Mercury 68-58 Sting (27 May, 2005) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

1-2, 1-1 away

	1	2	T
PHO	38	30	68
CHA	27	31	58

Charlotte Sting

0-3, 0-2 home

Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Helen Darling missed Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 16 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Allison Feaster missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Allison Feaster missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 3 ft Jumper.
Teana Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Teana Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Allison Feaster made Driving Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Dawn Staley made 18 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
Dawn Staley's Jumper blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Dawn Staley's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Teana Miller missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jia Perkins missed 16 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed 16 ft Jumper.
Teana Miller's Layup blocked by Plenette Pierson.
Tynesha Lewis missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Sheri Sam missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 13 ft Jumper.
Teana Miller missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Helen Darling missed 5 ft Jumper.
Jia Perkins made Driving Layup.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made 17 ft Jumper.
Teana Miller made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Allison Feaster missed 16 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Allison Feaster missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Allison Feaster missed 18 ft Jumper.
Jia Perkins missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jia Perkins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
Jia Perkins made 10 ft Running Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jia Perkins missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jia Perkins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed 9 ft Jumper.
Shereka Wright made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Robinson.
Ashley Robinson missed Layup.
Anna DeForge made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson's Layup blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Anna DeForge made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Shereka Wright missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ashley Robinson made Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Tynesha Lewis.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Plenette Pierson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Belinda Snell.
Anna DeForge made 17 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Belinda Snell.
Belinda Snell made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Plenette Pierson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Shereka Wright made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Anna DeForge missed 15 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 9 ft Jumper.
Kayte Christensen missed 7 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shereka Wright.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Kayte Christensen missed 12 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Technical Free Throw.
Plenette Pierson's 13 ft Jumper blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Plenette Pierson's 15 ft Jumper blocked by Teana Miller.
Anna DeForge missed 17 ft Jumper.
Shereka Wright made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 14 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson's Layup blocked by Teana Miller.
Plenette Pierson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shereka Wright made Layup. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.
Shereka Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shereka Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.

MERCURY

STING

TIME		PHO	CHA
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Ashley Robinson vs. Tammy Sutton-Brown. Ashley Robinson gains possession.	0	0
19:37	Shereka Wright made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	2	0
19:16	Ashley Robinson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	0
19:16	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	1
19:16	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	1
19:15	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	2	1
18:45	Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Robinson.	4	1
18:30	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	4	1
18:30	Plenette Pierson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	4	1
18:30	Plenette Pierson Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	4	1
18:30	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	2
18:30	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	3
18:08	Ashley Robinson missed Layup.	4	3
18:07	Jumpball: Plenette Pierson vs. Tangela Smith. Anna DeForge gains possession.	4	3
18:07	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	4	3
17:45	Anna DeForge made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	3
17:29	Sheri Sam Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	7	3
17:29	Sheri Sam Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	7	3
17:29	Helen Darling enters the game for Dawn Staley.	7	3
17:16	Plenette Pierson's Layup blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.	7	3
17:14	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	7	3
16:58	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.	7	5
16:38	Anna DeForge made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	5
16:17	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.	10	5
16:15	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	10	5
16:08	Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	5
16:07	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	10	5
16:01	Helen Darling missed Layup.	10	5
16:00	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	10	5
15:40	Plenette Pierson missed 18 ft Jumper.	10	5
15:37	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	10	5
15:26	Sheri Sam missed 16 ft Jumper.	10	5
15:25	Ashley Robinson Defensive Rebound.	10	5
15:15	Shereka Wright missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	5
15:14	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	10	5
15:10	Allison Feaster made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	10	8
14:47	Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	8
14:22	Allison Feaster missed 15 ft Jumper.	13	8
14:21	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	13	8
14:11	Ashley Robinson made Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	15	8
13:53	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	8
13:53	Charlotte Full Timeout.	15	8
13:53	Tynesha Lewis enters the game for Sheri Sam.	15	8
13:53	Teana Miller enters the game for Allison Feaster.	15	8
13:53	Allison Feaster enters the game for Teana Miller.	15	8
13:53	Anna DeForge enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	15	8
13:53	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	15	8
13:53	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	9
13:53	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	10
13:29	Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.	15	10
13:23	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	15	10
13:18	Tangela Smith missed 10 ft Jumper.	15	10
13:17	Charlotte Defensive Rebound.	15	10
13:17	Belinda Snell enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	15	10
13:17	Teana Miller enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	15	10
13:17	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Shereka Wright.	15	10
13:17	Anna DeForge enters the game for Angelina Williams.	15	10
13:17	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Shereka Wright.	15	10
13:02	Tangela Smith Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	15	10
12:56	Allison Feaster Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	15	10
12:45	Phoenix Full Timeout.	15	10
12:37	Diana Taurasi's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Tynesha Lewis.	15	10
12:36	Tynesha Lewis Defensive Rebound.	15	10
12:11	Tangela Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	15	12
12:04	Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	17	12
11:52	Allison Feaster missed 15 ft Jumper.	17	12
11:48	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	17	12
11:42	Plenette Pierson missed 19 ft Jumper.	17	12
11:41	Kayte Christensen Offensive Rebound.	17	12
11:36	Anna DeForge missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	12
11:33	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	17	12
11:33	Belinda Snell Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	17	12
11:33	Sheri Sam enters the game for Allison Feaster.	17	12
11:33	Dawn Staley enters the game for Helen Darling.	17	12
11:23	Gwen Jackson enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	17	12
11:12	Tangela Smith made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	17	14
10:56	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass	17	14
10:44	Tangela Smith Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	17	14
10:44	Tangela Smith Foul	17	14
10:34	Teana Miller Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	17	14
10:18	Diana Taurasi made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	14
10:07	Teana Miller Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	20	14
10:07	Teana Miller Foul	20	14
10:07	Tammy Sutton-Brown enters the game for Tangela Smith.	20	14
9:59	Diana Taurasi Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	20	14
9:59	Diana Taurasi Foul	20	14
9:33	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 3 ft Jumper.	20	14
9:30	Teana Miller Offensive Rebound.	20	14
9:30	Kayte Christensen Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	20	14
9:30	Teana Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	15
9:30	Allison Feaster enters the game for Tynesha Lewis.	20	15
9:30	Teana Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	16
9:21	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Gwen Jackson.	20	16
9:10	Diana Taurasi made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Belinda Snell.	23	16
8:57	Tammy Sutton-Brown Turnover	23	16
8:41	Anna DeForge made 17 ft Jumper.	25	16
8:14	Anna DeForge Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	25	16
8:14	Tangela Smith enters the game for Teana Miller.	25	16
8:14	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	17
8:14	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	25	17
8:14	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	18
7:54	Plenette Pierson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	27	18
7:47	Charlotte Full Timeout.	27	18
7:22	Allison Feaster made Driving Layup.	27	20
6:56	Diana Taurasi made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Belinda Snell.	29	20
6:31	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	29	22
6:13	Belinda Snell made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	32	22
5:58	Anna DeForge Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	32	22
5:58	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	32	22
5:58	Kelly Mazzante enters the game for Allison Feaster.	32	22
5:58	Shereka Wright enters the game for Anna DeForge.	32	22
5:43	Kelly Mazzante Bad Pass. Stolen by Belinda Snell.	32	22
5:24	Plenette Pierson missed 8 ft Jumper.	32	22
5:22	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	32	22
5:15	Dawn Staley made 18 ft Jumper.	32	24
5:00	Plenette Pierson Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheri Sam.	32	24
4:48	Tangela Smith missed 7 ft Jumper.	32	24
4:48	Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound.	32	24
4:48	Tangela Smith missed Layup.	32	24
4:48	Charlotte Defensive Rebound.	32	24
4:48	Tammy Sutton-Brown Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	32	24
4:24	Shereka Wright made Driving Layup.	34	24
3:58	Dawn Staley's Jumper blocked by Diana Taurasi.	34	24
3:56	Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound.	34	24
3:53	Dawn Staley's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Diana Taurasi.	34	24
3:53	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	34	24
3:53	Phoenix Full Timeout.	34	24
3:53	Teana Miller enters the game for Sheri Sam.	34	24
3:53	Allison Feaster enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	34	24
3:50	24 second	34	24
3:31	Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	34	24
3:30	Shereka Wright Offensive Rebound.	34	24
3:30	Kelly Mazzante Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	34	24
3:30	Jia Perkins enters the game for Kelly Mazzante.	34	24
3:30	Anna DeForge enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	34	24
3:19	Plenette Pierson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	36	24
2:56	Teana Miller missed 4 ft Jumper.	36	24
2:54	Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound.	36	24
2:53	Kayte Christensen Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	36	24
2:53	Tangela Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	36	24
2:53	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	36	24
2:53	Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	36	25
2:33	Helen Darling enters the game for Dawn Staley.	36	25
2:33	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Belinda Snell.	36	25
2:28	Anna DeForge missed 15 ft Jumper.	36	25
2:26	Diana Taurasi Offensive Rebound.	36	25
2:15	Anna DeForge Bad Pass	36	25
2:00	Jia Perkins missed 16 ft Jumper.	36	25
1:59	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	36	25
1:49	Allison Feaster missed 16 ft Jumper.	36	25
1:47	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	36	25
1:43	Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.	36	25
1:40	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	36	25
1:40	Teana Miller Loose Ball Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	36	25
1:22	Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.	36	25
1:20	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	36	25
1:07	Teana Miller's Layup blocked by Plenette Pierson.	36	25
1:05	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	36	25
56.4	Jia Perkins Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	36	25
56.4	Tammy Sutton-Brown enters the game for Allison Feaster.	36	25
56.4	Tynesha Lewis enters the game for Teana Miller.	36	25
56.4	Phoenix Full Timeout.	36	25
56.4	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.	37	25
56.4	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.	38	25
29.9	Tynesha Lewis missed 13 ft Jumper.	38	25
26.9	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Rebound.	38	25
25.7	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.	38	25
24.6	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Rebound.	38	27
24.6	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.	38	27
0.8	Diana Taurasi missed 9 ft Jumper.	38	27
0.0	Tynesha Lewis Defensive Rebound.	38	27
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	38	27

Regular Season Series

PHO wins 2-0

Mercury
68
Sting
58

Game 1

27/5

Sting
62
Mercury
82

Game 2

14/7

12:00 AM, 27 May 2005

Referees:
Michael Price
Cameron Inouye
Denise Brooks-Clauser

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	32	8	.800	-	L1
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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