Liberty 73-65 Sting (14 Aug, 2005) Play-by-Play

Charlotte Sting

4-25, 0-14 away

	1	2	T
CHA	35	30	65
NYL	27	46	73

New York Liberty

16-13, 9-6 home

Elena Baranova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Elena Baranova missed 17 ft Jumper.
Becky Hammon missed Driving Layup.
Shameka Christon missed Driving Layup.
Elena Baranova missed 18 ft Jumper.
Crystal Robinson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
Vickie Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shameka Christon missed 17 ft Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed Driving Layup.
Elena Baranova missed Layup.
Elena Baranova missed 19 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup.
Shameka Christon made 14 ft Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Shameka Christon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
La'Keshia Frett's Layup blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Crystal Robinson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
Becky Hammon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
La'Keshia Frett made Driving Layup. Assisted by Catherine Kraayeveld.
La'Keshia Frett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
La'Keshia Frett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Crystal Robinson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Loree Moore missed Driving Layup.
Catherine Kraayeveld missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Erin Thorn made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Loree Moore.
Catherine Kraayeveld missed 8 ft Jumper.
Becky Hammon missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Elena Baranova made Layup. Assisted by Erin Thorn.
Shameka Christon missed 11 ft Jumper.
La'Keshia Frett made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Shameka Christon made Layup. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Shameka Christon made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Becky Hammon made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Erin Thorn.
Becky Hammon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Becky Hammon made Driving Layup.
Becky Hammon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Robinson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shameka Christon.
Elena Baranova made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Elena Baranova missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
Shameka Christon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Elena Baranova made Layup.
Elena Baranova made Free Throw 1 of 1.
La'Keshia Frett made Driving Layup. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Vickie Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Becky Hammon made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Catherine Kraayeveld made Layup. Assisted by La'Keshia Frett.
Becky Hammon made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by La'Keshia Frett.
La'Keshia Frett missed 8 ft Jumper.
Becky Hammon made Two Point Shot.
Catherine Kraayeveld made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Catherine Kraayeveld missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Becky Hammon missed Driving Layup.
La'Keshia Frett missed 19 ft Jumper.
Erin Thorn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup.
Vickie Johnson's Driving Layup blocked by Teana Miller.
Vickie Johnson missed Layup.
Becky Hammon made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erin Thorn.
Vickie Johnson missed Layup.
Erin Thorn made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup.
Erin Thorn made Layup.
Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
Catherine Kraayeveld missed 12 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup. Assisted by Elena Baranova.
Becky Hammon missed Layup.
Catherine Kraayeveld made Tip Shot.
Catherine Kraayeveld made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Catherine Kraayeveld made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Becky Hammon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Becky Hammon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Becky Hammon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Becky Hammon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Driving Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tangela Smith made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Helen Darling missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
Tangela Smith made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Kelly Mazzante missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tangela Smith made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Adrienne Goodson made Driving Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 19 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Helen Darling made Driving Layup.
Helen Darling missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Driving Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Sheri Sam made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Helen Darling's Driving Layup blocked by Catherine Kraayeveld.
Helen Darling missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adrienne Goodson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrienne Goodson made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Jia Perkins made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Adrienne Goodson.
Tangela Smith missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheri Sam missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Ayana Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ayana Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ayana Walker made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheri Sam made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Sheri Sam made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Sheri Sam missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 7 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
Tangela Smith made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Sheri Sam's Layup blocked by La'Keshia Frett.
Sheri Sam made Layup.
Sheri Sam made Driving Layup.
Tangela Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adrienne Goodson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 4 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown's Layup blocked by Catherine Kraayeveld.
Tangela Smith missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Tangela Smith missed Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.
Helen Darling missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
Helen Darling made Driving Layup.
Adrienne Goodson's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Catherine Kraayeveld.
Tangela Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Driving Layup.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 1.

STING

LIBERTY

TIME		CHA	NYL
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Tammy Sutton-Brown vs. Shameka Christon. Vickie Johnson gains possession.	0	0
19:44	Elena Baranova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:43	New York Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:28	Tangela Smith 3 second	0	0
19:07	Elena Baranova missed 17 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:07	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:59	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	2	0
18:45	Becky Hammon missed Driving Layup.	2	0
18:44	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:35	Tangela Smith Lost Ball. Stolen by Elena Baranova.	2	0
18:28	Shameka Christon missed Driving Layup.	2	0
18:27	Vickie Johnson Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:23	Jumpball: Sheri Sam vs. Shameka Christon. Becky Hammon gains possession.	2	0
18:08	Elena Baranova missed 18 ft Jumper.	2	0
18:07	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:01	Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:00	Charlotte Defensive Rebound.	2	0
17:45	Sheri Sam Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	0
17:37	Crystal Robinson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Becky Hammon.	2	3
17:13	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Driving Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.	4	3
17:13	Elena Baranova Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	4	3
17:13	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 1.	5	3
17:00	Vickie Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	3
17:00	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	5	3
16:49	Tangela Smith made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	7	3
16:21	Shameka Christon missed 17 ft Jumper.	7	3
16:16	Kelly Mazzante Defensive Rebound.	7	3
16:08	Helen Darling missed 16 ft Jumper.	7	3
16:07	Elena Baranova Defensive Rebound.	7	3
15:49	Crystal Robinson Bad Pass. Stolen by Helen Darling.	7	3
15:22	Tangela Smith missed Layup.	7	3
15:21	Vickie Johnson Defensive Rebound.	7	3
15:14	Crystal Robinson missed Driving Layup.	7	3
15:12	Elena Baranova Offensive Rebound.	7	3
15:11	Elena Baranova missed Layup.	7	3
15:11	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	7	3
15:11	Shameka Christon Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	7	3
15:11	New York Full Timeout.	7	3
14:52	Tangela Smith made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Helen Darling.	9	3
14:41	Helen Darling Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	9	3
14:37	Elena Baranova missed 19 ft Jumper.	9	3
14:34	Vickie Johnson Offensive Rebound.	9	3
14:33	Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup.	9	5
14:19	Kelly Mazzante missed 11 ft Jumper.	9	5
14:18	Elena Baranova Defensive Rebound.	9	5
14:02	Shameka Christon made 14 ft Jumper.	9	7
13:45	Tammy Sutton-Brown made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	11	7
13:45	Elena Baranova Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	11	7
13:45	Adrienne Goodson enters the game for Kelly Mazzante.	11	7
13:45	La'Keshia Frett enters the game for Elena Baranova.	11	7
13:45	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 1.	12	7
13:26	Crystal Robinson missed 18 ft Jumper.	12	7
13:22	New York Defensive Rebound.	12	7
13:18	Tangela Smith made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	14	7
13:00	Shameka Christon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	7
12:57	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	14	7
12:51	Adrienne Goodson made Driving Layup.	16	7
12:48	New York Full Timeout.	16	7
12:18	La'Keshia Frett's Layup blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.	16	7
12:17	Shameka Christon Offensive Rebound.	16	7
12:17	24 second	16	7
12:02	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.	16	7
12:00	Crystal Robinson Defensive Rebound.	16	7
11:44	Crystal Robinson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Becky Hammon.	16	9
11:19	Sheri Sam missed 19 ft Jumper.	16	9
11:17	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Rebound.	16	9
11:15	Tammy Sutton-Brown Lost Ball. Stolen by Shameka Christon.	16	9
11:03	Vickie Johnson 3 second	16	9
11:03	Catherine Kraayeveld enters the game for Shameka Christon.	16	9
11:03	Erin Thorn enters the game for Vickie Johnson.	16	9
10:44	Adrienne Goodson made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	18	9
10:30	Becky Hammon Traveling	18	9
10:18	Sheri Sam Traveling	18	9
10:03	Becky Hammon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	9
10:02	Erin Thorn Offensive Rebound.	18	9
9:57	La'Keshia Frett made Driving Layup. Assisted by Catherine Kraayeveld.	18	11
9:37	Helen Darling made Driving Layup.	20	11
9:29	Tammy Sutton-Brown Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	20	11
9:29	La'Keshia Frett made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	12
9:29	Loree Moore enters the game for Becky Hammon.	20	12
9:29	La'Keshia Frett made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	13
9:07	Helen Darling missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	13
9:06	La'Keshia Frett Defensive Rebound.	20	13
9:03	La'Keshia Frett Lost Ball. Stolen by Tangela Smith.	20	13
8:59	Tangela Smith missed 6 ft Jumper.	20	13
8:57	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	20	13
8:52	Adrienne Goodson Bad Pass. Stolen by Erin Thorn.	20	13
8:33	Crystal Robinson missed 19 ft Jumper.	20	13
8:32	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	20	13
8:25	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Driving Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	22	13
7:52	Loree Moore missed Driving Layup.	22	13
7:50	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	22	13
7:50	Tammy Sutton-Brown Traveling	22	13
7:50	Charlotte Full Timeout.	22	13
7:50	Shameka Christon enters the game for Crystal Robinson.	22	13
7:26	Catherine Kraayeveld missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	13
7:26	Loree Moore Offensive Rebound.	22	13
7:13	Erin Thorn made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Loree Moore.	22	16
6:50	Sheri Sam made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	24	16
6:24	Catherine Kraayeveld missed 8 ft Jumper.	24	16
6:24	Adrienne Goodson Defensive Rebound.	24	16
6:09	Helen Darling's Driving Layup blocked by Catherine Kraayeveld.	24	16
6:07	Loree Moore Defensive Rebound.	24	16
6:05	Loree Moore Turnover	24	16
5:48	Helen Darling missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	16
5:48	Loree Moore Defensive Rebound.	24	16
5:35	Shameka Christon Bad Pass	24	16
5:35	Becky Hammon enters the game for Loree Moore.	24	16
5:11	Tangela Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.	24	16
5:11	Adrienne Goodson Offensive Rebound.	24	16
5:09	La'Keshia Frett Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	24	16
5:09	Elena Baranova enters the game for Catherine Kraayeveld.	24	16
5:09	Teana Miller enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	24	16
5:09	Jia Perkins enters the game for Sheri Sam.	24	16
5:09	Adrienne Goodson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	16
5:09	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	24	16
5:09	Vickie Johnson enters the game for La'Keshia Frett.	24	16
5:09	Adrienne Goodson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	16
4:46	Becky Hammon missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	16
4:45	Elena Baranova Offensive Rebound.	25	16
4:31	Helen Darling Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	25	16
4:26	Shameka Christon Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	25	16
4:26	Shameka Christon Foul	25	16
4:26	La'Keshia Frett enters the game for Shameka Christon.	25	16
4:05	Adrienne Goodson made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	27	16
3:43	Elena Baranova made Layup. Assisted by Erin Thorn.	27	18
3:33	Elena Baranova Personal Foul. Her 4th Personal Foul.	27	18
3:33	Sheri Sam enters the game for Helen Darling.	27	18
3:33	Shameka Christon enters the game for Elena Baranova.	27	18
3:33	Charlotte Full Timeout.	27	18
3:19	Jia Perkins made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Adrienne Goodson.	29	18
3:03	Teana Miller Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	29	18
2:53	Shameka Christon missed 11 ft Jumper.	29	18
2:50	Vickie Johnson Offensive Rebound.	29	18
2:44	La'Keshia Frett made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.	29	20
2:18	Tangela Smith missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.	29	20
2:16	Sheri Sam Offensive Rebound.	29	20
2:02	Sheri Sam missed 11 ft Jumper.	29	20
2:00	Becky Hammon Defensive Rebound.	29	20
1:49	Shameka Christon made Layup. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.	29	22
1:49	Adrienne Goodson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	29	22
1:49	Tammy Sutton-Brown enters the game for Teana Miller.	29	22
1:49	Ayana Walker enters the game for Adrienne Goodson.	29	22
1:49	Helen Darling enters the game for Jia Perkins.	29	22
1:49	Shameka Christon made Free Throw 1 of 1.	29	23
1:20	Tammy Sutton-Brown made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	31	23
1:00	Becky Hammon made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Erin Thorn.	31	25
45.4	Erin Thorn Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	31	25
45.4	Ayana Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.	32	25
45.4	Ayana Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.	33	25
28.8	Helen Darling Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	33	25
28.8	Jia Perkins enters the game for Helen Darling.	33	25
24.9	Becky Hammon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	33	25
23.4	La'Keshia Frett Offensive Rebound.	33	25
5.3	Becky Hammon made Driving Layup.	33	27
0.0	Ayana Walker made 10 ft Two Point Shot.	35	27
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	35	27

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

9:00 PM, 14 August 2005

Referees:
Bob Trammell
Eric Brewton
Felicia Grinter

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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