Sun 63-58 Fever (23 Jun, 2004) Play-by-Play

Connecticut Sun

6-7, 3-3 away

	1	2	T
CT	38	25	63
IND	32	26	58

Indiana Fever

6-5, 4-3 home

Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Kelly Miller missed Layup.
Ebony Hoffman missed Layup.
Tamika Catchings missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Ebony Hoffman.
Deanna Jackson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Kelly Miller made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Natalie Williams.
Natalie Williams missed Layup.
Deanna Jackson missed Layup.
Coretta Brown made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamika Catchings missed Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 16 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Natalie Williams missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Asjha Jones.
Deanna Jackson missed Layup.
Tamika Catchings made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Natalie Williams missed 4 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller missed Layup. Blocked by Wendy Palmer.
Tamika Catchings missed Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Layup. Assisted by Stephanie White.
Tamika Catchings made 20 ft Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 15 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Natalie Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller missed 3 ft Jumper. Blocked by Nykesha Sales.
Kelly Miller missed 13 ft Jumper.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Kelly Miller made Two Point Shot.
Tamika Catchings missed 15 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made 3 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Tamika Catchings made 18 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed 15 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed Layup.
Kelly Miller missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 17 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Tamika Catchings missed 15 ft Jumper.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed Jumper.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Coretta Brown made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Coretta Brown missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed Layup.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed Jumper.
Coretta Brown missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.
Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Natalie Williams missed Jumper.
Kelly Miller made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Coretta Brown missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams made Layup.
Tamika Catchings made 12 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed Layup.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed 18 ft Jumper.
Wendy Palmer made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Tamika Catchings.
Nykesha Sales made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Wendy Palmer missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales missed 16 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Wendy Palmer.
Wendy Palmer missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 12 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made 19 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Two Point Shot.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Asjha Jones missed Layup. Blocked by Natalie Williams.
Wendy Palmer made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Wendy Palmer made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Candace Futrell.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 14 ft Jumper.
Wendy Palmer missed 3 ft Jumper. Blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.
Wendy Palmer made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jessica Brungo.
Katie Douglas made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jessica Brungo.
Katie Douglas missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 4 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jessica Brungo.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 14 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 3 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Lindsay Whalen made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Lindsay Whalen missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Katie Douglas missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Katie Douglas missed Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 3 ft Jumper.
Wendy Palmer made Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Wendy Palmer missed 15 ft Jumper.
Wendy Palmer missed 4 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Jumper. Blocked by Natalie Williams.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 3 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 5 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 3 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Asjha Jones missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made 13 ft Jumper.
Candace Futrell missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Katie Douglas missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jessica Brungo missed 18 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 19 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Nykesha Sales made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Nykesha Sales made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Asjha Jones.
Asjha Jones made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.

SUN

FEVER

TIME		CT	IND
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
19:57	Jumpball. Taj McWilliams-Franklin vs. Natalie Williams. Kelly Miller gains possession.	0	0
19:16	Wendy Palmer made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	0
18:40	Nykesha Sales missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Tamika Catchings.	3	0
18:37	Ebony Hoffman Defensive Rebound.	3	0
18:23	Indiana 20 Sec. Timeout.	3	0
18:16	Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	0
18:15	Lindsay Whalen Defensive Rebound.	3	0
18:10	Nykesha Sales made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	5	0
17:40	Tamika Catchings Shooting Foul	5	0
17:40	Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	0
17:40	Wendy Palmer missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	0
17:39	Ebony Hoffman Defensive Rebound.	6	0
17:21	Ebony Hoffman made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	6	2
17:05	Lindsay Whalen Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Catchings.	6	2
16:59	Kelly Miller missed Layup.	6	2
16:58	Ebony Hoffman Offensive Rebound.	6	2
16:52	Ebony Hoffman missed Layup.	6	2
16:51	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	6	2
16:37	Nykesha Sales missed 16 ft Jumper.	6	2
16:23	Wendy Palmer Offensive Rebound.	6	2
16:19	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Wendy Palmer.	8	2
16:00	Wendy Palmer Personal Foul	8	2
16:00	Official Timeout.	8	2
15:56	Tamika Catchings missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	2
15:53	Ebony Hoffman Offensive Rebound.	8	2
15:40	Deanna Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Ebony Hoffman.	8	4
15:25	Wendy Palmer missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	4
15:23	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	8	4
15:03	Deanna Jackson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.	8	6
14:49	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 12 ft Jumper.	8	6
14:47	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	8	6
14:33	Kelly Miller made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Natalie Williams.	8	9
14:11	Katie Douglas Bad Pass. Stolen by Natalie Williams.	8	9
14:00	Natalie Williams missed Layup.	8	9
13:57	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	8	9
13:40	Katie Douglas made 19 ft Jumper.	10	9
13:18	Deanna Jackson missed Layup.	10	9
13:18	Indiana Defensive Rebound.	10	9
13:18	Asjha Jones enters the game for Wendy Palmer.	10	9
13:03	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	12	9
12:40	Coretta Brown enters the game for Ebony Hoffman.	12	9
12:40	Jumpball. Lindsay Whalen vs. Deanna Jackson. Coretta Brown gains possession.	12	9
12:30	Coretta Brown made 10 ft Two Point Shot.	12	11
12:19	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Two Point Shot.	14	11
12:19	Natalie Williams Shooting Foul	14	11
12:19	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 1.	15	11
11:49	Tamika Catchings missed Jumper.	15	11
11:48	Asjha Jones Defensive Rebound.	15	11
11:42	Official Timeout.	15	11
11:42	Wendy Palmer enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	15	11
11:42	Candace Futrell enters the game for Katie Douglas.	15	11
11:33	Kelly Miller Shooting Foul	15	11
11:33	Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	11
11:33	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Tamika Catchings.	16	11
11:33	Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	11
11:11	Kelly Miller missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	11
11:10	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	17	11
10:49	Kelly Miller missed 16 ft Jumper.	17	11
10:49	Indiana Defensive Rebound.	17	11
10:49	Deanna Jackson Loose Ball Foul	17	11
10:34	Asjha Jones missed Layup. Blocked by Natalie Williams.	17	11
10:34	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	17	11
10:34	Jen Derevjanik enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	17	11
10:30	Wendy Palmer made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	19	11
10:03	Asjha Jones Personal Foul	19	11
9:56	Wendy Palmer Shooting Foul	19	11
9:56	Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	12
9:56	Tamika Catchings enters the game for Kelly Miller.	19	12
9:56	Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	13
9:38	Nykesha Sales Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Catchings.	19	13
9:27	Natalie Williams missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Asjha Jones.	19	13
9:25	Deanna Jackson Offensive Rebound.	19	13
9:23	Deanna Jackson missed Layup.	19	13
9:22	Deanna Jackson Offensive Rebound.	19	13
9:06	Tamika Catchings made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.	19	16
8:37	Wendy Palmer made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Candace Futrell.	21	16
8:19	Natalie Williams missed 4 ft Jumper.	21	16
8:18	Kristen Rasmussen Offensive Rebound.	21	16
7:56	Deanna Jackson made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	21	18
7:39	Kicked Ball	21	18
7:39	Official Timeout.	21	18
7:39	Stephanie White enters the game for Natalie Williams.	21	18
7:39	Kelly Schumacher enters the game for Deanna Jackson.	21	18
7:39	Taj McWilliams-Franklin enters the game for Nykesha Sales.	21	18
7:39	Katie Douglas enters the game for Asjha Jones.	21	18
7:39	Jessica Brungo enters the game for Candace Futrell.	21	18
7:33	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 14 ft Jumper.	23	18
7:15	Kelly Miller enters the game for Coretta Brown.	23	18
7:03	Jessica Brungo Shooting Foul	23	18
7:03	Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	19
7:03	Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	20
6:39	Wendy Palmer missed 3 ft Jumper. Blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.	23	20
6:39	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	23	20
6:37	Wendy Palmer made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jessica Brungo.	25	20
6:11	Kelly Miller missed Layup. Blocked by Wendy Palmer.	25	20
6:09	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	25	20
5:54	Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Jen Derevjanik.	25	20
5:52	Katie Douglas made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jessica Brungo.	27	20
5:35	Wendy Palmer Personal Foul	27	20
5:35	Asjha Jones enters the game for Wendy Palmer.	27	20
5:28	Tamika Catchings missed Three Point Jumper.	27	20
5:28	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	27	20
5:22	Lindsay Whalen Bad Pass	27	20
5:13	Stephanie White Bad Pass. Stolen by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	27	20
5:07	Katie Douglas missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	27	20
5:07	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	27	20
5:01	Asjha Jones missed 4 ft Jumper.	27	20
5:01	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Offensive Re.	27	20
4:43	Asjha Jones made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jessica Brungo.	29	20
4:16	Tamika Catchings made Layup. Assisted by Stephanie White.	29	22
4:05	Kristen Rasmussen Personal Foul	29	22
4:05	Nykesha Sales enters the game for Jessica Brungo.	29	22
4:05	Deanna Jackson enters the game for Stephanie White.	29	22
4:05	Natalie Williams enters the game for Kelly Schumacher.	29	22
4:05	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	22
4:05	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	30	22
4:05	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	30	22
3:46	Tamika Catchings made 20 ft Jumper.	30	24
3:33	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 14 ft Jumper.	30	24
3:32	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Offensive Re.	30	24
3:31	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 3 ft Jumper.	30	24
3:29	Kelly Miller Defensive Rebound.	30	24
3:23	Kristen Rasmussen missed 15 ft Jumper.	30	24
3:23	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	30	24
3:23	Natalie Williams Personal Foul	30	24
3:23	Official Timeout.	30	24
3:09	Tamika Catchings Shooting Foul	30	24
3:09	Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.	31	24
3:09	Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.	32	24
2:48	Nykesha Sales Shooting Foul	32	24
2:48	Natalie Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	32	24
2:48	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	32	24
2:48	Natalie Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	32	24
2:47	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	32	24
2:36	Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	34	24
2:18	Kelly Miller missed 3 ft Jumper. Blocked by Nykesha Sales.	34	24
2:18	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	34	24
2:18	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	34	24
2:16	Kelly Miller missed 13 ft Jumper.	34	24
2:15	Indiana Defensive Rebound.	34	24
2:10	Lindsay Whalen made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	36	24
2:10	Natalie Williams Shooting Foul	36	24
2:10	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Natalie Williams.	36	24
2:10	Lindsay Whalen missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	36	24
2:09	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	36	24
1:47	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	36	26
1:25	Katie Douglas missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	36	26
1:23	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta Defensive Rebound.	36	26
1:12	Kelly Miller made Two Point Shot.	36	28
1:04	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta Personal Foul	36	28
1:04	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.	37	28
1:04	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	38	28
50.9	Tamika Catchings missed 15 ft Jumper.	38	28
48.9	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	38	28
42.9	Asjha Jones missed Layup.	38	28
40.7	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Offensive Re.	38	28
40.7	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.	38	28
40.7	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	38	28
40.7	Indiana Full Timeout.	38	28
15.6	Deanna Jackson made 3 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.	38	30
1.9	Katie Douglas missed Jumper.	38	30
0.0	Katie Douglas Offensive Rebound.	38	30
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	38	30

Regular Season Series

CT wins 4-0

Sun
63
Fever
58

Game 1

23/6

Fever
77
Sun
79

Game 2

7/7

Sun
65
Fever
61

Game 3

11/7

Fever
60
Sun
80

Game 4

19/9

1:00 AM, 23 June 2004

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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