Fever 62-56 Mercury (15 Aug, 2005) Play-by-Play

Indiana Fever

17-12, 6-9 away

	1	2	T
IND	30	32	62
PHO	29	27	56

Phoenix Mercury

13-14, 8-5 home

Kamila Vodichkova missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 13 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Maria Stepanova made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Maria Stepanova made Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Maria Stepanova missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made Layup.
Maria Stepanova missed 17 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Harrison.
Lisa Harrison missed Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova made Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Robinson.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Maria Stepanova missed 15 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Harrison missed 16 ft Jumper.
Maria Stepanova missed 9 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
Maria Stepanova missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ashley Robinson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Maria Stepanova made 7 ft Jumper.
Maria Stepanova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Maria Stepanova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shereka Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Kamila Vodichkova made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Maria Stepanova made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge's Layup blocked by Tamika Catchings.
Penny Taylor's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Tamika Catchings.
Maria Stepanova missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Maria Stepanova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 8 ft Jumper.
Shereka Wright missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Maria Stepanova made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Shereka Wright missed Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made 8 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Maria Stepanova missed 9 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 19 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Driving Layup.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Maria Stepanova made Layup.
Shereka Wright missed 51 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams made Two Point Shot.
Kelly Miller made Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Tamika Catchings made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed 13 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed 17 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed Two Point Shot.
Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams made 16 ft Jumper.
Jurgita Streimikyte missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tan White made Driving Layup.
Natalie Williams made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Kelly Schumacher made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Schumacher made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tan White missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua made Layup.
Deanna Jackson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams made Layup.
Deanna Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ebony Hoffman missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamika Catchings made 17 ft Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher's Jumper blocked by Maria Stepanova.
Kelly Schumacher missed Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.
Deanna Jackson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Maria Stepanova.
Jurgita Streimikyte's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Maria Stepanova.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 49 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jurgita Streimikyte missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Tamika Catchings's 12 ft Jumper blocked by Kamila Vodichkova.
Tamika Catchings missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed 9 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
Natalie Williams made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Jurgita Streimikyte missed Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jurgita Streimikyte.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jurgita Streimikyte's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Maria Stepanova.
Natalie Williams missed Layup.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tan White missed 19 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Two Point Shot.
Deanna Jackson made 9 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed Layup.
Kelly Schumacher made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Schumacher made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings missed Layup.
Kelly Schumacher made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Tan White made Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Tan White.
Kelly Schumacher missed Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Tan White missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Maria Stepanova.
Tamika Catchings missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Schumacher made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.

FEVER

MERCURY

TIME		IND	PHO
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Natalie Williams vs. Maria Stepanova. Kelly Miller gains possession.	0	0
19:45	Natalie Williams made Two Point Shot.	2	0
19:21	Kamila Vodichkova missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.	2	0
19:17	Kamila Vodichkova Offensive Rebound.	2	0
19:07	Tully Bevilaqua Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	0
19:00	Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup.	2	0
19:00	Tully Bevilaqua Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:35	Kelly Miller made Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	4	0
18:22	Kamila Vodichkova missed 13 ft Jumper.	4	0
18:21	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	4	0
18:07	Tamika Catchings made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	0
17:52	Diana Taurasi Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	7	0
17:52	Diana Taurasi Foul	7	0
17:32	Natalie Williams missed 13 ft Jumper.	7	0
17:31	Indiana Defensive Rebound.	7	0
17:31	Jurgita Streimikyte Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	7	0
17:15	Anna DeForge made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	7	2
17:04	Kelly Miller Traveling	7	2
16:47	Maria Stepanova made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	7	4
16:23	Natalie Williams missed 17 ft Jumper.	7	4
16:22	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	7	4
16:21	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass	7	4
16:02	Natalie Williams missed Two Point Shot.	7	4
16:00	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	7	4
15:59	Anna DeForge Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Catchings.	7	4
15:53	Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	9	4
15:37	Tully Bevilaqua Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	9	4
15:37	Phoenix Full Timeout.	9	4
15:37	Tan White enters the game for Tully Bevilaqua.	9	4
15:37	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	5
15:37	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	6
15:18	Penny Taylor Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	9	6
15:00	Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	6
14:59	Natalie Williams Offensive Rebound.	9	6
14:57	Natalie Williams made 16 ft Jumper.	11	6
14:38	Maria Stepanova made Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	11	8
14:26	Jurgita Streimikyte missed 14 ft Jumper.	11	8
14:23	Natalie Williams Offensive Rebound.	11	8
14:11	Tan White made Driving Layup.	13	8
14:03	Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.	13	10
13:51	Jurgita Streimikyte Bad Pass. Stolen by Kamila Vodichkova.	13	10
13:41	Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.	13	13
13:11	Kelly Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	13	13
13:07	Tan White Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	13
13:07	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	13
13:07	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	13	13
13:07	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	13
13:06	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	13	13
12:52	Penny Taylor Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	13	13
12:52	Lisa Harrison enters the game for Penny Taylor.	13	13
12:48	Kelly Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Maria Stepanova.	13	13
12:41	Maria Stepanova missed 17 ft Jumper.	13	13
12:40	Kamila Vodichkova Offensive Rebound.	13	13
12:38	Kamila Vodichkova made Layup.	13	15
12:33	Indiana Full Timeout.	13	15
12:33	Tully Bevilaqua enters the game for Jurgita Streimikyte.	13	15
12:33	Kelly Schumacher enters the game for Kelly Miller.	13	15
12:18	Natalie Williams made 7 ft Two Point Shot.	15	15
11:52	Maria Stepanova missed 17 ft Jumper.	15	15
11:49	Tan White Defensive Rebound.	15	15
11:42	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Maria Stepanova.	15	15
11:32	Kamila Vodichkova Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	15
11:32	Kelly Schumacher made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	15
11:32	Kelly Schumacher made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	15
11:32	Tan White Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	17	15
11:15	Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Harrison.	17	18
10:49	Tamika Catchings missed 17 ft Jumper.	17	18
10:48	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	17	18
10:33	Lisa Harrison missed Layup.	17	18
10:33	Anna DeForge Offensive Rebound.	17	18
10:29	Diana Taurasi Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	17	18
10:29	Diana Taurasi Foul	17	18
10:15	Lisa Harrison Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	17	18
10:07	Natalie Williams Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	17	18
10:07	Natalie Williams Foul	17	18
9:53	Kamila Vodichkova made Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Robinson.	17	20
9:29	Tan White missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	20
9:27	Tamika Catchings Offensive Rebound.	17	20
9:23	Tully Bevilaqua missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	20
9:22	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	17	20
9:03	Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	23
8:52	Indiana Full Timeout.	17	23
8:52	Deanna Jackson enters the game for Tan White.	17	23
8:52	Maria Stepanova enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	17	23
8:42	Natalie Williams Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	17	23
8:42	Natalie Williams Foul	17	23
8:33	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass. Stolen by Tully Bevilaqua.	17	23
8:29	Tully Bevilaqua made Layup.	19	23
8:11	Maria Stepanova missed 15 ft Jumper.	19	23
8:08	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	19	23
7:50	Deanna Jackson missed 7 ft Jumper.	19	23
7:48	Natalie Williams Offensive Rebound.	21	23
7:48	Natalie Williams made Layup.	21	23
7:24	Diana Taurasi missed Three Point Jumper.	21	23
7:22	Kelly Schumacher Defensive Rebound.	21	23
7:20	Ashley Robinson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	21	23
7:20	Kamila Vodichkova enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	21	23
7:20	Penny Taylor enters the game for Anna DeForge.	21	23
7:20	Ebony Hoffman enters the game for Natalie Williams.	21	23
7:20	Deanna Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	23
7:20	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	21	23
7:20	Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	23
7:03	Lisa Harrison missed 16 ft Jumper.	22	23
7:01	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	22	23
6:47	Ebony Hoffman missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.	22	23
6:46	Indiana Defensive Rebound.	22	23
6:30	Maria Stepanova missed 9 ft Jumper.	22	23
6:28	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	22	23
6:22	Lisa Harrison Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	22	23
6:22	Kelly Miller enters the game for Tully Bevilaqua.	22	23
6:05	Tamika Catchings made 17 ft Jumper.	24	23
5:54	Deanna Jackson Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	24	23
5:54	Shereka Wright enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	24	23
5:48	Penny Taylor missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	23
5:47	Kamila Vodichkova Offensive Rebound.	24	23
5:43	Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.	24	25
5:20	Kelly Schumacher's Jumper blocked by Maria Stepanova.	24	25
5:18	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	24	25
5:01	Kamila Vodichkova Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	24	25
5:01	Kamila Vodichkova Foul	24	25
5:01	Jurgita Streimikyte enters the game for Ebony Hoffman.	24	25
5:01	Anna DeForge enters the game for Lisa Harrison.	24	25
5:01	Tully Bevilaqua enters the game for Tamika Catchings.	24	25
4:48	Kelly Schumacher missed Jumper.	24	25
4:47	Tully Bevilaqua Offensive Rebound.	24	25
4:31	Kelly Schumacher 3 second	24	25
4:09	Maria Stepanova missed Layup.	24	25
4:09	Kamila Vodichkova Offensive Rebound.	24	25
4:05	Kamila Vodichkova Lost Ball. Stolen by Jurgita Streimikyte.	24	25
4:01	Kelly Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Shereka Wright.	24	25
4:01	Shereka Wright Double Dribble	24	25
4:01	Delay of Game	24	25
3:47	Kamila Vodichkova Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	24	25
3:47	Phoenix Full Timeout.	24	25
3:47	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	24	25
3:27	Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	25
3:25	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	24	25
3:25	Kelly Miller Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	24	25
3:11	Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	25
3:09	Kelly Schumacher Defensive Rebound.	24	25
2:58	Deanna Jackson made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.	26	25
2:56	Delay of Game	26	25
2:44	Ashley Robinson missed 9 ft Jumper.	26	25
2:42	Maria Stepanova Offensive Rebound.	26	27
2:42	Maria Stepanova made 7 ft Jumper.	26	27
2:27	Deanna Jackson missed 10 ft Jumper.	26	27
2:25	Deanna Jackson Offensive Rebound.	26	27
2:24	Deanna Jackson's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Maria Stepanova.	26	27
2:20	Maria Stepanova Defensive Rebound.	26	27
2:13	Jurgita Streimikyte Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	26	27
2:13	Natalie Williams enters the game for Kelly Schumacher.	26	27
2:13	Tamika Catchings enters the game for Tully Bevilaqua.	26	27
2:13	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Shereka Wright.	26	27
2:13	Maria Stepanova made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	28
2:13	Maria Stepanova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	28
2:12	Jurgita Streimikyte Defensive Rebound.	26	28
1:54	Jurgita Streimikyte's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Maria Stepanova.	26	28
1:54	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	26	28
1:50	Penny Taylor Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	26	28
1:50	Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	28
1:50	Shereka Wright enters the game for Penny Taylor.	27	28
1:50	Tully Bevilaqua enters the game for Kelly Miller.	27	28
1:50	Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	28	28
1:27	Deanna Jackson Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	28	28
1:27	Shereka Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	28	28
1:27	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	28	28
1:27	Shereka Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.	28	29
1:09	Tamika Catchings missed 18 ft Jumper.	28	29
1:07	Ashley Robinson Defensive Rebound.	28	29
49.9	Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	28	29
48.5	Deanna Jackson Defensive Rebound.	28	29
38.5	Indiana Full Timeout.	28	29
19.2	Anna DeForge Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	28	29
19.2	Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	29
19.2	Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.	30	29
0.9	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass. Stolen by Natalie Williams.	30	29
0.1	Tully Bevilaqua missed 49 ft Three Point Jumper.	30	29
0.0	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	30	29
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	30	29

Regular Season Series

IND wins 2-0

Mercury
76
Fever
83

Game 1

25/5

Fever
62
Mercury
56

Game 2

15/8

2:00 AM, 15 August 2005

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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