Shock 68-54 Sting (19 Sep, 2004) Play-by-Play

Charlotte Sting

16-18, 6-11 away

	1	2	T
CHA	23	31	54
TUL	27	41	68

Detroit Shock

17-17, 8-9 home

Deanna Nolan made Layup. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Cheryl Ford missed 8 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford missed 14 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ruth Riley missed 15 ft Jumper.
Ruth Riley made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Merlakia Jones missed Jumper.
Merlakia Jones missed 17 ft Jumper.
Iciss Tillis missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Elaine Powell missed Jumper.
Elaine Powell missed Two Point Shot.
Deanna Nolan missed 16 ft Jumper.
Ruth Riley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ruth Riley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Barbara Farris missed 7 ft Jumper.
Iciss Tillis made Layup.
Barbara Farris missed 7 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chandi Jones missed Layup. Blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Ruth Riley missed 14 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made Two Point Shot.
Ruth Riley missed 15 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed 14 ft Jumper.
Merlakia Jones missed Layup. Blocked by Allison Feaster.
Deanna Nolan made Two Point Shot.
Barbara Farris made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Chandi Jones made Layup.
Deanna Nolan missed 12 ft Jumper.
Barbara Farris missed 15 ft Jumper.
Barbara Farris made Layup. Assisted by Ruth Riley.
Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Barbara Farris made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Deanna Nolan missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Merlakia Jones missed Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made 9 ft Jumper.
Elaine Powell made Two Point Shot.
Ruth Riley made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Ruth Riley.
Deanna Nolan missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Cheryl Ford made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Barbara Farris missed Layup.
Cheryl Ford made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Merlakia Jones.
Merlakia Jones made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chandi Jones.
Merlakia Jones missed 15 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Layup.
Merlakia Jones missed 14 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Barbara Farris made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Barbara Farris made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Isabel Sanchez missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ruth Riley made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Ruth Riley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ruth Riley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Barbara Farris missed Layup. Blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Barbara Farris made Layup. Assisted by Ruth Riley.
Barbara Farris made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Barbara Farris made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Merlakia Jones missed Layup.
Elaine Powell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Elaine Powell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Barbara Farris missed Layup.
Elaine Powell missed Layup.
Elaine Powell missed Layup.
Barbara Farris made Layup.
Merlakia Jones made Layup. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Ruth Riley missed 10 ft Jumper.
Barbara Farris missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Barbara Farris made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Elaine Powell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Elaine Powell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ruth Riley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ruth Riley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Merlakia Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Allison Feaster made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Allison Feaster made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed 14 ft Jumper.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Layup.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dawn Staley missed Layup. Blocked by Deanna Nolan.
Allison Feaster missed Layup.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Allison Feaster missed Two Point Shot.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dawn Staley made 13 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed Layup. Blocked by Chandi Jones.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dawn Staley made Two Point Shot.
Dawn Staley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Teana Miller made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.
Allison Feaster missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley made Layup. Assisted by Allison Feaster.
Tynesha Lewis missed 17 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed Layup. Blocked by Chandi Jones.
Tynesha Lewis missed Two Point Shot.
Tynesha Lewis missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tynesha Lewis missed 17 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Teana Miller made 8 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis.
Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.
Allison Feaster made Layup. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis.
Dawn Staley missed Layup.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tynesha Lewis made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Allison Feaster missed 10 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tynesha Lewis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tynesha Lewis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tynesha Lewis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tynesha Lewis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tynesha Lewis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tynesha Lewis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tynesha Lewis missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tynesha Lewis missed Layup.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed 14 ft Jumper.
Andrea Stinson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed Three Point Jumper.
Tynesha Lewis made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tynesha Lewis missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Allison Feaster.
Allison Feaster missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Teana Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Teana Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dawn Staley missed Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Tynesha Lewis missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed 13 ft Jumper.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis.
Tynesha Lewis made Two Point Shot.
Nicole Powell missed 9 ft Jumper.

STING

SHOCK

TIME		CHA	TUL
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Tammy Sutton-Brown vs. Cheryl Ford. Elaine Powell gains possession.	0	0
19:53	Deanna Nolan made Layup. Assisted by Elaine Powell.	0	2
19:36	Allison Feaster made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	3	2
19:22	Cheryl Ford missed 8 ft Jumper.	3	2
19:21	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Defensive Rebound.	3	2
18:51	Charlotte Smith-Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	6	2
18:16	Cheryl Ford missed 14 ft Jumper.	6	2
18:15	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	6	2
18:15	24 second	6	2
18:00	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Bad Pass	6	2
17:47	Deanna Nolan missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	2
17:45	Andrea Stinson Defensive Rebound.	6	2
17:37	Allison Feaster made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	9	2
17:28	Ruth Riley missed 15 ft Jumper.	9	2
17:25	Allison Feaster Defensive Rebound.	9	2
16:58	Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed 14 ft Jumper.	9	2
16:54	Elaine Powell Defensive Rebound.	9	2
16:53	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Personal Foul	9	2
16:49	Cheryl Ford Offensive Foul	9	2
16:49	Cheryl Ford Foul	9	2
16:23	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Foul	9	2
16:23	Tammy Sutton-Brown Foul	9	2
16:08	Ruth Riley made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Elaine Powell.	9	4
15:42	Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Layup.	9	4
15:41	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	9	4
15:33	Merlakia Jones missed Jumper.	9	4
15:30	Andrea Stinson Defensive Rebound.	9	4
15:25	Merlakia Jones Shooting Foul	9	4
15:25	Official Timeout.	9	4
15:25	Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	4
15:25	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	9	4
15:25	Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	4
15:11	Merlakia Jones missed 17 ft Jumper.	10	4
15:10	Andrea Stinson Defensive Rebound.	10	4
15:06	Dawn Staley missed Layup. Blocked by Deanna Nolan.	10	4
15:03	Elaine Powell Defensive Rebound.	10	4
15:02	Andrea Stinson Personal Foul	10	4
14:48	Merlakia Jones Lost Ball. Stolen by Andrea Stinson.	10	4
14:45	Allison Feaster missed Layup.	10	4
14:42	Dawn Staley Offensive Rebound.	10	4
14:32	Cheryl Ford Shooting Foul	10	4
14:32	Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	4
14:32	Barbara Farris enters the game for Cheryl Ford.	11	4
14:32	Iciss Tillis enters the game for Merlakia Jones.	11	4
14:32	Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	4
14:06	Elaine Powell Bad Pass. Stolen by Allison Feaster.	12	4
13:51	Allison Feaster missed Two Point Shot.	12	4
13:49	Allison Feaster Offensive Rebound.	12	4
13:48	Ruth Riley Shooting Foul	12	4
13:48	Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	4
13:48	Allison Feaster made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	4
13:37	Iciss Tillis missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	4
13:37	Jumpball. Tammy Sutton-Brown vs. Ruth Riley. Iciss Tillis gains possession.	14	4
13:37	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	14	4
13:27	Elaine Powell missed Jumper.	14	4
13:26	Ruth Riley Offensive Rebound.	14	4
13:18	Elaine Powell missed Two Point Shot.	14	4
13:15	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	14	4
12:48	Dawn Staley made 13 ft Jumper.	16	4
12:47	Detroit 20 Sec. Timeout.	16	4
12:47	Teana Miller enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	16	4
12:37	Chandi Jones enters the game for Elaine Powell.	16	4
12:32	Deanna Nolan missed 16 ft Jumper.	16	4
12:30	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	16	4
12:21	Teana Miller Personal Foul	16	4
12:14	Teana Miller Shooting Foul	16	4
12:14	Ruth Riley made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	5
12:14	Ruth Riley made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	6
11:53	Dawn Staley missed Layup. Blocked by Chandi Jones.	16	6
11:52	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	16	6
11:52	Official Timeout.	16	6
11:52	Tammy Sutton-Brown enters the game for Teana Miller.	16	6
11:30	Barbara Farris missed 7 ft Jumper.	16	6
11:29	Iciss Tillis Offensive Rebound.	16	6
11:26	Iciss Tillis made Layup.	16	8
11:11	Tammy Sutton-Brown Traveling	16	8
10:59	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Personal Foul	16	8
10:49	Barbara Farris missed 7 ft Jumper.	16	8
10:48	Andrea Stinson Defensive Rebound.	16	8
10:38	Barbara Farris Personal Foul	16	8
10:29	Iciss Tillis Shooting Foul	16	8
10:29	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	8
10:29	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	16	8
10:29	Olympia Scott-Richardson enters the game for Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	16	8
10:29	Cheryl Ford enters the game for Barbara Farris.	16	8
10:29	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	8
10:18	Olympia Scott-Richardson Shooting Foul	17	8
10:18	Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	9
10:18	Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	9
10:17	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	17	9
9:56	Dawn Staley made Two Point Shot.	19	9
9:37	Chandi Jones missed Layup. Blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.	19	9
9:36	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	19	9
9:33	Ruth Riley missed 14 ft Jumper.	19	9
9:32	Andrea Stinson Defensive Rebound.	19	9
9:15	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Foul	19	9
9:15	Tammy Sutton-Brown Foul	19	9
9:07	Deanna Nolan made Two Point Shot.	19	11
8:45	Olympia Scott-Richardson Bad Pass	19	11
8:45	Teana Miller enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	19	11
8:34	Ruth Riley missed 15 ft Jumper.	19	11
8:33	Allison Feaster Defensive Rebound.	19	11
8:30	Allison Feaster Bad Pass. Stolen by Deanna Nolan.	19	11
8:23	Deanna Nolan missed 14 ft Jumper.	19	11
8:22	Teana Miller Defensive Rebound.	19	11
8:21	Cheryl Ford Personal Foul	19	11
8:21	Merlakia Jones enters the game for Iciss Tillis.	19	11
8:21	Barbara Farris enters the game for Cheryl Ford.	19	11
8:02	Dawn Staley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	11
8:00	Deanna Nolan Defensive Rebound.	19	11
7:52	Merlakia Jones missed Layup. Blocked by Allison Feaster.	19	11
7:50	Allison Feaster Defensive Rebound.	19	11
7:35	Dawn Staley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	11
7:33	Chandi Jones Defensive Rebound.	19	11
7:11	Allison Feaster Bad Pass	19	11
7:11	Official Timeout.	19	11
7:05	Andrea Stinson enters the game for Allison Feaster.	19	11
6:58	Tynesha Lewis Personal Foul	19	11
6:50	Deanna Nolan made Two Point Shot.	19	13
6:28	Teana Miller made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	21	13
6:09	Barbara Farris made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.	21	15
5:47	Teana Miller Offensive Foul	21	15
5:47	Teana Miller Foul	21	15
5:37	Deanna Nolan Bad Pass. Stolen by Tynesha Lewis.	21	15
5:24	Andrea Stinson Bad Pass. Stolen by Chandi Jones.	21	15
5:20	Chandi Jones made Layup.	21	17
5:16	Charlotte 20 Sec. Timeout.	21	17
5:16	Olympia Scott-Richardson enters the game for Teana Miller.	21	17
5:16	Allison Feaster enters the game for Andrea Stinson.	21	17
4:54	Allison Feaster missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	17
4:52	Chandi Jones Defensive Rebound.	21	17
4:47	Deanna Nolan missed 12 ft Jumper.	21	17
4:45	Allison Feaster Defensive Rebound.	21	17
4:41	Dawn Staley made Layup. Assisted by Allison Feaster.	23	17
4:24	Barbara Farris missed 15 ft Jumper.	23	17
4:22	Tynesha Lewis Defensive Rebound.	23	17
4:16	Chandi Jones Personal Foul	23	17
4:16	Nicole Powell enters the game for Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	23	17
3:55	Tynesha Lewis missed 17 ft Jumper.	23	17
3:53	Merlakia Jones Defensive Rebound.	23	17
3:31	Barbara Farris made Layup. Assisted by Ruth Riley.	23	19
3:16	Official Timeout.	23	19
3:16	Jumpball. Dawn Staley vs. Deanna Nolan. Merlakia Jones gains possession.	23	19
3:16	Dawn Staley Lost Ball	23	19
2:55	Ruth Riley Bad Pass. Stolen by Nicole Powell.	23	19
2:26	Allison Feaster missed Layup. Blocked by Chandi Jones.	23	19
2:25	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	23	19
2:25	24 second	23	19
2:04	Dawn Staley Shooting Foul	23	19
2:04	Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	20
2:04	Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	21
1:40	Olympia Scott-Richardson Offensive Foul	23	21
1:40	Olympia Scott-Richardson Foul	23	21
1:25	Merlakia Jones Lost Ball. Stolen by Allison Feaster.	23	21
1:20	Allison Feaster Lost Ball. Stolen by Deanna Nolan.	23	21
1:17	Nicole Powell Shooting Foul	23	21
1:17	Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	22
1:17	Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	23
1:04	Tynesha Lewis missed Two Point Shot.	23	23
1:01	Merlakia Jones Defensive Rebound.	23	23
58.4	Barbara Farris made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.	23	25
39.9	Tynesha Lewis missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	25
37.8	Allison Feaster Offensive Rebound.	23	25
30.1	Charlotte Full Timeout.	23	25
30.1	Andrea Stinson enters the game for Dawn Staley.	23	25
11.9	Tynesha Lewis missed 17 ft Jumper.	23	25
9.9	Deanna Nolan Defensive Rebound.	23	25
2.9	Deanna Nolan missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	25
0.6	Andrea Stinson Defensive Rebound.	23	25
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	23	25

Regular Season Series

TUL wins 4-0

Shock
65
Sting
60

Game 1

24/6

Sting
53
Shock
63

Game 2

24/7

Shock
66
Sting
58

Game 3

4/9

Sting
54
Shock
68

Game 4

19/9

The Palace of Auburn Hills

7:00 PM, 19 September 2004

Auburn Hills, MI

Referees:
June Courteau
Barb Smith
Jeff Smith

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Connecticut	28	12	.700	4	W1
Indiana	20	20	.500	12	L1
Atlanta	15	25	.375	17	W3
Washington	14	26	.350	18	W1
Chicago	13	27	.325	19	L5

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