Liberty 82-74 Sting (13 Aug, 2005) Play-by-Play

New York Liberty

15-13, 7-7 away

	1	2	OT	T
NYL	34	29	19	82
CHA	39	24	11	74

Charlotte Sting

4-24, 4-11 home

Tangela Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Jumper.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Helen Darling missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Sheri Sam missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Sheri Sam made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Kelly Mazzante made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.
Tangela Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed Layup.
Adrienne Goodson made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Adrienne Goodson made 14 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson missed Layup.
Sheri Sam made Layup.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Teana Miller made Layup. Assisted by Adrienne Goodson.
Tangela Smith made Layup.
Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Adrienne Goodson.
Helen Darling made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jia Perkins.
Teana Miller missed Layup.
Kelly Mazzante missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kelly Mazzante missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling missed 20 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed 12 ft Running Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
Kelly Mazzante missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 12 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Layup.
Helen Darling made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Sheri Sam missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling made Driving Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Tangela Smith made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Adrienne Goodson.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Driving Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
Adrienne Goodson missed Layup.
Adrienne Goodson made Layup.
Adrienne Goodson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Adrienne Goodson missed Layup.
Helen Darling missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.
Kelly Mazzante missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Adrienne Goodson made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Sheri Sam missed 18 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson made 6 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Adrienne Goodson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup.
Helen Darling missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrienne Goodson missed Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Ann Wauters's Layup blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Vickie Johnson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made Layup.
Ann Wauters missed 10 ft Hook Shot.
Crystal Robinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Elena Baranova missed Layup.
Elena Baranova made Layup.
Ann Wauters made Layup.
Ann Wauters missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup.
Vickie Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Shameka Christon missed Jumper.
Ann Wauters made Layup. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Loree Moore missed Layup.
Loree Moore missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Loree Moore missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Becky Hammon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Laapos;Keshia Frett missed Layup.
Becky Hammon missed Layup.
Erin Thorn made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Laapos;Keshia Frett.
Shameka Christon's Layup blocked by Tangela Smith.
Laapos;Keshia Frett made Layup.
Erin Thorn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shameka Christon made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elena Baranova.
Shameka Christon made Driving Layup.
Becky Hammon made Two Point Shot.
Ann Wauters made Layup. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
Vickie Johnson made Layup.
Vickie Johnson made 9 ft Running Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup.
Vickie Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup.
Becky Hammon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson's Layup blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Ann Wauters made Layup. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
Elena Baranova made Two Point Shot.
Elena Baranova made 10 ft Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 6 ft Running Jumper.
Elena Baranova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Laapos;Keshia Frett made Layup. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Elena Baranova missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Elena Baranova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vickie Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Vickie Johnson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Becky Hammon made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Crystal Robinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shameka Christon missed 10 ft Jumper.
Becky Hammon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Robinson made 8 ft Jumper.
Crystal Robinson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Erin Thorn made 15 ft Jumper.
Erin Thorn missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Catherine Kraayeveld missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Becky Hammon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Becky Hammon missed 14 ft Jumper.
Shameka Christon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shameka Christon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shameka Christon made Two Point Shot.
Elena Baranova missed 8 ft Running Jumper.
Shameka Christon missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made Layup.
Shameka Christon made Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Elena Baranova made Layup.
Elena Baranova made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Crystal Robinson missed Layup.
Vickie Johnson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
Shameka Christon missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Elena Baranova missed 14 ft Jumper.
Crystal Robinson's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Crystal Robinson missed Driving Layup.
Becky Hammon missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 5 ft Jumper.
Shameka Christon made Driving Layup.
Elena Baranova made Layup.
Shameka Christon made 14 ft Jumper.
Shameka Christon made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Shameka Christon made 19 ft Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Becky Hammon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Becky Hammon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Elena Baranova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Elena Baranova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.

LIBERTY

STING

TIME		NYL	CHA
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Ann Wauters vs. Tammy Sutton-Brown. Tangela Smith gains possession.	0	0
19:44	Kelly Mazzante Bad Pass. Stolen by Becky Hammon.	0	0
19:30	Ann Wauters's Layup blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.	0	0
19:29	New York Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:15	Jumpball: Vickie Johnson vs. Sheri Sam. Elena Baranova gains possession.	0	0
19:07	Ann Wauters Lost Ball. Stolen by Helen Darling.	0	0
18:49	Sheri Sam Bad Pass. Stolen by Becky Hammon.	0	0
18:45	Becky Hammon Bad Pass	0	0
18:27	Tangela Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	0	2
18:07	Vickie Johnson missed 19 ft Jumper.	0	2
18:06	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	0	2
17:57	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Jumper.	0	2
17:55	Vickie Johnson Defensive Rebound.	0	2
17:50	Vickie Johnson made Layup.	2	2
17:34	Becky Hammon Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	2
17:34	Helen Darling made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	3
17:34	Helen Darling missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	3
17:32	Ann Wauters Defensive Rebound.	2	3
17:13	Ann Wauters missed 10 ft Hook Shot.	2	3
17:09	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	2	3
17:01	Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	3
17:00	Ann Wauters Defensive Rebound.	2	3
16:40	Crystal Robinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	3
16:37	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	2	3
16:31	Ann Wauters Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	3
16:23	Elena Baranova Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	3
16:23	Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	4
16:23	Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	5
16:07	Vickie Johnson Bad Pass	2	5
15:48	Sheri Sam made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tammy Sutton-Brown.	2	8
15:26	Elena Baranova missed Layup.	2	8
15:25	Elena Baranova Offensive Rebound.	4	8
15:25	Elena Baranova made Layup.	4	8
15:08	Sheri Sam missed 17 ft Jumper.	4	8
15:07	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Rebound.	4	8
15:07	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.	4	8
15:07	Ann Wauters Defensive Rebound.	4	8
14:48	Ann Wauters made Layup.	6	8
14:48	Tangela Smith Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	6	8
14:48	Charlotte Full Timeout.	6	8
14:48	Ann Wauters missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	6	8
14:48	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	6	8
14:41	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.	6	8
14:41	Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound.	6	8
14:18	Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.	6	10
14:02	Becky Hammon Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheri Sam.	6	10
13:53	Jumpball: Vickie Johnson vs. Tammy Sutton-Brown. Sheri Sam gains possession.	6	10
13:30	Sheri Sam made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	6	12
13:12	Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup.	8	12
13:12	Tammy Sutton-Brown Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	8	12
13:12	Vickie Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 1.	9	12
12:57	Kelly Mazzante made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	9	15
12:32	Becky Hammon Bad Pass. Stolen by Tammy Sutton-Brown.	9	15
12:26	Vickie Johnson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	9	15
12:26	Laapos;Keshia Frett enters the game for Crystal Robinson.	9	15
12:26	Loree Moore enters the game for Elena Baranova.	9	15
12:26	Shameka Christon enters the game for Becky Hammon.	9	15
12:26	Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	16
12:26	Tangela Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	16
12:26	Shameka Christon Defensive Rebound.	9	16
12:14	Laapos;Keshia Frett Bad Pass. Stolen by Helen Darling.	9	16
12:08	Tangela Smith missed Layup.	9	16
12:07	Kelly Mazzante Offensive Rebound.	9	16
11:51	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.	9	18
11:41	New York Full Timeout.	9	18
11:26	Loree Moore Lost Ball. Stolen by Helen Darling.	9	18
11:03	Tangela Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.	9	18
11:00	Ann Wauters Defensive Rebound.	9	18
10:36	Shameka Christon missed Jumper.	9	18
10:33	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	9	18
10:29	Kelly Mazzante missed Layup.	9	18
10:23	Loree Moore Defensive Rebound.	9	18
10:18	Ann Wauters made Layup. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.	11	18
10:15	Charlotte Full Timeout.	11	18
10:15	Adrienne Goodson enters the game for Kelly Mazzante.	11	18
9:52	Adrienne Goodson made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.	11	20
9:27	Loree Moore missed Layup.	11	20
9:27	Loree Moore Offensive Rebound.	11	20
9:27	Tammy Sutton-Brown Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	11	20
9:27	Loree Moore missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	20
9:27	New York Offensive Rebound.	11	20
9:27	Teana Miller enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	11	20
9:27	Catherine Kraayeveld enters the game for Ann Wauters.	11	20
9:27	Erin Thorn enters the game for Vickie Johnson.	11	20
9:27	Loree Moore missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	20
9:26	Teana Miller Defensive Rebound.	11	20
9:07	Becky Hammon enters the game for Loree Moore.	11	20
8:59	Adrienne Goodson made 14 ft Jumper.	11	22
8:37	Becky Hammon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	22
8:34	Jumpball: Becky Hammon vs. Helen Darling. Sheri Sam gains possession.	11	22
8:34	New York Defensive Rebound.	11	22
8:30	Adrienne Goodson missed Layup.	11	22
8:29	Sheri Sam Offensive Rebound.	11	24
8:29	Sheri Sam made Layup.	11	24
8:29	Laapos;Keshia Frett Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	11	24
8:29	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 1.	11	25
8:07	Laapos;Keshia Frett missed Layup.	11	25
8:07	Becky Hammon Offensive Rebound.	11	25
8:03	Becky Hammon missed Layup.	11	25
8:03	New York Offensive Rebound.	11	25
8:03	Teana Miller Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	11	25
7:46	Erin Thorn made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Laapos;Keshia Frett.	14	25
7:37	Catherine Kraayeveld Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	14	25
7:20	Teana Miller made Layup. Assisted by Adrienne Goodson.	14	27
6:58	Shameka Christon's Layup blocked by Tangela Smith.	14	27
6:56	Laapos;Keshia Frett Offensive Rebound.	14	27
6:56	Laapos;Keshia Frett made Layup.	16	27
6:37	Tangela Smith made Layup.	16	29
6:18	Catherine Kraayeveld Bad Pass. Stolen by Tangela Smith.	16	29
6:13	Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Adrienne Goodson.	16	31
6:01	New York Full Timeout.	16	31
6:01	Elena Baranova enters the game for Laapos;Keshia Frett.	16	31
6:01	Ann Wauters enters the game for Catherine Kraayeveld.	16	31
6:01	Janel McCarville enters the game for Sheri Sam.	16	31
6:01	Jia Perkins enters the game for Tangela Smith.	16	31
5:46	Erin Thorn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	31
5:43	Janel McCarville Defensive Rebound.	16	31
5:31	Helen Darling made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jia Perkins.	16	34
4:58	Shameka Christon made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elena Baranova.	19	34
4:43	Helen Darling Bad Pass. Stolen by Shameka Christon.	19	34
4:39	Shameka Christon made Driving Layup.	21	34
4:20	Teana Miller missed Layup.	21	34
4:18	Becky Hammon Defensive Rebound.	21	34
4:11	Jia Perkins Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	21	34
4:11	Vickie Johnson enters the game for Erin Thorn.	21	34
4:11	Crystal Robinson enters the game for Elena Baranova.	21	34
3:54	Becky Hammon made Two Point Shot.	23	34
3:47	Charlotte Full Timeout.	23	34
3:47	Kelly Mazzante enters the game for Adrienne Goodson.	23	34
3:47	Tammy Sutton-Brown enters the game for Teana Miller.	23	34
3:47	Sheri Sam enters the game for Jia Perkins.	23	34
3:34	Kelly Mazzante missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	34
3:33	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Rebound.	23	34
3:31	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.	23	34
3:30	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Rebound.	23	34
3:24	Sheri Sam missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	34
3:20	Vickie Johnson Defensive Rebound.	23	34
3:04	Ann Wauters made Layup. Assisted by Becky Hammon.	25	34
2:54	Sheri Sam Bad Pass	25	34
2:54	Tangela Smith enters the game for Janel McCarville.	25	34
2:38	Vickie Johnson made Layup.	27	34
2:15	Sheri Sam made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	27	36
1:50	Becky Hammon Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	27	36
1:50	Becky Hammon Foul	27	36
1:27	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.	27	38
1:27	Vickie Johnson Shooting Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	27	38
1:27	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	27	38
1:25	Shameka Christon Defensive Rebound.	27	38
1:07	Vickie Johnson made 9 ft Running Jumper.	29	38
51.6	Becky Hammon Shooting Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	29	38
51.6	Kelly Mazzante missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	38
51.6	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	29	38
51.6	Loree Moore enters the game for Becky Hammon.	29	38
51.6	Teana Miller enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	29	38
51.6	Kelly Mazzante made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	39
35.8	Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup.	31	39
35.8	Tangela Smith Shooting Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	31	39
35.8	Vickie Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 1.	32	39
20.6	Helen Darling missed 20 ft Jumper.	32	39
18.6	Crystal Robinson Defensive Rebound.	32	39
14.7	Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup.	34	39
0.9	Sheri Sam missed 12 ft Running Jumper.	34	39
0.0	Ann Wauters Defensive Rebound.	34	39
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	34	39

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Liberty
61
Sting
67

Game 1

25/6

Liberty
82
Sting
74

Game 2

13/8

Sting
65
Liberty
73

Game 3

14/8

Sting
78
Liberty
66

Game 4

26/8

12:00 AM, 13 August 2005

Referees:
June Courteau
Tom Mauer
Melissa Barlow

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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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