Lynx 69-61 Monarchs (23 May, 2004) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

1-1, 1-1 away

	1	2	T
MIN	29	40	69
SAC	38	23	61

Sacramento Monarchs

1-1, 0-1 home

Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made 4 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Two Point Shot.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Edna Campbell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Two Point Shot.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Ruthie Bolton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chantelle Anderson made Layup.
DeMya Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chantelle Anderson made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Chantelle Anderson missed Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 5 ft Jumper.
Chantelle Anderson missed 5 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga made 6 ft Jumper.
Lady Grooms missed 10 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tasha Butts.
Kara Lawson made 10 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Lady Grooms missed Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Jumper.
Lady Grooms made Layup.
Lady Grooms missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 1.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Two Point Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Chantelle Anderson made Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 17 ft Jumper.
Chantelle Anderson missed 11 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made 4 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Two Point Shot.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 5 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 8 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 7 ft Jumper.
Edna Campbell missed 18 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Edna Campbell.
Tangela Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 8 ft Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton made 18 ft Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 7 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro made Layup.
Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
DeMya Walker made 6 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
DeMya Walker missed 7 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Tangela Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lady Grooms missed 16 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Two Point Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 15 ft Jumper. Blocked by Teresa Edwards.
Kara Lawson missed 4 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 21 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Two Point Shot.
Yolanda Griffith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Teresa Edwards made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Amanda Lassiter missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter missed Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 20 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Amanda Lassiter made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Teresa Edwards missed 18 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made Two Point Shot.
Nicole Ohlde missed Jumper.
Teresa Edwards made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Helen Darling made Two Point Shot.
Tasha Butts missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Chantelle Anderson.
Amanda Lassiter made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Stacey Lovelace missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace missed Layup.
Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Amanda Lassiter made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Helen Darling made Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Amanda Lassiter made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Amanda Lassiter made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Teresa Edwards missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Amber Jacobs missed 18 ft Jumper.
Michele Van Gorp missed Layup. Blocked by Kara Lawson.
Amber Jacobs missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Kara Lawson.
Katie Smith missed 9 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Tamika Williams missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Tasha Butts missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tasha Butts missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Tamika Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Katie Smith made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Katie Smith made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Gwen Slaughter missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Helen Darling missed Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Helen Darling missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Katie Smith made Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tasha Butts missed 7 ft Jumper.
Teresa Edwards made Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed Layup.
Tasha Butts made 5 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Tamika Williams made Two Point Shot.
Tasha Butts missed 6 ft Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Teresa Edwards made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Teresa Edwards missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made 14 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 28 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.

LYNX

MONARCHS

TIME		MIN	SAC
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Nicole Ohlde vs. Yolanda Griffith. Amanda Lassiter gains possession.	0	0
19:51	DeMya Walker Personal Foul	0	0
19:27	Teresa Edwards made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.	2	0
19:06	Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	2	2
18:50	Amanda Lassiter missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:49	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:36	Yolanda Griffith missed 15 ft Jumper.	2	2
18:35	Teresa Edwards Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:27	Amanda Lassiter Bad Pass. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	2	2
18:21		2	2
18:21	Jump Ball	2	2
17:58	Tangela Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.	2	2
17:55	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	2	2
17:54	Yolanda Griffith made 4 ft Jumper.	2	4
17:36	Amanda Lassiter missed Three Point Jumper.	2	4
17:34	Edna Campbell Defensive Rebound.	2	4
17:25	DeMya Walker made Two Point Shot.	2	6
17:04	Katie Smith missed 20 ft Jumper.	2	6
17:01	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Rebound.	2	6
16:57	Nicole Ohlde missed 7 ft Jumper.	2	6
16:54	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	2	6
16:53	Tamika Williams made 5 ft Two Point Shot.	4	6
16:34	Nicole Ohlde Shooting Foul	4	6
16:34	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	7
16:34	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	8
16:12	Nicole Ohlde Lost Ball. Stolen by Tangela Smith.	4	8
16:05	Edna Campbell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	8
16:02	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	4	8
15:49	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass. Stolen by Teresa Edwards.	4	8
15:44	Amanda Lassiter made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	6	8
15:23	Tangela Smith Lost Ball. Stolen by Teresa Edwards.	6	8
15:18	Teresa Edwards missed 18 ft Jumper.	6	8
15:18	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	6	8
15:11	Ticha Penicheiro Lost Ball. Stolen by Teresa Edwards.	6	8
15:11	Ticha Penicheiro Personal Foul	6	8
15:11	Official Timeout.	6	8
15:11	Ruthie Bolton enters the game for Tangela Smith.	6	8
15:11	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Edna Campbell.	6	8
14:59	Katie Smith made Two Point Shot.	8	8
14:37	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Williams.	8	8
14:30	Kicked Ball	8	8
14:14	Nicole Ohlde missed Jumper.	8	8
14:11	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	8	8
13:52	DeMya Walker made Two Point Shot.	8	10
13:52	Nicole Ohlde Shooting Foul	8	10
13:52	Michele Van Gorp enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	8	10
13:52	Chantelle Anderson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	8	10
13:52	DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 1.	8	11
13:52	Ruthie Bolton Personal Foul	8	11
13:42	Rebekkah Brunson Personal Foul	8	11
13:40	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	8	11
13:33	Ruthie Bolton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	11
13:30	Chantelle Anderson Offensive Rebound.	8	11
13:18	Chantelle Anderson made Layup.	8	13
13:03	Teresa Edwards made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.	11	13
12:37	DeMya Walker missed Three Point Jumper.	11	13
12:34	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	11	13
12:34	Tasha Butts enters the game for Amanda Lassiter.	11	13
12:34	Helen Darling enters the game for Teresa Edwards.	11	13
12:33	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for DeMya Walker.	11	13
12:18	Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	13
12:17	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	11	13
11:59	Katie Smith Shooting Foul	11	13
11:59	Official Timeout.	11	13
11:59	Stacey Lovelace enters the game for Tamika Williams.	11	13
11:59	Kara Lawson enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	11	13
11:59	Hamchetou Maiga made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	14
11:59	Hamchetou Maiga missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	14
11:59	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	11	14
11:45	Helen Darling Bad Pass. Stolen by Chantelle Anderson.	11	14
11:34	Chantelle Anderson made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	11	16
11:07	Helen Darling made Two Point Shot.	13	16
10:41	Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	16
10:38	Hamchetou Maiga Offensive Rebound.	13	16
10:36	Rebekkah Brunson missed 16 ft Jumper.	13	16
10:34	Michele Van Gorp Defensive Rebound.	13	16
10:15	Tasha Butts missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Chantelle Anderson.	13	16
10:15	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	13	16
10:15	Lady Grooms enters the game for Ruthie Bolton.	13	16
10:04	24 second	13	16
9:56	Helen Darling Personal Foul	13	16
9:45	Chantelle Anderson missed Jumper.	13	16
9:45	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	13	16
9:45	Katie Smith Loose Ball Foul	13	16
9:45	Amanda Lassiter enters the game for Katie Smith.	13	16
9:41	Amanda Lassiter Personal Foul	13	16
9:36	Chantelle Anderson Offensive Foul	13	16
9:36	Chantelle Anderson Foul	13	16
9:15	Amanda Lassiter made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	15	16
8:55	Kara Lawson missed 5 ft Jumper.	15	16
8:52	Hamchetou Maiga Offensive Rebound.	15	16
8:42	Chantelle Anderson missed 5 ft Jumper.	15	16
8:41	Hamchetou Maiga Offensive Rebound.	15	16
8:40	Hamchetou Maiga made 6 ft Jumper.	15	18
8:26	Stacey Lovelace missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	18
8:26	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	15	18
8:26	Tamika Williams enters the game for Michele Van Gorp.	15	18
8:18	Chantelle Anderson Shooting Foul	15	18
8:18	Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	18
8:18	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	15	18
8:18	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Chantelle Anderson.	15	18
8:18	Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	18
8:18	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	15	18
7:50	Lady Grooms missed 10 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tasha Butts.	15	18
7:48	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	15	18
7:41	Stacey Lovelace missed Layup.	15	18
7:41	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	15	18
7:41	Yolanda Griffith Loose Ball Foul	15	18
7:41	Official Timeout.	15	18
7:41	Teresa Edwards enters the game for Tasha Butts.	15	18
7:35	Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	18
7:33	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	15	18
7:16	Kara Lawson made 10 ft Jumper.	15	20
7:03	Helen Darling Bad Pass	15	20
7:03	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Stacey Lovelace.	15	20
7:03	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	15	20
6:31	Kara Lawson missed 19 ft Jumper.	15	20
6:30	Teresa Edwards Defensive Rebound.	15	20
6:26	Amanda Lassiter made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	17	20
6:03	Lady Grooms missed Jumper.	17	20
6:01	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	17	20
5:41	Amanda Lassiter made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	19	20
5:18	Rebekkah Brunson missed Jumper.	19	20
5:15	Lady Grooms Offensive Rebound.	19	20
5:13	Lady Grooms made Layup.	19	22
4:54	Helen Darling made Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	21	22
4:37	Lady Grooms missed Layup.	21	22
4:37	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	21	22
4:37	Yolanda Griffith made Layup.	21	24
4:37	Amanda Lassiter Shooting Foul	21	24
4:37	Amber Jacobs enters the game for Helen Darling.	21	24
4:37	Tangela Smith enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	21	24
4:37	Katie Smith enters the game for Amanda Lassiter.	21	24
4:37	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 1.	21	25
4:30	Yolanda Griffith Personal Foul	21	25
4:30	DeMya Walker enters the game for Lady Grooms.	21	25
4:18	Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	23	25
3:55	Katie Smith Personal Foul	23	25
3:55	Official Timeout.	23	25
3:55	Chantelle Anderson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	23	25
3:55	Amanda Lassiter enters the game for Katie Smith.	23	25
3:55	DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	26
3:55	DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	27
3:42	Amanda Lassiter made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.	26	27
3:24	Chantelle Anderson 3 second	26	27
3:11	Amanda Lassiter Bad Pass	26	27
3:00	Ticha Penicheiro made Two Point Shot.	26	29
3:00	Amber Jacobs Shooting Foul	26	29
3:00	Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 1.	26	30
2:47	Amanda Lassiter made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	28	30
2:28	Chantelle Anderson made Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	28	32
2:14	Teresa Edwards missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	28	32
2:12	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	28	32
2:09	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass	28	32
1:54	Kara Lawson Personal Foul	28	32
1:54	Michele Van Gorp enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	28	32
1:54	Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	28	32
1:54	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	28	32
1:54	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	32
1:40	Ticha Penicheiro missed 17 ft Jumper.	29	32
1:39	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	29	32
1:30	Amber Jacobs missed 18 ft Jumper.	29	32
1:28	Michele Van Gorp Offensive Rebound.	29	32
1:27	Michele Van Gorp missed Layup. Blocked by Kara Lawson.	29	32
1:25	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	29	32
1:25	Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.	29	32
1:07	24 second	29	32
50.9	Chantelle Anderson missed 11 ft Jumper.	29	32
49.9	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	29	32
48.7	DeMya Walker made 4 ft Jumper.	29	34
26.9	Amanda Lassiter Bad Pass. Stolen by Tangela Smith.	29	34
23.0	Tangela Smith made Two Point Shot.	29	36
23.0	Minnesota Full Timeout.	29	36
23.0	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Michele Van Gorp.	29	36
9.9	Amber Jacobs missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Kara Lawson.	29	36
7.6	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	29	36
2.4	DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	29	38
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	29	38

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Lynx
69
Monarchs
61

Game 1

23/5

Monarchs
60
Lynx
50

Game 2

18/6

Monarchs
73
Lynx
83

Game 3

12/7

Lynx
63
Monarchs
72

Game 4

20/9

3:00 AM, 23 May 2004

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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

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