.	4	4
17:30	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	6	4
17:30	Janell Burse made Layup.	6	4
17:14	Anna DeForge missed 16 ft Jumper.	6	4
17:12	Lisa Harrison Offensive Rebound.	6	4
16:50	Tamicha Jackson missed 12 ft Jumper.	6	4
16:46	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	6	4
16:44	Lisa Harrison Shooting Foul	6	4
16:44	Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	4
16:44	Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	4
16:25	Anna DeForge Lost Ball. Stolen by Katie Smith.	8	4
16:15	Teresa Edwards missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	4
16:14	Tamicha Jackson Defensive Rebound.	8	4
16:08	Tamicha Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.	8	4
16:07	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	8	4
15:48	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 16 ft Jumper.	8	4
15:47	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	8	4
15:44	Tamika Williams missed Layup.	8	4
15:41	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	8	4
15:40	Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	4
15:37	Lisa Harrison Defensive Rebound.	8	4
15:32	Janell Burse Shooting Foul	8	4
15:32	Official Timeout.	8	4
15:32	Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	5
15:32	Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	6
15:17	Slobodanka Tuvic Shooting Foul	8	6
15:17	Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	6
15:17	Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	6
15:06	Katie Smith Personal Foul	10	6
14:45	Adrian Williams missed 14 ft Jumper.	10	6
14:42	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	10	6
14:12	24 second	10	6
14:00	Adrian Williams made Two Point Shot.	10	8
13:42	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Williams.	12	8
13:21	Adrian Williams made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.	12	10
13:07	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.	14	10
12:49	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	14	10
12:49	Sheri Sam enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	14	10
12:37	Adrian Williams missed 11 ft Jumper.	14	10
12:34	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	14	10
12:17	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	16	10
12:17	Kayte Christensen Shooting Foul	16	10
12:17	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 1.	17	10
11:57	Anna DeForge missed 13 ft Jumper.	17	10
11:56	Kayte Christensen Offensive Rebound.	17	10
11:52	Kayte Christensen missed Layup. Blocked by Janell Burse.	17	10
11:49	Lisa Harrison Offensive Rebound.	17	10
11:47	Adrian Williams made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Harrison.	17	12
11:32	Janell Burse Bad Pass	17	12
11:32	Official Timeout.	17	12
11:32	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Lisa Harrison.	17	12
11:04	Plenette Pierson missed 15 ft Jumper.	17	12
11:03	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	17	12
10:49	Sheri Sam made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	20	12
10:34	Janell Burse Personal Foul	20	12
10:34	Michele Van Gorp enters the game for Janell Burse.	20	12
10:22	Anna DeForge missed 7 ft Jumper.	20	12
10:19	Anna DeForge Offensive Rebound.	20	14
10:19	Anna DeForge made Layup.	20	14
10:12	Anna DeForge Personal Foul	20	14
10:12	Kristi Harrower enters the game for Teresa Edwards.	20	14
10:12	Ediesha Curry enters the game for Tamicha Jackson.	20	14
10:08	Kayte Christensen Personal Foul	20	14
10:08	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Adrian Williams.	20	14
10:03	Kristi Harrower missed 15 ft Jumper.	20	14
10:00	Kayte Christensen Defensive Rebound.	20	14
9:59	Ediesha Curry Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheri Sam.	20	14
9:57	Sheri Sam made Layup.	22	14
9:57	Kayte Christensen Shooting Foul	22	14
9:57	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 1.	23	14
9:41	Anna DeForge missed 11 ft Jumper.	23	14
9:40	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	23	14
9:12	Katie Smith made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	25	14
8:53	Slobodanka Tuvic made Layup.	25	16
8:37	Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.	25	16
8:36	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	25	16
8:36	Kayte Christensen Personal Foul	25	16
8:36	Lisa Harrison enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	25	16
8:33	Kristi Harrower Bad Pass	25	16
8:14	Anna DeForge missed Jumper.	25	16
8:12	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	25	16
8:12	Edwina Brown enters the game for Anna DeForge.	25	16
8:12	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Katie Smith.	25	16
8:03	24 second	25	16
7:43	Sheri Sam missed Jumper.	25	16
7:41	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	25	16
7:28	Edwina Brown missed 12 ft Jumper.	25	16
7:26	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	25	16
7:26	Sheri Sam Loose Ball Foul	25	16
7:26	Official Timeout.	25	16
7:26	Tamara Moore enters the game for Ediesha Curry.	25	16
7:11	Plenette Pierson Offensive Foul	25	16
7:11	Plenette Pierson Foul	25	16
6:41	Sheri Sam missed 17 ft Jumper.	25	16
6:41	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	25	16
6:41	24 second	25	16
6:24	Plenette Pierson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Edwina Brown.	25	18
6:01	Adrian Williams enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	25	18
6:01	Tamicha Jackson enters the game for Tamara Moore.	25	18
6:01	Katie Smith enters the game for Sheri Sam.	25	18
5:52	Kristi Harrower made Two Point Shot.	27	18
5:37	Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul	27	18
5:31	Tamicha Jackson missed 12 ft Jumper.	27	18
5:28	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	27	18
5:13	Kristi Harrower Bad Pass. Stolen by Lisa Harrison.	27	18
4:52	Slobodanka Tuvic made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Edwina Brown.	27	20
4:46	Teresa Edwards enters the game for Kristi Harrower.	27	20
4:46	Janell Burse enters the game for Tamika Williams.	27	20
4:37	Katie Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamicha Jackson.	27	20
4:18	Adrian Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Janell Burse.	27	20
4:11	Svetlana Abrosimova made Layup. Assisted by Janell Burse.	29	20
3:53	Slobodanka Tuvic made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Edwina Brown.	29	22
3:44	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass	29	22
3:44	Official Timeout.	29	22
3:31	Michele Van Gorp Personal Foul	29	22
3:16	Adrian Williams made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Harrison.	29	24
3:05	Teresa Edwards Offensive Foul	29	24
3:05	Teresa Edwards Foul	29	24
2:49	Edwina Brown missed 13 ft Jumper.	29	24
2:48	Slobodanka Tuvic Offensive Rebound.	29	24
2:47	Janell Burse Loose Ball Foul	29	24
2:47	Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	25
2:47	Tamika Williams enters the game for Janell Burse.	29	25
2:47	Slobodanka Tuvic missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	25
2:47	Michele Van Gorp Defensive Rebound.	29	25
2:31	Michele Van Gorp Bad Pass	29	25
2:15	Slobodanka Tuvic made Layup.	29	27
1:57	Adrian Williams Personal Foul	29	27
1:57	Jordan Adams enters the game for Michele Van Gorp.	29	27
1:57	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	27
1:57	Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	30	27
1:55	Adrian Williams Defensive Rebound.	30	27
1:39	Lisa Harrison missed Jumper.	30	27
1:38	Jordan Adams Defensive Rebound.	30	27
1:31	Adrian Williams Personal Foul	30	27
1:31	Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	27
1:31	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	30	27
1:31	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	31	27
1:09	Slobodanka Tuvic missed 13 ft Jumper.	31	27
1:07	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	31	27
57.2	Jordan Adams made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	33	27
57.2	Phoenix 20 Sec. Timeout.	33	27
57.2	Anna DeForge enters the game for Edwina Brown.	33	27
46.6	Tamicha Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	33	27
44.6	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	33	27
35.0	Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.	33	27
25.7	Jordan Adams made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	35	27
1.0	Tamicha Jackson missed Layup.	35	27
0.0	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	35	27
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	35	27

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 3-1

Mercury
59
Lynx
67

Game 1

28/6

Mercury
56
Lynx
61

Game 2

5/8

Lynx
49
Mercury
56

Game 3

7/8

Lynx
69
Mercury
66

Game 4

21/8

3:00 AM, 21 August 2003

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
Las Vegas	27	13	.675	3	W5
Seattle	25	15	.625	5	W1
Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

Minnesota set for road matchup with the Sun

Minnesota Lynx (30-10, 14-6 Western Conference) at Connecticut Sun (28-12, 14-6 Eastern Conference)

Jackie Young's 24 points and Aces' 16-point run staves off elimination in 95-81 win over Liberty

— On the verge of elimination, the Aces showed Friday night as the two-time defending WNBA champions they weren't ready to go quietly.

Napheesa Collier scores 26 to help Lynx top Sun 90-81 and take 2-1 lead in semifinal series

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

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