Mystics 60-42 Sting (21 May, 2005) Play-by-Play

Washington Mystics

1-0, 1-0 away

	1	2	T
WAS	27	33	60
CHA	18	24	42

Charlotte Sting

0-1, 0-1 home

Dawn Staley missed Layup.
Dawn Staley missed 6 ft Jumper.
Jia Perkins made 10 ft Jumper.
Jia Perkins missed Layup.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheri Sam missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tynesha Lewis missed Layup.
Teana Miller missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tynesha Lewis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tynesha Lewis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tynesha Lewis missed Layup.
Janel Mccarville made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janel Mccarville made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Teana Miller missed 6 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Sheri Sam's Layup blocked by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.
Teana Miller made 8 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jia Perkins missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
Sheri Sam missed Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis.
Tynesha Lewis made Layup.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Sheri Sam made Layup.
Tynesha Lewis missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Tangela Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Teana Miller.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed 4 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam's Layup blocked by DeLisha Milton.
Tynesha Lewis missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tynesha Lewis missed Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tynesha Lewis missed 6 ft Running Jumper.
Teana Miller missed 8 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Sheri Sam missed 5 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Tangela Smith made 9 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed Driving Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Sheri Sam made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Coco Miller made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Coco Miller missed 15 ft Jumper.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Layup.
Murriel Page missed 17 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made Driving Layup.
Coco Miller missed 11 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 18 ft Jumper.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed 17 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeLisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeLisha Milton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Laurie Koehn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeLisha Milton made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.
Tamicha Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kiesha Brown made 13 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.
Kiesha Brown missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeLisha Milton missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson made Layup. Assisted by DeLisha Milton.
Tamicha Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nakia Sanford made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeLisha Milton.
DeLisha Milton missed 14 ft Jumper.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Layup.
Temeka Johnson made 17 ft Jumper.
DeLisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeLisha Milton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeLisha Milton missed 13 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made Driving Layup.
Temeka Johnson missed Driving Layup.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Murriel Page.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Coco Miller.
Coco Miller made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Temeka Johnson missed Driving Layup.
DeLisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeLisha Milton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Murriel Page missed 19 ft Jumper.
Nakia Sanford missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nakia Sanford made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeLisha Milton made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Murriel Page.
Temeka Johnson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Coco Miller made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Murriel Page.
DeLisha Milton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Laurie Koehn missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nakia Sanford missed Layup.
Tamicha Jackson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Laurie Koehn made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Laurie Koehn made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeLisha Milton.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Laurie Koehn made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nakia Sanford.
Laurie Koehn missed 16 ft Jumper.
Laurie Koehn missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Murriel Page made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Laurie Koehn.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Murriel Page missed 16 ft Jumper.
Laurie Koehn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeLisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeLisha Milton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson made Driving Layup.

MYSTICS

STING

TIME		WAS	CHA
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Chasity Melvin vs. Tammy Sutton-Brown. Dawn Staley gains possession.	0	0
19:44	Dawn Staley missed Layup.	0	0
19:42	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:28	Temeka Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheri Sam.	0	0
19:23	Dawn Staley Lost Ball. Stolen by Temeka Johnson.	0	0
19:16	Coco Miller made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	2	0
18:52	Dawn Staley missed 6 ft Jumper.	2	0
18:50	Jia Perkins Offensive Rebound.	2	2
18:50	Jia Perkins made 10 ft Jumper.	2	2
18:21	Coco Miller missed 15 ft Jumper.	2	2
18:20	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:20	Chasity Melvin Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	2
18:13	Coco Miller Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	2
18:07	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	2	2
18:07	Tammy Sutton-Brown Foul	2	2
17:52	Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Layup.	2	2
17:49	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Offensive Rebound.	2	2
17:45	Murriel Page missed 17 ft Jumper.	2	2
17:44	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:15	Jia Perkins missed Layup.	2	2
17:15	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:07	Temeka Johnson made Driving Layup.	4	2
16:46	Murriel Page Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	4	2
16:46	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	3
16:46	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	4
16:31	Coco Miller Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	4	4
16:31	Coco Miller Foul	4	4
16:19	Tangela Smith missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.	4	4
16:15	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	4	4
16:08	Coco Miller missed 11 ft Jumper.	4	4
16:07	Washington Offensive Rebound.	4	4
16:07	Teana Miller enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	4	4
16:07	Tynesha Lewis enters the game for Jia Perkins.	4	4
15:53	Temeka Johnson made 18 ft Jumper.	6	4
15:32	Sheri Sam missed 17 ft Jumper.	6	4
15:27	Coco Miller Defensive Rebound.	6	4
15:22	Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed 17 ft Jumper.	6	4
15:19	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	6	4
15:18	Chasity Melvin Bad Pass	6	4
15:18	Charlotte Full Timeout.	6	4
15:18	Laurie Koehn enters the game for Coco Miller.	6	4
14:57	Tynesha Lewis Bad Pass. Stolen by Temeka Johnson.	6	4
14:48	Chasity Melvin missed Layup.	6	4
14:47	Washington Offensive Rebound.	6	4
14:47	Jia Perkins enters the game for Sheri Sam.	6	4
14:47	Jumpball: Chasity Melvin vs. Teana Miller. Temeka Johnson gains possession.	6	4
14:25	Tangela Smith Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	6	4
14:25	Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	4
14:25	Washington Offensive Rebound.	6	4
14:25	Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	4
14:15	Tangela Smith Bad Pass	7	4
14:15	DeLisha Milton enters the game for Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	7	4
14:03	Temeka Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Tynesha Lewis.	7	4
13:57	Tynesha Lewis missed Layup.	7	4
13:56	Dawn Staley Offensive Rebound.	7	4
13:48	Teana Miller missed 4 ft Jumper.	7	4
13:45	Murriel Page Defensive Rebound.	7	4
13:27	Tangela Smith Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	7	4
13:27	Helen Darling enters the game for Dawn Staley.	7	4
13:27	Janel Mccarville enters the game for Tangela Smith.	7	4
13:27	Tammy Sutton-Brown enters the game for Teana Miller.	7	4
13:27	DeLisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	4
13:27	DeLisha Milton made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	4
13:11	Laurie Koehn Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	9	4
13:11	Tynesha Lewis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	4
13:11	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	9	4
13:11	Tynesha Lewis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	4
13:10	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	9	4
13:02	Tammy Sutton-Brown Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	9	4
12:52	Laurie Koehn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	4
12:51	Washington Defensive Rebound.	9	4
12:37	Chasity Melvin Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	9	4
12:37	Sheri Sam enters the game for Jia Perkins.	9	4
12:37	Tamicha Jackson enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	9	4
12:37	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	4
12:37	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	9	4
12:37	Nakia Sanford enters the game for Chasity Melvin.	9	4
12:37	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	4
12:34	Nakia Sanford Defensive Rebound.	9	4
12:17	DeLisha Milton made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.	11	4
12:06	Tamicha Jackson Jump Ball	11	4
11:59	Tamicha Jackson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	11	4
11:59	Washington Full Timeout.	11	4
11:59	Helen Darling made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	5
11:59	Helen Darling made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	6
11:40	Tamicha Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	6
11:37	Washington Defensive Rebound.	11	6
11:22	Laurie Koehn Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	11	6
11:14	Sheri Sam missed Layup.	11	6
11:11	DeLisha Milton Defensive Rebound.	11	6
10:59	Tammy Sutton-Brown Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	11	6
10:42	Tamicha Jackson missed 18 ft Jumper.	11	6
10:41	Janel Mccarville Defensive Rebound.	11	6
10:37	Sheri Sam missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	6
10:33	Janel Mccarville Offensive Rebound.	11	6
10:17	Tynesha Lewis Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	11	6
10:17	Tynesha Lewis Foul	11	6
10:17	Teana Miller enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	11	6
10:17	Kiesha Brown enters the game for Laurie Koehn.	11	6
10:06	DeLisha Milton Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	11	6
10:06	DeLisha Milton Foul	11	6
9:48	Tynesha Lewis missed Layup.	11	6
9:48	Janel Mccarville Offensive Rebound.	11	6
9:48	Murriel Page Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	11	6
9:48	Jia Perkins enters the game for Tynesha Lewis.	11	6
9:48	Charlotte Smith-Taylor enters the game for Murriel Page.	11	6
9:48	Janel Mccarville made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	7
9:48	Janel Mccarville made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	8
9:41	Kiesha Brown Lost Ball. Stolen by Helen Darling.	11	8
9:29	Jumpball: DeLisha Milton vs. Sheri Sam. Charlotte gains possession.	11	8
9:27	Sheri Sam Jump Ball Violation	11	8
9:12	Kiesha Brown made 13 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.	13	8
9:00	Teana Miller missed 6 ft Jumper.	13	8
9:00	Charlotte Defensive Rebound.	13	8
9:00	Janel Mccarville Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	8
8:45	DeLisha Milton Bad Pass	13	8
8:25	Sheri Sam Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	13	8
8:25	Sheri Sam Foul	13	8
8:14	Kiesha Brown missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	8
8:11	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	13	8
8:07	Sheri Sam missed Layup.	13	8
8:06	Sheri Sam Offensive Rebound.	13	8
8:06	Sheri Sam's Layup blocked by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	13	8
8:06	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	13	8
8:06	Tangela Smith enters the game for Janel Mccarville.	13	8
8:06	Jumpball: Charlotte Smith-Taylor vs. Sheri Sam. Tamicha Jackson gains possession.	13	8
8:06	Sheri Sam Lost Ball. Stolen by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	13	8
7:52	DeLisha Milton missed 9 ft Jumper.	13	8
7:50	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	13	8
7:41	Helen Darling Lost Ball. Stolen by Tamicha Jackson.	13	8
7:37	Tamicha Jackson made Layup. Assisted by DeLisha Milton.	15	8
7:11	Teana Miller made 8 ft Jumper.	15	10
6:58	Tamicha Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	10
6:46	Teana Miller Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	18	10
6:46	Teana Miller Foul	18	10
6:46	Charlotte Full Timeout.	18	10
6:46	Dawn Staley enters the game for Sheri Sam.	18	10
6:46	Kelly Mazzante enters the game for Helen Darling.	18	10
6:31	Nakia Sanford made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeLisha Milton.	20	10
6:07	Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	10
6:05	DeLisha Milton Defensive Rebound.	20	10
5:52	Teana Miller Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	20	10
5:52	Temeka Johnson enters the game for Tamicha Jackson.	20	10
5:31	DeLisha Milton missed 14 ft Jumper.	20	10
5:28	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	20	10
5:09	Dawn Staley Lost Ball. Stolen by Temeka Johnson.	20	10
5:09	Temeka Johnson Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	20	10
5:09	Temeka Johnson Foul	20	10
5:09	Delay of Game	20	10
5:00	Jia Perkins missed 15 ft Jumper.	20	10
5:00	Charlotte Defensive Rebound.	20	10
5:00	Teana Miller Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	20	10
5:00	Janel Mccarville enters the game for Teana Miller.	20	10
5:00	Chasity Melvin enters the game for Nakia Sanford.	20	10
4:43	Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Layup.	22	10
4:22	Janel Mccarville Lost Ball. Stolen by Kiesha Brown.	22	10
4:09	Temeka Johnson made 17 ft Jumper.	24	10
4:01	Charlotte Full Timeout.	24	10
4:01	Tynesha Lewis enters the game for Jia Perkins.	24	10
4:01	Sheri Sam enters the game for Kelly Mazzante.	24	10
3:54	Tynesha Lewis Bad Pass	24	10
3:38	Janel Mccarville Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	24	10
3:38	DeLisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	10
3:38	DeLisha Milton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	10
3:36	Janel Mccarville Defensive Rebound.	25	10
3:20	DeLisha Milton Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	25	10
3:20	Sheri Sam missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	10
3:20	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	25	10
3:20	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	11
3:01	DeLisha Milton missed 13 ft Jumper.	25	11
3:00	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	25	11
2:49	Tangela Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.	25	11
2:48	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	25	11
2:48	Murriel Page enters the game for DeLisha Milton.	25	11
2:43	Tangela Smith missed Layup.	25	11
2:40	Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound.	25	11
2:34	Sheri Sam missed Three Point Jumper.	25	11
2:31	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Defensive Rebound.	25	11
2:21	Temeka Johnson made Driving Layup.	27	11
2:00	Tangela Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.	27	11
1:59	Murriel Page Defensive Rebound.	27	11
1:55	Kiesha Brown Bad Pass	27	11
1:38	Dawn Staley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis.	27	14
1:28	Washington Full Timeout.	27	14
1:13	Temeka Johnson missed Driving Layup.	27	14
1:09	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	27	14
50.0	Tynesha Lewis made Layup.	27	16
39.7	Chasity Melvin Traveling	27	16
18.6	Sheri Sam missed Layup.	27	16
18.5	Sheri Sam Offensive Rebound.	27	18
18.5	Sheri Sam made Layup.	27	18
10.1	Chasity Melvin Offensive Foul. Her 4th Personal Foul.	27	18
10.1	Chasity Melvin Foul	27	18
0.9	Tynesha Lewis missed 18 ft Jumper.	27	18
0.3	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	27	18
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	27	18

Regular Season Series

WAS wins 4-0

Mystics
60
Sting
42

Game 1

21/5

Mystics
66
Sting
61

Game 2

29/6

Sting
50
Mystics
65

Game 3

1/7

Sting
63
Mystics
65

Game 4

3/8

11:00 PM, 21 May 2005

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
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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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