Mercury 71-69 Monarchs (23 Jul, 2004) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

10-12, 4-7 away

	1	2	T
PHO	35	36	71
SAC	37	32	69

Sacramento Monarchs

10-12, 5-6 home

Tangela Smith made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Tangela Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made Two Point Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 20 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made 5 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Tangela Smith missed 8 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed 17 ft Jumper. Blocked by Anna DeForge.
Rebekkah Brunson made 7 ft Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton made 15 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.
Lady Grooms missed 15 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lady Grooms.
Kara Lawson missed Two Point Shot.
Lady Grooms made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
Tangela Smith missed 15 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Lady Grooms missed 12 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Penny Taylor.
Tangela Smith missed 20 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith missed 15 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 9 ft Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
DeMya Walker made Layup.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed 7 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Two Point Shot.
DeMya Walker missed 9 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 6 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 19 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Yolanda Griffith made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
DeMya Walker made 14 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Tangela Smith made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 4 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Jumper.
Lady Grooms missed 8 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Yolanda Griffith missed 12 ft Jumper.
Lady Grooms missed 17 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 5 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga missed 18 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.
DeMya Walker missed 16 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 14 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.
Kara Lawson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Kara Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 18 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
DeMya Walker missed Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Kara Lawson missed Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 10 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 10 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 5 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 3 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.
Anna DeForge missed 14 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Anna DeForge missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Anna DeForge made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Jae Cross made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jae Cross made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kayte Christensen missed Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed Layup.
Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Plenette Pierson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Shereka Wright missed Layup. Blocked by Tangela Smith.
Tamara Moore missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Plenette Pierson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Hamchetou Maiga.
Anna DeForge made 15 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jae Cross.
Anna DeForge made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Jae Cross missed 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jae Cross made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Anna DeForge missed Layup.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jae Cross missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jae Cross made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup. Blocked by Tangela Smith.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.

MERCURY

MONARCHS

TIME		PHO	SAC
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Slobodanka Tuvic vs. Yolanda Griffith. Edna Campbell gains possession.	0	0
19:32	Tangela Smith made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.	0	2
19:13	Diana Taurasi missed 10 ft Jumper.	0	2
19:12	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:42	Tangela Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.	0	2
18:42	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	0	2
18:42	24 second	0	2
18:22	Slobodanka Tuvic Bad Pass. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	0	2
18:17	Ticha Penicheiro made Two Point Shot.	0	4
18:17	Anna DeForge Shooting Foul	0	4
18:17	Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	0	4
18:16	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	0	4
17:55	Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	4
17:54	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	0	4
17:46	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass	0	4
17:30	Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	4
17:30	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	0	4
17:23	Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	0	6
17:09	Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.	2	6
16:43	Ticha Penicheiro missed 20 ft Jumper.	2	6
16:42	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	2	6
16:37	Yolanda Griffith Shooting Foul	2	6
16:37	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	6
16:37	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	6
16:23	DeMya Walker made 5 ft Jumper.	4	8
16:04	Penny Taylor missed 10 ft Jumper.	4	8
16:02	Plenette Pierson Offensive Rebound.	4	8
16:01	Plenette Pierson made 5 ft Jumper.	6	8
15:49	Yolanda Griffith made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	6	10
15:32	Slobodanka Tuvic missed 3 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.	6	10
15:30	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	6	10
15:18	Tangela Smith missed 8 ft Jumper.	6	10
15:17	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	6	10
15:11	Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	8	10
15:11	Tangela Smith Shooting Foul	8	10
15:11	Official Timeout.	8	10
15:11	Kara Lawson enters the game for DeMya Walker.	8	10
15:11	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Tangela Smith.	8	10
15:11	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	8	10
15:11	Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	8	10
15:11	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	8	10
14:41	Hamchetou Maiga made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.	8	12
14:29	Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	10	12
14:12	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul	10	12
14:12	Ruthie Bolton enters the game for Edna Campbell.	10	12
14:12	Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	13
14:12	Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	14
13:59	Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.	12	14
13:38	Hamchetou Maiga Lost Ball. Stolen by Diana Taurasi.	12	14
13:33	Anna DeForge missed 14 ft Jumper.	12	14
13:33	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	12	14
13:33	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	12	14
13:10	Rebekkah Brunson Lost Ball. Stolen by Diana Taurasi.	12	14
13:04	Kara Lawson Shooting Foul	12	14
13:04	Chantelle Anderson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	12	14
13:04	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	14
13:04	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	14
12:51	Kara Lawson missed 17 ft Jumper. Blocked by Anna DeForge.	14	14
12:48	Rebekkah Brunson Offensive Rebound.	14	14
12:47	Rebekkah Brunson made 7 ft Jumper.	14	16
12:26	Penny Taylor made Layup.	16	16
12:18	Ruthie Bolton made 15 ft Jumper.	16	18
11:57	Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	19	18
11:37	Rebekkah Brunson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.	18	20
11:14	Plenette Pierson Bad Pass. Stolen by Kara Lawson.	18	20
11:11	Hamchetou Maiga Traveling	18	20
11:11	Official Timeout.	18	20
11:11	Jae Cross enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	18	20
11:11	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	18	20
10:49	Anna DeForge missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	18	20
10:48	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	18	20
10:37	Hamchetou Maiga Offensive Foul	18	20
10:37	Hamchetou Maiga Foul	18	20
10:37	Lady Grooms enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	18	20
10:26	Anna DeForge made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	20	20
10:12	Lady Grooms missed 15 ft Jumper.	20	20
10:11	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	20	20
9:51	Rebekkah Brunson Shooting Foul	20	20
9:51	Jae Cross made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	20
9:51	Jae Cross made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	20
9:45	Kara Lawson Bad Pass	22	20
9:30	Kayte Christensen missed Jumper.	22	20
9:29	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	22	20
9:29	Kayte Christensen Loose Ball Foul	22	20
9:18	Rebekkah Brunson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lady Grooms.	22	22
9:07	Anna DeForge missed Layup.	22	22
9:06	Ruthie Bolton Defensive Rebound.	22	22
9:02	Kara Lawson missed Two Point Shot.	22	22
9:00	Jae Cross Defensive Rebound.	22	22
8:47	Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	22
8:45	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	22	22
8:45	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Anna DeForge.	22	22
8:45	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	22	22
8:45	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	22	22
8:45	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Ruthie Bolton.	22	22
8:45	Shereka Wright enters the game for Penny Taylor.	22	22
8:42	Lady Grooms Personal Foul	22	22
8:41	Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	24	22
8:23	Tamara Moore enters the game for Jae Cross.	24	22
8:23	Tangela Smith enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	27	24
8:07	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	22
8:03	Slobodanka Tuvic Offensive Rebound.	24	22
7:50	Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.	27	22
7:28	Lady Grooms made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	27	24
7:01	Diana Taurasi missed Layup.	27	24
7:00	Diana Taurasi Offensive Rebound.	27	24
6:58	Diana Taurasi missed Layup.	27	24
6:58	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	27	24
6:52	Tangela Smith missed Layup.	27	24
6:50	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	27	24
6:50	Chantelle Anderson Loose Ball Foul	27	24
6:50	Official Timeout.	27	24
6:50	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Chantelle Anderson.	27	24
6:37	Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.	30	24
6:05	Tangela Smith missed 15 ft Jumper.	30	24
6:03	Shereka Wright Defensive Rebound.	30	24
5:46	Plenette Pierson missed 16 ft Jumper.	30	24
5:43	Shereka Wright Offensive Rebound.	30	24
5:41	Shereka Wright missed Layup. Blocked by Tangela Smith.	30	24
5:41	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	30	24
5:41	DeMya Walker enters the game for Kara Lawson.	30	24
5:30	Shereka Wright Bad Pass. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	30	24
5:28	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul	30	24
5:28	Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	25
5:28	Anna DeForge enters the game for Shereka Wright.	30	25
5:28	Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.	30	26
5:07	Tamara Moore missed Layup.	30	26
5:07	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	30	26
4:56	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.	30	26
4:54	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	30	26
4:54	Penny Taylor enters the game for Tamara Moore.	30	26
4:41	Lady Grooms missed 12 ft Jumper.	30	26
4:41	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	30	26
4:28	Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.	30	26
4:26	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	30	26
4:16	Slobodanka Tuvic Personal Foul	30	26
4:16	Kara Lawson enters the game for Lady Grooms.	30	26
4:00	Yolanda Griffith missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Penny Taylor.	30	26
4:00	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	30	26
4:00	Official Timeout.	30	26
3:57	Tangela Smith missed 20 ft Jumper.	30	26
3:55	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	30	26
3:42	Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	32	26
3:16	DeMya Walker made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	32	28
2:47	Slobodanka Tuvic Offensive Foul	32	28
2:47	Slobodanka Tuvic Foul	32	28
2:47	Ruthie Bolton enters the game for Kara Lawson.	32	28
2:47	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	32	28
2:27	Ashley Robinson Personal Foul	32	28
2:10	Yolanda Griffith missed 15 ft Jumper.	32	28
2:09	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	32	28
2:03	Ticha Penicheiro Shooting Foul	32	28
2:03	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	33	28
2:03	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	34	28
1:54	DeMya Walker missed 9 ft Jumper.	34	28
1:53	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	34	28
1:27	Ruthie Bolton made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	34	31
1:08	Jumpball. Diana Taurasi vs. Yolanda Griffith. Penny Taylor gains possession.	34	31
1:01	Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	34	31
59.9	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	34	31
48.9	Tangela Smith missed Layup.	34	31
47.1	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	34	31
47.1	DeMya Walker made Layup.	34	33
43.9	Ashley Robinson Bad Pass. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	34	33
34.4	Penny Taylor Shooting Foul	34	33
34.4	DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	34	33
34.4	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	34	33
34.4	DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	34	33
33.9	Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound.	34	33
31.9	Tangela Smith missed 7 ft Jumper.	34	33
31.9	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	34	33
31.9	Ashley Robinson Loose Ball Foul	34	33
31.9	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	34	34
31.9	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	34	35
26.9	Phoenix Full Timeout.	34	35
26.9	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	34	35
26.9	Anna DeForge Bad Pass. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	34	35
3.6	Ticha Penicheiro made Two Point Shot.	34	37
0.0	Plenette Pierson Bad Pass	34	37
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	34	37

Regular Season Series

SAC wins 2-1

Monarchs
72
Mercury
66

Game 1

20/5

Mercury
57
Monarchs
63

Game 2

28/6

Mercury
71
Monarchs
69

Game 3

23/7

3:00 AM, 23 July 2004

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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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