Monarchs 85-70 Sun (10 Jul, 2004) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Monarchs

7-9, 3-5 away

	1	2	T
SAC	41	44	85
CT	39	31	70

Connecticut Sun

10-8, 6-5 home

Wendy Palmer made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Lindsay Whalen missed Layup.
Wendy Palmer made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Wendy Palmer.
Nykesha Sales made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Nykesha Sales missed 14 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Jumper. Assisted by Candace Futrell.
Nykesha Sales missed 15 ft Jumper.
Wendy Palmer made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Candace Futrell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Asjha Jones.
Candace Futrell missed Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candace Futrell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Candace Futrell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nykesha Sales made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Nykesha Sales missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 4 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales missed 18 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup. Blocked by DeMya Walker.
Nykesha Sales missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 19 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Wendy Palmer missed 15 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed Jumper. Blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.
Lindsay Whalen missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup.
Katie Douglas made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Katie Douglas missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Wendy Palmer missed Layup.
Katie Douglas missed Layup.
Katie Douglas made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Katie Douglas missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Two Point Shot.
Wendy Palmer made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Nykesha Sales missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed 10 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 15 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Asjha Jones.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Two Point Shot.
Katie Douglas made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Debbie Black.
Candace Futrell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Asjha Jones missed 14 ft Jumper.
Candace Futrell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Wendy Palmer missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Asjha Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Debbie Black.
Nykesha Sales missed 6 ft Jumper.
Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Jessica Brungo missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Le'Coe Willingham missed 5 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
DeMya Walker missed Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 10 ft Jumper.
Edna Campbell missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Yolanda Griffith made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Edna Campbell.
Tangela Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 8 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Layup.
Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.
Tangela Smith made Two Point Shot.
Chantelle Anderson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga made Layup.
Tangela Smith made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Tangela Smith missed 8 ft Jumper.
Chantelle Anderson made Layup.
Tangela Smith missed Jumper. Blocked by Asjha Jones.
Ruthie Bolton missed Layup.
DeMya Walker made Layup.
Ruthie Bolton missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Edna Campbell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
DeMya Walker missed 6 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup. Blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Tangela Smith made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith missed 8 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Hamchetou Maiga missed 17 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.
Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Kara Lawson made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Hamchetou Maiga made Two Point Shot.
Hamchetou Maiga made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Chantelle Anderson missed Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga made Two Point Shot.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Jumper. Blocked by Asjha Jones.
Tangela Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Ruthie Bolton made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Ruthie Bolton missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup.
Tangela Smith made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Kara Lawson made 18 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tangela Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
DeMya Walker made Two Point Shot.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tangela Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
DeMya Walker missed 11 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Yolanda Griffith missed 4 ft Jumper.

MONARCHS

SUN

TIME		SAC	CT
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Yolanda Griffith vs. Taj McWilliams-Franklin. Tangela Smith gains possession.	0	0
19:47	Yolanda Griffith made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	2	0
19:29	Wendy Palmer made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	2	2
18:58	DeMya Walker missed Jumper.	2	2
18:57	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:40	Nykesha Sales Lost Ball. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	2	2
18:35	Tangela Smith made 10 ft Jumper.	4	2
18:25	Nykesha Sales Bad Pass	4	2
18:14	Edna Campbell missed 19 ft Jumper.	4	2
18:10	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	4	2
18:04	Lindsay Whalen missed Layup.	4	2
18:00	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:50	Tangela Smith missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	4	2
17:47	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:42	Nykesha Sales Bad Pass. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	4	2
17:28	Yolanda Griffith made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Edna Campbell.	6	2
17:09	Wendy Palmer made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	6	4
16:54	Tangela Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.	6	4
16:52	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	6	4
16:40	Ticha Penicheiro made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	4
16:30	Lindsay Whalen Offensive Foul	9	4
16:30	Lindsay Whalen Foul	9	4
16:30	Kara Lawson enters the game for Edna Campbell.	9	4
16:09	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Tangela Smith.	9	4
16:09	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for DeMya Walker.	9	4
16:00	Ticha Penicheiro missed 8 ft Jumper.	9	4
16:00	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	9	4
15:56	Rebekkah Brunson Shooting Foul	9	4
15:56	Official Timeout.	9	4
15:56	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	4
15:56	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	9	4
15:56	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	5
15:34	Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.	9	5
15:33	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	9	5
15:11	Katie Douglas missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	5
15:10	Hamchetou Maiga Defensive Rebound.	9	5
15:03	Ticha Penicheiro missed Layup.	9	5
15:02	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	9	5
14:51	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Wendy Palmer.	9	7
14:33	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass. Stolen by Wendy Palmer.	9	7
14:23	Nykesha Sales made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	9	10
13:56	Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.	12	10
13:38	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	12	12
13:19	Wendy Palmer Shooting Foul	12	12
13:19	Candace Futrell enters the game for Katie Douglas.	12	12
13:19	Asjha Jones enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	12	12
13:19	Tangela Smith enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	12	12
13:19	Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	12
13:19	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	12	12
13:19	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	12
13:11	Nykesha Sales missed 14 ft Jumper.	13	12
13:11	Candace Futrell Offensive Rebound.	13	12
13:08	Candace Futrell Lost Ball. Stolen by Kara Lawson.	13	12
13:04	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	15	12
12:53	Nykesha Sales made Jumper. Assisted by Candace Futrell.	15	14
12:42	Wendy Palmer Personal Foul	15	14
12:42	Chantelle Anderson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	15	14
12:33	Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.	18	14
12:22	Nykesha Sales missed 15 ft Jumper.	18	14
12:22	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	18	14
12:17	Lindsay Whalen Bad Pass	18	14
12:00	Tangela Smith made Two Point Shot.	20	14
11:49	Wendy Palmer made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	20	17
11:36	Chantelle Anderson missed 7 ft Jumper.	20	17
11:33	Hamchetou Maiga Offensive Rebound.	20	17
11:32	Hamchetou Maiga made Layup.	22	17
11:22	Candace Futrell Bad Pass. Stolen by Hamchetou Maiga.	22	17
11:15	Tangela Smith made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	24	17
10:56	Candace Futrell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Asjha Jones.	24	20
10:48	Tangela Smith missed 8 ft Jumper.	24	20
10:47	Chantelle Anderson Offensive Rebound.	24	20
10:42	Chantelle Anderson made Layup.	26	20
10:19	Candace Futrell missed Jumper.	26	20
10:18	Chantelle Anderson Defensive Rebound.	26	20
10:03	Tangela Smith missed Jumper. Blocked by Asjha Jones.	26	20
10:00	Nykesha Sales Defensive Rebound.	26	20
9:56	Asjha Jones missed Jumper.	26	20
9:55	Hamchetou Maiga Defensive Rebound.	26	20
9:47	Ruthie Bolton missed Layup.	26	20
9:45	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	26	20
9:45	Official Timeout.	26	20
9:45	Jen Derevjanik enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	26	20
9:45	Katie Douglas enters the game for Nykesha Sales.	26	20
9:45	Taj McWilliams-Franklin enters the game for Wendy Palmer.	26	20
9:45	DeMya Walker enters the game for Chantelle Anderson.	26	20
9:26	DeMya Walker made Layup.	28	20
9:06	Tangela Smith Shooting Foul	28	20
9:06	Katie Douglas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	28	20
9:06	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	28	20
9:06	Katie Douglas made Free Throw 2 of 2.	28	21
8:52	Ruthie Bolton missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	28	21
8:48	Jen Derevjanik Defensive Rebound.	28	21
8:41	Candace Futrell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	28	21
8:38	Asjha Jones Offensive Rebound.	28	21
8:37	Asjha Jones missed Layup.	28	21
8:36	Candace Futrell Offensive Rebound.	28	21
8:36	Tangela Smith Personal Foul	28	21
8:36	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	28	21
8:18	Candace Futrell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	28	21
8:15	Candace Futrell Offensive Rebound.	28	21
8:15	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Kara Lawson.	28	21
8:07	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.	28	23
8:07	Yolanda Griffith Shooting Foul	28	23
8:07	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 1.	28	24
7:50	DeMya Walker missed Layup.	28	24
7:48	Katie Douglas Shooting Foul	28	24
7:48	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	28	24
7:48	Official Timeout.	28	24
7:48	Edna Campbell enters the game for Ruthie Bolton.	28	24
7:48	Nykesha Sales enters the game for Candace Futrell.	28	24
7:48	Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	28	24
7:48	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	28	24
7:48	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	24
7:18	Nykesha Sales made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.	29	27
7:03	Nykesha Sales Personal Foul	29	27
6:41	Ticha Penicheiro made 9 ft Two Point Shot.	31	27
6:11	Nykesha Sales missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	27
6:11	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	31	27
5:54	Tangela Smith made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	33	27
5:39	Asjha Jones missed 4 ft Jumper.	33	27
5:37	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	33	27
5:37	Tangela Smith Lost Ball. Stolen by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	33	27
5:35	Ticha Penicheiro Shooting Foul	33	27
5:35	Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Jen Derevjanik.	33	27
5:35	Wendy Palmer enters the game for Asjha Jones.	33	27
5:35	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.	33	28
5:35	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	33	29
5:20	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	35	29
5:01	Nykesha Sales missed 18 ft Jumper.	35	29
4:58	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Offensive Re.	35	29
4:56	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup. Blocked by DeMya Walker.	35	29
4:54	Katie Douglas Offensive Rebound.	35	29
4:52	Nykesha Sales missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	35	29
4:48	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	35	29
4:39	Edna Campbell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	38	29
4:30	Connecticut 20 Sec. Timeout.	38	29
4:30	Kara Lawson enters the game for Edna Campbell.	38	29
4:30	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Tangela Smith.	38	29
4:13	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 19 ft Jumper.	38	29
4:11	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	38	29
4:11	Katie Douglas Loose Ball Foul	38	29
3:53	Yolanda Griffith Lost Ball. Stolen by Lindsay Whalen.	38	29
3:47	Lindsay Whalen made 1 ft Two Point Shot.	38	31
3:34	Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.	38	31
3:32	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	38	31
3:15	DeMya Walker missed 6 ft Jumper.	38	31
3:14	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	38	31
3:14	Yolanda Griffith Loose Ball Foul	38	31
3:14	Official Timeout.	38	31
2:54	Kara Lawson Shooting Foul	38	31
2:54	Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.	38	32
2:54	Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.	38	33
2:36	Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.	41	33
2:15	Wendy Palmer missed 15 ft Jumper.	41	33
2:14	Lindsay Whalen Offensive Rebound.	41	33
2:10	Nykesha Sales missed Jumper. Blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.	41	33
2:06	Lindsay Whalen Offensive Rebound.	41	33
2:02	Lindsay Whalen missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	41	33
2:00	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Offensive Re.	41	33
1:59	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup.	41	35
1:39	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass. Stolen by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	41	35
1:35	Katie Douglas made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	41	37
1:27	Sacramento 20 Sec. Timeout.	41	37
1:02	Ticha Penicheiro missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	41	37
1:01	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	41	37
48.9	Katie Douglas missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	41	37
46.9	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	41	37
45.5	Rebekkah Brunson Bad Pass. Stolen by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	41	37
42.8	Nykesha Sales made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	41	39
21.9	DeMya Walker missed Layup.	41	39
18.9	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	41	39
17.5	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup. Blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	41	39
14.9	Nykesha Sales Defensive Rebound.	41	39
6.9	Wendy Palmer missed Layup.	41	39
4.7	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	41	39
0.0	Ruthie Bolton enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	12	12
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	41	39

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sun
83
Monarchs
76

Game 1

13/6

Monarchs
85
Sun
70

Game 2

10/7

Mohegan Sun Arena

12:00 AM, 10 July 2004

Uncasville, CT

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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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