Shock 71-56 Rockers (22 Aug, 2003) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Rockers

16-16, 6-10 away

	1	2	T
CLE	32	24	56
TUL	32	39	71

Detroit Shock

23-9, 12-4 home

Deanna Nolan made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Elaine Powell missed 8 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 9 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Cheryl Ford missed Layup.
Cheryl Ford missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Chasity Melvin.
Cheryl Ford made Layup.
Ruth Riley missed 12 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash made Layup.
Deanna Nolan made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Swin Cash made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Deanna Nolan missed Two Point Shot.
Swin Cash missed 4 ft Jumper.
Elaine Powell made Two Point Shot.
Deanna Nolan missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ruth Riley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ruth Riley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan missed Jumper.
Ruth Riley made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Swin Cash missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
Cheryl Ford missed Layup.
Cheryl Ford made Layup.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ruth Riley missed Layup.
Barbara Farris made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Barbara Farris missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Elaine Powell missed 10 ft Jumper.
Ayana Walker missed 10 ft Jumper.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed Layup.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Elaine Powell made Two Point Shot.
Ruth Riley missed 16 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed 13 ft Jumper.
Elaine Powell made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Ruth Riley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ruth Riley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash made Two Point Shot.
Swin Cash missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Chasity Melvin.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Nolan missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ruth Riley made Layup.
Swin Cash missed 16 ft Jumper.
Elaine Powell made Layup.
Swin Cash made Layup. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Swin Cash missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Deanna Nolan made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Elaine Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Elaine Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed Two Point Shot.
Cheryl Ford made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Cheryl Ford missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lucienne Berthieu.
Deanna Nolan made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ruth Riley.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Swin Cash made Two Point Shot.
Swin Cash made Layup.
Ruth Riley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ruth Riley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan missed Layup.
Cheryl Ford missed Jumper.
Ayana Walker missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed Layup.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed Layup.
Kedra Holland-Corn made 8 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made 7 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Penny Taylor missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
Chasity Melvin missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Chasity Melvin missed 9 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 17 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
Penny Taylor missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Swin Cash.
LaToya Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
LaToya Thomas missed 16 ft Jumper. Blocked by Cheryl Ford.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Layup.
Helen Darling missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Merlakia Jones missed 10 ft Jumper.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed Layup.
Betty Lennox made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Merlakia Jones.
Merlakia Jones made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
Betty Lennox made 14 ft Jumper.
Lucienne Berthieu made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Merlakia Jones made 8 ft Jumper.
Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Merlakia Jones missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
LaToya Thomas made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
LaToya Thomas missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lucienne Berthieu made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Helen Darling missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
Penny Taylor missed 15 ft Jumper. Blocked by Swin Cash.
LaToya Thomas missed Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
LaToya Thomas missed 17 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
LaToya Thomas missed Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 12 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Deanna Jackson missed Layup. Blocked by Ruth Riley.
Chasity Melvin made Layup.
Deanna Jackson made Two Point Shot.
LaToya Thomas missed 14 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 12 ft Jumper.
Merlakia Jones missed Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
Jennifer Rizzotti made 9 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Merlakia Jones made 17 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Chasity Melvin missed Running Jumper. Blocked by Cheryl Ford.
Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lucienne Berthieu missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed Jumper. Blocked by Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.

ROCKERS

SHOCK

TIME		CLE	TUL
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Chasity Melvin vs. Ruth Riley. Elaine Powell gains possession.	0	0
19:49	Deanna Nolan made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.	0	2
19:34	Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:34	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	0	2
19:34	Deanna Nolan Loose Ball Foul	0	2
19:24	Deanna Jackson made 7 ft Jumper.	2	2
19:13	Elaine Powell Kicked Ball	2	2
19:05	Elaine Powell missed 8 ft Jumper.	2	2
19:02	LaToya Thomas Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:43	LaToya Thomas made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	4	2
18:30	Swin Cash missed 9 ft Jumper.	4	2
18:30	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	4	2
18:22	Penny Taylor missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.	4	2
18:20	Ruth Riley Defensive Rebound.	4	2
18:08	Cheryl Ford missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.	4	2
18:06	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:55	Chasity Melvin Offensive Foul	4	2
17:55	Chasity Melvin Foul	4	2
17:37	Cheryl Ford missed Layup.	4	2
17:36	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	4	2
17:34	Cheryl Ford missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Chasity Melvin.	4	2
17:30	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	4	2
17:29	Cheryl Ford made Layup.	4	4
17:15	Chasity Melvin Bad Pass	4	4
17:00	Swin Cash Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	4	4
16:49	Penny Taylor made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.	6	4
16:32	Ruth Riley missed 12 ft Jumper.	6	4
16:30	Swin Cash Offensive Rebound.	6	4
16:30	Swin Cash made Layup.	6	6
16:08	Chasity Melvin missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.	6	6
16:06	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	6	6
15:57	Swin Cash Lost Ball. Stolen by Helen Darling.	6	6
15:55	Helen Darling Double Dribble	6	6
15:55	Official Timeout.	6	6
15:37	Deanna Nolan made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elaine Powell.	6	9
15:18	Chasity Melvin missed 9 ft Jumper.	6	9
15:15	Ruth Riley Defensive Rebound.	6	9
15:12	Swin Cash made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Elaine Powell.	6	11
14:52	Penny Taylor missed 17 ft Jumper.	6	11
14:49	Swin Cash Defensive Rebound.	6	11
14:47	Deanna Nolan missed Two Point Shot.	6	11
14:42	Deanna Jackson Defensive Rebound.	6	11
14:26	Chasity Melvin made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.	8	11
14:11	Swin Cash missed 4 ft Jumper.	8	11
14:08	LaToya Thomas Defensive Rebound.	8	11
13:47	Penny Taylor missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Swin Cash.	8	11
13:44	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	8	11
13:41	Elaine Powell Bad Pass	8	11
13:25	Deanna Jackson Lost Ball. Stolen by Elaine Powell.	8	11
13:19	Elaine Powell made Two Point Shot.	8	13
12:55	LaToya Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.	10	13
12:44	Deanna Nolan missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	13
12:41	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	10	13
12:34	LaToya Thomas missed 16 ft Jumper. Blocked by Cheryl Ford.	10	13
12:33	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	10	13
12:33	Ruth Riley Shooting Foul	10	13
12:33	Merlakia Jones enters the game for Deanna Jackson.	10	13
12:33	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	13
12:33	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	13
12:22	Chasity Melvin Shooting Foul	12	13
12:22	Ruth Riley made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	14
12:22	Ruth Riley made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	15
12:06	Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	15
12:03	Helen Darling Offensive Rebound.	12	15
11:59	Chasity Melvin made Layup.	14	15
11:47	Chasity Melvin Shooting Foul	14	15
11:47	Official Timeout.	14	15
11:47	Kedra Holland-Corn enters the game for Elaine Powell.	14	15
11:47	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough enters the game for Chasity Melvin.	14	15
11:47	Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	16
11:47	Swin Cash missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	16
11:45	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	14	16
11:41	Deanna Nolan missed Jumper.	14	16
11:38	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	14	16
11:26	Helen Darling missed Layup.	14	16
11:25	Cleveland Defensive Rebound.	14	16
11:11	Ruth Riley made 8 ft Two Point Shot.	14	18
10:55	Penny Taylor missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.	14	18
10:49	Ruth Riley Defensive Rebound.	14	18
10:45	Swin Cash missed 6 ft Hook Shot.	14	18
10:41	LaToya Thomas Defensive Rebound.	14	18
10:30	Merlakia Jones missed 10 ft Jumper.	14	18
10:26	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	14	18
10:25	Helen Darling Personal Foul	14	18
10:25	Jennifer Rizzotti enters the game for Helen Darling.	14	18
10:25	Betty Lennox enters the game for Penny Taylor.	14	18
10:17	Merlakia Jones Personal Foul	14	18
10:07	Cheryl Ford missed Layup.	14	18
10:07	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	14	18
10:03	Cheryl Ford made Layup.	14	20
9:57	Cleveland 20 Sec. Timeout.	14	20
9:57	Sheila Lambert enters the game for Deanna Nolan.	14	20
9:34	Jennifer Rizzotti missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	20
9:33	Ruth Riley Defensive Rebound.	14	20
9:25	Kedra Holland-Corn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	20
9:23	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Defensive Reboun.	14	20
9:11	LaToya Thomas missed Layup.	14	20
9:11	Sheila Lambert Defensive Rebound.	14	20
9:03	Ruth Riley missed Layup.	14	20
9:02	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Defensive Reboun.	14	20
8:41	Betty Lennox made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Merlakia Jones.	17	20
8:26	Barbara Farris enters the game for Ruth Riley.	17	20
8:26	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta enters the game for Cheryl Ford.	17	20
8:26	Lucienne Berthieu enters the game for LaToya Thomas.	17	20
8:25	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Shooting Foul	17	20
8:25	Barbara Farris made Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	21
8:25	Barbara Farris missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	21
8:23	Jennifer Rizzotti Defensive Rebound.	17	21
8:17	Merlakia Jones made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.	19	21
8:07	Lucienne Berthieu Shooting Foul	19	21
8:07	Ayana Walker enters the game for Swin Cash.	19	21
8:07	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	21
8:07	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	19	21
8:07	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	21
8:06	Ayana Walker Offensive Rebound.	19	21
8:03	Ayana Walker Lost Ball	19	21
7:52	Betty Lennox made 14 ft Jumper.	21	21
7:50	Detroit 20 Sec. Timeout.	21	21
7:30	Sheila Lambert Bad Pass. Stolen by Merlakia Jones.	21	21
7:22	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Loose Ball Foul	21	21
7:22	Official Timeout.	21	21
7:22	Timeout.	21	21
7:15	Barbara Farris Offensive Foul	21	21
7:15	Barbara Farris Foul	21	21
6:54	Lucienne Berthieu made 9 ft Two Point Shot.	23	21
6:41	Elaine Powell enters the game for Sheila Lambert.	23	21
6:24	Elaine Powell missed 10 ft Jumper.	23	21
6:22	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta Offensive Rebound.	23	21
6:05	Ayana Walker missed 10 ft Jumper.	23	21
6:03	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta Offensive Rebound.	23	21
6:03	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed Layup.	23	21
6:01	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Defensive Reboun.	23	21
5:56	Betty Lennox Out of Bounds	23	21
5:56	Swin Cash enters the game for Ayana Walker.	23	21
5:56	Ruth Riley enters the game for Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.	23	21
5:43	Lucienne Berthieu Personal Foul	23	21
5:43	Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	22
5:43	Cheryl Ford enters the game for Barbara Farris.	23	22
5:43	Swin Cash missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	22
5:43	LaToya Thomas enters the game for Lucienne Berthieu.	23	22
5:43	Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	23
5:26	Elaine Powell Shooting Foul	23	23
5:26	Betty Lennox missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	23
5:26	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	23	23
5:26	Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	23
5:16	Kedra Holland-Corn made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elaine Powell.	24	26
5:01	Merlakia Jones made 8 ft Jumper.	26	26
5:01	Swin Cash Shooting Foul	26	26
5:01	Penny Taylor enters the game for Betty Lennox.	26	26
5:01	Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 1 of 1.	27	26
4:41	Deanna Nolan enters the game for Kedra Holland-Corn.	27	26
4:33	Swin Cash Bad Pass. Stolen by LaToya Thomas.	27	26
4:07	Jumpball. Penny Taylor vs. Deanna Nolan. Elaine Powell gains possession.	27	26
4:07	Penny Taylor Lost Ball. Stolen by Deanna Nolan.	27	26
4:01	Elaine Powell made Two Point Shot.	27	28
3:34	Merlakia Jones missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	27	28
3:31	Deanna Nolan Defensive Rebound.	27	28
3:21	Ruth Riley missed 16 ft Jumper.	27	28
3:19	Merlakia Jones Defensive Rebound.	27	28
2:58	Penny Taylor missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.	27	28
2:55	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	27	28
2:50	Deanna Nolan missed 13 ft Jumper.	27	28
2:48	Merlakia Jones Defensive Rebound.	27	28
2:27	LaToya Thomas made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	29	28
2:11	Swin Cash Bad Pass. Stolen by LaToya Thomas.	29	28
1:54	LaToya Thomas missed 16 ft Jumper.	29	28
1:52	Elaine Powell Defensive Rebound.	29	28
1:39	Deanna Nolan Bad Pass	29	28
1:39	Official Timeout.	29	28
1:39	Deanna Jackson enters the game for Merlakia Jones.	29	28
1:39	Helen Darling enters the game for Jennifer Rizzotti.	29	28
1:39	Lucienne Berthieu enters the game for LaToya Thomas.	29	28
1:16	Helen Darling Bad Pass. Stolen by Swin Cash.	29	28
1:15	Elaine Powell made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.	29	30
56.6	Lucienne Berthieu made 8 ft Two Point Shot.	31	30
56.6	Cheryl Ford Shooting Foul	31	30
56.6	Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 1 of 1.	32	30
48.8	Lucienne Berthieu Shooting Foul	32	30
48.8	Ruth Riley made Free Throw 1 of 2.	32	31
48.8	Ruth Riley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	32	31
47.9	Swin Cash Offensive Rebound.	32	31
45.5	Penny Taylor Personal Foul	32	31
45.5	Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.	32	32
45.5	Swin Cash missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	32	32
44.9	Detroit Defensive Rebound.	32	32
17.9	Lucienne Berthieu Lost Ball. Stolen by Elaine Powell.	32	32
11.9	Deanna Nolan Lost Ball. Stolen by Deanna Jackson.	32	32
4.9	Helen Darling missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	32	32
2.9	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	32	32
1.2	Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	32	32
0.0	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	32	32
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	32	32

Regular Season Series

TUL wins 4-0

Shock
58
Rockers
57

Game 1

20/7

Rockers
71
Shock
74

Game 2

22/7

Shock
77
Rockers
65

Game 3

30/7

Rockers
56
Shock
71

Game 4

22/8

The Palace of Auburn Hills

1:00 AM, 22 August 2003

Auburn Hills, MI

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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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