Lynx 75-59 Mercury (23 Jun, 2005) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

3-9, 2-7 away

	1	2	T
PHO	24	35	59
MIN	31	44	75

Minnesota Lynx

6-5, 4-1 home

Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made Tip Shot.
Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made Layup.
Vanessa Hayden made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Katie Smith missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Running Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Vanessa Hayden missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
Kristi Harrower missed 15 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Vanessa Hayden.
Katie Smith made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Vanessa Hayden missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made 5 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert's 11 ft Jumper blocked by Anna DeForge.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amanda Lassiter.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Amanda Lassiter made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Katie Smith missed 8 ft Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert's Layup blocked by Plenette Pierson.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Kristi Harrower missed Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Vanessa Hayden missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nicole Ohlde made 4 ft Running Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 9 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Nicole Ohlde made Driving Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Kristi Harrower made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristi Harrower made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristi Harrower made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristi Harrower made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Two Point Shot.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristi Harrower missed 15 ft Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed 4 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kristen Mann missed 5 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup.
Kristen Mann made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Amanda Lassiter made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Vanessa Hayden made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Tamika Williams missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristi Harrower missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristi Harrower made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristi Harrower made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristi Harrower made Driving Layup.
Vanessa Hayden missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Amber Jacobs made Driving Layup.
Kristen Mann missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristen Mann missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jacqueline Batteast missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed Two Point Shot.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Penny Taylor made 16 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Plenette Pierson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge missed 14 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kayte Christensen missed 15 ft Jumper.
Shereka Wright missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shereka Wright missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ashley Robinson missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shereka Wright.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.
Ashley Robinson made Two Point Shot.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 18 ft Jumper.
Angelina Williams's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Anna DeForge made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Angelina Williams made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Angelina Williams missed 17 ft Jumper.
Angelina Williams made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup.
Anna DeForge missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Robinson.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 11 ft Jumper.
Angelina Williams missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson's 3 ft Jumper blocked by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
Anna DeForge missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 15 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Ashley Robinson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Kamila Vodichkova made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Angelina Williams missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed Tip Shot.
Angelina Williams's 12 ft Jumper blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Ashley Robinson missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Gwen Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shereka Wright.
Anna DeForge missed Jumper.
Gwen Jackson missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Anna DeForge made Driving Layup.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 5 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Angelina Williams.
Shereka Wright's Layup blocked by Amanda Lassiter.
Diana Taurasi made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shereka Wright.
Shereka Wright missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 17 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 11 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Angelina Williams missed 10 ft Running Jumper.
Kayte Christensen made Driving Layup.
Kayte Christensen missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Ashley Robinson missed Layup.
Ashley Robinson missed Layup.
Kayte Christensen made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gwen Jackson.
Kayte Christensen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kayte Christensen made Free Throw 2 of 2.

MERCURY

LYNX

TIME		PHO	MIN
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Plenette Pierson vs. Nicole Ohlde. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	0	0
19:44	Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup.	0	0
19:43	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:27	Kristi Harrower Lost Ball. Stolen by Diana Taurasi.	0	0
19:21	Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:19	Kamila Vodichkova Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:00	Anna DeForge missed Two Point Shot.	0	0
19:00	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:57	Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:54	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:49	Katie Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Plenette Pierson.	0	0
18:40	Plenette Pierson's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Vanessa Hayden.	0	0
18:39	Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:34	Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass	0	0
18:19	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass. Stolen by Kristi Harrower.	0	0
18:16	Kamila Vodichkova Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	0
18:05	Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	0
18:02	Vanessa Hayden Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:01	Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.	0	0
17:59	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Rebound.	0	2
17:59	Nicole Ohlde made Tip Shot.	0	2
17:44	Penny Taylor made 16 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	2	2
17:16	Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	2
17:15	Katie Smith Offensive Rebound.	2	4
17:15	Katie Smith made Layup.	2	4
17:00	Nicole Ohlde Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	4
16:49	Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	4
16:46	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	2	4
16:36	Vanessa Hayden made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	2	6
16:25	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	2	6
16:23	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	2	6
16:19	Katie Smith missed Layup.	2	6
16:17	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	2	6
16:16	Kamila Vodichkova Lost Ball. Stolen by Svetlana Abrosimova.	2	6
16:15	Kamila Vodichkova Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	2	6
16:15	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	2	6
16:05	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Running Jumper.	2	6
16:04	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	2	6
15:48	Plenette Pierson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	4	6
15:29	Anna DeForge Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	4	6
15:29	Minnesota Full Timeout.	4	6
15:18	Vanessa Hayden made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	4	8
14:55	Anna DeForge missed 14 ft Jumper.	4	8
14:53	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	4	8
14:52	Svetlana Abrosimova Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	4	8
14:52	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	8
14:52	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	8
14:41	Vanessa Hayden missed 8 ft Hook Shot.	6	8
14:40	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Rebound.	6	8
14:37	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	6	8
14:37	Shereka Wright enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	6	8
14:37	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	6	8
14:32	Kristi Harrower missed 15 ft Jumper.	6	8
14:30	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	6	8
14:12	Ashley Robinson Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	6	8
14:12	Ashley Robinson Foul	6	8
14:03	Katie Smith made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	6	10
13:38	Kayte Christensen Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	6	10
13:38	Kayte Christensen Foul	6	10
13:23	Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Vanessa Hayden.	6	12
13:00	Kayte Christensen missed 15 ft Jumper.	6	12
12:59	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	6	12
12:56	Vanessa Hayden Bad Pass	6	12
12:40	Shereka Wright missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	12
12:38	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	6	12
12:38	Amber Jacobs enters the game for Kristi Harrower.	6	12
12:38	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Anna DeForge.	6	12
12:38	Lisa Harrison enters the game for Penny Taylor.	6	12
12:25	Katie Smith made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	6	14
12:03	Shereka Wright missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	14
12:02	Ashley Robinson Offensive Rebound.	6	14
11:51	Amber Jacobs Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	6	14
11:51	Phoenix Full Timeout.	6	14
11:51	Tamika Williams enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	6	14
11:34	Ashley Robinson missed Layup.	6	14
11:33	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	6	14
11:26	Kayte Christensen Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	6	14
11:18	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.	6	14
11:17	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	6	14
11:15	Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	14
11:12	Kayte Christensen Defensive Rebound.	6	14
10:53	Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shereka Wright.	9	14
10:48	Amber Jacobs Bad Pass	9	14
10:48	Kamila Vodichkova enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	9	14
10:32	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	14
10:30	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	9	14
10:08	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	9	17
9:52	Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.	9	17
9:49	Ashley Robinson Offensive Rebound.	9	17
9:47	Ashley Robinson made Two Point Shot.	11	17
9:41	Ashley Robinson Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	11	17
9:41	Anna DeForge enters the game for Shereka Wright.	11	17
9:41	Angelina Williams enters the game for Lisa Harrison.	11	17
9:37	Tamika Williams Bad Pass	11	17
9:22	Amber Jacobs Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	11	17
9:22	Kristi Harrower enters the game for Amber Jacobs.	11	17
9:15	Ashley Robinson Bad Pass. Stolen by Kristi Harrower.	11	17
9:07	Tamika Williams Traveling	11	17
8:45	Diana Taurasi Lost Ball. Stolen by Nicole Ohlde.	11	17
8:45	Diana Taurasi Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	11	17
8:45	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	11	17
8:45	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Katie Smith.	11	17
8:45	Gwen Jackson enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	11	17
8:30	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Turnover	11	17
8:15	Kamila Vodichkova missed 18 ft Jumper.	11	17
8:14	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	11	17
7:56	Vanessa Hayden missed 13 ft Jumper.	11	17
7:56	Angelina Williams Defensive Rebound.	11	17
7:52	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	11	17
7:52	Minnesota Full Timeout.	11	17
7:52	Angelina Williams's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden.	11	17
7:48	Anna DeForge made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	14	17
7:24	Tamika Williams made 5 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	14	19
7:05	Angelina Williams made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.	16	19
6:41	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert's 11 ft Jumper blocked by Anna DeForge.	16	19
6:41	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	16	19
6:41	Katie Smith enters the game for Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	16	19
6:37	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	16	19
6:37	Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	20
6:37	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Gwen Jackson.	16	20
6:37	Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	21
6:20	Angelina Williams missed 17 ft Jumper.	16	21
6:20	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	16	21
6:13	Vanessa Hayden Traveling	16	21
5:58	Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	16	21
5:45	Angelina Williams made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	19	21
5:31	Vanessa Hayden 3 second	19	21
5:16	Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup.	19	21
5:15	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	19	21
5:03	Anna DeForge missed 16 ft Jumper.	19	21
5:03	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	19	21
5:03	Amanda Lassiter enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	19	21
5:03	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	19	21
4:45	Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.	19	21
4:43	Angelina Williams Offensive Rebound.	19	21
4:37	Plenette Pierson missed 15 ft Jumper.	19	21
4:35	Amanda Lassiter Defensive Rebound.	19	21
4:20	Anna DeForge Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	19	21
4:20	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	22
4:20	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	23
4:03	Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Robinson.	22	23
3:51	Vanessa Hayden missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	22	23
3:49	Ashley Robinson Defensive Rebound.	22	23
3:43	Phoenix Full Timeout.	22	23
3:43	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	22	23
3:43	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Tamika Williams.	22	23
3:31	Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.	22	23
3:30	Plenette Pierson Offensive Rebound.	22	23
3:09	Plenette Pierson Bad Pass. Stolen by Amanda Lassiter.	22	23
2:39	Katie Smith missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	23
2:38	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	22	23
2:38	24 second	22	23
2:25	Anna DeForge missed 11 ft Jumper.	22	23
2:24	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	22	23
2:24	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	22	23
2:24	Penny Taylor enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	22	23
2:11	Angelina Williams missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	23
2:09	Amanda Lassiter Defensive Rebound.	22	23
1:43	Katie Smith made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amanda Lassiter.	22	25
1:31	Katie Smith Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	22	25
1:31	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	25
1:31	Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	25
1:31	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Defensive Rebound.	23	25
1:15	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.	23	28
45.9	Plenette Pierson's 3 ft Jumper blocked by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	23	28
44.6	Plenette Pierson Offensive Rebound.	23	28
42.9	Plenette Pierson missed Layup.	23	28
41.9	Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.	23	28
29.1	Amanda Lassiter made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	23	31
5.5	Amanda Lassiter Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	23	31
5.5	Anna DeForge missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	31
5.5	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	23	31
5.5	Minnesota Full Timeout.	23	31
5.5	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	31
2.9	Katie Smith missed 8 ft Jumper.	24	31
2.0	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Offensive Rebound.	24	31
0.2	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert's Layup blocked by Plenette Pierson.	24	31
0.0	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	24	31
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	24	31

Regular Season Series

PHO wins 3-1

Mercury
59
Lynx
75

Game 1

23/6

Mercury
69
Lynx
65

Game 2

30/7

Lynx
64
Mercury
70

Game 3

4/8

Lynx
69
Mercury
83

Game 4

22/8

Target Center

1:00 AM, 23 June 2005

Minneapolis, MN

Referees:
Lamont Simpson
Laura Morris
Denise Brooks-Clauser

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

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