Mercury 69-46 Lynx (23 Jun, 2004) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

5-6, 1-4 away

	1	2	T
MIN	25	21	46
PHO	29	40	69

Phoenix Mercury

5-5, 4-3 home

Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 12 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Plenette Pierson made Layup.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Layup.
Tamara Moore missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made 16 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 10 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adrian Williams missed 16 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adrian Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrian Williams missed 6 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 14 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Adrian Williams made Layup. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Tamara Moore missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adrian Williams made Layup.
Penny Taylor missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Adrian Williams made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Kayte Christensen missed Layup.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Anna DeForge missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kayte Christensen made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 14 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Penny Taylor missed 14 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi made Layup.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Adrian Williams.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.
Adrian Williams missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 9 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Plenette Pierson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.
Penny Taylor missed Layup. Blocked by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.
Diana Taurasi missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kayte Christensen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kayte Christensen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Tamara Moore missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shereka Wright missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Shereka Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ashley Robinson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Shereka Wright made Layup. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Ashley Robinson made Layup. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Tamika Williams missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tasha Butts made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Helen Darling made 13 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling made Two Point Shot.
Teresa Edwards made 16 ft Jumper.
Tasha Butts missed Layup.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tasha Butts missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup.
Amanda Lassiter missed 17 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup. Blocked by Adrian Williams.
Vanessa Hayden made 10 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Vanessa Hayden made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Katie Smith missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Katie Smith missed 10 ft Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Tasha Butts made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tasha Butts missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Teresa Edwards missed 18 ft Jumper. Blocked by Plenette Pierson.
Teresa Edwards missed 18 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Vanessa Hayden made 7 ft Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed Layup. Blocked by Kayte Christensen.
Katie Smith missed 15 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Amanda Lassiter missed 8 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Helen Darling made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tasha Butts.
Helen Darling missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Tasha Butts.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith made Layup.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling missed Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made 19 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Amber Jacobs missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed Layup. Blocked by Kayte Christensen.

LYNX

MERCURY

TIME		MIN	PHO
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Nicole Ohlde vs. Slobodanka Tuvic. Nicole Ohlde gains possession.	0	0
19:47	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.	0	0
19:45	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:23	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	0	0
19:22	Amanda Lassiter Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:22	Jumpball. Amanda Lassiter vs. Penny Taylor. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	0	0
19:22	Amanda Lassiter Lost Ball. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	0	0
19:05	Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	0	2
18:42	Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	2
18:39	Teresa Edwards Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:25	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	2	2
18:07	Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:06	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:06	Plenette Pierson Loose Ball Foul	2	2
17:54	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	2	2
17:47	Anna DeForge made 12 ft Jumper.	2	4
17:24	Tamika Williams missed 17 ft Jumper.	2	4
17:23	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	2	4
17:00	Slobodanka Tuvic made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	2	6
16:54	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass	2	6
16:38	Slobodanka Tuvic missed Jumper.	2	6
16:37	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	2	6
16:30	Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	2	9
16:22	Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.	2	9
16:07	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.	2	9
16:07	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	2	9
15:53	Plenette Pierson made Layup.	2	11
15:30	Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	11
15:27	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	2	11
15:07	Slobodanka Tuvic Traveling	2	11
15:07	Official Timeout.	2	11
15:07	Tasha Butts enters the game for Amanda Lassiter.	2	11
15:07	Helen Darling enters the game for Teresa Edwards.	2	11
14:45	Tasha Butts made 9 ft Two Point Shot.	4	11
14:33	Helen Darling Personal Foul	4	11
14:23	Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	11
14:22	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	4	11
14:12	Tamika Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Slobodanka Tuvic.	4	11
14:08	Anna DeForge made Layup.	4	13
13:41	Tasha Butts Backcourt	4	13
13:41	Tamara Moore enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	4	13
13:23	Plenette Pierson Offensive Foul	4	13
13:23	Plenette Pierson Foul	4	13
13:23	Adrian Williams enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	4	13
13:03	Tamara Moore Personal Foul	4	13
12:56	Helen Darling made 13 ft Jumper.	6	13
12:40	Tamara Moore missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	13
12:37	Tasha Butts Defensive Rebound.	6	13
12:26	Penny Taylor Personal Foul	6	13
12:26	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Anna DeForge.	6	13
12:19	Katie Smith missed 15 ft Jumper.	6	13
12:19	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	6	13
12:19	Adrian Williams Shooting Foul	6	13
12:19	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	13
12:19	Nikki McCray enters the game for Tamara Moore.	7	13
12:19	Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	13
12:18	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	7	13
12:04	Nicole Ohlde Shooting Foul	7	13
12:04	Diana Taurasi Foul	7	13
12:04	Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	14
12:04	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Adrian Williams.	7	14
12:04	Slobodanka Tuvic missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	14
12:03	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	7	14
11:36	Penny Taylor made 16 ft Jumper.	7	16
11:18	Helen Darling made Two Point Shot.	9	16
10:57	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	9	16
10:56	Tasha Butts Defensive Rebound.	9	16
10:33	Official Timeout.	9	16
10:33	Shereka Wright enters the game for Penny Taylor.	9	16
10:33	Teresa Edwards enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	9	16
10:33	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Helen Darling.	9	16
10:26	Teresa Edwards made 16 ft Jumper.	11	16
10:11	Diana Taurasi missed 10 ft Jumper.	11	16
10:10	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	11	16
10:00	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	11	16
10:00	Amanda Lassiter enters the game for Katie Smith.	11	16
9:48	Tasha Butts missed Layup.	11	16
9:47	Teresa Edwards Offensive Rebound.	11	16
9:30	Shereka Wright Shooting Foul	11	16
9:30	Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	16
9:30	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	11	16
9:30	Anna DeForge enters the game for Nikki McCray.	11	16
9:30	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	16
9:19	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Personal Foul	12	16
9:11	Anna DeForge Bad Pass	12	16
8:48	Tasha Butts missed 15 ft Jumper.	12	16
8:47	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	12	16
8:42	Tamika Williams made Layup.	14	16
8:33	Amanda Lassiter Personal Foul	14	16
8:33	Adrian Williams enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	14	16
8:33	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	14	16
8:23	Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	16
8:22	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	14	16
8:15	Amanda Lassiter missed 17 ft Jumper.	14	16
8:15	Vanessa Hayden Offensive Rebound.	14	16
8:12	Vanessa Hayden missed Layup. Blocked by Adrian Williams.	14	16
8:11	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	14	16
8:07	Amanda Lassiter Personal Foul	14	16
8:07	Penny Taylor enters the game for Shereka Wright.	14	16
8:07	Katie Smith enters the game for Amanda Lassiter.	14	16
7:56	Adrian Williams missed 16 ft Jumper.	14	16
7:56	Plenette Pierson Offensive Rebound.	14	16
7:47	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass. Stolen by Vanessa Hayden.	14	16
7:31	Tasha Butts Bad Pass. Stolen by Adrian Williams.	14	16
7:18	Plenette Pierson Bad Pass. Stolen by Tasha Butts.	14	16
7:11	Tasha Butts Bad Pass. Stolen by Adrian Williams.	14	16
7:07	Vanessa Hayden Shooting Foul	14	16
7:07	Official Timeout.	14	16
7:07	Tamara Moore enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	14	16
7:07	Adrian Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	16
7:07	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	14	16
7:07	Adrian Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	17
6:56	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass. Stolen by Plenette Pierson.	14	17
6:33	Adrian Williams missed 6 ft Jumper.	14	17
6:31	Tasha Butts Defensive Rebound.	14	17
6:11	Vanessa Hayden made 10 ft Jumper.	16	17
5:47	Anna DeForge missed 14 ft Jumper.	16	17
5:45	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	16	17
5:37	Tamika Williams missed Layup.	16	17
5:37	Tamara Moore Defensive Rebound.	16	17
5:26	Adrian Williams made 11 ft Two Point Shot.	16	19
5:03	Vanessa Hayden made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Katie Smith.	18	19
4:48	Plenette Pierson Lost Ball. Stolen by Tamika Williams.	18	19
4:43	Plenette Pierson Personal Foul	18	19
4:43	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Tamika Williams.	18	19
4:43	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Teresa Edwards.	18	19
4:43	Amber Jacobs enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	18	19
4:43	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Anna DeForge.	18	19
4:43	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	18	19
4:20	Katie Smith missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	19
4:18	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	18	19
4:09	Adrian Williams made Layup. Assisted by Tamara Moore.	18	21
4:01	Amber Jacobs Lost Ball. Stolen by Tamara Moore.	18	21
3:55	Tamara Moore missed 16 ft Jumper.	18	21
3:54	Tasha Butts Defensive Rebound.	18	21
3:47	Adrian Williams Shooting Foul	18	21
3:47	Official Timeout.	18	21
3:47	Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	21
3:47	Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	21
3:36	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	21
3:34	Adrian Williams Offensive Rebound.	20	21
3:33	Adrian Williams made Layup.	20	23
3:17	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.	22	23
2:51	Penny Taylor missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	22	23
2:49	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	22	23
2:41	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	24	23
2:21	Adrian Williams made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.	24	25
1:59	Nicole Ohlde Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	24	25
1:43	Penny Taylor Offensive Foul	24	25
1:43	Penny Taylor Foul	24	25
1:43	Anna DeForge enters the game for Tamara Moore.	24	25
1:43	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Adrian Williams.	24	25
1:43	Tamika Williams enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	24	25
1:31	Katie Smith missed 10 ft Jumper.	24	25
1:30	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	24	25
1:23	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass. Stolen by Tasha Butts.	24	25
1:07	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed Jumper.	24	25
1:07	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	24	25
1:07	Tamika Williams Personal Foul	24	25
55.7	Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	24	27
36.9	Katie Smith missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.	24	27
34.5	Katie Smith Offensive Rebound.	24	27
34.5	Jumpball. Katie Smith vs. Anna DeForge. Penny Taylor gains possession.	24	27
22.8	Minnesota Full Timeout.	24	27
22.8	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	24	27
6.7	Kayte Christensen Personal Foul	24	27
6.7	Tasha Butts made Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	27
6.7	Helen Darling enters the game for Amber Jacobs.	25	27
6.7	Tasha Butts missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	27
5.9	Kayte Christensen Defensive Rebound.	25	27
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	25	27

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 3-1

Mercury
68
Lynx
76

Game 1

6/6

Lynx
46
Mercury
69

Game 2

23/6

Mercury
59
Lynx
61

Game 3

10/7

Lynx
63
Mercury
60

Game 4

19/7

Footprint Center

3:00 AM, 23 June 2004

Phoenix, AZ

Referees:
Michael Price
Shelley Nakasone
Clarke Stevens

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

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