Mercury 76-62 Monarchs (13 Aug, 2005) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Monarchs

20-8, 8-6 away

	1	2	T
SAC	35	27	62
PHO	49	27	76

Phoenix Mercury

13-13, 8-4 home

Penny Taylor's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Nicole Powell.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Anna DeForge made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maria Stepanova.
Maria Stepanova made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made 19 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Maria Stepanova made 6 ft Jumper.
Maria Stepanova made Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Diana Taurasi made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Maria Stepanova made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor made Technical Free Throw.
Anna DeForge missed 18 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Maria Stepanova missed 9 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 13 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge's Layup blocked by Kara Lawson.
Maria Stepanova made Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Kamila Vodichkova made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 13 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Ashley Robinson made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Ashley Robinson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 9 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Maria Stepanova made 16 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 18 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Technical Free Throw.
Anna DeForge made 10 ft Running Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Kamila Vodichkova made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Kamila Vodichkova's Layup blocked by DeMya Walker.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Maria Stepanova made Driving Layup.
Lisa Harrison's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Nicole Powell.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Maria Stepanova.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Ashley Robinson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Harrison.
Penny Taylor made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Anna DeForge missed Layup.
Ashley Robinson's Layup blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Penny Taylor missed 9 ft Jumper.
Maria Stepanova missed Jumper.
Maria Stepanova missed 15 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Niele Ivey.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Anna DeForge's Layup blocked by Nicole Powell.
Niele Ivey missed 9 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 15 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 14 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chelsea Newton missed 15 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Nicole Powell made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Nicole Powell missed 15 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Layup.
DeMya Walker's Layup blocked by Maria Stepanova.
Yolanda Griffith's Layup blocked by Maria Stepanova.
Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.
Olympia Scott-Richardson missed Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Jumper.
Chelsea Newton made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Nicole Powell made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Rebekkah Brunson's 10 ft Jumper blocked by Maria Stepanova.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Powell made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Ticha Penicheiro made 11 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 13 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Nicole Powell made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Olympia Scott-Richardson made Layup. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.
Rebekkah Brunson made Driving Layup.
Chelsea Newton missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made 8 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
DeMya Walker made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
DeMya Walker made 7 ft Hook Shot.
DeMya Walker made 17 ft Jumper.
Miao Lijie made 23 ft Three Pointer. Assisted by Sui Feifei.
Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Kamila Vodichkova.
Olympia Scott-Richardson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made 8 ft Running Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro's 11 ft Jumper blocked by Penny Taylor.
Nicole Powell missed 14 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Olympia Scott-Richardson missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 5 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson made Technical Free Throw.
DeMya Walker made 6 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made 11 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson's Two Point Shot blocked by Maria Stepanova.
Nicole Powell made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.

MONARCHS

MERCURY

TIME		SAC	PHO
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Yolanda Griffith vs. Maria Stepanova. Maria Stepanova gains possession.	0	0
19:45	Penny Taylor's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Nicole Powell.	0	0
19:43	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	0	2
19:43	Penny Taylor made Layup.	0	2
19:29	Rebekkah Brunson missed 13 ft Jumper.	0	2
19:27	Maria Stepanova Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:15	Anna DeForge made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maria Stepanova.	0	5
19:06	Kamila Vodichkova Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	5
18:52	Nicole Powell missed 15 ft Jumper.	0	5
18:51	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	0	5
18:39	Maria Stepanova made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	0	7
18:34	Sacramento Full Timeout.	0	7
18:19	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.	2	7
18:12	Chelsea Newton Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	7
18:04	Chelsea Newton Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	2	7
18:04	Kamila Vodichkova missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	7
18:04	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	2	7
18:04	Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	8
17:42	Ticha Penicheiro missed 14 ft Jumper.	2	8
17:38	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	2	8
17:32	Anna DeForge made 19 ft Jumper.	2	10
17:15	Penny Taylor Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	10
17:15	Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	10
17:15	Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	10
16:54	Penny Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	4	10
16:46	Chelsea Newton missed 15 ft Jumper.	4	10
16:45	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	4	10
16:37	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	10
16:35	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	4	10
16:27	Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	7	10
16:01	Maria Stepanova made 6 ft Jumper.	7	12
15:38	Nicole Powell made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	10	12
15:11	Maria Stepanova made Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.	10	14
14:48	Nicole Powell missed 15 ft Jumper.	10	14
14:45	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	10	14
14:41	Diana Taurasi Traveling	10	14
14:26	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.	12	14
14:11	Diana Taurasi made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	12	16
14:02	Kamila Vodichkova Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	12	16
14:02	Kara Lawson enters the game for Chelsea Newton.	12	16
14:02	DeMya Walker enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	12	16
14:02	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	12	16
13:47	Maria Stepanova Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	12	16
13:47	DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	16
13:47	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Nicole Powell.	13	16
13:47	DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	16
13:47	Maria Stepanova Defensive Rebound.	13	16
13:22	Diana Taurasi Lost Ball. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	13	16
13:15	Hamchetou Maiga missed Layup.	13	16
13:15	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	13	16
13:14	DeMya Walker's Layup blocked by Maria Stepanova.	13	16
13:12	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	13	16
12:56	Maria Stepanova made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	13	18
12:47	Penny Taylor made Technical Free Throw.	13	19
12:47	Shereka Wright enters the game for Penny Taylor.	13	19
12:44	Anna DeForge Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	19
12:37	Ashley Robinson Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	19
12:30	DeMya Walker Traveling	13	19
12:07	Anna DeForge missed 18 ft Jumper.	13	19
12:04	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	13	19
11:59	Yolanda Griffith's Layup blocked by Maria Stepanova.	13	19
11:56	Ashley Robinson Defensive Rebound.	13	19
11:45	Yolanda Griffith Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	19
11:45	Phoenix Full Timeout.	13	19
11:45	Olympia Scott-Richardson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	13	19
11:38	Olympia Scott-Richardson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	19
11:38	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	20
11:38	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	21
11:22	Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.	16	21
11:18	Olympia Scott-Richardson Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	16	21
11:18	Penny Taylor enters the game for Anna DeForge.	16	21
11:18	Lisa Harrison enters the game for Maria Stepanova.	16	21
11:12	Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	16	23
11:00	Olympia Scott-Richardson missed Layup.	16	23
10:59	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	16	23
10:53	DeMya Walker Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	16	23
10:53	DeMya Walker Foul	16	23
10:53	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for DeMya Walker.	16	23
10:53	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Olympia Scott-Richardson.	16	23
10:53	Chelsea Newton enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	16	23
10:40	Diana Taurasi Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	16	23
10:40	Diana Taurasi Foul	16	23
10:40	Maria Stepanova enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	16	23
10:27	Hamchetou Maiga Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	16	23
10:27	Hamchetou Maiga Foul	16	23
10:04	Maria Stepanova missed 9 ft Jumper.	16	23
10:03	Hamchetou Maiga Defensive Rebound.	16	23
9:56	Maria Stepanova Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	16	23
9:38	Hamchetou Maiga missed Jumper.	16	23
9:37	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	16	23
9:36	Hamchetou Maiga Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	16	23
9:36	Nicole Powell enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	16	23
9:36	Anna DeForge enters the game for Shereka Wright.	16	23
9:26	Diana Taurasi Lost Ball. Stolen by Nicole Powell.	16	23
9:18	Chelsea Newton made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	18	23
9:02	Lisa Harrison Bad Pass	18	23
8:44	Nicole Powell made 9 ft Two Point Shot.	20	23
8:22	Penny Taylor made 13 ft Jumper.	20	25
8:07	Rebekkah Brunson's 10 ft Jumper blocked by Maria Stepanova.	20	25
8:03	Rebekkah Brunson Offensive Rebound.	20	25
7:54	Kara Lawson Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	20	25
7:50	Anna DeForge's Layup blocked by Kara Lawson.	20	25
7:50	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	20	25
7:50	Sacramento Full Timeout.	20	25
7:50	Kamila Vodichkova enters the game for Lisa Harrison.	20	25
7:47	Maria Stepanova made Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	20	27
7:26	Chelsea Newton Lost Ball. Stolen by Maria Stepanova.	20	27
7:18	Kamila Vodichkova made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	20	29
6:47	Rebekkah Brunson Bad Pass. Stolen by Maria Stepanova.	20	29
6:43	Rebekkah Brunson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	20	29
6:43	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Chelsea Newton.	20	29
6:43	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	30
6:43	DeMya Walker enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	20	30
6:43	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	31
6:30	Anna DeForge Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	20	31
6:30	Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	31
6:30	Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	31
6:09	Kamila Vodichkova missed 13 ft Jumper.	22	31
6:09	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	22	31
6:09	Maria Stepanova Loose Ball Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	22	31
6:09	DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	31
6:09	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	22	31
6:09	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Maria Stepanova.	22	31
6:09	DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	31
6:09	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	22	31
5:48	Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.	22	33
5:48	DeMya Walker Shooting Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	22	33
5:48	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.	22	34
5:35	Nicole Powell made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	24	34
5:22	Ashley Robinson made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	24	36
5:22	DeMya Walker Shooting Foul. Her 4th Personal Foul.	24	36
5:22	Chelsea Newton enters the game for Kara Lawson.	24	36
5:22	Ashley Robinson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	24	36
5:20	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	24	36
5:13	Ticha Penicheiro made 11 ft Jumper.	26	36
5:11	Ticha Penicheiro Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	26	36
5:11	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	37
5:11	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	38
4:50	Ticha Penicheiro missed 13 ft Jumper.	26	38
4:48	Ashley Robinson Defensive Rebound.	26	38
4:43	Penny Taylor Bad Pass	26	38
4:22	Nicole Powell's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Ashley Robinson.	26	38
4:18	Ticha Penicheiro Offensive Rebound.	26	38
4:16	Nicole Powell made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	29	38
4:07	Nicole Powell Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	29	38
4:07	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	29	38
4:07	Olympia Scott-Richardson enters the game for DeMya Walker.	29	38
4:07	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Nicole Powell.	29	38
4:07	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	39
4:07	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	40
4:00	Olympia Scott-Richardson Bad Pass	29	40
4:00	Phoenix Full Timeout.	29	40
4:00	Niele Ivey enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	29	40
3:35	Rebekkah Brunson Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	29	40
3:35	Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	41
3:35	Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	42
3:15	Olympia Scott-Richardson Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	29	42
3:13	Ashley Robinson Bad Pass. Stolen by Chelsea Newton.	29	42
3:09	Olympia Scott-Richardson made Layup. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.	31	42
2:40	Penny Taylor missed 9 ft Jumper.	31	42
2:38	Olympia Scott-Richardson Defensive Rebound.	31	42
2:33	Hamchetou Maiga Turnover	31	42
2:33	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Niele Ivey.	31	42
2:15	Anna DeForge made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.	31	45
2:01	Hamchetou Maiga Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	31	45
1:55	Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.	31	47
1:39	Rebekkah Brunson made Driving Layup.	33	47
1:15	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	33	47
1:14	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	33	47
1:14	Kara Lawson enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	33	47
1:14	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	33	47
1:14	Nicole Powell enters the game for Olympia Scott-Richardson.	33	47
1:01	Chelsea Newton missed 17 ft Jumper.	33	47
1:00	Ashley Robinson Defensive Rebound.	33	47
50.9	Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	33	47
48.9	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	33	47
43.9	Kara Lawson Bad Pass. Stolen by Kamila Vodichkova.	33	47
38.7	Nicole Powell Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	33	47
38.7	Miao Lijie enters the game for Chelsea Newton.	33	47
38.7	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	33	48
38.7	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	33	49
18.9	Kara Lawson's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Diana Taurasi.	33	49
16.0	Kara Lawson Offensive Rebound.	33	49
16.0	Diana Taurasi Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	33	49
16.0	Kara Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	34	49
16.0	Kara Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	35	49
0.9	Diana Taurasi missed Layup.	35	49
0.1	Miao Lijie Defensive Rebound.	35	49
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	35	49

Regular Season Series

SAC wins 3-1

Monarchs
77
Mercury
72

Game 1

22/5

Mercury
61
Monarchs
73

Game 2

11/6

Monarchs
62
Mercury
76

Game 3

13/8

Mercury
70
Monarchs
76

Game 4

24/8

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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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