Monarchs 87-78 Lynx (30 Jun, 2006) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

5-10, 1-7 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	9	26	22	21	78
SAC	25	21	21	20	87

Sacramento Monarchs

8-7, 7-3 home

Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Erin Buescher missed Layup.
Erin Buescher made Layup.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Nicole Powell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.
Erin Buescher made Driving Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Erin Buescher made Driving Layup.
Erin Buescher made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Yolanda Griffith made 14 ft Jumper.
Scholanda Dorrell missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Erin Buescher missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Erin Buescher missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Scholanda Dorrell made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
Erin Buescher made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Erin Buescher missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
Rebekkah Brunson made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Jumper.
DeMya Walker's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kim Smith made 9 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga's Layup blocked by Tynesha Lewis.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Erin Buescher made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Erin Buescher made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed 15 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Erin Buescher missed 6 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Erin Buescher missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Erin Buescher made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Erin Buescher missed Layup.
DeMya Walker missed 4 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristin Haynie made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Erin Buescher made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Nicole Powell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Yolanda Griffith made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Erin Buescher missed 16 ft Jumper.
Erin Buescher made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Erin Buescher made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristin Haynie missed Layup.
Erin Buescher made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Kim Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kristin Haynie missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Erin Buescher made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Erin Buescher missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kim Smith missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Erin Buescher made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Erin Buescher made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
DeMya Walker's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Rebekkah Brunson made Driving Layup.
Kara Lawson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Scholanda Dorrell missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
DeMya Walker missed Jumper.
Scholanda Dorrell missed 10 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Layup.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Scholanda Dorrell.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Tip Shot.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Erin Buescher's Layup blocked by Kristen Mann.
Erin Buescher made Layup.
Nicole Powell missed Layup.
Nicole Powell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Erin Buescher missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Scholanda Dorrell made Driving Layup.
Erin Buescher made Driving Layup.
Scholanda Dorrell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Scholanda Dorrell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga's Layup blocked by Seimone Augustus.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 11 ft Jumper.
Erin Buescher missed 13 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 7 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Amber Jacobs made Layup.
Seimone Augustus missed 19 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed 9 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed 6 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 19 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed 7 ft Jumper.
Amber Jacobs missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrian Williams missed 15 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tynesha Lewis made 8 ft Running Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Tynesha Lewis missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tynesha Lewis missed 14 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Megan Duffy missed 9 ft Jumper.
Shona Thorburn missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Tynesha Lewis made 16 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Mann.
Seimone Augustus made 14 ft Jumper.
Kristen Mann made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis.
Kristen Mann's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Erin Buescher.
Seimone Augustus missed 17 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made Technical Free Throw.
Tynesha Lewis made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Seimone Augustus made 19 ft Jumper.
Kristen Mann made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Amber Jacobs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Tynesha Lewis made 17 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 11 ft Jumper.
Kristen Mann missed 11 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova's Two Point Shot blocked by Erin Buescher.
Seimone Augustus made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristen Mann made Layup.
Amber Jacobs missed Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 11 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristen Mann made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Driving Layup.
Vanessa Hayden missed 8 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 16 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 10 ft Jumper.
Kristen Mann made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 11 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adrian Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tynesha Lewis missed 19 ft Jumper.
Megan Duffy missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristen Mann missed 8 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made Layup. Assisted by Megan Duffy.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Kristen Mann made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Megan Duffy.
Seimone Augustus missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Driving Layup.
Adrian Williams's Layup blocked by Hamchetou Maiga.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Driving Layup.
Adrian Williams made Driving Layup.
Kristen Mann's 23 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Erin Buescher.
Adrian Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adrian Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Kristen Mann missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made Driving Layup.
Seimone Augustus missed 18 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova's Layup blocked by Scholanda Dorrell.
Tynesha Lewis missed 15 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams missed Layup.
Adrian Williams made Two Point Shot.
Tynesha Lewis missed Layup.
Adrian Williams made Layup.
Kristen Mann missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tynesha Lewis made 15 ft Jumper.

LYNX

MONARCHS

TIME		MIN	SAC
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Nicole Ohlde vs. Yolanda Griffith. Seimone Augustus gains possession.	0	0
9:37	Nicole Ohlde Lost Ball. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	0	0
9:15	Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
9:11	Erin Buescher Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:10	Erin Buescher missed Layup.	0	0
9:08	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:00	Nicole Powell Personal Foul. Kristen Mann gains possession.	0	0
8:52	Amber Jacobs made Layup.	2	0
8:37	Erin Buescher made Layup.	2	2
8:11	Seimone Augustus missed 19 ft Jumper.	2	2
8:10	Nicole Powell Defensive Rebound.	2	2
8:04	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.	2	2
8:03	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	2	2
7:56	Kristen Mann Bad Pass	2	2
7:33	Nicole Powell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.	2	5
7:20	Amber Jacobs Lost Ball. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	2	5
7:16	Erin Buescher made Driving Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	2	7
6:50	Vanessa Hayden missed 9 ft Jumper.	2	7
6:48	Vanessa Hayden Offensive Rebound.	2	7
6:47	Vanessa Hayden missed 6 ft Jumper.	2	7
6:46	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	2	7
6:37	Vanessa Hayden Shooting Foul. Yolanda Griffith gains possession.	2	7
6:37	Adrian Williams enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	2	7
6:37	Kristin Haynie enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	2	7
6:37	Scholanda Dorrell enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	2	7
6:37	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	8
6:37	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	9
6:20	Seimone Augustus Lost Ball. Stolen by Erin Buescher.	2	9
6:11	Erin Buescher made Driving Layup.	2	11
5:52	Seimone Augustus missed 19 ft Jumper.	2	11
5:50	Nicole Powell Defensive Rebound.	2	11
5:43	Erin Buescher made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.	2	13
5:39	Minnesota Full Timeout.	2	13
5:39	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Kristen Mann.	2	13
5:39	Tynesha Lewis enters the game for Seimone Augustus.	2	13
5:30	Vanessa Hayden missed 7 ft Jumper.	2	13
5:28	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	2	13
5:13	Vanessa Hayden Personal Foul. Nicole Powell gains possession.	2	13
5:13	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	2	13
5:01	Yolanda Griffith made 14 ft Jumper.	2	15
4:52	Svetlana Abrosimova Turnover	2	15
4:41	Scholanda Dorrell missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.	2	15
4:39	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	2	15
4:39	DeMya Walker enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	2	15
4:30	Adrian Williams Shooting Foul. Erin Buescher gains possession.	2	15
4:30	Erin Buescher missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	15
4:30	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	2	15
4:30	Kim Smith enters the game for Nicole Powell.	2	15
4:30	Erin Buescher missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	15
4:28	Adrian Williams Defensive Rebound.	2	15
4:18	Kristin Haynie Shooting Foul. Amber Jacobs gains possession.	2	15
4:18	Amber Jacobs missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	15
4:18	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	2	15
4:18	Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	15
4:03	Scholanda Dorrell made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.	3	18
3:53	Amber Jacobs Lost Ball. Stolen by Erin Buescher.	3	18
3:49	Erin Buescher Bad Pass. Stolen by Tynesha Lewis.	3	18
3:40	Adrian Williams missed 15 ft Jumper.	3	18
3:38	Kristin Haynie Defensive Rebound.	3	18
3:23	Nicole Ohlde Shooting Foul. Erin Buescher gains possession.	3	18
3:23	Megan Duffy enters the game for Amber Jacobs.	3	18
3:23	Erin Buescher made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	19
3:23	Erin Buescher missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	19
3:20	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	3	19
3:04	Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass. Stolen by Erin Buescher.	3	19
3:02	Erin Buescher Bad Pass	3	19
2:55	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Erin Buescher.	3	19
2:46	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	19
2:44	Kristin Haynie Defensive Rebound.	3	19
2:38	DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.	3	21
2:36	Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.	3	21
2:36	Shona Thorburn enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	3	21
2:36	5 second	3	21
2:19	Rebekkah Brunson made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.	3	23
2:09	DeMya Walker Shooting Foul. Nicole Ohlde gains possession.	3	23
2:09	Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	23
2:09	Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	23
1:53	Rebekkah Brunson missed Jumper.	5	23
1:51	Rebekkah Brunson Offensive Rebound.	5	23
1:42	DeMya Walker's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Nicole Ohlde.	5	23
1:39	Adrian Williams Defensive Rebound.	5	23
1:28	Tynesha Lewis made 8 ft Running Jumper.	7	23
1:15	Nicole Ohlde Personal Foul. Rebekkah Brunson gains possession.	7	23
1:15	Kara Lawson enters the game for Scholanda Dorrell.	7	23
1:15	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for DeMya Walker.	7	23
1:15	Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	23
1:15	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	7	23
1:15	Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	23
1:14	Adrian Williams Defensive Rebound.	7	23
1:06	Kim Smith Personal Foul. Shona Thorburn gains possession.	7	23
54.9	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.	7	23
52.9	Tynesha Lewis Offensive Rebound.	7	23
48.3	Tynesha Lewis missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	23
48.3	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	7	23
48.3	24 second	7	23
38.9	Kara Lawson Bad Pass. Stolen by Adrian Williams.	7	23
33.9	Tynesha Lewis missed 14 ft Jumper.	7	23
31.9	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Rebound.	7	23
31.3	Kristin Haynie Shooting Foul. Nicole Ohlde gains possession.	7	23
31.3	Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	23
31.3	Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	23
10.8	Kim Smith made 9 ft Jumper.	9	25
1.9	Megan Duffy missed 9 ft Jumper.	9	25
0.5	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	9	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	9	25

Regular Season Series

SAC wins 3-0

Lynx
78
Monarchs
87

Game 1

30/6

Monarchs
86
Lynx
59

Game 2

23/7

Lynx
66
Monarchs
74

Game 3

11/8

3:00 AM, 30 June 2006

Referees:
Sue Blauch
Jeff Smith
Laura Morris

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
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

Jackie Young's 24 points and Aces' 16-point run staves off elimination in 95-81 win over Liberty

— On the verge of elimination, the Aces showed Friday night as the two-time defending WNBA champions they weren't ready to go quietly.

Napheesa Collier scores 26 to help Lynx top Sun 90-81 and take 2-1 lead in semifinal series

— After struggling in the last game offensively, Napheesa Collier wasn't going to let it happen again.

WNBA playoff schedule 2024: Scores, news and highlights

Las Vegas won an elimination game but still trails New York 2-1 in the WNBA semifinals. Minnesota took a 2-1 lead over Connecticut.

ESPN BET is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN'). ESPN BET is available in states where PENN is licensed to offer sports wagering. Must be 21+ to wager. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.