Mystics 74-71 Lynx (4 Jun, 2005) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

1-3, 0-2 away

	1	2	T
MIN	36	35	71
WAS	33	41	74

Washington Mystics

2-3, 1-3 home

Temeka Johnson missed Jumper.
Alana Beard missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Alana Beard missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alana Beard's Layup blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Temeka Johnson made 15 ft Running Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made Driving Layup.
Temeka Johnson made 16 ft Jumper.
Murriel Page missed 13 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Alana Beard missed 11 ft Jumper.
DeLisha Milton missed 17 ft Jumper.
DeLisha Milton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeLisha Milton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alana Beard made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
DeLisha Milton made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Alana Beard missed 18 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed Jumper.
Nakia Sanford made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nakia Sanford made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made Driving Layup.
DeLisha Milton made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Coco Miller.
Nakia Sanford made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Temeka Johnson missed Layup.
Alana Beard missed 17 ft Jumper.
DeLisha Milton missed 8 ft Jumper.
Coco Miller missed 18 ft Jumper.
Alana Beard missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Alana Beard made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeLisha Milton's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alana Beard made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Alana Beard made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeLisha Milton made Driving Layup. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Alana Beard made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Temeka Johnson missed Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Temeka Johnson made Driving Layup.
Chasity Melvin's Layup blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Alana Beard missed 17 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Layup.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alana Beard made Driving Layup.
Alana Beard made Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Driving Layup.
Nakia Sanford missed 4 ft Jumper.
Laurie Koehn made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
DeLisha Milton made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.
DeLisha Milton made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Temeka Johnson missed Jumper.
Laurie Koehn missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 15 ft Jumper.
Nakia Sanford made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Nakia Sanford missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nakia Sanford made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin missed 6 ft Jumper.
Alana Beard missed 17 ft Jumper.
DeLisha Milton missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Alana Beard.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alana Beard.
Chasity Melvin made Driving Layup.
DeLisha Milton missed Three Point Jumper.
DeLisha Milton missed 4 ft Jumper.
DeLisha Milton made Layup.
Alana Beard missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
DeLisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeLisha Milton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alana Beard made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde missed 4 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Driving Layup.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Kristi Harrower missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Amber Jacobs's 4 ft Jumper blocked by DeLisha Milton.
Nicole Ohlde missed Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Amber Jacobs missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Katie Smith made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Nicole Ohlde missed 10 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made Jumper. Assisted by Amanda Lassiter.
Vanessa Hayden made Two Point Shot.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Amanda Lassiter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.
Tamika Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Nicole Ohlde made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 22 ft Three Pointer. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Tamika Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.
Katie Smith made Driving Layup.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Katie Smith made Driving Layup.
Katie Smith made Driving Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Nicole Ohlde missed 4 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde's Jumper blocked by Chasity Melvin.
Kristi Harrower missed 4 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 6 ft Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 14 ft Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Layup.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed 6 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 17 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Kristi Harrower missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made Layup.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.

LYNX

MYSTICS

TIME		MIN	WAS
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Nicole Ohlde vs. Chasity Melvin. Katie Smith gains possession.	0	0
19:47	Chasity Melvin Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	0
19:37	Nicole Ohlde Bad Pass. Stolen by Chasity Melvin.	0	0
19:15	Temeka Johnson missed Jumper.	0	0
19:12	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:58	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.	0	0
18:55	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:51	Murriel Page Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	0	0
18:51	Murriel Page Foul	0	0
18:31	Svetlana Abrosimova Lost Ball. Stolen by Alana Beard.	0	0
18:29	Svetlana Abrosimova Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	0
18:29	Alana Beard missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	0
18:29	Washington Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:29	Alana Beard missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	0
18:28	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:10	Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	0
17:57	Alana Beard's Layup blocked by Nicole Ohlde.	3	0
17:54	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	3	0
17:46	Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	0
17:45	Murriel Page Defensive Rebound.	3	0
17:38	Temeka Johnson made 15 ft Running Jumper.	3	2
17:31	Tamika Williams missed Layup.	3	2
17:30	Murriel Page Defensive Rebound.	3	2
17:08	Temeka Johnson made Driving Layup.	3	4
16:52	Nicole Ohlde missed 4 ft Jumper.	3	4
16:50	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	3	4
16:32	Temeka Johnson made 16 ft Jumper.	3	6
16:15	Katie Smith made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	5	6
15:55	Murriel Page missed 13 ft Jumper.	5	6
15:52	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	5	6
15:49	Kristi Harrower Bad Pass	5	6
15:49	Washington Full Timeout.	5	6
15:49	Temeka Johnson Bad Pass	11	12
15:38	Svetlana Abrosimova made Driving Layup.	7	6
15:11	Chasity Melvin missed Layup.	7	6
15:10	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	7	6
14:57	Tamika Williams missed Layup.	7	6
14:56	Murriel Page Defensive Rebound.	7	6
14:51	Temeka Johnson Lost Ball. Stolen by Kristi Harrower.	7	6
14:45	Katie Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Chasity Melvin.	7	6
14:41	Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	7	8
14:23	Kristi Harrower missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	8
14:22	Murriel Page Defensive Rebound.	7	8
14:02	Alana Beard missed 11 ft Jumper.	7	8
14:00	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	7	8
13:57	Nicole Ohlde Bad Pass	7	8
13:57	DeLisha Milton enters the game for Murriel Page.	7	8
13:57	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Tamika Williams.	7	8
13:57	Nakia Sanford enters the game for Chasity Melvin.	7	8
13:44	DeLisha Milton missed 17 ft Jumper.	7	8
13:42	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	7	8
13:29	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	8
13:26	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Rebound.	7	8
13:26	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	7	8
13:26	Amber Jacobs enters the game for Kristi Harrower.	7	8
13:21	Vanessa Hayden made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.	9	8
13:00	Svetlana Abrosimova Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	9	8
13:00	DeLisha Milton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	8
13:00	Washington Offensive Rebound.	9	8
13:00	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	9	8
13:00	DeLisha Milton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	8
12:56	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	9	8
12:52	Amber Jacobs's 4 ft Jumper blocked by DeLisha Milton.	9	8
12:48	Temeka Johnson Defensive Rebound.	9	8
12:40	Alana Beard made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	9	10
12:22	Nicole Ohlde missed Jumper.	9	10
12:21	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Defensive Rebound.	9	10
12:15	DeLisha Milton made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	9	12
12:04	Vanessa Hayden made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	11	12
11:56	Alana Beard missed 18 ft Jumper.	11	12
11:53	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Defensive Rebound.	11	12
11:33	Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.	11	12
11:33	Alana Beard Defensive Rebound.	11	12
11:11	Temeka Johnson missed Jumper.	11	12
11:11	Washington Defensive Rebound.	11	12
11:11	Nakia Sanford Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	11	12
11:11	Minnesota Full Timeout.	11	12
11:11	Coco Miller enters the game for Alana Beard.	11	12
11:00	Amber Jacobs Bad Pass. Stolen by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	11	12
10:55	Katie Smith Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	11	12
10:55	Nakia Sanford made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	13
10:55	Murriel Page enters the game for Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	11	13
10:55	Nakia Sanford made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	14
10:27	Amber Jacobs missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	14
10:26	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	11	14
10:03	Temeka Johnson missed 18 ft Jumper.	11	14
10:00	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Defensive Rebound.	11	14
9:55	Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	13	14
9:36	Temeka Johnson made Driving Layup.	13	16
9:25	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.	16	16
8:57	DeLisha Milton made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Coco Miller.	16	18
8:42	Katie Smith made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	18	18
8:22	Nakia Sanford made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	18	20
7:58	Nicole Ohlde missed 10 ft Jumper.	18	20
7:56	Murriel Page Defensive Rebound.	18	20
7:39	Temeka Johnson missed Layup.	18	20
7:39	Washington Offensive Rebound.	18	20
7:39	Washington Full Timeout.	18	20
7:39	Charlotte Smith-Taylor enters the game for Murriel Page.	18	20
7:39	Alana Beard enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	18	20
7:39	Chasity Melvin enters the game for Nakia Sanford.	18	20
7:39	Kristi Harrower enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	18	20
7:26	Alana Beard missed 17 ft Jumper.	18	20
7:24	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Defensive Rebound.	18	20
7:13	Vanessa Hayden made Jumper. Assisted by Amanda Lassiter.	20	20
6:52	DeLisha Milton missed 8 ft Jumper.	20	20
6:50	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	20	20
6:31	DeLisha Milton Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	20	20
6:26	Vanessa Hayden made Two Point Shot.	22	20
6:09	Coco Miller missed 18 ft Jumper.	22	20
6:07	Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.	22	20
6:05	Coco Miller Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	22	20
6:05	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	20
6:05	Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	20
6:05	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	23	20
5:45	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	23	20
5:35	Amanda Lassiter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	20
5:33	DeLisha Milton Defensive Rebound.	23	20
5:18	Amanda Lassiter Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	23	20
5:18	Alana Beard missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	20
5:18	Washington Offensive Rebound.	23	20
5:18	Alana Beard made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	21
5:11	Tamika Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Coco Miller.	23	21
4:58	DeLisha Milton's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden.	23	21
4:56	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	23	21
4:56	Chasity Melvin missed Layup.	23	21
4:54	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	23	21
4:37	Vanessa Hayden made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	25	21
4:24	Vanessa Hayden Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	25	21
4:24	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	25	21
4:24	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	22
4:24	Temeka Johnson enters the game for Coco Miller.	25	22
4:24	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	23
4:11	Tamika Williams Bad Pass	25	23
3:55	Amanda Lassiter Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	25	23
3:55	Minnesota Full Timeout.	25	23
3:55	Katie Smith enters the game for Amanda Lassiter.	25	23
3:55	Alana Beard made Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	24
3:55	Alana Beard made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	25
3:46	Tamika Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	27	25
3:15	DeLisha Milton made Driving Layup. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.	27	27
2:53	Nicole Ohlde made 6 ft Two Point Shot.	29	27
2:30	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	29	27
2:30	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Foul	29	27
2:14	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 22 ft Three Pointer. Assisted by Tamika Williams.	32	27
1:52	Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	32	27
1:50	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	32	27
1:43	Tamika Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	34	27
1:35	Washington 20 Sec. Timeout.	34	27
1:15	Alana Beard made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	34	30
1:06	Katie Smith made Driving Layup.	36	30
43.9	Temeka Johnson missed Jumper.	36	30
42.6	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Defensive Rebound.	36	30
18.9	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	36	30
16.7	Murriel Page Defensive Rebound.	36	30
10.3	Chasity Melvin made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	36	33
8.9	Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.	36	33
0.6	Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	36	33
0.0	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	36	33
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	36	33

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Lynx
71
Mystics
74

Game 1

4/6

Mystics
60
Lynx
78

Game 2

12/6

Capital One Arena

12:00 AM, 4 June 2005

Washington, DC

Referees:
Daryl Humphrey
Sue Blauch
Darla Foutz Stevens

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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

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