Fever 61-60 Mercury (4 Jul, 2004) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

8-8, 3-4 away

	1	2	T
PHO	28	32	60
IND	34	27	61

Indiana Fever

9-7, 6-3 home

Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Jackson missed Layup. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Natalie Williams missed 9 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Tamika Catchings made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Natalie Williams.
Tamika Catchings made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stephanie White.
Natalie Williams made Two Point Shot.
Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Tamika Catchings missed Layup.
Kelly Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher made Layup.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stephanie White missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Tamika Catchings missed 18 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Stephanie White missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Coretta Brown missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher missed Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher missed Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed 4 ft Jumper.
Coretta Brown missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen made Two Point Shot.
Natalie Williams made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Kelly Miller missed Layup.
Ebony Hoffman missed Layup. Blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Ebony Hoffman made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Ebony Hoffman.
Ebony Hoffman missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Two Point Shot.
Ebony Hoffman made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Natalie Williams missed Jumper. Blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Stephanie White missed 5 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed Layup.
Stephanie White made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Schumacher.
Kelly Schumacher missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Kelly Schumacher made Layup.
Kelly Schumacher made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Natalie Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Natalie Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Natalie Williams missed 3 ft Jumper. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Deanna Jackson made Layup.
Tamika Catchings missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller made Tip Shot.
Kelly Schumacher missed 18 ft Jumper.
Stephanie White missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher missed Layup.
Deanna Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller missed 15 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamika Catchings made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 4 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Schumacher made Jumper. Assisted by Coretta Brown.
Kelly Schumacher missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher made 3 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Coretta Brown.
Kristen Rasmussen missed Jumper. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Tamika Catchings missed Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher missed 11 ft Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher made 2 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Kelly Miller missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 4 ft Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman missed 15 ft Jumper.
Stephanie White missed Jumper. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 15 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Natalie Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stephanie White made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Stephanie White missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Anna DeForge made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Plenette Pierson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Anna DeForge made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Anna DeForge made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 4 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Plenette Pierson missed 4 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Plenette Pierson missed 4 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 15 ft Jumper.
Ashley Robinson made Layup.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 4 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 10 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Tamika Catchings.
Plenette Pierson made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Plenette Pierson made 9 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Slobodanka Tuvic made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge missed Jumper. Blocked by Tamika Catchings.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed Layup. Blocked by Stephanie White.
Anna DeForge made Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Kelly Schumacher.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 3 ft Jumper. Blocked by Kelly Schumacher.
Anna DeForge missed 18 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 13 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Plenette Pierson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 19 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 4 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed Layup. Blocked by Stephanie White.
Diana Taurasi made Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 19 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Tamara Moore missed Layup. Blocked by Stephanie White.
Anna DeForge missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 11 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tamika Catchings.
Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup. Blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.

MERCURY

FEVER

TIME		PHO	IND
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Slobodanka Tuvic vs. Natalie Williams. Plenette Pierson gains possession.	0	0
19:45	Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Slobodanka Tuvic.	2	0
19:25	Penny Taylor Shooting Foul	2	0
19:25	Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	1
19:25	Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	2
19:17	Jumpball. Slobodanka Tuvic vs. Natalie Williams. Deanna Jackson gains possession.	2	2
19:17	Slobodanka Tuvic Lost Ball. Stolen by Natalie Williams.	2	2
19:13	Deanna Jackson missed Layup. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.	2	2
19:13	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	2	2
18:58	Natalie Williams missed 9 ft Jumper.	2	2
18:57	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:45	Anna DeForge made 15 ft Two Point Shot.	4	2
18:20	Deanna Jackson missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.	4	2
18:16	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	4	2
18:05	Plenette Pierson missed 7 ft Jumper.	4	2
18:02	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:58	Tamika Catchings made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Natalie Williams.	4	4
17:51	Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	6	4
17:42	Tamika Catchings made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stephanie White.	6	6
17:30	Slobodanka Tuvic Bad Pass. Stolen by Natalie Williams.	6	6
17:25	Natalie Williams made Two Point Shot.	6	8
17:02	Natalie Williams Personal Foul	6	8
16:57	Anna DeForge made 12 ft Two Point Shot.	8	8
16:43	Plenette Pierson Personal Foul	8	8
16:43	Nikki McCray enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	8	8
16:36	Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	8
16:35	Tamika Catchings Offensive Rebound.	8	8
16:30	Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	8	10
16:16	Anna DeForge made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.	10	10
15:56	Tamika Catchings missed Layup.	10	10
15:55	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	10	10
15:45	Natalie Williams Shooting Foul	10	10
15:45	Official Timeout.	10	10
15:45	Kelly Schumacher enters the game for Natalie Williams.	10	10
15:45	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	10
15:45	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	10
15:26	Kelly Miller missed Three Point Jumper.	12	10
15:22	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	12	10
15:06	Plenette Pierson missed 16 ft Jumper.	12	10
15:03	Kelly Miller Defensive Rebound.	12	10
14:52	Deanna Jackson missed 17 ft Jumper.	12	10
14:49	Kelly Schumacher Offensive Rebound.	12	12
14:49	Kelly Schumacher made Layup.	12	12
14:33	Anna DeForge Bad Pass. Stolen by Deanna Jackson.	12	12
14:30	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul	12	12
14:30	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	12	12
14:30	Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	13
14:30	Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	14
14:12	Diana Taurasi missed 4 ft Jumper.	12	14
14:11	Slobodanka Tuvic Offensive Rebound.	12	14
14:10	Slobodanka Tuvic missed Layup.	12	14
14:07	Kelly Schumacher Defensive Rebound.	12	14
13:49	Stephanie White Bad Pass. Stolen by Slobodanka Tuvic.	12	14
13:45	Tamika Catchings Personal Foul	12	14
13:45	Tamara Moore enters the game for Anna DeForge.	12	14
13:33	Tamara Moore Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Catchings.	12	14
13:06	Stephanie White missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.	12	14
13:06	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	12	14
13:03	Tamika Catchings missed 18 ft Jumper.	12	14
13:02	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	12	14
12:51	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	12	14
12:48	Kelly Miller Defensive Rebound.	12	14
12:44	Deanna Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.	12	16
12:29	Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	15	16
12:04	Stephanie White missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	16
12:03	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	15	16
11:53	Deanna Jackson Shooting Foul	15	16
11:53	Official Timeout.	15	16
11:53	Coretta Brown enters the game for Kelly Miller.	15	16
11:53	Shereka Wright enters the game for Penny Taylor.	15	16
11:53	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	16
11:53	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	15	16
11:53	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	16
11:41	Deanna Jackson Traveling	16	16
11:41	Anna DeForge enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	16	16
11:19	Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	16
11:18	Stephanie White Defensive Rebound.	16	16
11:08	Coretta Brown missed 17 ft Jumper.	16	16
11:07	Tamika Catchings Offensive Rebound.	16	16
10:37	Kelly Schumacher missed Jumper.	16	16
10:36	Tamika Catchings Offensive Rebound.	16	16
10:26	Kelly Schumacher missed Jumper.	16	16
10:25	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	16	16
10:10	Slobodanka Tuvic made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	18	16
9:49	Deanna Jackson missed 4 ft Jumper.	18	16
9:48	Tamara Moore Defensive Rebound.	18	16
9:44	Anna DeForge Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Catchings.	18	16
9:38	Indiana 20 Sec. Timeout.	18	16
9:38	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Shereka Wright.	18	16
9:38	Kelly Miller enters the game for Stephanie White.	18	16
9:38	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Deanna Jackson.	18	16
9:38	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Nikki McCray.	18	16
9:25	Coretta Brown missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	16
9:23	Tamika Catchings Offensive Rebound.	18	16
9:23	Plenette Pierson Loose Ball Foul	18	16
9:12	Diana Taurasi Personal Foul	18	16
8:56	Tamika Catchings missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	16
8:55	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	18	16
8:27	Plenette Pierson missed 4 ft Jumper.	18	16
8:26	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	18	16
8:26	Ebony Hoffman enters the game for Tamika Catchings.	18	16
8:26	Penny Taylor enters the game for Tamara Moore.	18	16
8:23	Diana Taurasi made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	20	16
8:00	Kristen Rasmussen made Two Point Shot.	20	18
7:39	Kelly Miller Personal Foul	20	18
7:39	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	20	18
7:39	Official Timeout.	20	18
7:31	Plenette Pierson missed 4 ft Jumper.	20	18
7:09	Plenette Pierson Personal Foul	20	18
7:01	Natalie Williams made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.	20	20
6:37	Penny Taylor made 2 ft Two Point Shot.	22	20
6:09	Ebony Hoffman Lost Ball. Stolen by Plenette Pierson.	22	20
5:52	Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	20
5:50	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	22	20
5:41	Kelly Miller missed Layup.	22	20
5:39	Ebony Hoffman Offensive Rebound.	22	20
5:37	Ebony Hoffman missed Layup. Blocked by Ashley Robinson.	22	20
5:33	Tamika Catchings Offensive Rebound.	22	20
5:28	Ebony Hoffman made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	22	22
5:07	Penny Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Natalie Williams.	22	22
4:56	Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Ebony Hoffman.	22	24
4:47	Phoenix 20 Sec. Timeout.	22	24
4:47	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	22	24
4:24	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	24
4:24	Anna DeForge Offensive Rebound.	22	24
4:18	Penny Taylor Offensive Foul	22	24
4:18	Penny Taylor Foul	22	24
4:01	Ebony Hoffman missed 17 ft Jumper.	22	24
4:00	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	22	24
3:53	Anna DeForge missed 15 ft Jumper.	22	24
3:51	Ashley Robinson Offensive Rebound.	22	24
3:49	Ashley Robinson made Layup.	24	24
3:38	Official Timeout.	24	24
3:19	Tamika Catchings made Two Point Shot.	24	26
3:02	Kristen Rasmussen Shooting Foul	24	26
3:02	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	26
3:02	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	26
2:40	Ebony Hoffman made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	26	28
2:32	Anna DeForge missed Layup.	26	28
2:31	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	26	28
2:23	Stephanie White enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	26	28
2:08	Kelly Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	26	28
2:02	Diana Taurasi missed 4 ft Jumper.	26	28
2:00	Kelly Miller Defensive Rebound.	26	28
1:39	Natalie Williams missed Jumper. Blocked by Ashley Robinson.	26	28
1:37	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	26	28
1:25	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass. Stolen by Natalie Williams.	26	28
1:21	Stephanie White missed 5 ft Jumper.	26	28
1:17	Tamika Catchings Offensive Rebound.	26	28
1:17	Tamika Catchings missed Layup.	26	28
1:16	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	26	28
1:14	Natalie Williams Shooting Foul	26	28
1:14	Kelly Schumacher enters the game for Natalie Williams.	26	28
1:14	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	28
1:14	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	28	28
57.4	Stephanie White made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Schumacher.	28	31
45.9	Slobodanka Tuvic missed 10 ft Jumper.	28	31
43.9	Kelly Miller Defensive Rebound.	28	31
37.9	Indiana Full Timeout.	28	31
37.9	Nikki McCray enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	28	31
25.9	Kelly Schumacher missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.	28	31
24.2	Kelly Schumacher Offensive Rebound.	28	31
24.2	Kelly Schumacher made Layup.	28	33
24.2	Slobodanka Tuvic Shooting Foul	28	33
24.2	Kelly Schumacher made Free Throw 1 of 1.	28	34
3.5	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Ebony Hoffman.	28	34
0.1	Penny Taylor Bad Pass	28	34
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	28	34

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Mercury
60
Fever
61

Game 1

4/7

Fever
56
Mercury
71

Game 2

25/7

1:00 AM, 4 July 2004

Referees:
Sally Bell
Bonita Spence
Cameron Inouye

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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