Sun 73-63 Sting (23 Jul, 2005) Play-by-Play

Charlotte Sting

3-17, 0-9 away

	1	2	T
CHA	30	33	63
CT	30	43	73

Connecticut Sun

16-5, 8-0 home

Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed 17 ft Jumper.
Margo Dydek missed 7 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Nykesha Sales made 15 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Lindsay Whalen made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Lindsay Whalen made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Margo Dydek.
Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made 5 ft Running Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Asjha Jones made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Asjha Jones missed 7 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 9 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jamie Carey missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Laura Summerton's Layup blocked by Tangela Smith.
Lindsay Whalen missed Layup.
Katie Douglas missed Layup.
Lindsay Whalen made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Asjha Jones.
Laura Summerton made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Lindsay Whalen's Layup blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Asjha Jones made 17 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed Three Point Jumper.
Laura Summerton made Layup. Assisted by Jamie Carey.
Katie Douglas missed 16 ft Jumper.
Jamie Carey missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 19 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Hook Shot.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 7 ft Jumper.
Jamie Carey missed 17 ft Jumper.
Margo Dydek missed 7 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Layup.
Katie Douglas made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Katie Douglas missed 12 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 6 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Nykesha Sales missed 8 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Katie Douglas made Layup.
Asjha Jones made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Nykesha Sales missed 7 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Asjha Jones made Layup.
Asjha Jones made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas missed 18 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Asjha Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Nykesha Sales made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Asjha Jones missed 4 ft Hook Shot.
Nykesha Sales missed 13 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed 11 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Katie Douglas made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Katie Douglas's Layup blocked by Jia Perkins.
Nykesha Sales missed 4 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Allison Feaster missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Sheri Sam made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 9 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Dawn Staley missed 9 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 13 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Allison Feaster made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheri Sam missed Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Tangela Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Dawn Staley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jia Perkins.
Dawn Staley missed 11 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 14 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed 12 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 6 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Driving Layup. Assisted by Allison Feaster.
Teana Miller missed Layup.
Tangela Smith made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 9 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Tangela Smith made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Sheri Sam missed 8 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dawn Staley made 6 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Two Point Shot.
Allison Feaster missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Jia Perkins missed Layup.
Tangela Smith missed 9 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Allison Feaster.
Dawn Staley made 17 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Driving Layup. Assisted by Kelly Mazzante.
Kelly Mazzante missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Teana Miller made Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jia Perkins missed 5 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed 20 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown's Layup blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Jia Perkins missed 9 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jia Perkins missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jia Perkins made Driving Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Jia Perkins.
Helen Darling missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Helen Darling missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Helen Darling missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isabel Sanchez.

STING

SUN

TIME		CHA	CT
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Tammy Sutton-Brown vs. Margo Dydek. Lindsay Whalen gains possession.	0	0
19:45	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup.	0	2
19:29	Allison Feaster missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:27	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:14	Nykesha Sales missed 17 ft Jumper.	0	2
19:12	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:07	Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	2	2
18:44	Margo Dydek missed 7 ft Jumper.	2	2
18:44	Dawn Staley Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:44	Jumpball: Dawn Staley vs. Lindsay Whalen. Tangela Smith gains possession.	2	2
18:31	Sheri Sam made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	4	2
18:24	Tammy Sutton-Brown Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	4	2
18:15	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Bad Pass. Stolen by Allison Feaster.	4	2
17:59	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 9 ft Jumper.	4	2
17:58	Sheri Sam Offensive Rebound.	4	2
17:52	Dawn Staley made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	6	2
17:47	Sheri Sam Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	6	2
17:40	Katie Douglas made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	6	5
17:29	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 7 ft Jumper.	6	5
17:27	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	6	5
17:23	Margo Dydek Bad Pass	6	5
17:06	Tammy Sutton-Brown made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	8	5
16:42	Nykesha Sales made 15 ft Jumper.	8	7
16:22	Dawn Staley missed 9 ft Jumper.	8	7
16:20	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Rebound.	8	7
16:00	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	8	9
15:41	Allison Feaster Bad Pass. Stolen by Nykesha Sales.	8	9
15:18	Lindsay Whalen made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	8	12
15:02	Dawn Staley made 13 ft Jumper.	10	12
14:53	Connecticut Full Timeout.	10	12
14:41	Lindsay Whalen Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheri Sam.	10	12
14:30	Sheri Sam missed 9 ft Jumper.	10	12
14:29	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	10	12
14:22	Lindsay Whalen made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Margo Dydek.	10	14
14:03	Tangela Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.	10	14
14:00	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Rebound.	10	14
13:45	Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	14
13:44	Lindsay Whalen Offensive Rebound.	10	14
13:38	Nykesha Sales made 5 ft Running Jumper.	10	16
13:11	Tangela Smith missed Layup.	10	16
13:10	Nykesha Sales Defensive Rebound.	10	16
13:03	Lindsay Whalen Bad Pass. Stolen by Dawn Staley.	10	16
12:57	Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	12	16
12:44	Lindsay Whalen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	16
12:41	Dawn Staley Defensive Rebound.	12	16
12:38	Allison Feaster made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	14	16
12:38	Lindsay Whalen Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	14	16
12:38	Asjha Jones enters the game for Margo Dydek.	14	16
12:38	Brooke Wyckoff enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	14	16
12:38	Jen Derevjanik enters the game for Katie Douglas.	14	16
12:38	Teana Miller enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	14	16
12:38	Allison Feaster made Free Throw 1 of 1.	15	16
12:29	Dawn Staley Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	16
12:22	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.	15	16
12:19	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	15	16
12:03	Sheri Sam missed Jumper.	15	16
12:00	Jen Derevjanik Defensive Rebound.	15	16
11:49	Asjha Jones made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	15	18
11:30	Jen Derevjanik Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	18
11:30	Charlotte Full Timeout.	15	18
11:30	Jia Perkins enters the game for Allison Feaster.	15	18
11:11	Tangela Smith made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	17	18
10:56	Tangela Smith Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	17	18
10:44	Asjha Jones missed 7 ft Jumper.	17	18
10:41	Dawn Staley Defensive Rebound.	17	18
10:21	Tangela Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	19	18
10:11	Connecticut Full Timeout.	19	18
9:56	Nykesha Sales Bad Pass. Stolen by Dawn Staley.	19	18
9:45	Teana Miller Traveling	19	18
9:45	Katie Douglas enters the game for Nykesha Sales.	19	18
9:33	Asjha Jones missed 9 ft Jumper.	19	18
9:33	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	19	18
9:33	Laura Summerton enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	19	18
9:15	Dawn Staley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jia Perkins.	22	18
8:55	Teana Miller Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	22	18
8:55	Tammy Sutton-Brown enters the game for Tangela Smith.	22	18
8:55	Tangela Smith enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	22	18
8:55	Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Brooke Wyckoff.	22	18
8:55	Jamie Carey enters the game for Jen Derevjanik.	22	18
8:55	Allison Feaster enters the game for Sheri Sam.	22	18
8:55	Katie Douglas made Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	19
8:55	Katie Douglas made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	20
8:55	Tammy Sutton-Brown enters the game for Teana Miller.	24	22
8:26	Dawn Staley missed 11 ft Jumper.	22	20
8:23	Jia Perkins Offensive Rebound.	22	20
8:19	Dawn Staley made 14 ft Jumper.	24	20
8:11	Jia Perkins Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	24	20
7:50	Lindsay Whalen missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	20
7:48	Jamie Carey Offensive Rebound.	24	20
7:22	Jamie Carey missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	20
7:20	Katie Douglas Offensive Rebound.	24	20
7:05	Laura Summerton's Layup blocked by Tangela Smith.	24	20
7:03	Lindsay Whalen missed Layup.	24	20
7:03	Lindsay Whalen Offensive Rebound.	24	20
7:01	Katie Douglas missed Layup.	24	20
7:01	Laura Summerton Offensive Rebound.	24	20
7:00	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	24	20
6:45	Jia Perkins Bad Pass	24	20
6:26	Lindsay Whalen made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Asjha Jones.	24	22
6:11	Dawn Staley missed 12 ft Jumper.	24	22
6:09	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	24	22
6:07	Laura Summerton made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	24	24
5:47	Allison Feaster missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	24
5:45	Lindsay Whalen Defensive Rebound.	24	24
5:39	Lindsay Whalen's Layup blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.	24	24
5:35	Asjha Jones Offensive Rebound.	24	24
5:33	Asjha Jones made 17 ft Jumper.	24	26
5:26	Charlotte Full Timeout.	24	26
5:26	Sheri Sam enters the game for Dawn Staley.	24	26
5:26	Nykesha Sales enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	24	26
5:05	Sheri Sam missed Layup.	24	26
5:03	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Rebound.	24	26
5:01	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.	26	26
4:39	Nykesha Sales missed Three Point Jumper.	26	26
4:37	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	26	26
4:37	Laura Summerton Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	26	26
4:11	Sheri Sam missed 6 ft Jumper.	26	26
4:09	Asjha Jones Defensive Rebound.	26	26
4:05	Laura Summerton made Layup. Assisted by Jamie Carey.	26	28
3:43	Allison Feaster missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	28
3:43	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	26	28
3:43	Laura Summerton Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	26	28
3:43	Margo Dydek enters the game for Laura Summerton.	26	28
3:43	Taj McWilliams-Franklin enters the game for Asjha Jones.	26	28
3:31	Jumpball: Tangela Smith vs. Taj McWilliams-Franklin. Katie Douglas gains possession.	26	28
3:31	Tangela Smith Lost Ball. Stolen by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	26	28
3:25	Tangela Smith Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	26	28
3:11	Katie Douglas missed 16 ft Jumper.	26	28
3:09	Nykesha Sales Offensive Rebound.	26	28
2:56	Jamie Carey missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	28
2:53	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	26	28
2:47	Jamie Carey Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	26	28
2:42	Allison Feaster Bad Pass. Stolen by Katie Douglas.	26	28
2:31	Nykesha Sales missed 19 ft Jumper.	26	28
2:29	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	26	28
2:23	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	26	28
2:05	Margo Dydek Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	26	28
2:05	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	28
2:05	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	26	28
2:05	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	28
2:03	Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound.	26	28
2:01	Tangela Smith made Layup.	28	28
1:42	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Hook Shot.	28	30
1:15	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Driving Layup. Assisted by Allison Feaster.	30	30
1:08	Connecticut Full Timeout.	30	30
1:08	Laura Summerton enters the game for Margo Dydek.	30	30
46.9	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 7 ft Jumper.	30	30
44.9	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	30	30
21.9	Teana Miller missed Layup.	30	30
19.9	Nykesha Sales Defensive Rebound.	30	30
1.8	Jamie Carey missed 17 ft Jumper.	30	30
1.8	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	30	30
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	30	30

Regular Season Series

CT wins 4-0

Sun
64
Sting
55

Game 1

19/7

Sting
63
Sun
73

Game 2

23/7

Sting
70
Sun
84

Game 3

19/8

Sun
78
Sting
69

Game 4

27/8

Mohegan Sun Arena

12:30 AM, 23 July 2005

Uncasville, CT

Referees:
Bob Trammell
Eric Brewton
Laura Morris

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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