Mercury 78-74 Sting (22 Jul, 2006) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

11-12, 5-7 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHO	23	19	19	17	78
CHA	16	15	24	19	74

Charlotte Sting

7-17, 5-8 home

Helen Darling missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed Jumper.
Monique Currie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Monique Currie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Helen Darling missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 13 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
LaToya Bond missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Bond missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
LaToya Bond made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janel McCarville missed Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Allison Feaster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LaToya Bond.
Janel McCarville made Driving Layup.
Allison Feaster missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ayana Walker made Layup.
LaToya Bond missed 16 ft Jumper.
LaToya Bond missed Two Point Shot.
Janel McCarville missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janel McCarville made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Allison Feaster missed 15 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling missed Driving Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown's Layup blocked by Penny Taylor.
Tangela Smith made Jumper.
Janel McCarville made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janel McCarville missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by LaToya Bond.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Monique Currie's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Penny Taylor.
Sheri Sam made Layup.
Helen Darling missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Monique Currie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Monique Currie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Monique Currie.
Tangela Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Kelly Mazzante made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Monique Currie.
Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Kelly Mazzante made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Kelly Mazzante missed 8 ft Jumper.
Janel McCarville made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelly Mazzante.
LaToya Bond made Driving Layup.
Janel McCarville's 12 ft Jumper blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.
LaToya Bond missed 8 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Bond made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Mazzante.
LaToya Bond missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
LaToya Bond made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Tip Shot.
Kelly Mazzante made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LaToya Bond.
Tangela Smith made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
LaToya Bond made Free Throw 1 of 2.
LaToya Bond made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janel McCarville made Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 6 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 13 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 11 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed 12 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed Jumper.
Jennifer Lacy made Layup.
Jennifer Lacy missed Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.
Kelly Miller made 16 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jennifer Lacy missed 12 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made Layup. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Jennifer Lacy missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Penny Taylor's Layup blocked by Tangela Smith.
Kelly Miller's 22 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Kelly Miller missed 9 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made Layup.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Cappie Pondexter missed 6 ft Jumper.
Belinda Snell made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Belinda Snell made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Belinda Snell made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Kelly Miller missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Cappie Pondexter made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Kelly Miller made 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
Penny Taylor's Layup blocked by Tangela Smith.
Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Jennifer Lacy made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 12 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jen Derevjanik missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jen Derevjanik made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jen Derevjanik missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jen Derevjanik made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Layup. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Belinda Snell missed 72 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Cappie Pondexter missed 11 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Jennifer Lacy missed 15 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 6 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Penny Taylor's Layup blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Kristen Rasmussen's Layup blocked by Janel McCarville.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.

MERCURY

STING

TIME		PHO	CHA
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Kristen Rasmussen vs. Tammy Sutton-Brown. Cappie Pondexter gains possession.	0	0
9:51	Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
9:48	Kristen Rasmussen Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:45	Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.	3	0
9:22	Monique Currie Turnover	3	0
9:03	Kristen Rasmussen missed 6 ft Jumper.	3	0
9:02	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	3	0
9:00	Tangela Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	3	0
8:52	Helen Darling Shooting Foul. Penny Taylor gains possession.	3	0
8:52	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	0
8:52	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	0
8:34	Helen Darling missed 16 ft Jumper.	5	0
8:33	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	5	0
8:26	Kristen Rasmussen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	0
8:23	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	5	0
8:15	Sheri Sam missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	0
8:11	Kelly Miller Defensive Rebound.	5	0
8:03	Cappie Pondexter made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	8	0
7:37	Tangela Smith missed Jumper.	8	0
7:37	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	8	0
7:28	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	0
7:26	Monique Currie Defensive Rebound.	8	0
7:20	Sheri Sam Lost Ball. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	8	0
7:15	Cappie Pondexter missed 13 ft Jumper.	8	0
7:11	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	8	0
7:11	Charlotte 20 Sec. Timeout.	8	0
6:50	Kelly Miller Shooting Foul. Monique Currie gains possession.	8	0
6:50	Monique Currie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	1
6:50	Monique Currie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	1
6:50	Charlotte Defensive Rebound.	8	1
6:41	Penny Taylor missed 11 ft Jumper.	8	1
6:39	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	8	1
6:33	Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.	8	3
6:18	Cappie Pondexter made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	10	3
6:00	Helen Darling missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	3
5:58	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	10	3
5:52	Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	13	3
5:37	Sheri Sam Bad Pass	13	3
5:37	Kelly Mazzante enters the game for Monique Currie.	13	3
5:26	Penny Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Helen Darling.	13	3
5:22	Helen Darling Bad Pass. Stolen by Diana Taurasi.	13	3
5:16	Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	3
5:16	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	13	3
5:11	Tangela Smith made 13 ft Jumper.	13	5
5:00	LaToya Bond enters the game for Helen Darling.	13	5
5:00	Jumpball: Diana Taurasi vs. Tammy Sutton-Brown. Charlotte gains possession.	13	5
5:00	Diana Taurasi Lane Violation	13	5
5:00	Diana Taurasi Jump Ball Violation	13	5
4:50	Kelly Mazzante made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	13	8
4:35	Kristen Rasmussen made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	15	8
4:15	LaToya Bond missed 18 ft Jumper.	15	8
4:13	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	15	8
4:03	LaToya Bond Shooting Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	15	8
4:03	Janel McCarville enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	15	8
4:03	Allison Feaster enters the game for Sheri Sam.	15	8
4:03	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	8
4:03	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	8
4:03	Official Timeout.	15	8
3:47	Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	8
3:45	Allison Feaster Offensive Rebound.	17	8
3:41	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul. LaToya Bond gains possession.	17	8
3:41	LaToya Bond missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	8
3:41	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	17	8
3:41	LaToya Bond made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	9
3:28	Cappie Pondexter missed 12 ft Jumper.	17	9
3:26	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	17	9
3:10	Janel McCarville missed Jumper.	17	9
3:08	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	17	9
3:00	Kelly Miller made Jumper.	19	9
2:41	Tangela Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.	19	9
2:39	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	19	9
2:24	Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.	19	9
2:21	Janel McCarville Defensive Rebound.	19	9
2:15	Allison Feaster missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	9
2:13	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	19	9
2:00	Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	9
1:59	Kristen Rasmussen Offensive Rebound.	19	9
1:57	Cappie Pondexter missed Jumper.	19	9
1:55	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	19	9
1:55	Kelly Miller Loose Ball Foul. Tangela Smith gains possession.	19	9
1:55	Ayana Walker enters the game for Tangela Smith.	19	9
1:55	Jen Derevjanik enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	19	9
1:55	Jennifer Lacy enters the game for Kelly Miller.	19	9
1:40	Allison Feaster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LaToya Bond.	19	12
1:23	Jennifer Lacy made Layup.	21	12
1:12	Janel McCarville made Driving Layup.	21	14
56.9	Jennifer Lacy missed Jumper.	21	14
54.9	Kelly Mazzante Defensive Rebound.	21	14
45.9	Allison Feaster missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	14
43.9	Ayana Walker Offensive Rebound.	21	16
43.9	Ayana Walker made Layup.	21	16
28.8	Allison Feaster Personal Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	21	16
23.2	Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.	23	16
9.6	Jennifer Lacy Personal Foul. Janel McCarville gains possession.	23	16
1.0	LaToya Bond missed 16 ft Jumper.	23	16
0.1	Ayana Walker Offensive Rebound.	23	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	23	16

Regular Season Series

PHO wins 2-0

Mercury
78
Sting
74

Game 1

22/7

Sting
84
Mercury
112

Game 2

4/8

11:00 PM, 22 July 2006

Referees:
June Courteau
Cameron Inouye
Angelica Suffren

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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