Mystics 74-67 Mercury (18 Sep, 2004) Play-by-Play

Washington Mystics

17-16, 6-10 away

	1	2	T
WAS	28	46	74
PHO	39	28	67

Phoenix Mercury

16-17, 9-7 home

Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Alana Beard.
Diana Taurasi made Layup.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed Layup. Blocked by Aiysha Smith.
Penny Taylor made Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor missed 10 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kayte Christensen missed Jumper. Blocked by Chasity Melvin.
Kayte Christensen made 15 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Three Point Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed 19 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 12 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gwen Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Gwen Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Plenette Pierson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Gwen Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Gwen Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Plenette Pierson made Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor missed 16 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup. Blocked by Chasity Melvin.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Plenette Pierson made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Kayte Christensen made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor missed 8 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 6 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Penny Taylor missed 8 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Plenette Pierson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gwen Jackson made Layup.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gwen Jackson missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki McCray made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Murriel Page missed 15 ft Jumper.
Stacey Dales-Schuman made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alana Beard.
Alana Beard made Two Point Shot.
Stacey Dales-Schuman missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Alana Beard missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made 4 ft Jumper.
Alana Beard made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Alana Beard made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alana Beard made 16 ft Jumper.
Alana Beard made Two Point Shot.
Stacey Dales-Schuman made Layup. Assisted by Murriel Page.
Murriel Page made Layup. Assisted by Alana Beard.
Murriel Page missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Chasity Melvin missed 7 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Coco Miller missed 13 ft Jumper.
Murriel Page made Layup. Assisted by Coco Miller.
Aiysha Smith missed 8 ft Jumper.
Coco Miller made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nakia Sanford.
Nakia Sanford missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nakia Sanford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamicha Jackson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Stacey Dales-Schuman made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.
Nakia Sanford missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Stacey Dales-Schuman made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Stacey Dales-Schuman missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamicha Jackson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Alana Beard missed 11 ft Jumper.
Murriel Page missed 12 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Aiysha Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed 7 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed 17 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed 8 ft Jumper.
Alana Beard made Two Point Shot.
Murriel Page missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Murriel Page made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alana Beard missed 16 ft Jumper.
Alana Beard missed 16 ft Jumper.
Murriel Page missed 11 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Layup.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Murriel Page missed Layup.
Alana Beard made 11 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Stacey Dales-Schuman.
Coco Miller missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stacey Dales-Schuman missed Layup. Blocked by Plenette Pierson.
Alana Beard made Layup.
Alana Beard missed Layup.
Coco Miller made Layup.
Murriel Page made Two Point Shot.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alana Beard made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Alana Beard made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamicha Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Alana Beard made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson made Layup.
Alana Beard missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nakia Sanford made 10 ft Hook Shot.
Nakia Sanford missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Alana Beard missed Layup.
Alana Beard missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Coco Miller made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.
Alana Beard missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Coco Miller missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nakia Sanford made Layup.
Chasity Melvin missed 10 ft Jumper.
Alana Beard made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Alana Beard made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Murriel Page made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Murriel Page missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alana Beard made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Alana Beard made Free Throw 2 of 2.

MYSTICS

MERCURY

TIME		WAS	PHO
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Nakia Sanford vs. Slobodanka Tuvic. Alana Beard gains possession.	0	0
19:45	Nakia Sanford Lost Ball. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	0	0
19:45	Nakia Sanford Personal Foul	0	0
19:22	Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:21	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:07	Chasity Melvin Bad Pass	0	0
18:49	Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:49	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:49	Slobodanka Tuvic Loose Ball Foul	0	0
18:32	Murriel Page missed 15 ft Jumper.	0	0
18:30	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:21	Plenette Pierson missed 8 ft Jumper.	0	0
18:19	Alana Beard Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:13	Stacey Dales-Schuman made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alana Beard.	3	0
18:00	Penny Taylor missed Jumper.	3	0
17:59	Alana Beard Defensive Rebound.	3	0
17:51	Alana Beard made Two Point Shot.	5	0
17:35	Anna DeForge missed Two Point Shot.	5	0
17:31	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	5	0
17:27	Jumpball. Murriel Page vs. Penny Taylor. Alana Beard gains possession.	5	0
17:21	Stacey Dales-Schuman missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	0
17:17	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	5	0
17:09	Nakia Sanford Personal Foul	5	0
16:57	Diana Taurasi missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Alana Beard.	5	0
16:52	Diana Taurasi Offensive Rebound.	5	2
16:52	Diana Taurasi made Layup.	5	2
16:42	Aiysha Smith enters the game for Nakia Sanford.	5	2
16:27	Alana Beard missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	2
16:24	Washington Defensive Rebound.	5	2
16:06	Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	2
16:06	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	5	2
16:06	Plenette Pierson Loose Ball Foul	5	2
15:53	Official Timeout.	5	2
15:48	Slobodanka Tuvic Personal Foul	5	2
15:48	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	5	2
15:42	Alana Beard Lost Ball. Stolen by Plenette Pierson.	5	2
15:37	Anna DeForge missed Layup. Blocked by Aiysha Smith.	5	2
15:34	Murriel Page Defensive Rebound.	5	2
15:17	Chasity Melvin made 4 ft Jumper.	7	2
15:03	Penny Taylor made Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	7	4
14:41	Kayte Christensen Shooting Foul	7	4
14:41	Alana Beard made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	4
14:41	Alana Beard made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	4
14:23	Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.	9	6
14:07	Alana Beard made 16 ft Jumper.	11	6
13:52	Penny Taylor missed 10 ft Jumper.	11	6
13:52	Plenette Pierson Offensive Rebound.	11	6
13:52	Murriel Page Shooting Foul	11	6
13:52	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	7
13:52	Nikki McCray enters the game for Anna DeForge.	11	7
13:52	Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	7
13:51	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	11	7
13:36	Alana Beard made Two Point Shot.	13	7
13:14	Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	13	9
12:52	Stacey Dales-Schuman made Layup. Assisted by Murriel Page.	15	9
12:30	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	9
12:29	Alana Beard Defensive Rebound.	15	9
12:26	Murriel Page made Layup. Assisted by Alana Beard.	17	9
12:26	Penny Taylor Shooting Foul	17	9
12:26	Coco Miller enters the game for Stacey Dales-Schuman.	17	9
12:26	Phoenix 20 Sec. Timeout.	17	9
12:26	Murriel Page missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	17	9
12:26	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	17	9
12:11	Kayte Christensen missed Jumper. Blocked by Chasity Melvin.	17	9
12:11	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	17	9
12:00	Kayte Christensen made 15 ft Jumper.	17	11
11:44	Chasity Melvin missed 7 ft Jumper.	17	11
11:44	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	17	11
11:44	Kayte Christensen Shooting Foul	17	11
11:44	Official Timeout.	17	11
11:44	Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	11
11:44	Washington Offensive Rebound.	17	11
11:44	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	11
11:21	Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	14
11:03	Nikki McCray Personal Foul	18	14
10:48	Murriel Page Bad Pass. Stolen by Kayte Christensen.	18	14
10:33	Plenette Pierson missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.	18	14
10:32	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	18	16
10:32	Penny Taylor made Layup.	18	16
10:22	Coco Miller missed 13 ft Jumper.	18	16
10:21	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	18	16
10:10	Penny Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Alana Beard.	18	16
10:03	Murriel Page made Layup. Assisted by Coco Miller.	20	16
9:44	Diana Taurasi made Three Point Jumper.	20	19
9:33	Chasity Melvin Offensive Foul	20	19
9:33	Chasity Melvin Foul	20	19
9:33	Official Timeout.	20	19
9:33	Stacey Dales-Schuman enters the game for Murriel Page.	20	19
9:33	Tamicha Jackson enters the game for Alana Beard.	20	19
9:33	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	20	19
9:33	Gwen Jackson enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	20	19
9:33	Anna DeForge enters the game for Nikki McCray.	20	19
9:10	Slobodanka Tuvic made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	20	21
8:48	Aiysha Smith missed 8 ft Jumper.	20	21
8:45	Gwen Jackson Defensive Rebound.	20	21
8:41	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	20	21
8:38	Anna DeForge Offensive Rebound.	20	21
8:30	Nakia Sanford enters the game for Aiysha Smith.	20	21
8:30	Jae Cross enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	20	21
8:27	Penny Taylor missed 19 ft Jumper.	20	21
8:25	Nakia Sanford Defensive Rebound.	20	21
8:11	Coco Miller made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nakia Sanford.	22	21
7:50	Slobodanka Tuvic missed 12 ft Jumper.	22	21
7:48	Nakia Sanford Defensive Rebound.	22	21
7:35	Gwen Jackson Shooting Foul	22	21
7:35	Official Timeout.	22	21
7:35	Nakia Sanford missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	21
7:35	Washington Offensive Rebound.	22	21
7:35	Nakia Sanford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	21
7:33	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	22	21
7:09	Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	21
7:07	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	22	21
6:54	Tamicha Jackson missed 15 ft Jumper.	22	21
6:52	Jae Cross Defensive Rebound.	22	21
6:45	Gwen Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	22	23
6:24	Stacey Dales-Schuman made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.	25	23
5:58	Penny Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Slobodanka Tuvic.	25	26
5:37	Tamicha Jackson Bad Pass	25	26
5:37	Alana Beard enters the game for Coco Miller.	25	26
5:37	Murriel Page enters the game for Chasity Melvin.	25	26
5:37	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Jae Cross.	25	26
5:26	Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	25	28
5:05	Nakia Sanford missed 10 ft Jumper.	25	28
5:03	Nakia Sanford Offensive Rebound.	25	28
4:52	Tamicha Jackson missed 16 ft Jumper.	25	28
4:52	Washington Offensive Rebound.	25	28
4:52	24 second	25	28
4:35	Gwen Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	28
4:31	Tamicha Jackson Defensive Rebound.	25	28
4:30	Penny Taylor Personal Foul	25	28
4:30	Stacey Dales-Schuman made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	28
4:30	Nikki McCray enters the game for Penny Taylor.	26	28
4:30	Stacey Dales-Schuman missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	28
4:28	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	26	28
4:11	Slobodanka Tuvic Lost Ball. Stolen by Alana Beard.	26	28
3:59	Tamicha Jackson missed 16 ft Jumper.	26	28
3:58	Washington Defensive Rebound.	26	28
3:58	Official Timeout.	26	28
3:58	Chasity Melvin enters the game for Tamicha Jackson.	26	28
3:58	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	26	28
3:36	Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.	26	28
3:34	Nakia Sanford Defensive Rebound.	26	28
3:17	Alana Beard missed 11 ft Jumper.	26	28
3:17	Washington Defensive Rebound.	26	28
3:17	Alana Beard Loose Ball Foul	26	28
3:09	Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.	26	30
3:09	Nakia Sanford Shooting Foul	26	30
3:09	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.	26	31
3:02	Gwen Jackson Double Personal Foul. Nakia Sanford gains possession.	26	31
3:02	Aiysha Smith enters the game for Nakia Sanford.	26	31
2:58	Kicked Ball	26	31
2:41	Murriel Page missed 12 ft Jumper.	26	31
2:40	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	26	31
2:16	Plenette Pierson missed 10 ft Jumper.	26	31
2:15	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	26	31
2:15	Nikki McCray Personal Foul	26	31
2:15	Penny Taylor enters the game for Nikki McCray.	26	31
2:15	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	31
2:15	Coco Miller enters the game for Stacey Dales-Schuman.	27	31
2:15	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	28	31
1:53	Plenette Pierson missed 13 ft Jumper.	28	31
1:52	Diana Taurasi Offensive Rebound.	28	31
1:52	Coco Miller Personal Foul	28	31
1:47	Diana Taurasi made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	28	33
1:30	Aiysha Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	28	33
1:28	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	28	33
1:20	Gwen Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	28	33
1:17	Plenette Pierson Offensive Rebound.	28	33
1:15	Gwen Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	28	35
1:10	Washington Full Timeout.	28	35
56.9	Chasity Melvin missed 7 ft Jumper.	28	35
54.9	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	28	35
43.2	Plenette Pierson made Jumper.	28	37
14.9	Chasity Melvin missed 17 ft Jumper.	28	37
14.4	Washington Defensive Rebound.	28	37
0.7	Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Jumper.	28	39
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	28	39

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