Sting 56-49 Shock (24 Aug, 2005) Play-by-Play

Detroit Shock

15-17, 4-12 away

	1	2	T
TUL	24	25	49
CHA	27	29	56

Charlotte Sting

5-27, 5-11 home

Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam's Layup blocked by Deanna Nolan.
Helen Darling made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Layup.
Sheri Sam made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Helen Darling made Driving Layup.
Jia Perkins made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Sheri Sam missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jia Perkins missed 17 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Teana Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Teana Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed 17 ft Jumper.
Teana Miller made 5 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson's Layup blocked by Cheryl Ford.
Teana Miller made 8 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante made Technical Free Throw.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adrienne Goodson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson made Driving Layup.
Adrienne Goodson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Janel McCarville made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janel McCarville missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janel McCarville missed Layup.
Adrienne Goodson made Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling's Layup blocked by Deanna Nolan.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Sheri Sam made Technical Free Throw.
Sheri Sam made 16 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling missed Layup.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Jia Perkins made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Sheri Sam missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam's 17 ft Jumper blocked by Katie Smith.
Ayana Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ayana Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrienne Goodson made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Teana Miller made Layup. Assisted by Ayana Walker.
Kelly Mazzante missed 17 ft Jumper.
Teana Miller made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 11 ft Jumper.
Teana Miller made Layup. Assisted by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ayana Walker.
Helen Darling missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ayana Walker missed 16 ft Jumper.
Teana Miller missed Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Helen Darling missed 18 ft Jumper.
Teana Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Teana Miller missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ruth Riley.
Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford missed Layup.
Deanna Nolan missed 17 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ruth Riley made Two Point Shot.
Deanna Nolan missed 16 ft Jumper.
Ruth Riley made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Swin Cash missed 16 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 17 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford's Layup blocked by Janel McCarville.
Ruth Riley made Layup.
Ruth Riley missed 17 ft Jumper.
Elaine Powell's Layup blocked by Teana Miller.
Katie Smith missed Two Point Shot.
Cheryl Ford missed Layup.
Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Deanna Nolan made 6 ft Running Jumper.
Cheryl Ford missed 6 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Teana Miller.
Ruth Riley made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Ruth Riley missed Layup.
Deanna Nolan missed Layup.
Cheryl Ford missed Layup.
Deanna Nolan missed 16 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made Driving Layup.
Deanna Nolan missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Swin Cash missed Layup.
Deanna Nolan made Layup. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Katie Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Ruth Riley made Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
Deanna Nolan missed Layup.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Elaine Powell made Layup.
Deanna Nolan made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Katie Smith's 17 ft Jumper blocked by Jia Perkins.
Deanna Nolan missed 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Cheryl Ford missed 9 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan missed 13 ft Jumper.
Elaine Powell missed 11 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Elaine Powell missed 17 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash's Layup blocked by Ayana Walker.
Andrea Stinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheila Lambert missed 18 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ruth Riley missed Two Point Shot.
Deanna Nolan made 13 ft Jumper.
Ruth Riley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ruth Riley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Katie Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ruth Riley missed 6 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Layup.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cheryl Ford's Layup blocked by Teana Miller.
Deanna Nolan missed Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.

SHOCK

STING

TIME		TUL	CHA
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Cheryl Ford vs. Tammy Sutton-Brown. Helen Darling gains possession.	0	0
19:46	Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:45	Jia Perkins Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:37	Sheri Sam's Layup blocked by Deanna Nolan.	0	0
19:36	Ruth Riley Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:28	Swin Cash made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ruth Riley.	2	0
19:14	Helen Darling made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	3
18:45	Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	3
18:43	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	2	3
18:43	Cheryl Ford missed Layup.	2	3
18:43	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	2	3
18:43	Tammy Sutton-Brown Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	3
18:38	Deanna Nolan missed 17 ft Jumper.	2	3
18:37	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	2	3
18:19	Sheri Sam made Layup.	2	5
17:50	Swin Cash missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	5
17:47	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	2	5
17:43	Helen Darling Bad Pass. Stolen by Ruth Riley.	2	5
17:40	Deanna Nolan Turnover	2	5
17:36	Tammy Sutton-Brown Turnover	2	5
17:27	Jia Perkins Jump Ball	2	5
17:12	Ruth Riley made Two Point Shot.	4	5
16:59	Sheri Sam missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	5
16:57	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	4	5
16:49	Deanna Nolan Lost Ball. Stolen by Jia Perkins.	4	5
16:44	Sheri Sam made Layup.	4	7
16:21	Deanna Nolan missed 16 ft Jumper.	4	7
16:19	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	4	7
16:13	Sheri Sam made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	4	9
15:48	Ruth Riley made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.	6	9
15:34	Helen Darling made Driving Layup.	6	11
15:12	Charlotte Full Timeout.	6	11
15:12	Elaine Powell enters the game for Deanna Nolan.	6	11
15:03	Swin Cash missed 16 ft Jumper.	6	11
15:02	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	6	11
14:48	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	6	11
14:48	Tammy Sutton-Brown Foul	6	11
14:36	Katie Smith made Jumper.	8	11
14:17	Swin Cash Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	8	11
14:10	Jia Perkins made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	8	13
13:49	Swin Cash missed 17 ft Jumper.	8	13
13:48	Janel McCarville Defensive Rebound.	8	13
13:30	Jia Perkins Bad Pass	8	13
13:12	Cheryl Ford's Layup blocked by Janel McCarville.	8	13
13:08	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	8	13
13:04	Sheri Sam missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	13
13:03	Ruth Riley Defensive Rebound.	8	13
12:41	Ruth Riley made Layup.	10	13
12:32	Jia Perkins missed 17 ft Jumper.	10	13
12:29	Sheri Sam Offensive Rebound.	10	13
12:23	Elaine Powell Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	10	13
12:23	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Swin Cash.	10	13
12:23	Deanna Nolan enters the game for Katie Smith.	10	13
12:23	Teana Miller enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	10	13
12:11	Helen Darling missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	13
12:10	Deanna Nolan Defensive Rebound.	10	13
11:55	Ruth Riley missed 17 ft Jumper.	10	13
11:55	Detroit Defensive Rebound.	10	13
11:55	Elaine Powell Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	10	13
11:55	Detroit Full Timeout.	10	13
11:34	Teana Miller Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	10	13
11:34	Teana Miller Foul	10	13
11:22	Elaine Powell's Layup blocked by Teana Miller.	10	13
11:18	Janel McCarville Defensive Rebound.	10	13
11:12	Adrienne Goodson enters the game for Jia Perkins.	10	13
11:06	Ruth Riley Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	10	13
11:06	Teana Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	13
11:06	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	10	13
11:06	Katie Smith enters the game for Elaine Powell.	10	13
11:06	Teana Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	14
10:51	Katie Smith missed Two Point Shot.	10	14
10:48	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	10	14
10:41	Teana Miller 3 second	10	14
10:33	Deanna Nolan Bad Pass	10	14
10:19	Sheri Sam missed 17 ft Jumper.	10	14
10:18	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	10	14
10:04	Cheryl Ford missed Layup.	10	14
10:03	Plenette Pierson Offensive Rebound.	10	14
9:56	Cheryl Ford Traveling	10	14
9:36	Teana Miller made 5 ft Jumper.	10	16
9:27	Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.	13	16
9:18	Ayana Walker enters the game for Janel McCarville.	13	16
9:18	Barbara Farris enters the game for Ruth Riley.	13	16
9:12	Adrienne Goodson's Layup blocked by Cheryl Ford.	13	16
9:11	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	13	16
8:49	Deanna Nolan made 6 ft Running Jumper.	15	16
8:33	Sheri Sam Turnover	15	16
8:19	Ayana Walker Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	16
8:19	Charlotte Full Timeout.	15	16
8:00	Cheryl Ford missed 6 ft Jumper.	15	16
7:58	Detroit Defensive Rebound.	15	16
7:39	Teana Miller made 8 ft Jumper.	15	18
7:31	Teana Miller Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	15	18
7:31	Kelly Mazzante enters the game for Sheri Sam.	15	18
7:24	Katie Smith's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Teana Miller.	15	18
7:24	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	15	18
7:24	Katie Smith Technical Foul. Her 1st Technical Foul.	15	18
7:24	Kelly Mazzante made Technical Free Throw.	15	19
7:20	Ayana Walker Defensive Rebound.	15	19
7:13	Barbara Farris Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	19
7:05	Barbara Farris Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	15	19
7:00	Deanna Nolan Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	19
7:00	Helen Darling made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	20
7:00	Ruth Riley enters the game for Barbara Farris.	15	20
7:00	Helen Darling made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	21
6:45	Teana Miller Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	15	21
6:35	Ruth Riley made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.	17	21
6:15	Helen Darling missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	21
6:13	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	17	21
5:50	Kelly Mazzante Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	17	21
5:50	Tammy Sutton-Brown enters the game for Teana Miller.	17	21
5:50	Swin Cash enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	17	21
5:48	Helen Darling Jump Ball	17	21
5:30	Ruth Riley missed Layup.	17	21
5:28	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	17	21
5:28	Adrienne Goodson Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	17	21
5:24	Deanna Nolan missed Layup.	17	21
5:22	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	17	21
5:22	Cheryl Ford missed Layup.	17	21
5:20	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	17	21
5:16	Ruth Riley Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	17	21
5:16	Adrienne Goodson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	21
5:16	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	17	21
5:16	Adrienne Goodson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	22
5:11	Ruth Riley Offensive Foul. Her 4th Personal Foul.	17	22
5:11	Ruth Riley Foul	17	22
5:11	Barbara Farris enters the game for Ruth Riley.	17	22
4:48	Kelly Mazzante missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	22
4:45	Deanna Nolan Defensive Rebound.	17	22
4:26	Deanna Nolan missed 16 ft Jumper.	17	22
4:24	Ayana Walker Defensive Rebound.	17	22
4:13	Adrienne Goodson made Driving Layup.	17	24
4:05	Detroit Full Timeout.	17	24
4:05	Elaine Powell enters the game for Barbara Farris.	17	24
4:01	Deanna Nolan made Driving Layup.	19	24
4:01	Tammy Sutton-Brown Shooting Foul. Her 4th Personal Foul.	19	24
4:01	Deanna Nolan missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	19	24
4:00	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	19	24
3:38	Swin Cash missed Layup.	19	24
3:35	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	19	24
3:16	Ayana Walker Lost Ball. Stolen by Elaine Powell.	19	24
3:13	Swin Cash Bad Pass	19	24
3:13	Janel McCarville enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	19	24
3:13	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Swin Cash.	19	24
2:45	Adrienne Goodson missed 8 ft Jumper.	19	24
2:42	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	19	24
2:38	Deanna Nolan made Layup. Assisted by Elaine Powell.	21	24
2:31	Charlotte Full Timeout.	21	24
2:31	Sheri Sam enters the game for Helen Darling.	21	24
2:13	Sheri Sam Bad Pass. Stolen by Cheryl Ford.	21	24
1:54	Katie Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.	21	24
1:52	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	21	24
1:30	Plenette Pierson missed Layup.	21	24
1:27	Janel McCarville Defensive Rebound.	21	24
1:20	Cheryl Ford Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	21	24
1:20	Janel McCarville made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	25
1:20	Janel McCarville missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	25
1:17	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	21	25
57.2	Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.	24	25
28.7	Janel McCarville missed Layup.	24	25
27.1	Adrienne Goodson Offensive Rebound.	24	27
27.1	Adrienne Goodson made Layup.	24	27
21.8	Detroit Full Timeout.	24	27
21.8	Barbara Farris enters the game for Elaine Powell.	24	27
1.6	Deanna Nolan Bad Pass. Stolen by Kelly Mazzante.	24	27
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	24	27
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	24	27
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	24	27

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

12:00 AM, 24 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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