Mercury 82-62 Sting (14 Jul, 2005) Play-by-Play

Charlotte Sting

3-14, 0-8 away

	1	2	T
CHA	29	33	62
PHO	38	44	82

Phoenix Mercury

6-11, 3-3 home

Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup.
Maria Stepanova missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Anna DeForge made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maria Stepanova.
Anna DeForge made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Maria Stepanova missed Layup.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 16 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Jumper.
Maria Stepanova missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 17 ft Jumper.
Shereka Wright made Layup. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Kamila Vodichkova made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 19 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Maria Stepanova missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Tip Shot.
Maria Stepanova made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maria Stepanova.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Anna DeForge missed Free Throw 3 of 3.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup.
Maria Stepanova made 11 ft Jumper.
Maria Stepanova made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Maria Stepanova missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Maria Stepanova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Maria Stepanova made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Anna DeForge made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Ashley Robinson made Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Ashley Robinson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor's Layup blocked by Jia Perkins.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Penny Taylor missed 14 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
Anna DeForge missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 14 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Robinson.
Ashley Robinson missed Layup.
Angelina Williams missed Layup.
Ashley Robinson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Angelina Williams.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ashley Robinson made Layup. Assisted by Angelina Williams.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Sandora Irvin.
Sandora Irvin made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Angelina Williams.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 14 ft Jumper.
Angelina Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Angelina Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Belinda Snell.
Sandora Irvin missed 8 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 12 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Tangela Smith made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tammy Sutton-Brown's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Maria Stepanova.
Allison Feaster missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Allison Feaster made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Allison Feaster's Jumper blocked by Penny Taylor.
Jia Perkins's Layup blocked by Maria Stepanova.
Jia Perkins missed 17 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Jia Perkins made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Two Point Shot.
Helen Darling missed Layup.
Tangela Smith missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith missed 15 ft Jumper.
Jia Perkins made 8 ft Jumper.
Jia Perkins missed 16 ft Jumper.
Ayana Walker's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Penny Taylor.
Jia Perkins made Layup. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Jia Perkins made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Tangela Smith made Two Point Shot.
Ayana Walker missed 15 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Jia Perkins missed Jumper.
Janel McCarville's Layup blocked by Maria Stepanova.
Jia Perkins missed Layup.
Jia Perkins made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Allison Feaster missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 13 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janel McCarville.
Jia Perkins missed 60 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Allison Feaster.
Tangela Smith made 16 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown's Layup blocked by Maria Stepanova.
Jia Perkins made 15 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Allison Feaster made 15 ft Jumper.
Janel McCarville missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Janel McCarville.
Janel McCarville missed 16 ft Jumper.
Jia Perkins missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
Jia Perkins made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Allison Feaster missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.
Jia Perkins missed 15 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jia Perkins missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ayana Walker's 11 ft Jumper blocked by Angelina Williams.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
Dawn Staley missed 15 ft Jumper.
Jia Perkins missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Allison Feaster.
Dawn Staley made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Allison Feaster.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Allison Feaster missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 12 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jia Perkins made 13 ft Jumper.
Jia Perkins made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Jia Perkins made 16 ft Jumper.
Janel McCarville missed 18 ft Jumper.
Jia Perkins missed 18 ft Jumper.
Janel McCarville missed 9 ft Jumper.
Teana Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Teana Miller missed Free Throw 2 of 2.

STING

MERCURY

TIME		CHA	PHO
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Tammy Sutton-Brown vs. Maria Stepanova. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	0	0
19:37	Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup.	0	0
19:36	Dawn Staley Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:32	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.	0	0
19:30	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:13	Maria Stepanova missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:10	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:00	Tangela Smith made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	2	0
19:00	Kamila Vodichkova Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	2	0
19:00	Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 1.	3	0
18:40	Tammy Sutton-Brown Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	3	0
18:40	Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	1
18:40	Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	2
18:22	Tammy Sutton-Brown Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	3	2
18:08	Penny Taylor made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.	3	4
17:47	Tammy Sutton-Brown's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Maria Stepanova.	3	4
17:45	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	3	4
17:42	Anna DeForge made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	3	6
17:19	Allison Feaster missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	6
17:15	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	3	6
17:12	Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.	3	6
17:09	Diana Taurasi Offensive Rebound.	3	6
17:07	Anna DeForge missed 18 ft Jumper.	3	6
17:06	Maria Stepanova Offensive Rebound.	3	6
16:46	Penny Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Tangela Smith.	3	6
16:32	Sheri Sam missed Layup.	3	6
16:31	Charlotte Defensive Rebound.	3	6
16:22	Tammy Sutton-Brown Loose Ball Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	3	6
16:14	Kamila Vodichkova made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	3	8
15:44	Sheri Sam missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	8
15:41	Maria Stepanova Defensive Rebound.	3	8
15:36	Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Jumper.	3	10
15:30	Charlotte Full Timeout.	3	10
15:08	Allison Feaster made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	10
14:51	Kamila Vodichkova missed Jumper.	6	10
14:49	Kamila Vodichkova Offensive Rebound.	6	10
14:45	Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maria Stepanova.	6	13
14:11	Allison Feaster's Jumper blocked by Penny Taylor.	6	13
14:07	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	6	13
14:04	Anna DeForge made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	6	15
13:52	Sheri Sam Bad Pass	6	15
13:52	Jia Perkins enters the game for Sheri Sam.	6	15
13:52	Helen Darling enters the game for Dawn Staley.	6	15
13:44	Maria Stepanova missed Layup.	6	15
13:42	Jia Perkins Defensive Rebound.	6	15
13:37	Allison Feaster Bad Pass. Stolen by Kamila Vodichkova.	6	15
13:29	Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	6	17
13:11	Jia Perkins's Layup blocked by Maria Stepanova.	6	17
13:11	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	6	17
13:11	Shereka Wright enters the game for Anna DeForge.	6	17
12:59	Jia Perkins missed 17 ft Jumper.	6	17
12:56	Maria Stepanova Defensive Rebound.	6	17
12:48	Kamila Vodichkova missed 16 ft Jumper.	6	17
12:47	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	6	17
12:40	Jia Perkins Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	6	17
12:23	Penny Taylor missed Jumper.	6	17
12:22	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	6	17
12:21	Kamila Vodichkova Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	6	17
12:21	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	6	17
12:06	Allison Feaster missed Jumper.	6	17
12:03	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	6	17
11:42	Penny Taylor Bad Pass	6	17
11:42	Phoenix Full Timeout.	6	17
11:26	Tangela Smith made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	8	17
11:07	Maria Stepanova missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.	8	17
11:06	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	8	17
10:37	Jia Perkins made 8 ft Two Point Shot.	10	17
10:12	Maria Stepanova Bad Pass. Stolen by Helen Darling.	10	17
10:03	Penny Taylor Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	10	17
10:03	Kamila Vodichkova enters the game for Maria Stepanova.	10	17
10:03	Anna DeForge enters the game for Penny Taylor.	10	17
10:03	Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	17
10:03	Allison Feaster made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	17
9:53	Tangela Smith Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	12	17
9:45	Kamila Vodichkova missed 17 ft Jumper.	12	17
9:44	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	12	17
9:34	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Two Point Shot.	12	17
9:32	Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound.	12	17
9:15	Helen Darling missed Layup.	12	17
9:14	Ashley Robinson Defensive Rebound.	12	17
9:03	Shereka Wright made Layup. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.	12	19
8:41	Tangela Smith missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.	12	19
8:38	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	12	19
8:30	Kamila Vodichkova made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	12	21
8:00	Tangela Smith missed 15 ft Jumper.	12	21
7:58	Ashley Robinson Defensive Rebound.	12	21
7:54	Allison Feaster Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	12	21
7:54	Charlotte Full Timeout.	12	21
7:54	Janel McCarville enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	12	21
7:54	Ayana Walker enters the game for Allison Feaster.	12	21
7:54	Penny Taylor enters the game for Shereka Wright.	12	21
7:54	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	22
7:54	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	23
7:30	Jia Perkins made 8 ft Jumper.	14	23
7:13	Anna DeForge missed 19 ft Jumper.	14	23
7:11	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	14	23
6:58	Ashley Robinson Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	14	23
6:50	Jia Perkins missed 16 ft Jumper.	14	23
6:48	Ayana Walker Offensive Rebound.	14	23
6:46	Ayana Walker's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Penny Taylor.	14	23
6:43	Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound.	14	23
6:33	Jia Perkins made Layup. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	16	23
6:15	Anna DeForge Bad Pass. Stolen by Helen Darling.	16	23
6:00	Jia Perkins Bad Pass. Stolen by Kamila Vodichkova.	16	23
5:41	Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	16	26
5:18	Jia Perkins made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	19	26
5:11	Ayana Walker Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	19	26
5:11	Maria Stepanova enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	19	26
5:11	Allison Feaster enters the game for Jia Perkins.	19	26
4:56	Anna DeForge Bad Pass	19	26
4:56	Diana Taurasi Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	19	26
4:41	Tangela Smith made Two Point Shot.	21	26
4:18	Maria Stepanova missed 18 ft Jumper.	21	26
4:16	Kamila Vodichkova Offensive Rebound.	21	26
4:16	Kamila Vodichkova missed Tip Shot.	21	26
4:16	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	21	26
3:57	Ayana Walker missed 15 ft Jumper.	21	26
3:56	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	21	26
3:31	Maria Stepanova made 9 ft Two Point Shot.	21	28
3:11	Allison Feaster made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	24	28
3:05	Jia Perkins enters the game for Ayana Walker.	24	28
3:05	Phoenix Full Timeout.	24	28
2:59	Diana Taurasi Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	24	28
2:59	Diana Taurasi Foul	24	28
2:40	Jia Perkins missed Jumper.	24	28
2:36	Maria Stepanova Defensive Rebound.	24	28
2:32	Helen Darling Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	24	28
2:32	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	29
2:32	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	30
2:13	Janel McCarville's Layup blocked by Maria Stepanova.	24	30
2:11	Maria Stepanova Defensive Rebound.	24	30
2:08	Maria Stepanova Bad Pass. Stolen by Tangela Smith.	24	30
2:04	Jia Perkins missed Layup.	24	30
2:03	Janel McCarville Offensive Rebound.	24	30
2:03	Penny Taylor Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	24	30
1:58	Jia Perkins made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	26	30
1:30	Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maria Stepanova.	26	33
1:17	Allison Feaster missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	33
1:17	Charlotte Defensive Rebound.	26	33
1:04	Jia Perkins Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	26	33
1:04	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 3.	26	34
1:04	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 3.	26	35
1:04	Anna DeForge missed Free Throw 3 of 3.	26	35
1:02	Jia Perkins Defensive Rebound.	26	35
48.9	Tangela Smith missed 13 ft Jumper.	26	35
46.9	Janel McCarville Offensive Rebound.	26	35
43.8	Allison Feaster made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janel McCarville.	29	35
28.7	Jia Perkins Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	29	35
28.7	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	35
28.7	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	29	35
28.7	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	36
5.9	Helen Darling Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	29	36
1.1	Anna DeForge made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	29	38
0.1	Jia Perkins missed 60 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	38
0.0	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	29	38
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	29	38

Regular Season Series

PHO wins 2-0

Mercury
68
Sting
58

Game 1

27/5

Sting
62
Mercury
82

Game 2

14/7

Footprint Center

3:00 AM, 14 July 2005

Phoenix, AZ

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Darla Foutz Stevens
Bonita Spence

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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