Lynx 78-70 Shock (4 Jul, 2004) Play-by-Play

Detroit Shock

7-8, 6-3 away

	1	2	T
TUL	40	30	70
MIN	31	47	78

Minnesota Lynx

7-8, 6-3 home

Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Katie Smith made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Teresa Edwards missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde missed 15 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Helen Darling missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup. Blocked by Cheryl Ford.
Helen Darling missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Teresa Edwards made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Helen Darling made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Teresa Edwards missed Two Point Shot.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling missed 19 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amber Jacobs missed 20 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Vanessa Hayden made 5 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Amber Jacobs missed Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.
Katie Smith made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Katie Smith made Two Point Shot.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Katie Smith made Two Point Shot.
Amber Jacobs missed 14 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Nicole Ohlde missed 6 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Ayana Walker.
Helen Darling missed 52 ft Three Point Jumper.
Teresa Edwards made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Nicole Ohlde missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Teresa Edwards missed 16 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Teresa Edwards missed 8 ft Jumper.
Teresa Edwards made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Teresa Edwards made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Teresa Edwards made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Nicole Ohlde made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Vanessa Hayden made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made 7 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Vanessa Hayden missed Jumper.
Helen Darling made Two Point Shot.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup. Blocked by Ruth Riley.
Vanessa Hayden missed 6 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made 5 ft Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Vanessa Hayden made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Helen Darling missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Helen Darling missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde missed 8 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed Two Point Shot.
Vanessa Hayden made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Vanessa Hayden missed 15 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling made Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Katie Smith made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith missed Jumper.
Katie Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ruth Riley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ruth Riley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan missed Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 15 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 15 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chandi Jones.
Ruth Riley made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Chandi Jones.
Chandi Jones missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cheryl Ford missed Layup.
Cheryl Ford made Layup.
Iciss Tillis missed 13 ft Jumper.
Chandi Jones made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Deanna Nolan made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chandi Jones.
Ruth Riley missed 13 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford missed 11 ft Jumper.
Merlakia Jones made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan missed 15 ft Jumper.
Merlakia Jones made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ruth Riley.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan missed Layup.
Merlakia Jones made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Swin Cash made Two Point Shot.
Cheryl Ford missed Layup.
Merlakia Jones made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Ayana Walker missed 6 ft Jumper.
Merlakia Jones made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Deanna Nolan made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruth Riley.
Deanna Nolan made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruth Riley.
Swin Cash made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Merlakia Jones made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Merlakia Jones missed Jumper.
Ruth Riley made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan missed 10 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 18 ft Jumper.
Ruth Riley missed 9 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chandi Jones made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Swin Cash made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Chandi Jones made Two Point Shot.
Deanna Nolan missed Jumper.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash made 15 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Chandi Jones.
Deanna Nolan made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruth Riley.
Cheryl Ford made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Deanna Nolan missed 16 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed 16 ft Jumper. Blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cheryl Ford missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Amanda Lassiter.
Swin Cash missed Layup. Blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cheryl Ford missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Ruth Riley missed 9 ft Jumper.
Merlakia Jones missed Jumper.
Merlakia Jones made Jumper. Assisted by Ruth Riley.
Deanna Nolan missed 19 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Swin Cash missed Layup. Blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Ruth Riley missed Jumper.
Cheryl Ford missed Layup.
Merlakia Jones missed 14 ft Jumper.
Ruth Riley made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cheryl Ford.
Merlakia Jones missed 16 ft Jumper.
Merlakia Jones made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Merlakia Jones missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Merlakia Jones missed 15 ft Jumper.

SHOCK

LYNX

TIME		TUL	MIN
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Ruth Riley vs. Nicole Ohlde. Chandi Jones gains possession.	0	0
19:45	Nicole Ohlde Shooting Foul	0	0
19:45	Ruth Riley made Free Throw 1 of 2.	1	0
19:45	Ruth Riley made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	0
19:23	Tamika Williams missed Layup.	2	0
19:22	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	2	0
19:21	Chandi Jones Lost Ball. Stolen by Helen Darling.	2	0
19:14	Katie Smith made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	2	3
18:59	Deanna Nolan missed Jumper.	2	3
18:57	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	2	3
18:51	Teresa Edwards missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	3
18:50	Ruth Riley Defensive Rebound.	2	3
18:42	Swin Cash missed 15 ft Jumper.	2	3
18:39	Teresa Edwards Defensive Rebound.	2	3
18:16	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.	2	3
18:15	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	2	3
18:05	Swin Cash missed 15 ft Jumper.	2	3
18:02	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	2	3
17:59	Chandi Jones Personal Foul	2	3
17:47	Nicole Ohlde missed 15 ft Jumper.	2	3
17:46	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	2	3
17:22	Helen Darling missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	3
17:22	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	2	3
17:06	Tamika Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Katie Smith.	2	5
16:59	Deanna Nolan made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chandi Jones.	4	5
16:35	Helen Darling missed Layup.	4	5
16:34	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Rebound.	4	5
16:34	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup. Blocked by Cheryl Ford.	4	5
16:31	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	4	5
16:22	Ruth Riley made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Chandi Jones.	6	5
15:51	Helen Darling missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	5
15:48	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	6	5
15:40	Chandi Jones missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	5
15:37	Deanna Nolan Offensive Rebound.	6	5
15:30	Chandi Jones Lost Ball. Stolen by Helen Darling.	6	5
15:26	Teresa Edwards missed Layup.	6	5
15:25	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	6	5
15:25	Full Timeout.	6	5
15:18	Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.	6	7
15:06	Cheryl Ford missed Layup.	6	7
15:03	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	6	7
15:02	Cheryl Ford made Layup.	8	7
14:51	Cheryl Ford Shooting Foul	8	7
14:51	Iciss Tillis enters the game for Swin Cash.	8	7
14:51	Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	8
14:51	Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	9
14:30	Ruth Riley Backcourt	8	9
14:11	Teresa Edwards made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	8	11
13:59	Iciss Tillis missed 13 ft Jumper.	8	11
13:56	Detroit Defensive Rebound.	8	11
13:37	Helen Darling made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	8	14
13:07	Chandi Jones made 11 ft Two Point Shot.	10	14
12:57	Teresa Edwards missed Two Point Shot.	10	14
12:56	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	10	14
12:52	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Teresa Edwards.	10	14
12:38	Deanna Nolan made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chandi Jones.	12	14
12:22	Ruth Riley Shooting Foul	12	14
12:22	Merlakia Jones enters the game for Chandi Jones.	12	14
12:22	Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	14
12:22	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	12	14
12:22	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	15
12:10	Ruth Riley missed 13 ft Jumper.	12	15
12:07	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	12	15
11:55	Helen Darling missed 19 ft Jumper.	12	15
11:52	Merlakia Jones Defensive Rebound.	12	15
11:40	Cheryl Ford missed 11 ft Jumper.	12	15
11:37	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	12	15
11:26	Tamika Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Iciss Tillis.	12	15
11:19	Merlakia Jones made 12 ft Two Point Shot.	14	15
10:59	Katie Smith missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	15
10:56	Merlakia Jones Defensive Rebound.	14	15
10:55	Detroit 20 Sec. Timeout.	14	15
10:55	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Tamika Williams.	14	15
10:55	Amber Jacobs enters the game for Helen Darling.	14	15
10:40	Katie Smith Shooting Foul	14	15
10:40	Full Timeout.	14	15
10:40	Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	15
10:40	Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	15
10:40	Amber Jacobs Defensive Rebound.	15	15
10:26	Vanessa Hayden Offensive Foul	15	15
10:26	Vanessa Hayden Foul	15	15
10:08	Deanna Nolan missed 15 ft Jumper.	15	15
10:07	Jumpball. Ruth Riley vs. Nicole Ohlde. Iciss Tillis gains possession.	15	15
10:07	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	15	15
9:52	Merlakia Jones made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ruth Riley.	17	15
9:25	Cheryl Ford Personal Foul	17	15
9:25	Swin Cash enters the game for Iciss Tillis.	17	15
9:19	Amber Jacobs missed 20 ft Jumper.	17	15
9:18	Swin Cash Defensive Rebound.	17	15
9:08	Vanessa Hayden Shooting Foul	17	15
9:08	Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	15
9:08	Swin Cash missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	15
9:08	Detroit Defensive Rebound.	18	15
8:48	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	15
8:45	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	18	15
8:37	Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.	18	15
8:36	Svetlana Abrosimova Offensive Rebound.	18	15
8:25	Vanessa Hayden made 5 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Katie Smith.	18	17
8:10	Deanna Nolan missed Layup.	18	17
8:08	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	18	17
7:56	Merlakia Jones made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.	20	17
7:43	Vanessa Hayden Bad Pass. Stolen by Swin Cash.	20	17
7:39	Swin Cash made Two Point Shot.	22	17
7:24	Amber Jacobs missed Three Point Jumper.	22	17
7:22	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	22	17
7:22	Svetlana Abrosimova Loose Ball Foul	22	17
7:22	Full Timeout.	22	17
7:22	Tasha Butts enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	22	17
7:22	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	22	17
7:22	Tamika Williams enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	22	17
7:22	Ayana Walker enters the game for Ruth Riley.	22	17
7:03	Cheryl Ford missed Layup.	22	17
7:01	Amber Jacobs Defensive Rebound.	22	17
6:54	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	22	19
6:41	Merlakia Jones made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.	24	19
6:24	Katie Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Merlakia Jones.	24	19
6:16	Ayana Walker missed 6 ft Jumper.	24	19
6:15	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	24	19
6:09	Katie Smith made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	24	21
5:50	Merlakia Jones made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.	26	21
5:30	Katie Smith made Two Point Shot.	26	23
5:16	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Personal Foul	26	23
5:16	Ruth Riley enters the game for Cheryl Ford.	26	23
5:11	Deanna Nolan made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruth Riley.	29	23
5:00	Deanna Nolan Shooting Foul	29	23
5:00	Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 1 of 3.	29	24
5:00	Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 2 of 3.	29	25
5:00	Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 3 of 3.	29	26
4:50	Ruth Riley Lost Ball. Stolen by Amber Jacobs.	29	26
4:35	Katie Smith made Two Point Shot.	29	28
4:13	Deanna Nolan made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruth Riley.	32	28
3:50	Amber Jacobs missed 14 ft Jumper.	32	28
3:48	Ayana Walker Defensive Rebound.	32	28
3:43	Swin Cash made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.	34	28
3:40	Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.	34	28
3:40	Helen Darling enters the game for Amber Jacobs.	34	28
3:28	Katie Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.	34	28
3:27	Ayana Walker Defensive Rebound.	34	28
3:11	Merlakia Jones made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.	36	28
3:08	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Bad Pass. Stolen by Swin Cash.	36	28
2:54	Merlakia Jones missed Jumper.	36	28
2:53	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Defensive Rebou.	36	28
2:42	Swin Cash Personal Foul	36	28
2:42	Full Timeout.	36	28
2:42	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Tasha Butts.	36	28
2:42	Teresa Edwards enters the game for Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	36	28
2:42	Cheryl Ford enters the game for Ayana Walker.	36	28
2:26	Tamika Williams 3 second	36	28
2:14	Ruth Riley made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.	38	28
1:54	Helen Darling made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	38	31
1:45	Teresa Edwards Personal Foul	38	31
1:42	Teresa Edwards Shooting Foul	38	31
1:42	Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.	39	31
1:42	Tasha Butts enters the game for Teresa Edwards.	39	31
1:42	Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.	40	31
1:31	Nicole Ohlde missed 6 ft Jumper.	40	31
1:29	Swin Cash Defensive Rebound.	40	31
1:20	Deanna Nolan missed 10 ft Jumper.	40	31
1:19	Detroit Defensive Rebound.	40	31
1:19	Ayana Walker enters the game for Cheryl Ford.	40	31
1:02	Tasha Butts Bad Pass	40	31
1:02	Detroit Full Timeout.	40	31
1:02	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Tasha Butts.	40	31
46.9	Swin Cash missed 18 ft Jumper.	40	31
46.1	Detroit Defensive Rebound.	40	31
33.9	Nicole Ohlde missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Ayana Walker.	40	31
31.9	Swin Cash Defensive Rebound.	40	31
3.9	Ruth Riley missed 9 ft Jumper.	40	31
2.4	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	40	31
0.9	Helen Darling missed 52 ft Three Point Jumper.	40	31
0.0	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	40	31
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	40	31

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-0

Shock
70
Lynx
78

Game 1

4/7

Lynx
59
Shock
58

Game 2

1/8

Target Center

1:00 AM, 4 July 2004

Minneapolis, MN

Referees:
Lisa Mattingly
Shelley Nakasone
Clarke Stevens

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Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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