Monarchs 60-50 Lynx (18 Jun, 2004) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Monarchs

3-6, 2-3 away

	1	2	T
SAC	25	35	60
MIN	21	29	50

Minnesota Lynx

4-5, 3-2 home

Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Amanda Lassiter missed 6 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Teresa Edwards missed 5 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling missed Layup.
Tasha Butts missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 15 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 5 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.
Helen Darling missed Layup. Blocked by Kara Lawson.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Amanda Lassiter missed 8 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 20 ft Jumper.
Teresa Edwards made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amanda Lassiter.
Katie Smith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Katie Smith missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Katie Smith made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Amanda Lassiter missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Amanda Lassiter missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Teresa Edwards missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Teresa Edwards made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed Two Point Shot.
Teresa Edwards made Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Helen Darling missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Layup.
Tasha Butts made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Layup. Assisted by Amanda Lassiter.
Nicole Ohlde made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Amanda Lassiter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Teresa Edwards missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Teresa Edwards missed 16 ft Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed 11 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Teresa Edwards missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tasha Butts missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton missed Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Two Point Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro made Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith missed Layup. Blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Yolanda Griffith missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith missed 11 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 8 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.
Lady Grooms missed Layup.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lady Grooms made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 13 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
DeMya Walker missed Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Tangela Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Giuliana Mendiola missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Layup. Blocked by Teresa Edwards.
Hamchetou Maiga made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Hamchetou Maiga made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Two Point Shot.
Ruthie Bolton missed 17 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith missed Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Tangela Smith made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Hamchetou Maiga missed 14 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Yolanda Griffith missed 8 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup. Blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Tangela Smith made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Kara Lawson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Kara Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga made Layup.
Kara Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith missed 8 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 12 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.

MONARCHS

LYNX

TIME		SAC	MIN
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Yolanda Griffith vs. Nicole Ohlde. Katie Smith gains possession.	0	0
19:45	Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:44	Ruthie Bolton Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:25	Ruthie Bolton missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:24	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:15	Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	0	2
19:04	Nicole Ohlde Personal Foul	0	2
18:50	Ruthie Bolton missed Jumper.	0	2
18:47	Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound.	0	2
18:28	DeMya Walker Traveling	0	2
18:17	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass. Stolen by Tangela Smith.	0	2
18:13	Tangela Smith made Two Point Shot.	2	2
17:55	Amanda Lassiter missed 6 ft Jumper.	2	2
17:54	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Rebound.	2	2
17:53	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.	2	2
17:52	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:38	Ticha Penicheiro made Two Point Shot.	4	2
17:21	Teresa Edwards missed 5 ft Jumper.	4	2
17:20	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	4	2
16:52	Tangela Smith missed Layup. Blocked by Nicole Ohlde.	4	2
16:52	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	4	2
16:50	Yolanda Griffith missed 11 ft Jumper.	4	2
16:50	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	4	2
16:37	Tamika Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	4	2
16:23	Tangela Smith made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	6	2
15:52	Yolanda Griffith missed 11 ft Jumper.	6	2
15:51	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	6	2
15:51	Lady Grooms enters the game for DeMya Walker.	6	2
15:51	Full Timeout.	6	2
15:41	Ticha Penicheiro missed 8 ft Jumper.	6	2
15:40	Ticha Penicheiro Offensive Rebound.	6	2
15:27	Tangela Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.	6	2
15:26	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	6	2
15:19	Katie Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.	6	2
14:53	Lady Grooms missed Layup.	6	2
14:52	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	6	2
14:52	Helen Darling enters the game for Teresa Edwards.	6	2
14:52	Tasha Butts enters the game for Amanda Lassiter.	6	2
14:33	Helen Darling missed Layup.	6	2
14:33	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	6	2
14:23	Tangela Smith missed Layup.	6	2
14:23	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	6	2
14:23	Nicole Ohlde Loose Ball Foul	6	2
14:23	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	6	2
14:11	Tamika Williams Shooting Foul	6	2
14:11	Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	2
14:11	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	6	2
14:11	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Tangela Smith.	6	2
14:11	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	2
13:52	Tasha Butts missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	2
13:52	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	7	2
13:34	Kara Lawson missed 14 ft Jumper.	7	2
13:33	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Defensive Rebou.	7	2
13:17	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.	7	2
13:15	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	7	2
12:56	Ticha Penicheiro missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	2
12:55	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	7	2
12:55	DeMya Walker enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	7	2
12:42	Lady Grooms made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	9	2
12:18	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 15 ft Jumper.	9	2
12:15	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	9	2
12:08	Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.	9	2
12:07	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	9	2
12:07	DeMya Walker Loose Ball Foul	9	2
11:48	Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	9	5
11:32	Helen Darling Personal Foul	9	5
11:32	Full Timeout.	9	5
11:17	Rebekkah Brunson missed 6 ft Jumper.	9	5
11:15	Rebekkah Brunson Offensive Rebound.	9	5
10:59	Kara Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	5
10:57	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	9	5
10:41	Ticha Penicheiro missed 13 ft Jumper.	9	5
10:41	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	9	5
10:18	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 5 ft Jumper.	9	5
10:18	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	9	5
10:08	DeMya Walker missed Layup.	9	5
10:07	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	9	5
10:07	DeMya Walker missed Layup.	9	5
10:04	Rebekkah Brunson Offensive Rebound.	9	5
9:56	DeMya Walker missed Jumper.	9	5
9:55	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	9	5
9:49	Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	8
9:29	Katie Smith Personal Foul	9	8
9:29	Amanda Lassiter enters the game for Tamika Williams.	9	8
9:29	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Tasha Butts.	9	8
9:17	Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	8
9:15	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	9	8
9:12	Tangela Smith enters the game for Lady Grooms.	9	8
8:56	DeMya Walker missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	9	8
8:53	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	9	8
8:42	Katie Smith Bad Pass	9	8
8:25	Kara Lawson Lost Ball. Stolen by Amanda Lassiter.	9	8
8:21	Amanda Lassiter made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	9	10
7:58	Ticha Penicheiro missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	10
7:58	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	9	10
7:39	Helen Darling missed Layup. Blocked by Kara Lawson.	9	10
7:39	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	9	10
7:26	Tangela Smith Lost Ball. Stolen by Helen Darling.	9	10
7:26	Tangela Smith Personal Foul	9	10
7:26	Full Timeout.	9	10
7:26	Amber Jacobs enters the game for Helen Darling.	9	10
7:26	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	9	10
7:26	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for DeMya Walker.	9	10
7:26	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	9	10
7:07	Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	10
7:07	Amanda Lassiter Offensive Rebound.	9	10
7:03	Katie Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.	9	10
7:03	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	9	10
6:43	Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Jumper.	9	10
6:41	Amanda Lassiter Defensive Rebound.	9	10
6:35	Amanda Lassiter Bad Pass	9	10
6:20	Tangela Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.	9	10
6:20	Vanessa Hayden Loose Ball Foul	9	10
6:20	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	9	10
6:09	Yolanda Griffith missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Vanessa Hayden.	9	10
6:07	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	9	10
6:05	Yolanda Griffith made Layup.	11	10
5:52	Amanda Lassiter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.	11	13
5:37	Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	13
5:35	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	11	13
5:35	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Foul	11	13
5:35	Yolanda Griffith Foul	11	13
5:16	Amber Jacobs Bad Pass. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	11	13
5:05	Hamchetou Maiga made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	13	13
4:50	Amber Jacobs Bad Pass. Stolen by Hamchetou Maiga.	13	13
4:31	Tangela Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.	13	13
4:31	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	13	13
4:31	Hamchetou Maiga Loose Ball Foul	13	13
4:31	Lady Grooms enters the game for Kara Lawson.	13	13
4:31	Teresa Edwards enters the game for Amber Jacobs.	13	13
4:31	Tamika Williams enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	13	13
4:11	Kicked Ball	13	13
3:58	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass. Stolen by Tangela Smith.	13	13
3:48	Katie Smith Shooting Foul	13	13
3:48	Full Timeout.	13	13
3:48	Giuliana Mendiola enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	13	13
3:48	Hamchetou Maiga missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	13
3:48	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	13	13
3:48	Hamchetou Maiga made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	13
3:35	Katie Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Hamchetou Maiga.	14	13
3:28	Giuliana Mendiola missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	13
3:27	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	14	13
3:25	Yolanda Griffith made Layup.	16	13
3:03	Amanda Lassiter missed 8 ft Jumper.	16	13
3:03	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	16	13
3:03	Yolanda Griffith Traveling	16	13
2:45	Katie Smith missed 20 ft Jumper.	16	13
2:44	Teresa Edwards Offensive Rebound.	16	13
2:36	Teresa Edwards made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amanda Lassiter.	16	16
2:13	Hamchetou Maiga missed Layup. Blocked by Teresa Edwards.	16	16
2:11	Amanda Lassiter Defensive Rebound.	16	16
2:08	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass	16	16
1:52	Hamchetou Maiga made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.	18	16
1:39	Katie Smith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Williams.	18	18
1:39	Hamchetou Maiga Shooting Foul	18	18
1:39	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	18	18
1:39	Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 1.	18	19
1:31	Tamika Williams Personal Foul	18	19
1:31	Hamchetou Maiga made Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	19
1:31	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Giuliana Mendiola.	19	19
1:31	Hamchetou Maiga made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	19
1:23	Tamika Williams Offensive Foul	20	19
1:23	Tamika Williams Foul	20	19
1:23	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Tamika Williams.	20	19
1:02	Rebekkah Brunson missed 6 ft Jumper.	20	19
1:01	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	20	19
44.7	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Bad Pass. Stolen by Hamchetou Maiga.	20	19
44.7	Nicole Ohlde Loose Ball Foul	20	19
44.7	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	20	19
44.7	Hamchetou Maiga made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	19
44.7	Hamchetou Maiga missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	19
43.9	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Defensive Rebou.	21	19
26.9	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Bad Pass. Stolen by Rebekkah Brunson.	21	19
21.4	Sacramento 20 Sec. Timeout.	21	19
5.8	Hamchetou Maiga made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	23	19
0.9	Katie Smith missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	19
0.1	Hamchetou Maiga Defensive Rebound.	23	19
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	23	19

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

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1:00 AM, 18 June 2004

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Referees:
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Kurt Walker
Tom Nunez

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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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