Lynx 63-60 Mercury (19 Jul, 2004) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

12-9, 3-6 away

	1	2	T
MIN	29	34	63
PHO	30	30	60

Phoenix Mercury

8-12, 5-5 home

Penny Taylor made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Plenette Pierson made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Anna DeForge made Two Point Shot.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.
Anna DeForge made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Plenette Pierson made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tamika Williams.
Penny Taylor made 8 ft Jumper.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 10 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Anna DeForge missed 18 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 12 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Diana Taurasi missed 12 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 7 ft Jumper.
Shereka Wright missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Pointer.
Shereka Wright missed 22 ft Three Pointer.
Nicole Ohlde made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup. Blocked by Plenette Pierson.
Nicole Ohlde missed 15 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Katie Smith made 14 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Katie Smith made Two Point Shot.
Nicole Ohlde missed 6 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Layup.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Free Throw 1 of 3.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Helen Darling missed Layup. Blocked by Kayte Christensen.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup. Blocked by Kayte Christensen.
Katie Smith made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Vanessa Hayden.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Katie Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amanda Lassiter.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 19 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 11 ft Jumper. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Helen Darling missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tasha Butts missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup. Blocked by Plenette Pierson.
Teresa Edwards missed Layup.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed 9 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde missed 12 ft Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed 16 ft Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed 8 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Amber Jacobs made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Amanda Lassiter.
Katie Smith made Two Point Shot.
Tamika Williams missed 17 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Vanessa Hayden.
Vanessa Hayden missed Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.
Amber Jacobs missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Tamika Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made 17 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 18 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.

LYNX

MERCURY

TIME		MIN	PHO
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Nicole Ohlde vs. Slobodanka Tuvic. Teresa Edwards gains possession.	0	0
19:42	Slobodanka Tuvic Personal Foul	0	0
19:23	Nicole Ohlde made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	2	0
19:05	Penny Taylor made 8 ft Two Point Shot.	2	2
18:59	Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.	4	2
18:38	Diana Taurasi missed Layup.	4	2
18:37	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	4	2
18:21	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup. Blocked by Plenette Pierson.	4	2
18:19	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	4	2
18:15	Teresa Edwards Shooting Foul	4	2
18:15	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	3
18:15	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	4
18:15	Diana Taurasi Personal Foul	4	4
17:58	Nicole Ohlde missed 15 ft Jumper.	4	4
17:54	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	4	4
17:49	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	4	4
17:46	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	4	4
17:45	Penny Taylor Bad Pass	4	4
17:30	Katie Smith made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	7	4
17:09	Plenette Pierson made 12 ft Two Point Shot.	7	6
16:43	Katie Smith made 14 ft Jumper.	9	6
16:30	Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Slobodanka Tuvic.	9	8
16:22	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	11	8
16:05	Penny Taylor Offensive Foul	11	8
16:05	Penny Taylor Foul	11	8
15:53	Katie Smith made Two Point Shot.	13	8
15:33	Official Timeout.	13	8
15:33	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	13	8
15:25	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	8
15:22	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	13	8
15:10	Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	13	10
14:40	Nicole Ohlde missed 6 ft Jumper.	13	10
14:37	Kayte Christensen Defensive Rebound.	13	10
14:32	Anna DeForge Lost Ball. Stolen by Katie Smith.	13	10
14:30	Katie Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.	13	10
14:29	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	13	10
14:29	Kayte Christensen Shooting Foul	13	10
14:29	Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	10
14:29	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	13	10
14:29	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Teresa Edwards.	13	10
14:29	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	10
14:07	Penny Taylor Lost Ball. Stolen by Svetlana Abrosimova.	14	10
13:56	Tamika Williams made Layup.	16	10
13:56	Plenette Pierson Shooting Foul	16	10
13:56	Shereka Wright enters the game for Anna DeForge.	16	10
13:56	Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	16	10
13:56	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	16	10
13:40	Kayte Christensen Bad Pass	16	10
13:11	Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.	16	10
13:11	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	16	10
13:11	Nicole Ohlde Loose Ball Foul	16	10
13:11	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	16	10
12:56	Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	16	12
12:36	Helen Darling missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	12
12:33	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	16	12
12:26	Plenette Pierson Shooting Foul	16	12
12:26	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	16	12
12:26	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Free Throw 1 of 3.	16	12
12:26	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	16	12
12:26	Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 3.	17	12
12:26	Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 3 of 3.	18	12
12:07	Diana Taurasi Offensive Foul	18	12
12:07	Diana Taurasi Foul	18	12
11:42	Helen Darling missed Layup. Blocked by Kayte Christensen.	18	12
11:41	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	18	12
11:41	Jumpball. Helen Darling vs. Diana Taurasi. Kayte Christensen gains possession.	18	12
11:41	Official Timeout.	18	12
11:23	Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	12
11:22	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	18	12
11:14	Vanessa Hayden missed Layup. Blocked by Kayte Christensen.	18	12
11:12	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	18	12
11:12	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	18	12
11:12	Anna DeForge enters the game for Penny Taylor.	18	12
10:56	Vanessa Hayden Bad Pass	18	12
10:30	Ashley Robinson 3 second	18	12
10:30	Amber Jacobs enters the game for Helen Darling.	18	12
10:11	Katie Smith made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Vanessa Hayden.	20	12
9:48	Diana Taurasi made 11 ft Two Point Shot.	20	14
9:40	Tamika Williams Traveling	20	14
9:40	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Tamika Williams.	20	14
9:40	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	20	14
9:27	Nicole Ohlde Personal Foul	20	14
9:22	Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	14
9:21	Shereka Wright Offensive Rebound.	20	14
9:15	Amber Jacobs Personal Foul	20	14
9:03	Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	14
9:00	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	20	14
9:00	Amanda Lassiter enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	20	14
9:00	Penny Taylor enters the game for Shereka Wright.	20	14
9:00	Tamara Moore enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	20	14
9:00		20	14
9:00		20	14
8:32	Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.	20	14
8:30	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	20	14
8:15	Nicole Ohlde Bad Pass	20	14
7:58	Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	14
7:56	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	20	14
7:37	Katie Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amanda Lassiter.	23	14
7:13	Vanessa Hayden Shooting Foul	23	14
7:13	Official Timeout.	23	14
7:13	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Katie Smith.	23	14
7:13	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	23	14
7:13	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	23	14
7:13	Tamara Moore made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	15
7:13	Tamara Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	16
6:58	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	16
6:56	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	23	16
6:50	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	23	16
6:48	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	23	16
6:28	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Lost Ball. Stolen by Slobodanka Tuvic.	23	16
6:22	Anna DeForge made Two Point Shot.	23	18
6:05	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert 3 second	23	18
5:52	Slobodanka Tuvic made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	23	20
5:26	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	25	20
5:15	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Personal Foul	25	20
5:15	Helen Darling enters the game for Amber Jacobs.	25	20
4:58	Slobodanka Tuvic missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.	25	20
4:56	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Defensive Rebou.	25	20
4:50	Nicole Ohlde Lost Ball. Stolen by Tamara Moore.	25	20
4:43	Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	25	23
4:37	Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.	25	23
4:37	Katie Smith enters the game for Amanda Lassiter.	25	23
4:16	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 19 ft Jumper.	25	23
4:13	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	25	23
4:00	Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul	25	23
4:00	Official Timeout.	25	23
4:00	Tamika Williams enters the game for Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	25	23
3:47	Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	23
3:45	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	25	23
3:25	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 11 ft Jumper. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.	25	23
3:21	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	25	23
3:19	Anna DeForge Offensive Foul	25	23
3:19	Anna DeForge Foul	25	23
3:19	Tasha Butts enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	25	23
2:50	Helen Darling missed 9 ft Jumper.	25	23
2:49	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	25	23
2:49	Tamara Moore Shooting Foul	25	23
2:49	Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	23
2:49	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	25	23
2:49	Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	23
2:49	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	25	23
2:49	Tasha Butts Personal Foul	25	23
2:49	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	24
2:49	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	25
2:30	Tasha Butts missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	25
2:28	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	25	25
2:18	Penny Taylor Bad Pass	25	25
1:52	Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	25
1:51	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	25	25
1:38	Minnesota Full Timeout.	25	25
1:38	Amber Jacobs enters the game for Helen Darling.	25	25
1:38	Teresa Edwards enters the game for Tasha Butts.	25	25
1:37	Katie Smith Bad Pass	25	25
1:15	Kicked Ball	25	25
1:12	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass. Stolen by Teresa Edwards.	25	25
56.4	Slobodanka Tuvic Shooting Foul	25	25
56.4	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	25
56.4	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	25
43.9	Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.	27	27
29.9	Tamara Moore Shooting Foul	27	27
29.9	Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	28	27
29.9	Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	27
26.8	Phoenix 20 Sec. Timeout.	29	27
7.3	Anna DeForge made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	29	30
0.9	Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	30
0.1	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	29	30
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	29	30

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 3-1

Mercury
68
Lynx
76

Game 1

6/6

Lynx
46
Mercury
69

Game 2

23/6

Mercury
59
Lynx
61

Game 3

10/7

Lynx
63
Mercury
60

Game 4

19/7

Footprint Center

2:00 AM, 19 July 2004

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Las Vegas	27	13	.675	3	W5
Seattle	25	15	.625	5	W1
Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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