Mercury 71-59 Sting (2 Jul, 2004) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

8-7, 3-3 away

	1	2	T
PHO	29	42	71
CHA	22	37	59

Charlotte Sting

7-7, 4-4 home

Allison Feaster made Layup.
Andrea Stinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Allison Feaster missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Allison Feaster made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Allison Feaster missed 16 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.
Andrea Stinson made Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 8 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed 18 ft Jumper.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Two Point Shot.
Dawn Staley missed Layup.
Andrea Stinson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Layup.
Andrea Stinson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Andrea Stinson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Andrea Stinson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Allison Feaster missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
La'Keshia Frett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
La'Keshia Frett missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Tynesha Lewis missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tamara Moore.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made 9 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed 17 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Layup.
Dawn Staley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 6 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Layup.
Dawn Staley missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Plenette Pierson.
Allison Feaster missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tynesha Lewis made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.
Tynesha Lewis missed 19 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tynesha Lewis missed Layup.
Allison Feaster missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis.
Andrea Stinson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.
Allison Feaster made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tynesha Lewis made Layup.
Andrea Stinson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Andrea Stinson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tynesha Lewis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tynesha Lewis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Allison Feaster.
Andrea Stinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tynesha Lewis made Two Point Shot.
Tynesha Lewis missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis.
Andrea Stinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.
Allison Feaster made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.
Allison Feaster missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Mazzante.
Andrea Stinson missed Layup.
Tynesha Lewis missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tynesha Lewis made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Tynesha Lewis missed Free Throw 2 of 3.
Tynesha Lewis made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Layup.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 19 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup. Blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor missed 11 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.
Anna DeForge made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor missed Layup. Blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Nikki McCray missed Layup. Blocked by Andrea Stinson.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kayte Christensen missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed Layup. Blocked by La'Keshia Frett.
Tamara Moore made Layup.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
Plenette Pierson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 9 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Plenette Pierson made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 7 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Penny Taylor missed 17 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
Plenette Pierson made Layup.
Anna DeForge made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Anna DeForge made Two Point Shot.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 11 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed Layup. Blocked by Allison Feaster.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor missed 8 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
Plenette Pierson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.

MERCURY

STING

TIME		PHO	CHA
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Slobodanka Tuvic vs. Tammy Sutton-Brown. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	0	0
19:45	Slobodanka Tuvic missed Layup.	0	0
19:45	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:30	Allison Feaster made Layup.	0	2
19:12	Slobodanka Tuvic missed 19 ft Jumper.	0	2
19:09	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:40	Andrea Stinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	2
18:37	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Rebound.	0	2
18:35	Tammy Sutton-Brown Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	0	2
18:31	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass	0	2
18:07	Slobodanka Tuvic Shooting Foul	0	2
18:07	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	3
18:07	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	4
17:58	Allison Feaster Personal Foul	0	4
17:43	Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.	0	4
17:40	Andrea Stinson Defensive Rebound.	0	4
17:31	Slobodanka Tuvic Shooting Foul	0	4
17:31	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	5
17:31	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	5
17:30	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	0	5
17:24	Anna DeForge made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	2	5
16:53	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.	2	5
16:53	Charlotte Defensive Rebound.	2	5
16:53	Tammy Sutton-Brown Loose Ball Foul	2	5
16:34	Penny Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	5	5
16:12	Dawn Staley Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	5	5
16:04	Diana Taurasi made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	8	5
15:33	Allison Feaster missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	5
15:30	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	8	5
15:30	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Personal Foul	8	5
15:30	Official Timeout.	8	5
15:30	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	8	5
15:17	Diana Taurasi missed Layup. Blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.	8	5
15:15	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	8	5
14:52	Allison Feaster made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	8	8
14:33	Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	11	8
14:06	Allison Feaster missed 16 ft Jumper.	11	8
14:03	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Offensive Rebound.	11	8
14:00	Allison Feaster made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	11	11
13:48	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass. Stolen by Tammy Sutton-Brown.	11	11
13:42	Andrea Stinson made Layup.	11	13
13:26	Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	14	13
12:59	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 8 ft Jumper.	14	13
12:59	Charlotte Defensive Rebound.	14	13
12:59	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	14	13
12:38	Penny Taylor missed 11 ft Jumper.	14	13
12:37	Kayte Christensen Offensive Rebound.	14	13
12:37	Jumpball. Kayte Christensen vs. Charlotte Smith-Taylor. Andrea Stinson gains possession.	14	13
12:37	Kayte Christensen Lost Ball. Stolen by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	14	13
12:27	Dawn Staley missed 18 ft Jumper.	14	13
12:25	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	14	13
12:10	Plenette Pierson made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.	16	13
11:53	Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Two Point Shot.	16	15
11:37	Anna DeForge made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	18	15
11:12	Dawn Staley missed Layup.	18	15
11:11	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	18	15
10:57	Penny Taylor missed Layup. Blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.	18	15
10:56	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	18	15
10:33	Official Timeout.	18	15
10:33	Nikki McCray enters the game for Penny Taylor.	18	15
10:33	Tynesha Lewis enters the game for Dawn Staley.	18	15
10:33	Jumpball. Kayte Christensen vs. Tammy Sutton-Brown. Charlotte Smith-Taylor gains possession.	18	15
10:26	Andrea Stinson missed 18 ft Jumper.	18	15
10:22	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	18	15
10:21	Anna DeForge Bad Pass	18	15
10:21	Olympia Scott-Richardson enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	18	15
10:02	Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Layup.	18	15
10:00	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	18	15
10:00	Jumpball. Plenette Pierson vs. Charlotte Smith-Taylor. Allison Feaster gains possession.	18	15
10:00	Plenette Pierson Lost Ball. Stolen by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	18	15
9:47	Kayte Christensen Personal Foul	18	15
9:47	La'Keshia Frett enters the game for Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	18	15
9:27	Andrea Stinson missed 16 ft Jumper.	18	15
9:25	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	18	15
9:07	Nikki McCray missed Layup. Blocked by Andrea Stinson.	18	15
9:04	Olympia Scott-Richardson Defensive Rebou.	18	15
8:56	La'Keshia Frett Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	18	15
8:51	Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	20	15
8:26	Anna DeForge Shooting Foul	20	15
8:26	Tamara Moore enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	20	15
8:26	Penny Taylor enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	20	15
8:26	Andrea Stinson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	15
8:26	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	20	15
8:26	Andrea Stinson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	16
8:03	Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	16
8:00	Tynesha Lewis Defensive Rebound.	20	16
7:58	Allison Feaster missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	16
7:54	Nikki McCray Defensive Rebound.	20	16
7:54	Official Timeout.	20	16
7:54	Kelly Mazzante enters the game for Andrea Stinson.	20	16
7:37	Kayte Christensen missed Layup.	20	16
7:33	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	20	16
7:26	Penny Taylor missed Layup. Blocked by La'Keshia Frett.	20	16
7:24	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	20	16
7:13	Tamara Moore made Layup.	22	16
6:52	Penny Taylor Shooting Foul	22	16
6:52	Dawn Staley enters the game for Allison Feaster.	22	16
6:52	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Anna DeForge.	22	16
6:52	La'Keshia Frett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	16
6:52	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	22	16
6:52	La'Keshia Frett missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	16
6:52	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	22	16
6:22	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	22	16
6:22	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	22	16
6:22	24 second	22	16
6:07	Tynesha Lewis Offensive Foul	22	16
6:07	Tynesha Lewis Foul	22	16
6:07	Charlotte Smith-Taylor enters the game for La'Keshia Frett.	22	16
6:07	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	22	16
6:07	Tammy Sutton-Brown enters the game for Olympia Scott-Richardson.	22	16
5:56	Diana Taurasi Offensive Foul	22	16
5:56	Diana Taurasi Foul	22	16
5:56	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Nikki McCray.	22	16
5:41	Plenette Pierson Personal Foul	22	16
5:24	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	22	18
5:18	Plenette Pierson missed Layup.	22	18
5:18	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	22	18
5:18	Plenette Pierson Loose Ball Foul	22	18
4:58	Tynesha Lewis missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tamara Moore.	22	18
4:54	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	22	18
4:50	Plenette Pierson missed 11 ft Jumper.	22	18
4:50	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	22	18
4:50	Kelly Mazzante Loose Ball Foul	22	18
4:48	Kelly Mazzante Shooting Foul	22	18
4:48	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	18
4:48	Andrea Stinson enters the game for Kelly Mazzante.	23	18
4:48	Allison Feaster enters the game for Tynesha Lewis.	23	18
4:48	Anna DeForge enters the game for Tamara Moore.	23	18
4:48	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	18
4:46	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Defensive Rebound.	23	18
4:26	Dawn Staley Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	23	18
4:13	Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	18
4:11	Slobodanka Tuvic Offensive Rebound.	23	18
4:05	Plenette Pierson Bad Pass	23	18
3:38	Charlotte Smith-Taylor made 9 ft Jumper.	23	20
3:24	Diana Taurasi missed 9 ft Jumper.	23	20
3:21	Anna DeForge Offensive Rebound.	23	20
3:08	Slobodanka Tuvic made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	25	20
2:58	Charlotte 20 Sec. Timeout.	25	20
2:55	Official Timeout.	25	20
2:35	Allison Feaster missed 17 ft Jumper.	25	20
2:34	Charlotte Defensive Rebound.	25	20
2:11	Dawn Staley Personal Foul	25	20
2:04	Plenette Pierson made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	27	20
1:46	Allison Feaster made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	27	22
1:29	Penny Taylor Traveling	27	22
1:21	Andrea Stinson Lost Ball. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	27	22
1:16	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Shooting Foul	27	22
1:16	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	28	22
1:16	Tynesha Lewis enters the game for Andrea Stinson.	28	22
1:16	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	22
1:01	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.	29	22
59.8	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Offensive Rebound.	29	22
59.8	Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Layup.	29	22
57.8	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	29	22
45.8	Penny Taylor missed 7 ft Jumper.	29	22
44.7	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	29	22
17.6	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Traveling	29	22
17.6	Phoenix Full Timeout.	29	22
0.5	Diana Taurasi missed Layup.	29	22
0.0	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	29	22
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	29	22

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sting
59
Mercury
51

Game 1

12/6

Mercury
71
Sting
59

Game 2

2/7

12:00 AM, 2 July 2004

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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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