Lynx 68-52 Sun (23 Jul, 2004) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

13-9, 4-6 away

	1	2	T
MIN	33	35	68
CT	25	27	52

Connecticut Sun

12-12, 6-6 home

Lindsay Whalen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Wendy Palmer made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 4 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Nykesha Sales made 10 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed Layup.
Wendy Palmer made Layup.
Katie Douglas made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Katie Douglas missed Hook Shot. Blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Asjha Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Asjha Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Asjha Jones missed Layup. Blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Asjha Jones missed Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 18 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 9 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 5 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 16 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Katie Douglas missed 16 ft Jumper.
Wendy Palmer missed Layup. Blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Wendy Palmer made Layup.
Debbie Black missed 13 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup. Blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup.
Lindsay Whalen missed Layup. Blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 9 ft Jumper.
Wendy Palmer missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed Layup.
Wendy Palmer missed Layup. Blocked by Amanda Lassiter.
Lindsay Whalen missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Layup.
Katie Douglas missed 5 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made Layup.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Layup. Blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup. Blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Lindsay Whalen made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Jessica Brungo missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Wendy Palmer made Layup. Assisted by Jessica Brungo.
Katie Douglas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jessica Brungo made Layup.
Lindsay Whalen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones made Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Asjha Jones missed 11 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 16 ft Jumper.
Jen Derevjanik missed 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Nykesha Sales made Two Point Shot.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed 4 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Lindsay Whalen missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 13 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Debbie Black.
Debbie Black made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Katie Douglas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Lindsay Whalen missed Layup.
Asjha Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Asjha Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Asjha Jones missed 10 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Jessica Brungo.
Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Tamika Williams missed 12 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made Two Point Shot.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde missed 5 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup.
Teresa Edwards made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Teresa Edwards made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Teresa Edwards missed Layup.
Teresa Edwards made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Vanessa Hayden missed 4 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 11 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup. Blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Katie Smith made 24 ft Three Pointer. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde missed 5 ft Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup.
Katie Smith missed Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup. Blocked by Wendy Palmer.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling missed Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Helen Darling made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Teresa Edwards made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Helen Darling missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Tamika Williams missed 15 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 4 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup. Blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Tamika Williams made Layup.
Amber Jacobs missed Layup.
Amber Jacobs missed 12 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 14 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Nicole Ohlde missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
Teresa Edwards missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Amber Jacobs made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Amber Jacobs missed Three Point Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed 6 ft Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed Layup.
Vanessa Hayden made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden missed Jumper.
Amber Jacobs missed Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Vanessa Hayden made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Nicole Ohlde missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup. Blocked by Asjha Jones.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Layup.
Amanda Lassiter missed Layup.

LYNX

SUN

TIME		MIN	CT
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Nicole Ohlde vs. Taj McWilliams-Franklin. Katie Smith gains possession.	0	0
19:50	Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	3	0
19:34	Teresa Edwards Personal Foul	3	0
19:15	Lindsay Whalen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	0
19:13	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	3	0
18:55	Tamika Williams missed 12 ft Jumper.	3	0
18:53	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	3	0
18:40	Wendy Palmer made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	3	2
18:21	Katie Smith made Two Point Shot.	5	2
17:53	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 4 ft Jumper.	5	2
17:52	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	5	2
17:45	Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	7	2
17:44	Connecticut 20 Sec. Timeout.	7	2
17:31	Katie Douglas missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	2
17:30	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	7	2
17:30	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Loose Ball Foul	7	2
17:17	Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	2
17:15	Nykesha Sales Defensive Rebound.	7	2
17:06	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.	7	2
17:04	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	7	2
16:50	Katie Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.	7	2
16:47	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	7	2
16:30	Teresa Edwards missed 12 ft Jumper.	7	2
16:28	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	7	2
16:21	Tamika Williams 3 second	7	2
16:07	Nykesha Sales missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	2
16:04	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	7	2
15:53	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Foul	7	2
15:53	Nicole Ohlde Foul	7	2
15:53	Official Timeout.	7	2
15:38	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 1 ft Two Point Shot.	7	2
15:37	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	7	2
15:30	Tamika Williams missed Layup.	7	2
15:27	Lindsay Whalen Defensive Rebound.	7	2
15:12	Wendy Palmer Traveling	7	2
14:56	Tamika Williams missed Layup.	7	2
14:56	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	7	2
14:55	Wendy Palmer Shooting Foul	7	2
14:55	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	2
14:55	Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	2
14:55	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	8	2
14:34	Nykesha Sales made 10 ft Jumper.	8	4
14:18	Nicole Ohlde missed 5 ft Jumper.	8	4
14:15	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	8	4
14:14	Tamika Williams made Layup.	10	4
13:52	Katie Douglas missed Layup.	10	4
13:51	Wendy Palmer Offensive Rebound.	10	4
13:49	Wendy Palmer made Layup.	10	6
13:44	Teresa Edwards made 2 ft Two Point Shot.	12	6
13:33	Helen Darling Personal Foul	12	6
13:33	Asjha Jones enters the game for Wendy Palmer.	12	6
13:27	Katie Douglas made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	12	9
13:08	Teresa Edwards made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.	15	9
12:37	Katie Douglas missed Hook Shot. Blocked by Nicole Ohlde.	15	9
12:36	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	15	9
12:22	Teresa Edwards missed Layup.	15	9
12:21	Teresa Edwards Offensive Rebound.	15	9
12:18	Teresa Edwards made 6 ft Two Point Shot.	17	9
12:07	Tamika Williams Shooting Foul	17	9
12:07	Asjha Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	9
12:07	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	17	9
12:07	Le'Coe Willingham enters the game for Nykesha Sales.	17	9
12:07	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Teresa Edwards.	17	9
12:07	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	17	9
12:07	Asjha Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	9
12:07	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	17	9
11:53	Katie Douglas Personal Foul	17	9
11:53	Official Timeout.	17	9
11:49	Helen Darling Bad Pass. Stolen by Katie Douglas.	17	9
11:45	Katie Douglas made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	17	11
11:26	Vanessa Hayden missed 4 ft Jumper.	17	11
11:25	Lindsay Whalen Defensive Rebound.	17	11
11:21	Asjha Jones missed Layup. Blocked by Vanessa Hayden.	17	11
11:18	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	17	11
11:04	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 11 ft Jumper.	17	11
11:03	Lindsay Whalen Defensive Rebound.	17	11
10:48	Asjha Jones missed Jumper.	17	11
10:48	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	17	11
10:26	Katie Smith missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.	17	11
10:25	Lindsay Whalen Defensive Rebound.	17	11
10:25	Debbie Black enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	17	11
10:25	Nykesha Sales enters the game for Katie Douglas.	17	11
10:07	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 18 ft Jumper.	17	11
10:04	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	17	11
9:57	Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	20	11
9:33	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 9 ft Jumper.	20	13
9:11	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup. Blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	20	13
9:11	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	20	13
9:11	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Tamika Williams.	20	13
9:11	Amber Jacobs enters the game for Helen Darling.	20	13
8:59	Katie Smith made 24 ft Three Pointer. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	23	13
8:42	Asjha Jones missed 5 ft Jumper.	23	13
8:41	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	23	13
8:33	Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	13
8:32	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	23	13
8:22	Nykesha Sales missed 16 ft Jumper.	23	13
8:21	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	23	13
7:54	Vanessa Hayden made 11 ft Two Point Shot.	25	13
7:28	Asjha Jones made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	25	15
7:11	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.	25	15
7:09	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	25	15
7:09	Official Timeout.	25	15
7:09	Wendy Palmer enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	25	15
7:09	Katie Douglas enters the game for Asjha Jones.	25	15
7:09	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	25	15
7:07	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.	25	15
7:05	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	25	15
6:47	Amber Jacobs Personal Foul	25	15
6:41	Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul	25	15
6:28	Katie Douglas missed 16 ft Jumper.	25	15
6:26	Le'Coe Willingham Offensive Rebound.	25	15
6:20	Wendy Palmer missed Layup. Blocked by Nicole Ohlde.	25	15
6:18	Wendy Palmer Offensive Rebound.	25	15
6:16	Wendy Palmer made Layup.	25	17
5:58	Nicole Ohlde missed 5 ft Jumper.	25	17
5:56	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	25	17
5:45	Debbie Black missed 13 ft Jumper.	25	17
5:43	Le'Coe Willingham Offensive Rebound.	25	17
5:41	Nicole Ohlde Shooting Foul	25	17
5:41	Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	18
5:41	Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Debbie Black.	25	18
5:41	Tamika Williams enters the game for Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	25	18
5:41	Amanda Lassiter enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	25	18
5:41	Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	19
5:24	Amanda Lassiter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	19
5:22	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	25	19
5:13	Lindsay Whalen Bad Pass. Stolen by Nicole Ohlde.	25	19
5:07	Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	28	19
4:50	Nykesha Sales missed Layup. Blocked by Nicole Ohlde.	28	19
4:48	Le'Coe Willingham Offensive Rebound.	28	19
4:47	Le'Coe Willingham made Layup.	28	21
4:28	Nicole Ohlde made Layup.	30	21
4:20	Lindsay Whalen missed Layup. Blocked by Nicole Ohlde.	30	21
4:18	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	30	21
4:18	Taj McWilliams-Franklin enters the game for Le'Coe Willingham.	30	21
4:01	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 9 ft Jumper.	30	21
4:00	Amanda Lassiter Defensive Rebound.	30	21
3:47	Katie Smith missed Jumper.	30	21
3:47	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	30	21
3:47	Tamika Williams Loose Ball Foul	30	21
3:47	Official Timeout.	30	21
3:47	Asjha Jones enters the game for Nykesha Sales.	30	21
3:21	Wendy Palmer missed 17 ft Jumper.	30	21
3:19	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	30	21
2:56	Nicole Ohlde made Layup.	32	21
2:34	Lindsay Whalen missed Layup.	32	21
2:32	Amanda Lassiter Defensive Rebound.	32	21
2:25	Amber Jacobs Bad Pass. Stolen by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	32	21
2:12	Wendy Palmer missed Layup. Blocked by Amanda Lassiter.	32	21
2:10	Wendy Palmer Offensive Rebound.	32	21
1:57	Lindsay Whalen missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	32	21
1:54	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	32	21
1:45	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup. Blocked by Wendy Palmer.	32	21
1:43	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	32	21
1:39	Katie Smith Traveling	32	21
1:39	Nykesha Sales enters the game for Asjha Jones.	32	21
1:39	Le'Coe Willingham enters the game for Wendy Palmer.	32	21
1:39	Helen Darling enters the game for Amber Jacobs.	32	21
1:39	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	32	21
1:23	Le'Coe Willingham missed Layup.	32	21
1:22	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	32	21
1:07	Katie Douglas missed 5 ft Jumper.	32	21
1:06	Katie Douglas Offensive Rebound.	32	21
1:04	Katie Douglas made Layup.	32	23
1:04	Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.	32	23
28.1	Helen Darling Shooting Foul	32	23
28.1	Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.	32	24
28.1	Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.	32	25
9.4	Le'Coe Willingham Shooting Foul	32	25
9.4	Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	32	25
9.4	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	32	25
9.4	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	33	25
0.8	Le'Coe Willingham missed Layup. Blocked by Vanessa Hayden.	33	25
0.0	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	33	25
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	33	25

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-0

Sun
63
Lynx
66

Game 1

14/7

Lynx
68
Sun
52

Game 2

23/7

Mohegan Sun Arena

1:00 AM, 23 July 2004

Uncasville, CT

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
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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