Fever 103-89 Mercury (14 Sep, 2008) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

16-18, 6-11 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHO	17	23	20	29	89
IND	27	30	23	23	103

Indiana Fever

17-17, 11-6 home

103

Ebony Hoffman missed 9 ft Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed Layup.
Tamika Catchings made Layup.
Ebony Hoffman made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Ebony Hoffman made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown's Layup blocked by Olympia Scott.
Tamika Catchings made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Tan White missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ebony Hoffman made 26 ft Three Pointer. Assisted by Tan White.
Ebony Hoffman made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Ebony Hoffman missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tan White made Driving Layup.
Tan White made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Ebony Hoffman missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.
Ebony Hoffman missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Tamika Catchings made Technical Free Throw.
Katie Douglas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ebony Hoffman missed Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ebony Hoffman.
Kristen Mann made Layup. Assisted by Ebony Hoffman.
Katie Douglas missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman missed 19 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Layup. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Ebony Hoffman missed Layup.
Katie Douglas missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 13 ft Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Ebony Hoffman missed 17 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas missed 5 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tan White missed 17 ft Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.
Katie Douglas made 18 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas missed 18 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made 16 ft Jumper.
Tan White made 3 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 15 ft Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges-Lewis missed 20 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made Driving Layup.
Tan White missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.
Katie Douglas missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ebony Hoffman made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tully Bevilaqua made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tan White.
Tan White made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tan White missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tan White missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.
Bernadette Ngoyisa made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges-Lewis.
Allison Feaster made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by LaToya Bond.
Barbara Farris missed Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter's Layup blocked by Ebony Hoffman.
Cappie Pondexter's Layup blocked by Tamika Catchings.
Diana Taurasi made 4 ft Jumper.
Barbara Farris made Layup.
Kelly Miller missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 14 ft Jumper.
Olympia Scott missed Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made 19 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 3 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kelly Mazzante missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 17 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Cappie Pondexter missed 18 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham missed 16 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Layup.
Diana Taurasi's 23 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Tamika Catchings.
Cappie Pondexter made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Kelly Mazzante missed 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi made 17 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed 14 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 16 ft Jumper.
LaToya Pringle made 4 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Layup. Assisted by Brooke Smith.
Diana Taurasi missed 6 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 11 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 7 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 7 ft Jumper.
Barbara Farris missed 8 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Le'Coe Willingham made Two Point Shot.
Kelly Miller missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Kelly Mazzante made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Olympia Scott missed Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Le'Coe Willingham missed 3 ft Jumper.
Yuko Oga missed 18 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yuko Oga made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Brooke Smith's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Kristen Mann.
Diana Taurasi missed 43 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 17 ft Jumper.
Brooke Smith made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Cappie Pondexter made Layup.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Yuko Oga.
Brooke Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Brooke Smith made Layup. Assisted by Le'Coe Willingham.
Cappie Pondexter's 13 ft Jumper blocked by Ebony Hoffman.
Brooke Smith made Layup. Assisted by Le'Coe Willingham.
Kelly Mazzante's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Tan White.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Brooke Smith.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kelly Mazzante made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yuko Oga.
Yuko Oga made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yuko Oga made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yuko Oga made Driving Layup.
Yuko Oga made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Allie Quigley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yuko Oga.

MERCURY

FEVER

TIME		PHO	IND
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: LaToya Pringle vs. Tammy Sutton-Brown. Cappie Pondexter gains possession.	0	0
9:41	Cappie Pondexter Backcourt	0	0
9:26	Ebony Hoffman missed 9 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:23	Cappie Pondexter Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:11	Barbara Farris missed Jumper.	0	0
9:10	Tully Bevilaqua Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:10	Barbara Farris Personal Foul. Tully Bevilaqua gains possession.	0	0
8:56	Diana Taurasi Personal Foul. Katie Douglas gains possession.	0	0
8:47	Ebony Hoffman missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	0
8:45	LaToya Pringle Defensive Rebound.	0	0
8:37	Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.	2	0
8:21	Tamika Catchings's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.	2	0
8:21	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	2	0
8:15	Tully Bevilaqua missed 19 ft Jumper.	2	0
8:15	Tamika Catchings Offensive Rebound.	2	0
8:12	Tamika Catchings missed Layup.	2	0
8:11	LaToya Pringle Defensive Rebound.	2	0
8:04	Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	0
8:03	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	2	0
7:56	Tamika Catchings Offensive Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	2	0
7:56	Tamika Catchings Foul	2	0
7:47	Kelly Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Catchings.	2	0
7:41	Tamika Catchings made Layup.	2	2
7:39	Phoenix Full Timeout.	2	2
7:28	Cappie Pondexter Offensive Rebound.	2	2
7:28	Cappie Pondexter's Layup blocked by Ebony Hoffman.	2	2
7:26	Cappie Pondexter's Layup blocked by Tamika Catchings.	2	2
7:26	Tully Bevilaqua Defensive Rebound.	2	2
7:07	Ebony Hoffman made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	2	5
7:01	Diana Taurasi made 4 ft Jumper.	4	5
6:50	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	4	7
6:35	Barbara Farris Offensive Foul. Tamika Catchings gains possession.	4	7
6:35	Barbara Farris Foul	4	7
6:35	Le'Coe Willingham enters the game for LaToya Pringle.	4	7
6:22	Tammy Sutton-Brown made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	4	9
6:11	Tully Bevilaqua Personal Foul. Barbara Farris gains possession.	4	9
6:01	Barbara Farris made Layup.	6	9
5:39	Ebony Hoffman made 9 ft Two Point Shot.	6	11
5:28	Cappie Pondexter Lost Ball. Stolen by Tammy Sutton-Brown.	6	11
5:24	Barbara Farris Shooting Foul. Katie Douglas gains possession.	6	11
5:24	Katie Douglas made Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	12
5:24	Olympia Scott enters the game for Barbara Farris.	6	12
5:24	Katie Douglas made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	13
5:18	Tamika Catchings Personal Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	6	13
5:13	Kelly Miller missed 16 ft Jumper.	6	13
5:11	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	6	13
4:54	Tammy Sutton-Brown's Layup blocked by Olympia Scott.	6	13
4:54	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	6	13
4:47	Tamika Catchings made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	16
4:30	Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.	8	16
4:24	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	8	18
4:18	Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.	8	18
4:16	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	8	18
4:16	Tan White enters the game for Tully Bevilaqua.	8	18
4:00	Tan White missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	18
3:59	Cappie Pondexter Defensive Rebound.	8	18
3:50	Cappie Pondexter made 14 ft Jumper.	10	18
3:34	Tammy Sutton-Brown 3 second	10	18
3:34	Kelly Mazzante enters the game for Cappie Pondexter.	10	18
3:34	Bernadette Ngoyisa enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	10	18
3:21	Olympia Scott missed Jumper.	10	18
3:19	Bernadette Ngoyisa Defensive Rebound.	10	18
3:11	Bernadette Ngoyisa 3 second	10	18
3:01	Le'Coe Willingham missed Layup.	10	18
3:00	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	10	18
2:50	Katie Douglas missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	18
2:48	Kelly Mazzante Defensive Rebound.	10	18
2:45	Tan White Personal Foul. Kelly Miller gains possession.	10	18
2:33	Kristen Mann enters the game for Ebony Hoffman.	10	18
2:33	Jumpball: Olympia Scott vs. Bernadette Ngoyisa. Tan White gains possession.	10	18
2:33	Olympia Scott Lost Ball. Stolen by Bernadette Ngoyisa.	10	18
2:28	Tan White Bad Pass	10	18
2:15	Tan White Personal Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	10	18
2:15	Cappie Pondexter enters the game for Kelly Miller.	10	18
2:02	Cappie Pondexter made 14 ft Two Point Shot.	12	18
1:49	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul. Tamika Catchings gains possession.	12	18
1:49	Tammy Sutton-Brown enters the game for Bernadette Ngoyisa.	12	18
1:49	Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	19
1:49	Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	20
1:37	Diana Taurasi made 19 ft Jumper.	14	20
1:17	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	14	22
55.5	Kelly Mazzante made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	22
35.9	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 4 ft Jumper.	17	22
34.8	Olympia Scott Defensive Rebound.	17	22
29.9	Cappie Pondexter missed 3 ft Jumper.	17	22
29.2	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	17	22
29.2	Le'Coe Willingham Loose Ball Foul. Tamika Catchings gains possession.	17	22
29.2	Allison Feaster enters the game for Katie Douglas.	17	22
29.2	Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	23
29.2	Kelly Miller enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	17	23
29.2	Ebony Hoffman enters the game for Kristen Mann.	17	23
29.2	Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	24
7.8	Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	24
5.8	Tan White Defensive Rebound.	17	24
0.0	Ebony Hoffman made 26 ft Three Pointer. Assisted by Tan White.	17	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	17	27

Regular Season Series

IND wins 2-0

Fever
88
Mercury
84

Game 1

28/7

Mercury
89
Fever
103

Game 2

14/9

5:30 PM, 14 September 2008

Referees:
Shelley Nakasone
Clarke Stevens
June Courteau

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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