Shock 71-64 Sting (10 Aug, 2005) Play-by-Play

Charlotte Sting

4-23, 0-13 away

	1	2	T
CHA	21	43	64
TUL	31	40	71

Detroit Shock

12-14, 9-5 home

Cheryl Ford's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Cheryl Ford's Layup blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Deanna Nolan made 14 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford missed 15 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed 15 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Swin Cash's Layup blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Layup.
Cheryl Ford missed Layup.
Deanna Nolan missed 16 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cheryl Ford.
Cheryl Ford missed 5 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed Layup.
Ruth Riley missed Jumper.
Ruth Riley made 5 ft Jumper.
Ruth Riley missed 17 ft Jumper.
Ruth Riley missed Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
Deanna Nolan made 15 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
Kara Braxton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Braxton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Braxton missed 16 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.
Ruth Riley made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Katie Smith made 15 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made 19 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 18 ft Jumper.
Elaine Powell made Driving Layup.
Elaine Powell missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Katie Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ruth Riley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed Layup.
Swin Cash missed Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made Layup.
Swin Cash missed Layup.
Swin Cash missed 11 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash's 11 ft Jumper blocked by Tangela Smith.
Deanna Nolan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Deanna Nolan missed 13 ft Running Jumper.
Ruth Riley missed 13 ft Jumper.
Ruth Riley made Layup.
Swin Cash made Layup.
Cheryl Ford missed Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Deanna Nolan made 17 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Braxton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
Barbara Farris missed Layup.
Barbara Farris made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Barbara Farris made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Layup.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Braxton missed 15 ft Jumper.
Ruth Riley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ruth Riley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Elaine Powell's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Sheri Sam.
Ruth Riley missed Jumper.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.
Cheryl Ford missed 10 ft Jumper.
Barbara Farris missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Barbara Farris made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheila Lambert made 11 ft Jumper.
Barbara Farris missed Layup.
Barbara Farris's Layup blocked by Tangela Smith.
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.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Nolan missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Sheri Sam missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrienne Goodson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Jia Perkins missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Jia Perkins.
Tangela Smith missed 15 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson missed Jumper.
Caity Matter made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Tangela Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Teana Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Teana Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrienne Goodson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Tangela Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Driving Layup.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 15 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 14 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam made 16 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed 18 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Cheryl Ford.
Tangela Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 20 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Mazzante.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Adrienne Goodson made Driving Layup.
Adrienne Goodson made Driving Layup.
Kelly Mazzante missed 15 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janel McCarville's 15 ft Jumper blocked by Ruth Riley.
Janel McCarville's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Ruth Riley.
Tangela Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jia Perkins missed 7 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.
Jia Perkins missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Layup.
Sheri Sam missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Tammy Sutton-Brown.

STING

SHOCK

TIME		CHA	TUL
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Tammy Sutton-Brown vs. Cheryl Ford. Detroit gains possession.	0	0
19:52	Cheryl Ford's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.	0	0
19:50	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:49	Cheryl Ford's Layup blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.	0	0
19:46	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:30	Helen Darling Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	0	0
19:30	Helen Darling Foul	0	0
19:22	Helen Darling Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	0	0
19:13	Deanna Nolan made 14 ft Jumper.	0	2
18:53	Helen Darling Bad Pass	0	2
18:40	Cheryl Ford missed 15 ft Jumper.	0	2
18:38	Katie Smith Offensive Rebound.	0	2
18:24	Deanna Nolan missed 15 ft Jumper.	0	2
18:22	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:14	Deanna Nolan Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	2
18:05	Tammy Sutton-Brown Lost Ball. Stolen by Deanna Nolan.	0	2
17:59	Deanna Nolan Bad Pass. Stolen by Jia Perkins.	0	2
17:52	Sheri Sam missed 14 ft Jumper.	0	2
17:51	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	0	2
17:47	Tangela Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.	0	2
17:45	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Rebound.	0	2
17:34	Sheri Sam missed Layup.	0	2
17:34	Charlotte Defensive Rebound.	0	2
17:34	Tangela Smith Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	2
17:10	Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.	0	4
16:42	Tangela Smith Bad Pass	0	4
16:23	Swin Cash's Layup blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.	0	4
16:21	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	0	4
16:16	Helen Darling Traveling	0	4
16:16	Charlotte Full Timeout.	0	4
16:05	Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	4
16:02	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	0	4
16:00	Cheryl Ford made Layup.	0	6
15:34	Swin Cash Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	6
15:34	Sheri Sam missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	6
15:34	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	0	6
15:34	Sheri Sam missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	6
15:33	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	0	6
15:14	Cheryl Ford missed Layup.	0	6
15:11	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	0	6
15:03	Ruth Riley Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	6
15:03	Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	1	6
15:03	Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	6
14:45	Cheryl Ford Bad Pass. Stolen by Helen Darling.	2	6
14:44	Helen Darling Traveling	2	6
14:44	Adrienne Goodson enters the game for Helen Darling.	2	6
14:29	Deanna Nolan missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	6
14:26	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	2	6
14:22	Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cheryl Ford.	2	9
14:03	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	2	9
14:03	Tammy Sutton-Brown Foul	2	9
13:52	Swin Cash Traveling	2	9
13:37	Adrienne Goodson missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	9
13:34	Swin Cash Defensive Rebound.	2	9
13:25	Cheryl Ford missed 5 ft Jumper.	2	9
13:22	Adrienne Goodson Defensive Rebound.	2	9
13:12	Jia Perkins missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	9
13:11	Jia Perkins Offensive Rebound.	2	9
13:08	Jia Perkins Lost Ball. Stolen by Ruth Riley.	2	9
12:56	Detroit Full Timeout.	2	9
12:56	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Swin Cash.	2	9
12:56	Elaine Powell enters the game for Katie Smith.	2	9
12:45	Deanna Nolan missed Layup.	2	9
12:45	Ruth Riley Offensive Rebound.	2	9
12:42	Ruth Riley missed Jumper.	2	9
12:41	Ruth Riley Offensive Rebound.	2	9
12:40	Ruth Riley made 5 ft Jumper.	2	11
12:30	Plenette Pierson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	11
12:30	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	11
12:30	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	11
12:00	Ruth Riley missed 17 ft Jumper.	4	11
11:59	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	4	11
11:56	Ruth Riley missed Jumper.	4	11
11:53	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	4	11
11:52	Sheri Sam Bad Pass	4	11
11:33	Deanna Nolan Lost Ball. Stolen by Tammy Sutton-Brown.	4	11
11:27	Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Jia Perkins.	6	11
11:11	Deanna Nolan missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	11
11:08	Plenette Pierson Offensive Rebound.	6	11
11:07	Plenette Pierson missed Layup.	6	11
11:04	Deanna Nolan Offensive Rebound.	6	11
11:03	Deanna Nolan made 15 ft Jumper.	6	13
10:44	Tangela Smith missed 15 ft Jumper.	6	13
10:42	Deanna Nolan Defensive Rebound.	6	13
10:38	Deanna Nolan Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheri Sam.	6	13
10:30	Tammy Sutton-Brown Traveling	6	13
10:30	Kara Braxton enters the game for Ruth Riley.	6	13
10:30	Katie Smith enters the game for Deanna Nolan.	6	13
10:22	Caity Matter enters the game for Jia Perkins.	6	13
10:12	Cheryl Ford missed 8 ft Hook Shot.	6	13
10:07	Adrienne Goodson Defensive Rebound.	6	13
10:00	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	6	13
10:00	Tammy Sutton-Brown Foul	6	13
10:00	Barbara Farris enters the game for Cheryl Ford.	6	13
10:00	Teana Miller enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	6	13
9:49	Teana Miller Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	6	13
9:49	Kara Braxton made Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	14
9:49	Kara Braxton made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	15
9:30	Adrienne Goodson missed Jumper.	6	15
9:30	Charlotte Defensive Rebound.	6	15
9:30	Teana Miller Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	6	15
9:18	Kara Braxton missed 16 ft Jumper.	6	15
9:17	Adrienne Goodson Defensive Rebound.	6	15
9:12	Caity Matter made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	8	15
8:52	Katie Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.	8	15
8:51	Detroit Defensive Rebound.	8	15
8:27	Sheri Sam Bad Pass. Stolen by Elaine Powell.	8	15
8:21	Caity Matter Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	8	15
8:15	Katie Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Teana Miller.	8	15
8:00	Tangela Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.	8	15
7:58	Elaine Powell Defensive Rebound.	8	15
7:41	Kara Braxton Lost Ball. Stolen by Sheri Sam.	8	15
7:33	Kara Braxton Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	8	15
7:33	Charlotte Full Timeout.	8	15
7:33	Ruth Riley enters the game for Kara Braxton.	8	15
7:33	Helen Darling enters the game for Sheri Sam.	8	15
7:33	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Tangela Smith.	8	15
7:33	Teana Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	15
7:33	Teana Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	15
7:22	Ruth Riley Bad Pass. Stolen by Kristen Rasmussen.	10	15
7:18	Jumpball: Adrienne Goodson vs. Ruth Riley. Katie Smith gains possession.	10	15
7:18	Adrienne Goodson Lost Ball. Stolen by Ruth Riley.	10	15
6:54	Ruth Riley made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Elaine Powell.	10	17
6:28	Adrienne Goodson missed 16 ft Jumper.	10	17
6:24	Elaine Powell Defensive Rebound.	10	17
6:13	Plenette Pierson Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	10	17
6:13	Plenette Pierson Foul	10	17
6:13	Sheri Sam enters the game for Caity Matter.	10	17
6:13	Cheryl Ford enters the game for Barbara Farris.	10	17
6:13	Deanna Nolan enters the game for Elaine Powell.	10	17
6:11	Swin Cash enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	10	17
5:56	Teana Miller Bad Pass	10	17
5:56	Deanna Nolan Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	10	17
5:46	Helen Darling missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	17
5:43	Deanna Nolan Defensive Rebound.	10	17
5:39	Swin Cash Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	10	17
5:39	Swin Cash Foul	10	17
5:18	Sheri Sam missed 14 ft Jumper.	10	17
5:16	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	10	17
4:58	Kristen Rasmussen Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	10	17
4:58	Tangela Smith enters the game for Teana Miller.	10	17
4:58	Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	17
4:58	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	10	17
4:58	Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	18
4:41	Kristen Rasmussen made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	13	18
4:13	Kristen Rasmussen Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	13	18
4:13	Ruth Riley Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	13	18
4:13	Ruth Riley Foul	13	18
4:13	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Ruth Riley.	13	18
4:05	Katie Smith Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	18
3:57	Tangela Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.	13	18
3:55	Swin Cash Defensive Rebound.	13	18
3:46	Katie Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.	13	21
3:28	Sheri Sam made Driving Layup.	15	21
3:15	Katie Smith made 15 ft Jumper.	15	23
3:08	Sheri Sam Bad Pass. Stolen by Plenette Pierson.	15	23
3:03	Sheri Sam Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	23
3:03	Detroit Full Timeout.	15	23
3:03	Elaine Powell enters the game for Katie Smith.	15	23
3:03	Jia Perkins enters the game for Adrienne Goodson.	15	23
3:03	Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	24
3:03	Swin Cash missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	24
3:03	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	15	24
2:58	Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	17	24
2:36	Deanna Nolan made 19 ft Jumper.	17	26
2:26	Kristen Rasmussen missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	26
2:24	Elaine Powell Defensive Rebound.	17	26
1:57	Swin Cash missed 18 ft Jumper.	17	26
1:54	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	17	26
1:46	Tangela Smith made 15 ft Jumper.	19	26
1:32	Helen Darling Jump Ball	19	26
1:32	Katie Smith enters the game for Deanna Nolan.	19	26
1:32	Adrienne Goodson enters the game for Helen Darling.	19	26
1:22	Elaine Powell made Driving Layup.	19	28
1:22	Sheri Sam Shooting Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	19	28
1:22	Elaine Powell missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	19	28
1:22	Elaine Powell Offensive Rebound.	19	28
1:07	Jia Perkins Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	19	28
1:07	Katie Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	28
1:07	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	19	28
1:07	Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	29
59.7	Tangela Smith made 14 ft Jumper.	21	29
46.7	Kristen Rasmussen Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	21	29
46.7	Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	30
46.7	Swin Cash missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	30
46.7	Teana Miller enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	21	30
46.7	Barbara Farris enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	21	30
46.7	Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	31
23.9	Teana Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Elaine Powell.	21	31
18.0	Detroit Full Timeout.	21	31
18.0	Ruth Riley enters the game for Barbara Farris.	21	31
18.0	Deanna Nolan enters the game for Swin Cash.	21	31
0.9	Ruth Riley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	31
0.1	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	21	31
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	21	31

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Sting
55
Shock
69

Game 1

11/6

Shock
73
Sting
82

Game 2

6/8

Sting
64
Shock
71

Game 3

10/8

Shock
49
Sting
56

Game 4

24/8

The Palace of Auburn Hills

12:30 AM, 10 August 2005

Auburn Hills, MI

Referees:
Amy Bonner

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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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