Mercury 72-60 Liberty (25 Jun, 2004) Play-by-Play

New York Liberty

6-7, 4-4 away

	1	2	T
NYL	34	26	60
PHO	26	46	72

Phoenix Mercury

6-5, 5-3 home

Slobodanka Tuvic missed 13 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Plenette Pierson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 13 ft Jumper. Blocked by Becky Hammon.
Anna DeForge missed 18 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 19 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Hook Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kayte Christensen missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Elena Baranova.
Tamara Moore made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams missed 8 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Anna DeForge made 12 ft Jumper.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shereka Wright missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki McCray.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 8 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Elena Baranova.
Anna DeForge missed 19 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 10 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tari Phillips.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor missed Layup. Blocked by Elena Baranova.
Slobodanka Tuvic made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Plenette Pierson missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by DeTrina White.
Anna DeForge made Technical Free Throw.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge made Layup.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 9 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup. Blocked by Elena Baranova.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki McCray missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 11 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 15 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamara Moore missed Layup.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vickie Johnson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
Shameka Christon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Elena Baranova missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Becky Hammon made 13 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed Layup.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
Becky Hammon made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shameka Christon.
Vickie Johnson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shameka Christon.
Vickie Johnson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
Becky Hammon missed Layup. Blocked by Adrian Williams.
Erin Thorn made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elena Baranova.
Erin Thorn made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elena Baranova.
Ann Wauters missed Layup.
Ann Wauters made Layup. Assisted by Erin Thorn.
Vickie Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ann Wauters missed 14 ft Jumper.
Erin Thorn missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Ann Wauters made Layup.
Becky Hammon made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ann Wauters.
Becky Hammon made Two Point Shot.
Vickie Johnson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Elena Baranova missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Becky Hammon missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shameka Christon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Becky Hammon made Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made 17 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed 13 ft Jumper.
Elena Baranova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Becky Hammon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Becky Hammon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Erin Thorn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made Two Point Shot.
Tari Phillips missed 15 ft Jumper.
Becky Hammon missed Layup.
Becky Hammon made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ann Wauters.
DeTrina White missed Layup. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Ann Wauters made Layup. Assisted by Erin Thorn.
Ann Wauters missed Layup.
Erin Thorn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Becky Hammon missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Becky Hammon missed Layup.
Shameka Christon made 14 ft Jumper.
Shameka Christon missed 14 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Shameka Christon made 14 ft Jumper.
Elena Baranova missed 15 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shameka Christon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Becky Hammon made Layup.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shameka Christon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vickie Johnson missed Layup.
Kristen Sharp missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristen Sharp made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristen Sharp missed Layup.
Vickie Johnson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Sharp.
Vickie Johnson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
Vickie Johnson made Two Point Shot.
Shameka Christon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.

LIBERTY

MERCURY

TIME		NYL	PHO
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Tari Phillips vs. Slobodanka Tuvic. Becky Hammon gains possession.	0	0
19:46	Vickie Johnson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Becky Hammon.	2	0
19:30	Slobodanka Tuvic missed 13 ft Jumper.	2	0
19:28	Becky Hammon Defensive Rebound.	2	0
19:09	Shameka Christon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	0
19:07	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:49	Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:46	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:37	Slobodanka Tuvic Personal Foul	2	0
18:29	Tari Phillips missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.	2	0
18:27	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:20	Shameka Christon Personal Foul	2	0
18:15	Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.	2	2
17:52	Elena Baranova missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.	2	2
17:52	New York Offensive Rebound.	2	2
17:40	Becky Hammon made 13 ft Jumper.	4	2
17:20	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	4	2
17:19	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:19	Penny Taylor Loose Ball Foul	4	2
17:05	Vickie Johnson missed Layup.	4	2
17:02	Vickie Johnson Offensive Rebound.	4	2
16:58	Tari Phillips missed Layup.	4	2
16:57	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	4	2
16:37	Plenette Pierson missed 17 ft Jumper.	4	2
16:36	Slobodanka Tuvic Offensive Rebound.	4	2
16:25	Anna DeForge missed 13 ft Jumper. Blocked by Becky Hammon.	4	2
16:23	Becky Hammon Defensive Rebound.	4	2
16:20	Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Becky Hammon.	6	2
15:56	Anna DeForge missed 18 ft Jumper.	6	2
15:56	Vickie Johnson Defensive Rebound.	6	2
15:56	Anna DeForge Personal Foul	6	2
15:56	Official Timeout.	6	2
15:56	Tamara Moore enters the game for Anna DeForge.	6	2
15:41	Slobodanka Tuvic Personal Foul	6	2
15:41	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	6	2
15:36	Becky Hammon made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shameka Christon.	9	2
15:10	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	2
15:07	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	9	2
15:07	Kayte Christensen Personal Foul	9	2
14:51	Vickie Johnson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shameka Christon.	12	2
14:42	Phoenix 20 Sec. Timeout.	12	2
14:32	Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	2
14:29	Becky Hammon Defensive Rebound.	12	2
14:23	Vickie Johnson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Becky Hammon.	14	2
14:07	Diana Taurasi made 19 ft Jumper.	14	4
13:47	Kayte Christensen Personal Foul	14	4
13:47	Ann Wauters enters the game for Tari Phillips.	14	4
13:47	Adrian Williams enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	14	4
13:38	Becky Hammon missed Layup. Blocked by Adrian Williams.	14	4
13:38	New York Offensive Rebound.	14	4
13:38	Erin Thorn enters the game for Vickie Johnson.	14	4
13:38	Ann Wauters Offensive Foul	14	4
13:38	Ann Wauters Foul	14	4
13:33	Shameka Christon Personal Foul	14	4
13:27	Penny Taylor missed Hook Shot.	14	4
13:26	Becky Hammon Defensive Rebound.	14	4
12:57	Becky Hammon Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamara Moore.	14	4
12:41	Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.	14	4
12:40	Elena Baranova Defensive Rebound.	14	4
12:33	Erin Thorn made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elena Baranova.	17	4
12:04	Kayte Christensen missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Elena Baranova.	17	4
12:03	Becky Hammon Defensive Rebound.	17	4
11:51	Erin Thorn made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elena Baranova.	20	4
11:47	Phoenix Full Timeout.	20	4
11:47	Anna DeForge enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	20	4
11:47	DeTrina White enters the game for Shameka Christon.	20	4
11:22	Tamara Moore made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	20	6
11:03	Ann Wauters missed Layup.	20	6
11:02	Tamara Moore Defensive Rebound.	20	6
10:56	Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Jumper.	20	6
10:53	Adrian Williams Offensive Rebound.	20	6
10:52	Adrian Williams missed 8 ft Jumper.	20	6
10:51	DeTrina White Defensive Rebound.	20	6
10:26	Ann Wauters made Layup. Assisted by Erin Thorn.	22	6
10:06	Elena Baranova Shooting Foul	22	6
10:06	Tari Phillips enters the game for Elena Baranova.	22	6
10:06	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	7
10:06	Vickie Johnson enters the game for Becky Hammon.	22	7
10:06	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Adrian Williams.	22	7
10:06	Shereka Wright enters the game for Tamara Moore.	22	7
10:06	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	8
9:56	Ann Wauters Offensive Foul	22	8
9:56	Ann Wauters Foul	22	8
9:40	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	22	8
9:38	Anna DeForge Offensive Rebound.	22	8
9:37	Anna DeForge made 12 ft Jumper.	22	10
9:03	Vickie Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	10
9:02	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	22	10
8:59	Erin Thorn Shooting Foul	22	10
8:59	Shereka Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	11
8:59	Shereka Wright missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	11
8:57	Ann Wauters Defensive Rebound.	22	11
8:56	Plenette Pierson Personal Foul	22	11
8:41	Ann Wauters missed 14 ft Jumper.	22	11
8:41	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	22	11
8:34	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	11
8:33	Vickie Johnson Defensive Rebound.	22	11
8:26	DeTrina White Traveling	22	11
8:10	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	22	11
8:07	Vickie Johnson Defensive Rebound.	22	11
8:02	Erin Thorn missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	11
8:00	Tari Phillips Offensive Rebound.	22	11
8:00	Tari Phillips missed Layup.	22	11
7:58	Ann Wauters Offensive Rebound.	24	11
7:58	Ann Wauters made Layup.	24	11
7:39	Vickie Johnson Shooting Foul	24	11
7:39	Official Timeout.	24	11
7:39	Elena Baranova enters the game for Tari Phillips.	24	11
7:39	Nikki McCray enters the game for Shereka Wright.	24	11
7:39	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	12
7:39	Anna DeForge missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	12
7:37	Elena Baranova Defensive Rebound.	24	12
7:07	24 second	24	12
7:07	Becky Hammon enters the game for Erin Thorn.	24	12
6:56	Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	24	14
6:26	Becky Hammon made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ann Wauters.	27	14
5:54	Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki McCray.	27	17
5:39	Becky Hammon made Two Point Shot.	29	17
5:15	Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	17
5:15	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	29	17
5:15	Shameka Christon enters the game for DeTrina White.	29	17
4:58	Becky Hammon Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	29	17
4:52	Ann Wauters Shooting Foul	29	17
4:52	Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	17
4:52	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	29	17
4:52	Tari Phillips enters the game for Ann Wauters.	29	17
4:52	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	18
4:30	Vickie Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	29	18
4:24	Becky Hammon Shooting Foul	29	18
4:24	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	19
4:24	New York 20 Sec. Timeout.	29	19
4:24	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	20
4:00	Vickie Johnson missed 19 ft Jumper.	29	20
3:59	Tari Phillips Offensive Rebound.	29	20
3:56	Tari Phillips missed Layup.	29	20
3:55	Shameka Christon Offensive Rebound.	29	20
3:31	Elena Baranova missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.	29	20
3:29	New York Defensive Rebound.	29	20
3:29	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	29	20
3:29	Official Timeout.	29	20
3:14	Diana Taurasi missed 8 ft Jumper.	29	20
3:12	Nikki McCray Offensive Rebound.	29	20
3:02	Anna DeForge missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Elena Baranova.	29	20
3:01	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	29	20
2:42	Becky Hammon Traveling	29	20
2:15	Anna DeForge missed 19 ft Jumper.	29	20
2:14	Vickie Johnson Defensive Rebound.	29	20
2:10	Becky Hammon missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	20
2:09	Vickie Johnson Offensive Rebound.	29	20
1:53	Elena Baranova Bad Pass. Stolen by Diana Taurasi.	29	20
1:28	Penny Taylor missed 10 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tari Phillips.	29	20
1:25	Elena Baranova Defensive Rebound.	29	20
1:19	Shameka Christon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	20
1:15	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	29	20
1:01	Shameka Christon Personal Foul	29	20
1:01	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	21
1:01	Erin Thorn enters the game for Shameka Christon.	29	21
1:01	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	22
40.8	Becky Hammon made Three Point Jumper.	32	22
32.8	Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.	32	24
6.8	Vickie Johnson made 17 ft Jumper.	34	24
1.3	Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Jumper.	34	26
1.3	Elena Baranova Shooting Foul	34	26
1.3	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	34	26
0.1	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	34	26
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	34	26

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