Lynx 111-103 Sun (4 Aug, 2010) Play-by-Play

Connecticut Sun

13-13, 4-9 away

103

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
CT	11	25	32	27	8	103
MIN	22	36	17	20	16	111

Minnesota Lynx

9-16, 6-8 home

111

Monica Wright made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Seimone Augustus missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen missed Layup.
Monica Wright missed 5 ft Jumper.
Nicky Anosike made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Lindsay Whalen made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Monica Wright.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 15 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup. Assisted by Charde Houston.
Lindsay Whalen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Charde Houston made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Rebekkah Brunson's Layup blocked by Tina Charles.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Alexis Hornbuckle.
Alexis Hornbuckle made Driving Layup.
Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Monica Wright made 9 ft Jumper.
Monica Wright missed Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
Alexis Hornbuckle made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Monica Wright.
Lindsay Whalen made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nicky Anosike.
Seimone Augustus made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Monica Wright made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Monica Wright made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Monica Wright made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Nicky Anosike made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nicky Anosike made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Charde Houston made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Charde Houston made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Seimone Augustus missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 9 ft Jumper.
Quanitra Hollingsworth missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.
Nicky Anosike made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Seimone Augustus missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicky Anosike missed 14 ft Jumper.
Monica Wright missed Layup.
Seimone Augustus made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Seimone Augustus's 17 ft Jumper blocked by Kelsey Griffin.
Seimone Augustus made 15 ft Jumper.
Alexis Hornbuckle missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Alexis Hornbuckle made 18 ft Two Point Shot.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Alexis Hornbuckle missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed 29 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed 15 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 16 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Monica Wright made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Charde Houston made 16 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Monica Wright missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Seimone Augustus made 19 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Seimone Augustus missed 64 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charde Houston made Driving Layup.
Seimone Augustus missed 18 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nicky Anosike made Two Point Shot.
Monica Wright missed 4 ft Running Jumper.
Charde Houston made Two Point Shot.
Nicky Anosike's Layup blocked by Sandrine Gruda.
Lindsay Whalen missed Driving Layup.
Seimone Augustus missed 10 ft Running Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
Seimone Augustus made 7 ft Running Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicky Anosike missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Charde Houston missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 8 ft Running Jumper.
Monica Wright made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nicky Anosike.
Nicky Anosike missed Layup.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Seimone Augustus missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Seimone Augustus missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Charde Houston missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Charde Houston made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Lindsay Whalen missed 17 ft Jumper.
Monica Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Monica Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.
Seimone Augustus made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Seimone Augustus missed 19 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Monica Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Monica Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tan White missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tina Charles missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Sandrine Gruda missed Layup.
Sandrine Gruda's Layup blocked by Nicky Anosike.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Charles missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tan White missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Renee Montgomery missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Renee Montgomery missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kerri Gardin missed Jumper.
Sandrine Gruda made Two Point Shot.
Sandrine Gruda missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tan White missed 22 ft Three Pointer.
Tan White made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kerri Gardin.
Tina Charles made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Renee Montgomery.
Renee Montgomery made 23 ft Three Pointer.
Tan White made Driving Layup. Assisted by Tina Charles.
Tan White missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sandrine Gruda's Layup blocked by Monica Wright.
Renee Montgomery missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sandrine Gruda missed Layup.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Renee Montgomery missed 11 ft Running Jumper.
DeMya Walker's Layup blocked by Nicky Anosike.
Allison Hightower made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Allison Hightower made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Allison Hightower missed Layup.
DeMya Walker made Two Point Shot.
DeMya Walker made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
DeMya Walker missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tina Charles's Layup blocked by Nicky Anosike.
Allison Hightower missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sandrine Gruda missed Layup.
Sandrine Gruda made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sandrine Gruda made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sandrine Gruda made 17 ft Jumper.
Sandrine Gruda made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sandrine Gruda made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Charles missed 16 ft Jumper.
Renee Montgomery missed 21 ft Three Pointer.
Sandrine Gruda missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Renee Montgomery made 18 ft Two Point Shot.
Kelsey Griffin made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tan White.
Tan White made 7 ft Running Jumper.
Sandrine Gruda made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelsey Griffin.
Tan White made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tan White made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Renee Montgomery made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tan White.
Renee Montgomery missed 16 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Tina Charles made Tip Shot.
Tina Charles made Layup. Assisted by Renee Montgomery.
Tan White made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelsey Griffin.
Renee Montgomery missed Driving Layup.
Renee Montgomery made 8 ft Running Jumper.
Renee Montgomery made 19 ft Two Point Shot.
Renee Montgomery made 6 ft Running Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Asjha Jones made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Renee Montgomery.
Renee Montgomery made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Renee Montgomery made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Renee Montgomery missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Charles made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Asjha Jones.
Asjha Jones missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Charles missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Charles made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sandrine Gruda made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tan White.
Renee Montgomery missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tina Charles missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Charles made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Charles.
Tina Charles made Layup. Assisted by Sandrine Gruda.
Asjha Jones made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Charles.
Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sandrine Gruda missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sandrine Gruda missed Layup.
Sandrine Gruda made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sandrine Gruda made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Renee Montgomery missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Sandrine Gruda missed 17 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kelsey Griffin made Two Point Shot.
Kelsey Griffin made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tina Charles's Layup blocked by Nicky Anosike.
Renee Montgomery made Two Point Shot.
Tan White missed 12 ft Jumper.
Renee Montgomery missed Jumper.
Tina Charles missed Layup.
Tina Charles missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Charles made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tan White made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tan White made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Charles made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Charles made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Asjha Jones missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tina Charles made Two Point Shot.
Tina Charles missed Layup.
Renee Montgomery made Driving Layup.
Renee Montgomery made 6 ft Jumper.
Renee Montgomery's 21 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Monica Wright.
Asjha Jones missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Renee Montgomery made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Renee Montgomery made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Renee Montgomery made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Renee Montgomery missed Three Point Running Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Renee Montgomery made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Renee Montgomery missed 12 ft Running Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Renee Montgomery.
Renee Montgomery missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Renee Montgomery made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Charles.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Tina Charles missed Layup.
Tina Charles made Layup.
Tina Charles missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Renee Montgomery made Two Point Shot.
Asjha Jones missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tina Charles missed 9 ft Jumper.
Renee Montgomery missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.

SUN

LYNX

TIME		CT	MIN
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Tina Charles vs. Nicky Anosike. Kara Lawson gains possession.	0	0
9:49	Kara Lawson Bad Pass. Stolen by Nicky Anosike.	0	0
9:44	Lindsay Whalen Turnover	0	0
9:32	Tan White missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:30	Asjha Jones Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:26	Kara Lawson missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:25	Monica Wright Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:21	Monica Wright made 16 ft Two Point Shot.	0	2
9:02	Tina Charles missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.	0	2
9:00	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	0	2
8:49	Seimone Augustus missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	2
8:48	Tina Charles Defensive Rebound.	0	2
8:42	Kara Lawson Lost Ball. Stolen by Nicky Anosike.	0	2
8:22	Rebekkah Brunson missed Jumper.	0	2
8:19	Tina Charles Defensive Rebound.	0	2
8:11	Connecticut Full Timeout.	0	2
8:11	Sandrine Gruda enters the game for Asjha Jones.	0	2
8:00	Sandrine Gruda missed Layup.	0	2
8:00	Sandrine Gruda Offensive Rebound.	0	2
7:56	Sandrine Gruda's Layup blocked by Nicky Anosike.	0	2
7:56	Nicky Anosike Defensive Rebound.	0	2
7:47	Kelsey Griffin Shooting Foul. Seimone Augustus gains possession.	0	2
7:47	Seimone Augustus missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	2
7:47	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	0	2
7:47	Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	3
7:26	Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	3
7:24	Nicky Anosike Defensive Rebound.	0	3
7:20	Lindsay Whalen missed Layup.	0	3
7:20	Tan White Defensive Rebound.	0	3
7:11	Tina Charles missed 13 ft Jumper.	0	3
7:11	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	0	3
7:01	Monica Wright missed 5 ft Jumper.	0	3
6:58	Monica Wright Offensive Rebound.	0	3
6:43	Nicky Anosike made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.	0	5
6:16	Tan White missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	5
6:13	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	0	5
6:00	Kara Lawson Lost Ball. Stolen by Lindsay Whalen.	0	5
5:52	Lindsay Whalen made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Monica Wright.	0	8
5:39	Renee Montgomery enters the game for Kelsey Griffin.	0	8
5:39	Kerri Gardin enters the game for Tan White.	0	8
5:39	Charde Houston enters the game for Nicky Anosike.	0	8
5:39	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba enters the game for Monica Wright.	0	8
5:28	Renee Montgomery missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	8
5:28	Tina Charles Offensive Rebound.	0	8
5:28	Charde Houston Personal Foul. Tina Charles gains possession.	0	8
5:09	Renee Montgomery missed 17 ft Jumper.	0	8
5:09	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Defensive Rebound.	0	8
5:03	Renee Montgomery Shooting Foul. Lindsay Whalen gains possession.	0	8
5:03	Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	9
5:03	Tan White enters the game for Kara Lawson.	0	9
5:03	Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	10
4:41	Kerri Gardin missed Jumper.	0	10
4:39	Sandrine Gruda Offensive Rebound.	0	10
4:39	Sandrine Gruda made Two Point Shot.	2	10
4:22	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 15 ft Jumper.	2	10
4:20	Kerri Gardin Defensive Rebound.	2	10
4:13	Kerri Gardin Lost Ball. Stolen by Lindsay Whalen.	2	10
4:09	Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup. Assisted by Charde Houston.	2	12
3:47	Sandrine Gruda missed 7 ft Jumper.	2	12
3:46	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	2	12
3:25	Lindsay Whalen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	12
3:23	Kerri Gardin Defensive Rebound.	2	12
3:17	Tan White missed 22 ft Three Pointer.	2	12
3:15	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Defensive Rebound.	2	12
3:06	Seimone Augustus made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	2	15
3:04	Connecticut 20 Sec. Timeout.	2	15
3:04	Alexis Hornbuckle enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	2	15
2:54	Tan White made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kerri Gardin.	4	15
2:39	Charde Houston made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.	4	17
2:26	Tina Charles made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Renee Montgomery.	6	17
2:12	Rebekkah Brunson's Layup blocked by Tina Charles.	6	17
2:10	Tina Charles Defensive Rebound.	6	17
2:03	Renee Montgomery made 23 ft Three Pointer.	9	17
1:46	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Bad Pass. Stolen by Kerri Gardin.	9	17
1:40	Tan White made Driving Layup. Assisted by Tina Charles.	11	17
1:21	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Alexis Hornbuckle.	11	19
1:01	Tan White missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	19
1:00	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	11	19
54.3	Charde Houston Offensive Foul. Renee Montgomery gains possession.	11	19
54.3	Charde Houston Foul	11	19
54.3	DeMya Walker enters the game for Tina Charles.	11	19
54.3	Monica Wright enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	11	19
54.3	Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Seimone Augustus.	11	19
54.3	Nicky Anosike enters the game for Charde Houston.	11	19
40.5	Sandrine Gruda's Layup blocked by Monica Wright.	11	19
40.1	Jumpball: Sandrine Gruda vs. Monica Wright. Alexis Hornbuckle gains possession.	11	19
40.1	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	11	19
34.7	Alexis Hornbuckle made Driving Layup.	11	21
20.9	Renee Montgomery missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	21
18.9	Sandrine Gruda Offensive Rebound.	11	21
18.9	Sandrine Gruda missed Layup.	11	21
17.7	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	11	21
17.2	DeMya Walker missed Layup.	11	21
16.7	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	11	21
16.7	Rebekkah Brunson Loose Ball Foul. DeMya Walker gains possession.	11	21
11.9	Kerri Gardin Lost Ball. Stolen by Alexis Hornbuckle.	11	21
6.8	Tan White Shooting Foul. Nicky Anosike gains possession.	11	21
6.8	Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	21
6.8	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	11	21
6.8	Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	22
0.9	Renee Montgomery missed 11 ft Running Jumper.	11	22
0.2	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	11	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	11	22

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Lynx
79
Sun
105

Game 1

28/5

Sun
103
Lynx
111

Game 2

4/8

Target Center

1:00 AM, 4 August 2010

Minneapolis, MN

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Tom Mauer
Denise Brooks-Clauser

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

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