Sun 85-68 Mercury (28 May, 2005) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

1-3, 1-2 away

	1	2	T
PHO	35	33	68
CT	37	48	85

Connecticut Sun

2-1, 1-0 home

Katie Douglas missed Layup.
Lindsay Whalen missed Jumper.
Margo Dydek made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Margo Dydek made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales missed Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed 9 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 12 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Margo Dydek.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 8 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Asjha Jones.
Brooke Wyckoff made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed 15 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Katie Douglas made Layup.
Nykesha Sales made Layup.
Katie Douglas made Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Lindsay Whalen missed Layup.
Nykesha Sales made 8 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Lindsay Whalen missed 11 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Driving Layup. Assisted by Brooke Wyckoff.
Lindsay Whalen missed Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 5 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 4 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup.
Brooke Wyckoff missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 7 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Margo Dydek made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Katie Douglas made Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Nykesha Sales made Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Asjha Jones missed 13 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Margo Dydek.
Margo Dydek made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Nykesha Sales missed 11 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas's Layup blocked by Kayte Christensen.
Nykesha Sales made Layup.
Nykesha Sales's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Brooke Wyckoff made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Brooke Wyckoff made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 3 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Asjha Jones missed 8 ft Jumper.
Jen Derevjanik made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jen Derevjanik missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Asjha Jones missed 6 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Jumper.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Asjha Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Asjha Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales missed 12 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made 18 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Driving Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Asjha Jones.
Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Lindsay Whalen missed Layup.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 13 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jessica Brungo missed 16 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made 17 ft Jumper.
Shereka Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Ashley Robinson made Two Point Shot.
Anna DeForge missed 10 ft Jumper.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shereka Wright.
Plenette Pierson made 4 ft Jumper.
Ashley Robinson missed Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Anna DeForge missed 7 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 6 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 17 ft Jumper.
Belinda Snell's Layup blocked by Nykesha Sales.
Shereka Wright missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gwen Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shereka Wright missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Gwen Jackson's Layup blocked by Margo Dydek.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shereka Wright missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Plenette Pierson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 14 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 14 ft Jumper.
Shereka Wright made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.
Gwen Jackson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shereka Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shereka Wright missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson's Layup blocked by Nykesha Sales.
Anna DeForge made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Belinda Snell.
Belinda Snell's 19 ft Jumper blocked by Jen Derevjanik.
Belinda Snell missed 8 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 15 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 10 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
Ashley Robinson missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Plenette Pierson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Ashley Robinson made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Ashley Robinson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Ashley Robinson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Ashley Robinson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Anna DeForge missed 10 ft 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.
Belinda Snell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Belinda Snell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Belinda Snell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 13 ft Jumper.
Angelina Williams missed 9 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Jumper.

MERCURY

SUN

TIME		PHO	CT
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Ashley Robinson vs. Margo Dydek. Lindsay Whalen gains possession.	0	0
19:37	Katie Douglas missed Layup.	0	0
19:37	Shereka Wright Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:21	Anna DeForge made 17 ft Jumper.	2	0
19:12	Lindsay Whalen missed Jumper.	2	0
19:09	Ashley Robinson Defensive Rebound.	2	0
19:06	Margo Dydek Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	0
19:06	Shereka Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	0
19:06	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	2	0
19:06	Shereka Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	0
18:50	Ashley Robinson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	3	0
18:50	Margo Dydek made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	1
18:50	Margo Dydek made Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	2
18:28	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	3	2
18:21	Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	5	2
18:07	Nykesha Sales missed Three Point Jumper.	5	2
18:05	Ashley Robinson Defensive Rebound.	5	2
17:53	Ashley Robinson made Two Point Shot.	7	2
17:29	Katie Douglas missed Layup.	7	2
17:29	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	7	2
17:23	Nykesha Sales missed 9 ft Jumper.	7	2
17:22	Nykesha Sales Offensive Rebound.	7	2
17:20	Nykesha Sales Lost Ball. Stolen by Ashley Robinson.	7	2
17:15	Anna DeForge missed 10 ft Jumper.	7	2
17:14	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Rebound.	7	2
17:05	Katie Douglas missed 12 ft Jumper.	7	2
17:02	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	7	2
16:57	Plenette Pierson Offensive Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	7	2
16:57	Plenette Pierson Foul	7	2
16:43	Nykesha Sales Discontinue Dribble	7	2
16:30	Katie Douglas Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	7	2
16:23	Nykesha Sales Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	7	2
16:23	Shereka Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	2
16:23	Shereka Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	2
15:56	Lindsay Whalen made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Margo Dydek.	9	4
15:32	Diana Taurasi made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shereka Wright.	11	4
15:26	Connecticut Full Timeout.	11	4
15:26	Asjha Jones enters the game for Margo Dydek.	13	4
15:25	Nykesha Sales Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	11	4
15:17	Plenette Pierson made 4 ft Jumper.	13	4
15:04	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup.	13	6
14:41	Ashley Robinson missed Jumper.	13	6
14:38	Plenette Pierson Offensive Rebound.	13	6
14:36	Diana Taurasi missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	6
14:33	Asjha Jones Defensive Rebound.	13	6
14:26	Ashley Robinson Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	13	6
14:26	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	7
14:26	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	13	7
14:26	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	7
14:25	Asjha Jones Offensive Rebound.	13	7
14:17	Lindsay Whalen made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	13	9
13:51	Plenette Pierson made 12 ft Two Point Shot.	15	9
13:29	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 8 ft Jumper.	15	9
13:26	Kayte Christensen Defensive Rebound.	15	9
13:15	Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	17	9
12:56	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Asjha Jones.	17	11
12:22	Anna DeForge missed 7 ft Jumper.	17	11
12:19	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	17	11
12:18	Anna DeForge Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	17	11
12:18	Brooke Wyckoff enters the game for Katie Douglas.	17	11
12:18	Jen Derevjanik enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	17	11
12:18	Belinda Snell enters the game for Shereka Wright.	17	11
12:03	Asjha Jones Offensive Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	17	11
12:03	Asjha Jones Foul	17	11
11:48	Plenette Pierson missed 11 ft Jumper.	17	11
11:45	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Rebound.	17	11
11:33	Brooke Wyckoff made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	17	14
11:19	Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.	17	14
11:18	Jen Derevjanik Defensive Rebound.	17	14
11:12	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.	17	16
11:04	Phoenix Full Timeout.	17	16
11:04	Le'Coe Willingham enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	17	16
10:53	Plenette Pierson missed 9 ft Jumper.	17	16
10:52	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	17	16
10:37	Nykesha Sales missed Layup.	17	16
10:37	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	17	16
10:11	Anna DeForge missed 6 ft Jumper.	17	16
10:11	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	17	16
10:11	Belinda Snell Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	17	16
10:00	Le'Coe Willingham Offensive Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	17	16
10:00	Le'Coe Willingham Foul	17	16
10:00	Gwen Jackson enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	17	16
9:37	Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.	17	16
9:37	Diana Taurasi Offensive Rebound.	17	16
9:34	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass	17	16
9:22	Nykesha Sales missed 15 ft Jumper.	17	16
9:19	Asjha Jones Offensive Rebound.	17	16
9:17	Asjha Jones made Layup.	17	18
8:52	Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	18
8:51	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	17	18
8:51	Katie Douglas enters the game for Nykesha Sales.	17	18
8:45	Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	18
8:30	Le'Coe Willingham Bad Pass. Stolen by Kayte Christensen.	20	18
8:19	Diana Taurasi Offensive Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	20	18
8:19	Diana Taurasi Foul	20	18
8:19	Shereka Wright enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	20	18
8:19	Taj McWilliams-Franklin enters the game for Le'Coe Willingham.	20	18
8:19	Margo Dydek enters the game for Asjha Jones.	20	18
8:04	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.	20	20
7:50	Brooke Wyckoff Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	20	20
7:50	Connecticut Full Timeout.	20	20
7:50	Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Jen Derevjanik.	20	20
7:39	Anna DeForge missed 17 ft Jumper.	20	20
7:37	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	20	20
7:20	Katie Douglas made Layup.	20	22
6:58	Gwen Jackson Lost Ball. Stolen by Brooke Wyckoff.	20	22
6:54	Katie Douglas Lost Ball. Stolen by Belinda Snell.	20	22
6:50	Brooke Wyckoff Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	20	22
6:50	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Anna DeForge.	20	22
6:50	Nykesha Sales enters the game for Brooke Wyckoff.	20	22
6:45	Belinda Snell's Layup blocked by Nykesha Sales.	20	22
6:43	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Rebound.	20	22
6:35	Katie Douglas Lost Ball. Stolen by Shereka Wright.	20	22
6:18	Shereka Wright missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	22
6:16	Nykesha Sales Defensive Rebound.	20	22
6:11	Nykesha Sales made Layup.	20	24
5:45	Kayte Christensen Bad Pass. Stolen by Margo Dydek.	20	24
5:37	Katie Douglas made Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	20	26
5:31	Phoenix Full Timeout.	20	26
5:31	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	20	26
5:18	Gwen Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.	22	26
5:01	Lindsay Whalen missed Layup.	22	26
5:00	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	22	26
4:56	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	22	26
4:56	Shereka Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	26
4:56	Shereka Wright missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	26
4:54	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	23	26
4:39	Gwen Jackson's Layup blocked by Margo Dydek.	23	26
4:37	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	23	26
4:24	Shereka Wright Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	23	26
4:18	Nykesha Sales made 8 ft Jumper.	23	28
4:18	Belinda Snell Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	23	28
4:18	Anna DeForge enters the game for Belinda Snell.	23	28
4:18	Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 1.	23	29
4:05	Lindsay Whalen Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	23	29
4:05	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	29
4:05	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	29
3:59	Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	25	31
3:31	Shereka Wright missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	31
3:28	Lindsay Whalen Defensive Rebound.	25	31
3:21	Lindsay Whalen missed 11 ft Jumper.	25	31
3:19	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	25	31
3:14	Anna DeForge missed Jumper.	25	31
3:12	Plenette Pierson Offensive Rebound.	25	31
3:09	Katie Douglas Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	25	31
3:09	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	31
3:09	Asjha Jones enters the game for Margo Dydek.	26	31
3:09	Brooke Wyckoff enters the game for Katie Douglas.	26	31
3:09	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	31
2:54	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Driving Layup. Assisted by Brooke Wyckoff.	27	33
2:33	Plenette Pierson made Layup.	29	33
2:17	Lindsay Whalen missed Layup.	29	33
2:15	Gwen Jackson Defensive Rebound.	29	33
2:08	Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	32	33
2:00	Connecticut Full Timeout.	32	33
1:44	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 5 ft Jumper.	32	35
1:39	Plenette Pierson Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	32	35
1:39	Plenette Pierson Foul	32	35
1:28	Nykesha Sales missed 4 ft Jumper.	32	35
1:25	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Offensive Rebound.	32	35
1:23	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup.	32	37
1:16	Diana Taurasi Turnover	32	37
1:02	Brooke Wyckoff missed 16 ft Jumper.	32	37
1:00	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	32	37
43.0	Gwen Jackson 3 second	32	37
43.0	Phoenix Full Timeout.	32	37
32.9	Jumpball: Diana Taurasi vs. Nykesha Sales. Connecticut gains possession.	32	37
18.9	Nykesha Sales missed 7 ft Jumper.	32	37
15.9	Asjha Jones Offensive Rebound.	32	37
10.9	Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	32	37
8.9	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	32	37
0.4	Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	35	37
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	35	37

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