Fever 58-50 Liberty (2 Sep, 2005) Play-by-Play

New York Liberty

18-16, 8-9 away

	1	2	T
NYL	16	34	50
IND	27	31	58

Indiana Fever

21-13, 14-3 home

Kelly Miller missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed Jumper.
Jurgita Streimikyte missed Layup.
Tamika Catchings missed 17 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Natalie Williams made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamika Catchings made Layup. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.
Tamika Catchings missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Natalie Williams.
Tamika Catchings made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Natalie Williams.
Jurgita Streimikyte missed 17 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Natalie Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings missed 4 ft Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Deanna Jackson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jurgita Streimikyte.
Kelly Miller missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.
Natalie Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Natalie Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Natalie Williams made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelly Schumacher.
Kelly Schumacher missed Jumper.
Deanna Jackson's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Shameka Christon.
Kelly Schumacher missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 4 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed Layup.
Deanna Jackson missed 3 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Crystal Robinson.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed Jumper.
Jurgita Streimikyte missed Layup.
Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jurgita Streimikyte.
Jurgita Streimikyte missed 14 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 3 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Layup. Assisted by Jurgita Streimikyte.
Tamika Catchings missed 6 ft Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.
Kelly Miller missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed Layup.
Kelly Schumacher missed 4 ft Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher missed Layup.
Tamika Catchings missed 3 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Schumacher.
Kelly Miller made Layup.
Kelly Miller made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jurgita Streimikyte.
Natalie Williams made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jurgita Streimikyte missed 14 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed 4 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Jurgita Streimikyte made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jurgita Streimikyte made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings missed 11 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jurgita Streimikyte made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jurgita Streimikyte made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
La'Keshia Frett missed Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Crystal Robinson.
Vickie Johnson missed 18 ft Jumper.
La'Keshia Frett missed 14 ft Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Becky Hammon missed 8 ft Jumper.
Becky Hammon made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Vickie Johnson missed 13 ft Jumper.
La'Keshia Frett's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Kelly Schumacher.
Becky Hammon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Vickie Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shameka Christon's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Kelly Schumacher.
Vickie Johnson made 16 ft Jumper.
Shameka Christon missed 13 ft Jumper.
Elena Baranova missed 5 ft Jumper.
Elena Baranova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Becky Hammon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Becky Hammon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Becky Hammon made 5 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Robinson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
La'Keshia Frett made Jumper.
Becky Hammon missed Layup.
Vickie Johnson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
La'Keshia Frett missed 16 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Vickie Johnson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Becky Hammon made 16 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed 3 ft Jumper.
Elena Baranova made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Shameka Christon made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
La'Keshia Frett's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Natalie Williams.
Vickie Johnson missed 5 ft Jumper.
La'Keshia Frett made 3 ft Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
La'Keshia Frett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
La'Keshia Frett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
La'Keshia Frett made 3 ft Jumper. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
Elena Baranova missed 15 ft Jumper.
La'Keshia Frett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
La'Keshia Frett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shameka Christon made Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
La'Keshia Frett made Layup. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
Elena Baranova's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Kelly Schumacher.
Becky Hammon missed 16 ft Jumper.
La'Keshia Frett missed Layup.
Becky Hammon made Layup.
Becky Hammon made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup.
La'Keshia Frett missed 15 ft Jumper.
Catherine Kraayeveld missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Catherine Kraayeveld made Free Throw 2 of 2.
La'Keshia Frett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
La'Keshia Frett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Catherine Kraayeveld missed 5 ft Jumper.
Shameka Christon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Becky Hammon made Driving Layup.
Becky Hammon missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Becky Hammon missed 4 ft Jumper.
Shameka Christon made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.

LIBERTY

FEVER

TIME		NYL	IND
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Elena Baranova vs. Natalie Williams. Vickie Johnson gains possession.	0	0
19:47	La'Keshia Frett missed Jumper.	0	0
19:45	Tully Bevilaqua Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:17	Kelly Miller missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:16	Jurgita Streimikyte Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:00	Tamika Catchings missed Jumper.	0	0
18:59	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:55	Jurgita Streimikyte missed Layup.	0	0
18:54	Indiana Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:30	La'Keshia Frett Bad Pass. Stolen by Jurgita Streimikyte.	0	0
18:27	Kelly Miller Discontinue Dribble	0	0
18:10	Crystal Robinson 3 second	0	0
17:42	Tamika Catchings missed 17 ft Jumper.	0	0
17:39	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	0	0
17:27	Natalie Williams made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelly Miller.	0	2
17:27	La'Keshia Frett Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	0	2
17:27	Natalie Williams made Free Throw 1 of 1.	0	3
17:10	Crystal Robinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	3
17:08	Tully Bevilaqua Defensive Rebound.	0	3
17:05	Tamika Catchings made Layup. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.	0	5
16:40	Crystal Robinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	5
16:38	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	0	5
16:32	Tamika Catchings missed 4 ft Jumper.	0	5
16:31	Indiana Defensive Rebound.	0	5
16:16	Vickie Johnson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Crystal Robinson.	2	5
15:57	Jurgita Streimikyte 3 second	2	5
15:57	Indiana Full Timeout.	2	5
15:33	Natalie Williams Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	5
15:15	Vickie Johnson missed 18 ft Jumper.	2	5
15:14	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	2	5
14:48	Indiana Full Timeout.	2	5
14:45	Tamika Catchings missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	5
14:42	Vickie Johnson Defensive Rebound.	2	5
14:27	La'Keshia Frett missed 14 ft Jumper.	2	5
14:26	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	2	5
14:18	Natalie Williams 3 second	2	5
14:00	Crystal Robinson missed 9 ft Jumper.	2	5
13:56	La'Keshia Frett Offensive Rebound.	2	5
13:52	Becky Hammon missed 8 ft Jumper.	2	5
13:52	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	2	5
13:32	Tully Bevilaqua made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Natalie Williams.	2	8
13:22	Turnover	2	8
13:22	Shameka Christon enters the game for Crystal Robinson.	2	8
13:22	Tan White enters the game for Kelly Miller.	2	8
13:10	Tamika Catchings made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Natalie Williams.	2	10
12:48	Tamika Catchings Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	10
12:48	Catherine Kraayeveld enters the game for Elena Baranova.	2	10
12:44	Becky Hammon made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.	5	10
12:30	Jurgita Streimikyte missed 17 ft Jumper.	5	10
12:27	Becky Hammon Defensive Rebound.	5	10
12:11	Vickie Johnson missed 13 ft Jumper.	5	10
12:10	Jurgita Streimikyte Defensive Rebound.	5	10
12:00	Shameka Christon Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	5	10
12:00	Natalie Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	11
12:00	Natalie Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	12
11:59	Kelly Schumacher enters the game for Natalie Williams.	5	12
11:59	New York Full Timeout.	5	12
11:37	Becky Hammon Traveling	5	12
11:19	Tamika Catchings missed 4 ft Jumper.	5	12
11:18	Becky Hammon Defensive Rebound.	5	12
11:02	La'Keshia Frett's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Kelly Schumacher.	5	12
11:02	New York Offensive Rebound.	5	12
11:02	Kelly Miller enters the game for Tully Bevilaqua.	5	12
10:49	Becky Hammon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	12
10:48	New York Offensive Rebound.	5	12
10:37	Jumpball: La'Keshia Frett vs. Jurgita Streimikyte. Tan White gains possession.	5	12
10:37	La'Keshia Frett Lost Ball. Stolen by Jurgita Streimikyte.	5	12
10:10	Shameka Christon Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	5	12
10:10	Elena Baranova enters the game for La'Keshia Frett.	5	12
10:00	Kelly Schumacher made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	5	14
9:37	Tan White Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	5	14
9:37	Vickie Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	14
9:37	Vickie Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	14
9:17	Catherine Kraayeveld Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	7	14
9:17	Deanna Jackson enters the game for Tan White.	7	14
9:00	Deanna Jackson missed 11 ft Jumper.	7	14
8:59	Shameka Christon Defensive Rebound.	7	14
8:52	Becky Hammon Turnover	7	14
8:36	Tamika Catchings made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jurgita Streimikyte.	7	17
8:23	Becky Hammon Lost Ball. Stolen by Jurgita Streimikyte.	7	17
8:11	Jurgita Streimikyte Bad Pass	7	17
8:11	Erin Thorn enters the game for Becky Hammon.	7	17
7:54	Shameka Christon's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Kelly Schumacher.	7	17
7:52	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	7	17
7:28	Kelly Miller missed 13 ft Jumper.	7	17
7:26	Indiana Defensive Rebound.	7	17
7:26	Tully Bevilaqua enters the game for Tamika Catchings.	7	17
7:26	Natalie Williams enters the game for Jurgita Streimikyte.	7	17
7:07	Vickie Johnson made 16 ft Jumper.	9	17
6:48	Kelly Schumacher made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.	9	19
6:24	Catherine Kraayeveld Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	9	19
6:24	Catherine Kraayeveld Foul	9	19
6:24	Becky Hammon enters the game for Erin Thorn.	9	19
6:09	Catherine Kraayeveld Shooting Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	9	19
6:09	Natalie Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	20
6:09	La'Keshia Frett enters the game for Catherine Kraayeveld.	9	20
6:09	Natalie Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	21
5:56	Shameka Christon missed 13 ft Jumper.	9	21
5:54	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	9	21
5:33	Natalie Williams made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelly Schumacher.	9	23
5:11	Elena Baranova missed 5 ft Jumper.	9	23
5:09	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	9	23
5:01	Kelly Schumacher missed Jumper.	9	23
5:01	Elena Baranova Defensive Rebound.	9	23
5:01	Kelly Schumacher Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	9	23
4:46	Elena Baranova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	23
4:45	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	9	23
4:37	Deanna Jackson's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Shameka Christon.	9	23
4:35	Kelly Schumacher Offensive Rebound.	9	23
4:26	Kelly Schumacher missed 16 ft Jumper.	9	23
4:24	Natalie Williams Offensive Rebound.	9	23
4:20	Kelly Miller missed 16 ft Jumper.	9	23
4:20	Shameka Christon Defensive Rebound.	9	23
4:20	Deanna Jackson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	9	23
4:20	Becky Hammon made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	23
4:20	Becky Hammon made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	23
4:20	Tamika Catchings enters the game for Kelly Schumacher.	11	23
3:58	Tamika Catchings missed 4 ft Jumper.	11	23
3:57	La'Keshia Frett Defensive Rebound.	11	23
3:57	Deanna Jackson Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	11	23
3:57	New York Full Timeout.	11	23
3:57	Crystal Robinson enters the game for Vickie Johnson.	11	23
3:29	Vickie Johnson enters the game for Shameka Christon.	11	23
3:27	24 second	11	23
3:15	Deanna Jackson missed Layup.	11	23
3:11	Deanna Jackson Offensive Rebound.	11	23
3:09	Deanna Jackson missed 3 ft Jumper.	11	23
3:06	Crystal Robinson Defensive Rebound.	11	23
2:57	Vickie Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Natalie Williams.	11	23
2:54	Vickie Johnson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	11	23
2:54	Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	24
2:54	Jurgita Streimikyte enters the game for Deanna Jackson.	11	24
2:54	Kelly Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	25
2:31	Becky Hammon made 5 ft Jumper.	13	25
2:15	Tamika Catchings's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Crystal Robinson.	13	25
2:14	Tamika Catchings Offensive Rebound.	13	25
2:14	Elena Baranova Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	25
2:14	Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	26
2:14	Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	27
1:59	Vickie Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	27
1:57	Kelly Miller Defensive Rebound.	13	27
1:32	Tully Bevilaqua Turnover	13	27
1:15	Crystal Robinson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.	16	27
1:14	Indiana Full Timeout.	16	27
54.9	Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	27
52.9	Becky Hammon Defensive Rebound.	16	27
45.9	Becky Hammon Bad Pass. Stolen by Jurgita Streimikyte.	16	27
17.9	Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	27
16.6	Jurgita Streimikyte Offensive Rebound.	16	27
1.9	Tamika Catchings missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	27
0.9	Natalie Williams Offensive Rebound.	16	27
0.0	Natalie Williams missed Jumper.	16	27
0.0	Crystal Robinson Defensive Rebound.	16	27
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	16	27

Fever
63
Liberty
51

Game 1

31/8

Liberty
50
Fever
58

Game 2

2/9

1:00 AM, 2 September 2005

Referees:
Lisa Mattingly
Barb Smith
Lamont Simpson

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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