Mercury 112-84 Sting (4 Aug, 2006) Play-by-Play

Charlotte Sting

9-21, 4-11 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	20	26	15	23	84
PHO	26	29	30	27	112

Phoenix Mercury

13-16, 7-7 home

112

Diana Taurasi missed 11 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 16 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Kamila Vodichkova made Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Cappie Pondexter missed 14 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller's Layup blocked by Helen Darling.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed 10 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller missed 11 ft Jumper.
Jen Derevjanik made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi missed Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Cappie Pondexter missed 9 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 7 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi missed 6 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Kelly Miller made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Kristen Rasmussen's 11 ft Jumper blocked by Tangela Smith.
Jennifer Lacy made Layup.
Kristen Rasmussen made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Cappie Pondexter missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Jennifer Lacy made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Penny Taylor missed 13 ft Jumper.
Jennifer Lacy made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Cappie Pondexter made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Diana Taurasi made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Kamila Vodichkova made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Cappie Pondexter made 16 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Diana Taurasi made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Kelly Miller made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Cappie Pondexter missed 14 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jen Derevjanik made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jen Derevjanik made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jennifer Lacy missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jennifer Lacy made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jennifer Lacy made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jennifer Lacy missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Belinda Snell made Driving Layup.
Belinda Snell made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Jen Derevjanik made Layup.
Kelly Miller made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Belinda Snell made 9 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Jumper.
Jennifer Lacy made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Jennifer Lacy made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Belinda Snell missed Layup.
Jennifer Lacy made Layup.
Jennifer Lacy made Layup. Assisted by Belinda Snell.
Belinda Snell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Lacy.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Belinda Snell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Belinda Snell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Crystal Smith made Driving Layup.
Crystal Smith made Driving Layup.
Belinda Snell missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Monique Currie missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Monique Currie made Layup.
Monique Currie made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Helen Darling missed Layup.
Tangela Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.
Monique Currie made Layup.
Tangela Smith made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheri Sam missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 10 ft Jumper.
Janel McCarville's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.
Janel McCarville missed 14 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tye'sha Fluker missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Janel McCarville.
Kelly Mazzante missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Bond made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Mazzante.
LaToya Bond missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LaToya Bond.
Kelly Mazzante made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LaToya Bond.
Janel McCarville made Layup. Assisted by Tye'sha Fluker.
LaToya Bond missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
LaToya Bond made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Allison Feaster missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tye'sha Fluker missed Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Tangela Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Helen Darling made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Sheri Sam missed 18 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith made 13 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Jumper.
Monique Currie made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Monique Currie missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Monique Currie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Monique Currie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Monique Currie.
Sheri Sam missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Monique Currie missed Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 8 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling missed Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 19 ft Jumper.
Janel McCarville made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Tangela Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed 9 ft Jumper.
Monique Currie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Monique Currie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante made 17 ft Jumper.
Janel McCarville missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janel McCarville made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janel McCarville made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Janel McCarville made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janel McCarville made Free Throw 2 of 2.
LaToya Bond made 9 ft Running Jumper.
Janel McCarville missed 16 ft Jumper.
Allison Feaster missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ayana Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ayana Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Bond made 16 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Tye'sha Fluker missed 7 ft Jumper.
LaToya Bond made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Monique Currie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Monique Currie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante made Layup. Assisted by LaToya Bond.
Janel McCarville missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janel McCarville missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Monique Currie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Monique Currie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Monique Currie made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Janel McCarville.
Kelly Mazzante missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 12 ft Jumper.
Janel McCarville made Layup.
Monique Currie missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janel McCarville.
Monique Currie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Monique Currie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Monique Currie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Monique Currie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.

STING

MERCURY

TIME		CHA	PHO
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Tammy Sutton-Brown vs. Kamila Vodichkova. Kristen Rasmussen gains possession.	0	0
9:38	Diana Taurasi missed 11 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:37	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:32	Kelly Miller missed 14 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:30	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:11	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	2	0
8:44	Kelly Miller missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	0
8:41	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	2	0
8:26	Kristen Rasmussen Shooting Foul. Sheri Sam gains possession.	2	0
8:26	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	0
8:26	Sheri Sam missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	0
8:25	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	3	0
8:15	Cappie Pondexter made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.	3	2
8:03	Monique Currie missed 13 ft Jumper.	3	2
8:00	Sheri Sam Offensive Rebound.	3	2
7:54	Tangela Smith Traveling	3	2
7:43	Helen Darling Personal Foul. Kristen Rasmussen gains possession.	3	2
7:41	Kamila Vodichkova made Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	3	4
7:16	Tangela Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.	3	4
7:15	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Rebound.	3	4
7:11	Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Tammy Sutton-Brown.	5	4
6:52	Kelly Miller Discontinue Dribble	5	4
6:37	Tangela Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Diana Taurasi.	5	4
6:30	Cappie Pondexter missed 14 ft Jumper.	5	4
6:28	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	5	4
6:22	Monique Currie made Layup.	7	4
6:22	Kamila Vodichkova Shooting Foul. Monique Currie gains possession.	7	4
6:22	Penny Taylor enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	7	4
6:22	Monique Currie made Free Throw 1 of 1.	8	4
6:11	Diana Taurasi made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	7
6:01	Helen Darling missed Layup.	8	7
6:01	Sheri Sam Offensive Rebound.	8	7
5:52	Tangela Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.	8	7
5:46	Monique Currie Offensive Rebound.	10	7
5:46	Monique Currie made Layup.	10	7
5:43	Kelly Miller's Layup blocked by Helen Darling.	10	7
5:43	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	10	7
5:35	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	7
5:31	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	10	7
5:13	Tammy Sutton-Brown Bad Pass. Stolen by Kelly Miller.	10	7
5:13	Monique Currie Personal Foul. Kelly Miller gains possession.	10	7
4:52	Kelly Miller made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	10	10
4:39	Tangela Smith made 13 ft Two Point Shot.	12	10
4:24	Helen Darling Shooting Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	12	10
4:24	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	12	10
4:24	Tye'sha Fluker enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	12	10
4:24	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	11
4:24	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	12
4:24	Official Timeout.	12	10
4:09	Sheri Sam missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	12
4:07	Kelly Miller Defensive Rebound.	12	12
4:01	Cappie Pondexter missed 10 ft Jumper.	12	12
4:01	Tye'sha Fluker Defensive Rebound.	12	12
3:57	Monique Currie Bad Pass	12	12
3:57	Kelly Mazzante enters the game for Monique Currie.	12	12
3:41	Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.	12	14
3:25	Tangela Smith missed 10 ft Jumper.	12	14
3:24	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	12	14
3:23	LaToya Bond enters the game for Helen Darling.	12	14
3:16	Tye'sha Fluker Traveling	12	14
3:16	Allison Feaster enters the game for Sheri Sam.	12	14
3:10	Penny Taylor made Layup.	12	16
3:10	Tangela Smith Shooting Foul. Penny Taylor gains possession.	12	16
3:10	Janel McCarville enters the game for Tangela Smith.	12	16
3:10	Jen Derevjanik enters the game for Kelly Miller.	12	16
3:10	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.	12	17
2:56	Janel McCarville's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.	12	17
2:54	Janel McCarville Offensive Rebound.	12	17
2:45	Janel McCarville missed 14 ft Jumper.	12	17
2:44	Tye'sha Fluker Offensive Rebound.	12	17
2:40	Allison Feaster missed 16 ft Jumper.	12	17
2:39	Charlotte Defensive Rebound.	12	17
2:39	Tye'sha Fluker Loose Ball Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	12	17
2:39	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	17
2:39	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	12	17
2:39	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	18
2:30	Kelly Mazzante missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	18
2:28	Charlotte Offensive Rebound.	12	18
2:28	Kelly Miller enters the game for Cappie Pondexter.	12	18
2:28	Jumpball: Janel McCarville vs. Penny Taylor. Tye'sha Fluker gains possession.	12	18
2:24	Tye'sha Fluker missed 13 ft Jumper.	12	18
2:23	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	12	18
2:12	Kelly Miller missed 11 ft Jumper.	12	18
2:10	Tye'sha Fluker Defensive Rebound.	12	18
2:00	Kelly Mazzante made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Janel McCarville.	14	18
1:45	Penny Taylor Lost Ball. Stolen by LaToya Bond.	14	18
1:35	Kelly Mazzante missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	18
1:34	Kelly Miller Defensive Rebound.	14	18
1:29	Jen Derevjanik made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.	14	20
1:12	LaToya Bond made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Mazzante.	17	20
58.3	Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	17	23
44.8	LaToya Bond missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	23
42.9	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	17	23
36.9	Diana Taurasi missed Two Point Shot.	17	23
33.9	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	17	23
32.0	Diana Taurasi made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.	17	26
28.4	Charlotte Full Timeout.	17	26
28.4	Cappie Pondexter enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	17	26
28.4	Kamila Vodichkova enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	17	26
13.6	Kelly Mazzante made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LaToya Bond.	20	26
1.9	Cappie Pondexter missed 9 ft Jumper.	20	26
0.1	Tye'sha Fluker Defensive Rebound.	20	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	20	26

Regular Season Series

PHO wins 2-0

Mercury
78
Sting
74

Game 1

22/7

Sting
84
Mercury
112

Game 2

4/8

3:00 AM, 4 August 2006

Referees:
Barb Smith
Lamont Simpson
John Fullilove

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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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