Mercury 72-70 Monarchs (13 May, 2005) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

1-1, 1-1 away

	1	2	T
PHO	32	40	72
SAC	34	36	70

Sacramento Monarchs

0-1, 0-1 home

Nicole Powell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Nicole Powell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Olympia Scott-Richardson.
Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Erin Buescher missed Layup.
Miao Lijie missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Miao Lijie.
Erin Buescher missed Layup. Blocked by Sandora Irvin.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Olympia Scott-Richardson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.
Erin Buescher missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Olympia Scott-Richardson made Layup.
Yolanda Griffith missed Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga made 17 ft Jumper.
Chelsea Newton missed 16 ft Jumper.
Olympia Scott-Richardson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Angelina Williams.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Chantelle Anderson missed Jumper. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Kristin Haynie missed 8 ft Jumper.
Chantelle Anderson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Chantelle Anderson missed Layup. Blocked by Lindsay Taylor.
Nicole Powell made 15 ft Jumper.
Hollie Grima missed Jumper.
Hollie Grima missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made 6 ft Hook Shot.
Nicole Powell missed 14 ft Jumper.
Chelsea Newton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chelsea Newton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hollie Grima made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hollie Grima missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hollie Grima made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Miao Lijie.
Chelsea Newton missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Chelsea Newton missed 6 ft Jumper.
Chantelle Anderson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Hollie Grima made Layup. Assisted by Miao Lijie.
Miao Lijie missed 6 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga missed 16 ft Jumper.
Erin Buescher made 4 ft Jumper.
Kristin Haynie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristin Haynie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristin Haynie missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
Kristin Haynie missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 9 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 11 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Kara Lawson made 7 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed Technical Free Throw.
DeMya Walker missed 7 ft Jumper.
Miao Lijie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Miao Lijie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga made Layup. Assisted by Erin Buescher.
Hamchetou Maiga made Layup. Assisted by Erin Buescher.
Erin Buescher made Driving Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga missed 6 ft Jumper.
Miao Lijie made 5 ft Jumper.
Miao Lijie missed Layup.
Cisti Greenwalt made Layup.
Miao Lijie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Miao Lijie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Cisti Greenwalt missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Miao Lijie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Miao Lijie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chantelle Anderson made Layup. Assisted by Cisti Greenwalt.
Chantelle Anderson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chantelle Anderson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cisti Greenwalt made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
Chantelle Anderson made 10 ft Jumper.
Olympia Scott-Richardson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Olympia Scott-Richardson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga missed 6 ft Jumper.
Olympia Scott-Richardson missed Layup. Blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Kara Lawson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Olympia Scott-Richardson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga made Layup.
Hollie Grima missed 14 ft Jumper.
Erin Buescher missed 20 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Miao Lijie made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hollie Grima.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Shereka Wright missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Nicole Powell.
Plenette Pierson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Gwen Jackson missed Jumper. Blocked by Olympia Scott-Richardson.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gwen Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Belinda Snell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Tamara Moore missed Driving Layup.
Belinda Snell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Belinda Snell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made 7 ft Jumper.
Angelina Williams missed Two Point Shot.
Tamara Moore made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Angelina Williams made Layup.
Gwen Jackson missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Chantelle Anderson.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Angelina Williams missed 8 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Technical Free Throw.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shereka Wright missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Nicole Powell.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Taylor.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shereka Wright made Layup. Assisted by Rita Williams.
Rita Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 3.
Rita Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 3.
Rita Williams missed Free Throw 3 of 3.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ashley Robinson made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Belinda Snell.
Belinda Snell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 5 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 17 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 8 ft Jumper.
Gwen Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Gwen Jackson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Belinda Snell.
Anna DeForge missed 17 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Layup.
Gwen Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Diana Taurasi missed 19 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 10 ft Jumper.
Sandora Irvin missed Layup. Blocked by DeMya Walker.
Angelina Williams missed Layup.
Sandora Irvin missed Tip Shot.
Gwen Jackson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sandora Irvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sandora Irvin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Belinda Snell missed 15 ft Jumper. Blocked by Cisti Greenwalt.
Belinda Snell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Belinda Snell made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 8 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamara Moore missed Layup.
Belinda Snell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sandora Irvin made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Belinda Snell made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sandora Irvin.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 6 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sandora Irvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sandora Irvin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 6 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gwen Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Gwen Jackson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed Free Throw 2 of 2.

MERCURY

MONARCHS

TIME		PHO	SAC
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Shereka Wright vs. Yolanda Griffith. Yolanda Griffith gains possession.	0	0
19:39	Nicole Powell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.	0	3
19:29	Shereka Wright missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Nicole Powell.	0	3
19:27	Kristin Haynie Defensive Rebound.	0	3
19:14	Nicole Powell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	3
19:13	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	0	3
18:53	Plenette Pierson Bad Pass. Stolen by Kara Lawson.	0	3
18:34	Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Olympia Scott-Richardson.	0	6
18:07	Plenette Pierson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	2	6
17:58	Anna DeForge Personal Foul	2	6
17:52	Plenette Pierson Personal Foul	2	6
17:46	Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.	2	9
17:27	Gwen Jackson missed Jumper. Blocked by Olympia Scott-Richardson.	2	9
17:27	Kristin Haynie Defensive Rebound.	2	9
17:10	Gwen Jackson Defensive Rebound.	2	9
17:10	Olympia Scott-Richardson Personal Foul	2	9
17:01	Erin Buescher enters the game for Olympia Scott-Richardson.	2	9
17:01	Miao Lijie enters the game for Kristin Haynie.	2	9
16:55	Shereka Wright Bad Pass. Stolen by Miao Lijie.	2	9
16:52	Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	9
16:50	Erin Buescher Offensive Rebound.	2	9
16:49	Erin Buescher missed Layup.	2	9
16:46	Gwen Jackson Defensive Rebound.	2	9
16:39	Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	9
16:37	Miao Lijie Defensive Rebound.	2	9
16:22	Miao Lijie missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	9
16:22	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	2	9
16:14	Gwen Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	4	9
15:56	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Miao Lijie.	4	11
15:51	Plenette Pierson Offensive Foul	4	11
15:51	Plenette Pierson Foul	4	11
15:51	Sacramento Full Timeout.	4	11
15:51	Belinda Snell enters the game for Shereka Wright.	4	11
15:51	Sandora Irvin enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	4	11
15:40	Erin Buescher Offensive Foul	4	11
15:40	Erin Buescher Foul	4	11
15:26	Miao Lijie Shooting Foul	4	11
15:26	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	11
15:26	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	11
15:12	Erin Buescher Offensive Foul. Sandora Irvin gains possession.	6	11
15:12	Erin Buescher Foul	6	11
15:12	Nicole Powell Defensive Rebound.	6	11
15:12	Diana Taurasi Offensive Rebound.	6	11
15:12	Erin Buescher missed Layup. Blocked by Sandora Irvin.	6	11
15:12	Nicole Powell Offensive Rebound.	6	11
15:12	Belinda Snell Shooting Foul	6	11
15:12	Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	12
15:12	Olympia Scott-Richardson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	6	12
15:12	Chelsea Newton enters the game for Kara Lawson.	6	12
15:12	Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	13
14:55	Belinda Snell Turnover	6	13
14:55	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Nicole Powell.	6	13
14:55	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Gwen Jackson.	6	13
14:55	Jumpball. Belinda Snell vs. Erin Buescher. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	6	13
14:55	Erin Buescher Lost Ball. Stolen by Belinda Snell.	6	13
14:47	Belinda Snell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	13
14:47	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	6	13
14:34	Olympia Scott-Richardson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.	6	15
14:26	Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	9	15
14:11	Erin Buescher 3 second	9	15
14:11	Tamara Moore enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	9	15
13:52	Sandora Irvin 3 second	9	15
13:38	Ashley Robinson Personal Foul	9	15
13:32	Erin Buescher missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Ashley Robinson.	9	15
13:30	Olympia Scott-Richardson Offensive Rebou.	9	15
13:27	Olympia Scott-Richardson made Layup.	9	17
13:22	Hamchetou Maiga Personal Foul	9	17
13:22	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Erin Buescher.	9	17
13:22	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Sandora Irvin.	9	17
13:18	Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.	12	17
13:07	Olympia Scott-Richardson Offensive Foul	12	17
13:07	Olympia Scott-Richardson Foul	12	17
13:00	Yolanda Griffith Personal Foul	12	17
12:55	Tamara Moore missed Driving Layup.	12	17
12:53	Miao Lijie Defensive Rebound.	12	17
12:51	Belinda Snell Personal Foul	12	17
12:41	Ashley Robinson Personal Foul	12	17
12:30	Yolanda Griffith missed Jumper.	12	17
12:29	Hamchetou Maiga Offensive Rebound.	12	17
12:17	Hamchetou Maiga Bad Pass	12	17
12:17	Kristin Haynie enters the game for Miao Lijie.	12	17
12:03	Hamchetou Maiga Shooting Foul	12	17
12:03	Belinda Snell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	17
12:03	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	12	17
12:03	Belinda Snell made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	17
11:52	Hamchetou Maiga made 17 ft Jumper.	13	19
11:41	Anna DeForge made 7 ft Jumper.	15	19
11:33	Ashley Robinson Personal Foul	15	19
11:33	Phoenix Full Timeout.	15	19
11:21	Chelsea Newton missed 16 ft Jumper.	15	19
11:19	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	15	19
11:08	Olympia Scott-Richardson missed 15 ft Jumper.	15	19
11:07	Ashley Robinson Defensive Rebound.	15	19
10:52	Yolanda Griffith Personal Foul	15	19
10:52	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Anna DeForge.	15	19
10:52	Angelina Williams enters the game for Belinda Snell.	15	19
10:52	Erin Buescher enters the game for Olympia Scott-Richardson.	15	19
10:52	Kara Lawson enters the game for Chelsea Newton.	15	19
10:36	Angelina Williams missed Two Point Shot.	15	19
10:32	Angelina Williams Offensive Rebound.	15	19
10:11	Tamara Moore made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.	17	19
9:56	Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Angelina Williams.	17	19
9:56	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	17	19
9:56	Yolanda Griffith made Layup.	17	21
9:56	Plenette Pierson Shooting Foul	17	21
9:56	Gwen Jackson enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	17	21
9:56	Lindsay Taylor enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	17	21
9:56	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 1.	17	22
9:41	Diana Taurasi Lost Ball. Stolen by Kristin Haynie.	17	22
9:41	Cisti Greenwalt enters the game for Erin Buescher.	17	22
9:33	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.	17	22
9:30	Cisti Greenwalt Offensive Rebound.	17	22
9:15	Kristin Haynie Lost Ball. Stolen by Diana Taurasi.	17	22
9:11	Chantelle Anderson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	17	22
8:48	Kara Lawson Shooting Foul	17	22
8:48	Tamara Moore made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	22
8:48	Nicole Powell enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	18	22
8:48	Tamara Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	22
8:26	Kara Lawson Bad Pass. Stolen by Angelina Williams.	19	22
8:22	Angelina Williams made Layup.	21	22
8:07	Chantelle Anderson missed Jumper. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.	21	22
8:06	Gwen Jackson Defensive Rebound.	21	22
8:02	Gwen Jackson missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Chantelle Anderson.	21	22
8:02	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	21	22
8:02	Rita Williams enters the game for Tamara Moore.	21	22
8:00	Sacramento Full Timeout.	21	22
7:58	Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.	21	22
7:56	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	21	22
7:30	Kristin Haynie missed 8 ft Jumper.	21	22
7:28	Gwen Jackson Defensive Rebound.	21	22
7:03	Angelina Williams missed 8 ft Jumper.	21	22
7:03	Cisti Greenwalt Defensive Rebound.	21	22
6:56	Chantelle Anderson missed 6 ft Jumper.	21	22
6:54	Chantelle Anderson Offensive Rebound.	21	22
6:52	Chantelle Anderson missed Layup. Blocked by Lindsay Taylor.	21	22
6:52	Angelina Williams Defensive Rebound.	21	22
6:52	Chantelle Anderson Technical Foul	21	22
6:52	Diana Taurasi made Technical Free Throw.	22	22
6:52	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Gwen Jackson.	22	22
6:52	Chelsea Newton enters the game for Kristin Haynie.	22	22
6:52	Hollie Grima enters the game for Cisti Greenwalt.	22	22
6:52	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Chantelle Anderson.	22	22
6:52	Shereka Wright enters the game for Angelina Williams.	22	22
6:33	Rebekkah Brunson Personal Foul	22	22
6:33	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	22
6:33	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	22	22
6:33	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	22
6:20	Nicole Powell made 15 ft Jumper.	23	24
6:05	Shereka Wright missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Nicole Powell.	23	24
6:03	Nicole Powell Defensive Rebound.	23	24
5:52	Hollie Grima missed Jumper.	23	24
5:52	Ashley Robinson Defensive Rebound.	23	24
5:30	Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Taylor.	26	24
5:11	Hollie Grima missed 16 ft Jumper.	26	24
5:09	Shereka Wright Defensive Rebound.	26	24
5:01	Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	24
5:01	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	26	24
4:46	Rebekkah Brunson Bad Pass. Stolen by Ashley Robinson.	26	24
4:41	Shereka Wright made Layup. Assisted by Rita Williams.	28	24
4:31	Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	28	24
4:30	Rebekkah Brunson Offensive Rebound.	28	24
4:28	Rebekkah Brunson made 6 ft Hook Shot.	28	26
4:20	Anna DeForge enters the game for Shereka Wright.	28	26
4:16	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass	28	26
3:50	Nicole Powell missed 14 ft Jumper.	28	26
3:46	Chelsea Newton Offensive Rebound.	28	26
3:46	Diana Taurasi Personal Foul	28	26
3:46	Phoenix Full Timeout.	28	26
3:46	Belinda Snell enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	28	26
3:46	Chelsea Newton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	28	26
3:46	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	28	26
3:46	Chelsea Newton made Free Throw 2 of 2.	28	27
3:32	Chelsea Newton Shooting Foul	28	27
3:32	Rita Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 3.	28	27
3:32	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	28	27
3:32	Rita Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 3.	28	27
3:32	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	28	27
3:32	Chantelle Anderson enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	28	27
3:32	Rita Williams missed Free Throw 3 of 3.	28	27
3:31	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	28	27
3:31	Lindsay Taylor Loose Ball Foul	28	27
3:31	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Lindsay Taylor.	28	27
3:31	Hollie Grima made Free Throw 1 of 2.	28	28
3:31	Miao Lijie enters the game for Kara Lawson.	28	28
3:31	Hollie Grima missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	28	28
3:31	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	28	28
3:18	Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	28	28
3:16	Nicole Powell Defensive Rebound.	28	28
2:53	Hollie Grima made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Miao Lijie.	28	30
2:40	Ashley Robinson made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Belinda Snell.	30	30
2:31	Chelsea Newton missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Ashley Robinson.	30	30
2:31	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	30	30
2:31	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Nicole Powell.	30	30
2:19	Chelsea Newton missed 6 ft Jumper.	30	30
2:17	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	30	30
1:59	Belinda Snell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	30	30
1:57	Plenette Pierson Offensive Rebound.	30	30
1:42	Anna DeForge missed 5 ft Jumper.	30	30
1:40	Hamchetou Maiga Defensive Rebound.	30	30
1:23	Chantelle Anderson Bad Pass. Stolen by Belinda Snell.	30	30
1:20	Belinda Snell Bad Pass. Stolen by Chantelle Anderson.	30	30
1:16	Chantelle Anderson missed 12 ft Jumper.	30	30
1:15	Rita Williams Defensive Rebound.	30	30
1:08	Rita Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Hamchetou Maiga.	30	30
1:02	Hollie Grima made Layup. Assisted by Miao Lijie.	30	32
40.1	Chelsea Newton Shooting Foul	30	32
40.1	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.	31	32
40.1	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Rita Williams.	31	32
40.1	Kristin Haynie enters the game for Chelsea Newton.	31	32
40.1	Cisti Greenwalt enters the game for Hollie Grima.	31	32
40.1	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.	32	32
24.9	Miao Lijie missed 6 ft Jumper.	32	32
22.7	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	32	32
17.9	Anna DeForge missed 17 ft Jumper.	32	32
15.9	Chantelle Anderson Defensive Rebound.	32	32
0.0	Hamchetou Maiga missed 16 ft Jumper.	32	32
0.0	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	32	32
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	32	32

Regular Season Series

SAC wins 3-1

Monarchs
77
Mercury
72

Game 1

22/5

Mercury
61
Monarchs
73

Game 2

11/6

Monarchs
62
Mercury
76

Game 3

13/8

Mercury
70
Monarchs
76

Game 4

24/8

3:00 AM, 13 May 2005

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

Liberty try to clinch semifinals against Las Vegas

New York Liberty (32-8, 16-4 Eastern Conference) at Las Vegas Aces (27-13, 12-8 Western Conference)

How the Aces beat the Liberty to keep their season alive

Las Vegas shut down Sabrina Ionescu to beat New York for the first time this year and stave off elimination in the WNBA semifinals.

Aces stay alive to force Game 4 against Liberty

Jackie Young and the Aces stave off elimination with a crucial Game 3 win over the Liberty, 95-81.

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