Shock 91-71 Monarchs (27 Jul, 2006) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Monarchs

16-10, 6-7 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SAC	21	20	19	11	71
TUL	22	28	17	24	91

Detroit Shock

17-7, 10-2 home

Ruth Riley made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Swin Cash made Driving Layup.
Deanna Nolan missed Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed Layup.
Katie Smith made 14 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ruth Riley made 13 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan missed 15 ft Jumper.
Ruth Riley missed Jumper.
Cheryl Ford missed Layup.
Cheryl Ford made Layup.
Cheryl Ford's Layup blocked by Erin Buescher.
Cheryl Ford made Layup.
Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kara Braxton missed 9 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Deanna Nolan's Layup blocked by DeMya Walker.
Deanna Nolan missed 11 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed Tip Shot.
Deanna Nolan made 13 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Swin Cash made 16 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruth Riley.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ruth Riley made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cheryl Ford.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made Layup.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made 8 ft Jumper.
Ruth Riley missed 15 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash missed 18 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 11 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed 15 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Layup.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruth Riley.
Plenette Pierson made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ruth Riley.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Nolan missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan missed 9 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Ruth Riley made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Deanna Nolan made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Swin Cash made Layup. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Plenette Pierson's Layup blocked by Nicole Powell.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Swin Cash missed Layup.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Katie Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford missed Layup.
Cheryl Ford made Layup.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Layup.
Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Jacqueline Batteast missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn made 14 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Kara Braxton missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Jacqueline Batteast missed Jumper.
Angelina Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Angelina Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jacqueline Batteast made Technical Free Throw.
Yolanda Griffith's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Deanna Nolan.
Yolanda Griffith's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Cheryl Ford.
Nicole Powell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Scholanda Dorrell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
DeMya Walker made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
DeMya Walker missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kristin Haynie missed 14 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Layup.
Kara Lawson missed Technical Free Throw.
Kristin Haynie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Nicole Powell made 9 ft Running Jumper.
Erin Buescher missed Layup.
Erin Buescher made Layup.
Nicole Powell missed 17 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
DeMya Walker missed 7 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 6 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 18 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Scholanda Dorrell made 16 ft Jumper.
Scholanda Dorrell's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Ruth Riley.
Scholanda Dorrell's 16 ft Jumper blocked by Ruth Riley.
Nicole Powell missed Jumper.
Erin Buescher missed Layup.
Kristin Haynie missed 18 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
Ticha Penicheiro made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
Yolanda Griffith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made 5 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
Kristin Haynie missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 15 ft Jumper.
Scholanda Dorrell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Scholanda Dorrell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.
Nicole Powell missed 12 ft Running Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Tip Shot.
DeMya Walker made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Layup.
Nicole Powell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Scholanda Dorrell missed Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
DeMya Walker's Layup blocked by Swin Cash.
Scholanda Dorrell missed 15 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith's Layup blocked by Cheryl Ford.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Scholanda Dorrell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Scholanda Dorrell made Driving Layup. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Kristin Haynie missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Free Throw.
Scholanda Dorrell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristin Haynie missed Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kristin Haynie missed Layup.

MONARCHS

SHOCK

TIME		SAC	TUL
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Yolanda Griffith vs. Cheryl Ford. Katie Smith gains possession.	0	0
9:40	Ruth Riley made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.	0	2
9:23	Yolanda Griffith's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Deanna Nolan.	0	2
9:22	Deanna Nolan Defensive Rebound.	0	2
9:18	Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.	0	5
9:02	Yolanda Griffith's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Cheryl Ford.	0	5
9:00	Deanna Nolan Defensive Rebound.	0	5
9:00	Yolanda Griffith Personal Foul. Deanna Nolan gains possession.	0	5
8:49	Katie Smith Lost Ball. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	0	5
8:42	Nicole Powell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	5
8:41	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	0	5
8:36	Swin Cash made Driving Layup.	0	7
8:21	Scholanda Dorrell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	7
8:18	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	0	7
8:07	Ticha Penicheiro missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	7
8:06	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	0	7
7:58	DeMya Walker missed Layup.	0	7
7:56	Ruth Riley Defensive Rebound.	0	7
7:50	Jumpball: Ticha Penicheiro vs. Swin Cash. Deanna Nolan gains possession.	0	7
7:46	Deanna Nolan missed Jumper.	0	7
7:43	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	0	7
7:35	Cheryl Ford Personal Foul. Yolanda Griffith gains possession.	0	7
7:28	DeMya Walker made 7 ft Two Point Shot.	2	7
7:18	Deanna Nolan missed Layup.	2	7
7:16	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	2	7
7:09	DeMya Walker Traveling	2	7
7:00	Katie Smith made 14 ft Jumper.	2	9
6:41	Swin Cash Shooting Foul. Ticha Penicheiro gains possession.	2	9
6:41	Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	9
6:41	Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	9
6:31	Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.	4	11
6:09	Ruth Riley Personal Foul. Yolanda Griffith gains possession.	4	11
6:09	Kristin Haynie enters the game for Scholanda Dorrell.	4	11
6:09	Kara Lawson enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	4	11
6:03	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.	6	11
5:58	DeMya Walker Shooting Foul. Cheryl Ford gains possession.	6	11
5:58	Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	12
5:58	Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	12
5:58	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	6	12
5:39	DeMya Walker missed 16 ft Jumper.	6	12
5:39	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	6	12
5:26	Kristin Haynie missed 14 ft Jumper.	6	12
5:26	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	6	12
5:24	DeMya Walker made Layup.	8	12
5:11	DeMya Walker Personal Foul. Cheryl Ford gains possession.	8	12
5:11	Erin Buescher enters the game for DeMya Walker.	8	12
5:11	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Swin Cash.	8	12
5:11	Cheryl Ford Technical Foul. Her 1st Technical Foul.	8	12
5:11	Kara Lawson missed Technical Free Throw.	8	12
5:11	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	8	12
4:54	Ruth Riley Bad Pass. Stolen by Erin Buescher.	8	12
4:35	Kristin Haynie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	11	12
4:26	Ruth Riley made 13 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.	11	14
4:13	Plenette Pierson Personal Foul. Nicole Powell gains possession.	11	14
4:13	Official Timeout.	11	14
4:05	Nicole Powell made 9 ft Running Jumper.	13	14
3:56	Erin Buescher Shooting Foul. Plenette Pierson gains possession.	13	14
3:56	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	15
3:56	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	16
3:36	Erin Buescher missed Layup.	13	16
3:34	Jumpball: Erin Buescher vs. Cheryl Ford. Plenette Pierson gains possession.	13	16
3:34	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	13	16
3:16	Deanna Nolan missed 15 ft Jumper.	13	16
3:15	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	13	16
3:08	Erin Buescher made Layup.	15	16
2:47	Deanna Nolan Bad Pass	15	16
2:30	Nicole Powell missed 17 ft Jumper.	15	16
2:27	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	15	16
2:26	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.	15	16
2:25	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	15	16
2:04	Ruth Riley missed Jumper.	15	16
2:02	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	15	16
2:01	Cheryl Ford missed Layup.	15	16
2:00	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	15	16
1:59	Cheryl Ford made Layup.	15	18
1:36	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.	17	18
1:22	Cheryl Ford's Layup blocked by Erin Buescher.	17	18
1:21	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	17	18
1:21	Cheryl Ford made Layup.	17	20
1:21	Erin Buescher Shooting Foul. Cheryl Ford gains possession.	17	20
1:21	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	17	20
1:21	Kara Braxton enters the game for Ruth Riley.	17	20
1:21	DeMya Walker enters the game for Erin Buescher.	17	20
1:21	Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	17	20
1:20	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	17	20
1:20	Swin Cash enters the game for Cheryl Ford.	17	20
1:20	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba enters the game for Nicole Powell.	17	20
1:15	Kara Braxton missed 9 ft Jumper.	17	20
1:14	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	17	20
54.9	DeMya Walker missed 7 ft Jumper.	17	20
51.4	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	17	20
49.1	Swin Cash made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.	17	22
29.4	DeMya Walker made Layup.	19	22
22.9	Deanna Nolan's Layup blocked by DeMya Walker.	19	22
20.9	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	19	22
12.7	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	21	22
12.7	Deanna Nolan Shooting Foul. Hamchetou Maiga-Ba gains possession.	21	22
12.7	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	21	22
12.7	Cheryl Ford enters the game for Kara Braxton.	21	22
12.7	Kedra Holland-Corn enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	21	22
12.7	Scholanda Dorrell enters the game for Kara Lawson.	21	22
12.7	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Kristin Haynie.	21	22
12.7	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	21	22
1.9	Deanna Nolan missed 11 ft Jumper.	21	22
1.0	Swin Cash Offensive Rebound.	21	22
0.5	Swin Cash missed Tip Shot.	21	22
0.0	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	21	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	21	22

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Monarchs
71
Shock
91

Game 1

27/7

Shock
61
Monarchs
94

Game 2

31/7

The Palace of Auburn Hills

12:30 AM, 27 July 2006

Auburn Hills, MI

Referees:
Michael Price
Cameron Inouye
Felicia Grinter

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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

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