Mercury 69-65 Lynx (30 Jul, 2005) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

10-12, 5-8 away

	1	2	T
PHO	33	36	69
MIN	39	26	65

Minnesota Lynx

11-12, 8-4 home

Kristi Harrower made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Vanessa Hayden missed 8 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Vanessa Hayden's Layup blocked by Maria Stepanova.
Kristi Harrower missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristi Harrower missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden missed 6 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Driving Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nicole Ohlde made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Amber Jacobs made 13 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
Amber Jacobs made Driving Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Amber Jacobs made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Amber Jacobs made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Mann.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kristen Mann missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed 5 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Driving Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Katie Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden made 5 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Kristi Harrower made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Nicole Ohlde made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Driving Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Katie Smith missed 6 ft Running Jumper.
Amber Jacobs missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Amber Jacobs missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 14 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Two Point Shot.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Amber Jacobs missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Amber Jacobs missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed Layup.
Maria Stepanova missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Maria Stepanova made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 14 ft Jumper.
Maria Stepanova missed 14 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 5 ft Running Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 16 ft Jumper.
Maria Stepanova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Maria Stepanova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 14 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Anna DeForge missed 14 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Maria Stepanova made 3 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Maria Stepanova missed Layup.
Ashley Robinson missed 4 ft Running Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 8 ft Jumper.
Lisa Harrison made Layup.
Maria Stepanova missed 11 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 16 ft Jumper.
Maria Stepanova made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Driving Layup.
Maria Stepanova's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Maria Stepanova made Layup.
Maria Stepanova made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Anna DeForge missed 15 ft Jumper.
Maria Stepanova missed 11 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 5 ft Jumper.
Maria Stepanova made Layup. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 17 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 7 ft Jumper.
Ashley Robinson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ashley Robinson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 7 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed Layup.
Anna DeForge made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maria Stepanova.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Maria Stepanova missed 12 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Ashley Robinson missed Layup.
Ashley Robinson made Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Ashley Robinson missed Layup.
Lisa Harrison's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Kamila Vodichkova made Driving Layup.
Lisa Harrison made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Kamila Vodichkova's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Diana Taurasi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Ashley Robinson missed Layup.
Anna DeForge missed 13 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.

MERCURY

LYNX

TIME		PHO	MIN
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Maria Stepanova vs. Nicole Ohlde. Vanessa Hayden gains possession.	0	0
19:52	Vanessa Hayden Lost Ball. Stolen by Diana Taurasi.	0	0
19:37	Maria Stepanova missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.	0	0
19:36	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:15	Kristi Harrower made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	0	3
19:07	Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	3
18:59	Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	3
18:58	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	0	3
18:45	Vanessa Hayden missed 8 ft Jumper.	0	3
18:43	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	0	3
18:32	Kamila Vodichkova missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.	0	3
18:30	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	0	3
18:17	Vanessa Hayden made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	0	5
18:00	Maria Stepanova made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	2	5
17:45	Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.	2	7
17:23	Kamila Vodichkova Bad Pass. Stolen by Svetlana Abrosimova.	2	7
17:14	Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	7
17:13	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	2	7
17:05	Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	2	7
17:05	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	2	7
17:00	Kamila Vodichkova missed 14 ft Jumper.	2	7
16:59	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	2	7
16:52	Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	2	9
16:45	Phoenix Full Timeout.	2	9
16:38	Maria Stepanova missed 14 ft Jumper.	2	9
16:37	Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.	2	9
16:29	Vanessa Hayden's Layup blocked by Maria Stepanova.	2	9
16:28	Maria Stepanova Defensive Rebound.	2	9
16:14	Penny Taylor missed 5 ft Running Jumper.	2	9
16:13	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	2	9
15:45	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	9
15:45	Kristi Harrower missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	9
15:45	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	2	9
15:45	Kristi Harrower missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	9
15:44	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	2	9
15:26	Kamila Vodichkova Turnover	2	9
15:06	Vanessa Hayden missed 6 ft Jumper.	2	9
15:04	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	2	9
14:56	Kamila Vodichkova missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	9
14:55	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Defensive Rebound.	2	9
14:45	Vanessa Hayden made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	2	11
14:23	Vanessa Hayden Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	11
14:23	Maria Stepanova made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	11
14:23	Maria Stepanova made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	11
14:03	Maria Stepanova Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	4	11
14:03	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Maria Stepanova.	4	11
13:45	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Driving Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	4	13
13:26	Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	7	13
13:04	Amanda Lassiter enters the game for Katie Smith.	7	13
13:04	Tamika Williams enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	7	13
13:02	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Williams.	7	15
13:02	Penny Taylor Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	7	15
13:02	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Free Throw 1 of 1.	7	16
12:49	Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	16
12:48	Kamila Vodichkova Offensive Rebound.	7	16
12:38	Anna DeForge missed 14 ft Jumper.	7	16
12:37	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	7	16
12:26	Nicole Ohlde made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.	7	18
12:14	Amanda Lassiter Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	7	18
12:14	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	18
12:14	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	18
11:45	Kristi Harrower Bad Pass	9	18
11:45	Minnesota Full Timeout.	9	18
11:45	Amber Jacobs enters the game for Kristi Harrower.	9	18
11:29	Diana Taurasi made 7 ft Two Point Shot.	11	18
11:10	Amber Jacobs made 13 ft Jumper.	11	20
10:53	Diana Taurasi made 13 ft Two Point Shot.	13	20
10:42	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	13	20
10:42	Nicole Ohlde Foul	13	20
10:42	Katie Smith enters the game for Amanda Lassiter.	13	20
10:19	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass. Stolen by Amber Jacobs.	13	20
10:15	Ashley Robinson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	20
10:15	Maria Stepanova enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	13	20
10:15	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	13	20
10:15	Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	20
10:15	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	13	20
10:15	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	21
9:51	Anna DeForge missed 14 ft Jumper.	13	21
9:48	Amber Jacobs Defensive Rebound.	13	21
9:42	Amber Jacobs Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	13	21
9:37	Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	15	21
9:15	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	21
9:15	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	15	21
9:06	Maria Stepanova made 3 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	17	21
8:40	Vanessa Hayden missed 5 ft Hook Shot.	17	21
8:38	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	17	21
8:26	Amber Jacobs made Driving Layup.	17	23
8:11	Vanessa Hayden Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	17	23
8:11	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	17	23
8:11	Penny Taylor Bad Pass	17	23
8:11	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	23
8:11	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	23
8:00	Katie Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	19	23
7:50	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	23
7:48	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	19	23
7:41	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.	19	23
7:39	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	19	23
7:18	Anna DeForge Lost Ball. Stolen by Amber Jacobs.	19	23
7:01	Svetlana Abrosimova made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.	19	26
6:47	Diana Taurasi missed Layup.	19	26
6:46	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	19	26
6:37	Amber Jacobs made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	19	29
6:28	Phoenix Full Timeout.	19	29
6:28	Lisa Harrison enters the game for Anna DeForge.	19	29
6:28	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	19	29
6:28	Kristen Mann enters the game for Tamika Williams.	19	29
6:22	Diana Taurasi made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	21	29
6:03	Amber Jacobs made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	32
5:43	Maria Stepanova missed Layup.	21	32
5:41	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	21	32
5:31	Lisa Harrison Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	21	32
5:31	Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	33
5:31	Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	34
5:11	Ashley Robinson missed 4 ft Running Jumper.	21	34
5:09	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	21	34
4:56	Svetlana Abrosimova made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Mann.	21	37
4:37	Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.	23	37
4:09	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 17 ft Jumper.	23	37
4:07	Lisa Harrison Defensive Rebound.	23	37
3:45	Diana Taurasi missed 8 ft Jumper.	23	37
3:43	Lisa Harrison Offensive Rebound.	25	37
3:42	Lisa Harrison made Layup.	25	37
3:33	Svetlana Abrosimova Turnover	25	37
3:33	Kamila Vodichkova enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	25	37
3:33	Phoenix Full Timeout.	25	37
3:33	Kamila Vodichkova enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	25	37
3:33	Anna DeForge enters the game for Lisa Harrison.	25	37
3:33	Kristi Harrower enters the game for Amber Jacobs.	25	37
3:33	Anna DeForge enters the game for Penny Taylor.	25	37
3:19	Maria Stepanova missed 11 ft Jumper.	25	37
3:17	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	25	37
3:15	Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	25	37
3:05	Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	37
3:04	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	25	37
2:49	Kristen Mann missed 16 ft Jumper.	25	37
2:47	Maria Stepanova Defensive Rebound.	25	37
2:39	Anna DeForge missed 16 ft Jumper.	25	37
2:36	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	25	37
2:35	Katie Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	25	37
2:33	Maria Stepanova made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	27	37
2:10	Nicole Ohlde missed 5 ft Jumper.	27	37
2:09	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	27	37
1:54	Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper.	29	37
1:47	Minnesota Full Timeout.	29	37
1:47	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	29	37
1:47	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	29	37
1:47	Tamika Williams enters the game for Kristen Mann.	29	37
1:20	Kristi Harrower Bad Pass. Stolen by Maria Stepanova.	29	37
1:15	Anna DeForge made Driving Layup.	31	37
50.9	Tamika Williams made Driving Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.	31	39
42.9	Maria Stepanova's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden.	31	39
41.4	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	31	39
41.4	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	31	39
27.0	Maria Stepanova made Layup.	33	39
2.9	Katie Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.	33	39
0.0	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	33	39
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	33	39

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, 30 July 2005

Minneapolis, MN

Referees:
Daryl Humphrey
Melissa Barlow
Felicia Grinter

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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