Storm 61-60 Sparks (13 May, 2012) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

2-1, 0-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LA	14	18	13	15	60
SEA	20	14	12	15	61

Seattle Storm

1-1, 1-0 home

Camille Little made Layup.
Camille Little made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Shekinna Stricklen missed Three Point Jumper.
Shekinna Stricklen made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Tanisha Wright missed 3 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Tina Thompson missed Jumper.
Shekinna Stricklen made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Allie Quigley.
Tina Thompson's Jumper blocked by Nicky Anosike.
Tina Thompson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Allie Quigley.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Camille Little.
Tanisha Wright missed Three Point Jumper.
Camille Little made Layup. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Camille Little made Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Allie Quigley missed 18 ft Jumper.
Allie Quigley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Allie Quigley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Allie Quigley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Victoria Dunlap made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Victoria Dunlap's 4 ft Jumper blocked by April Sykes.
Tanisha Wright missed 13 ft Jumper.
Shekinna Stricklen made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Victoria Dunlap.
Shekinna Stricklen missed Layup.
Tanisha Wright made Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Camille Little made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Camille Little made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made 9 ft Jumper.
Camille Little's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Alana Beard.
Katie Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 3 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Tanisha Wright missed 5 ft Jumper.
Camille Little missed 12 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made Layup. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Tanisha Wright missed Layup.
Shekinna Stricklen made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Camille Little.
Tina Thompson made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Camille Little.
Camille Little made Layup. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Camille Little made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Shekinna Stricklen made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Camille Little's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Marissa Coleman.
Camille Little's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Jantel Lavender.
Shekinna Stricklen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Shekinna Stricklen missed 15 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Allie Quigley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Allie Quigley missed 11 ft Jumper.
Allie Quigley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 6 ft Jumper.
Shekinna Stricklen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Victoria Dunlap made 6 ft Running Jumper.
Allie Quigley made 6 ft Running Jumper.
Victoria Dunlap made Layup. Assisted by Ashley Corral.
Ashley Corral made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Allie Quigley.
Shekinna Stricklen missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Allie Quigley missed 9 ft Jumper.
Ashley Corral missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ewelina Kobryn missed Layup.
Ashley Corral missed 15 ft Jumper.
Shekinna Stricklen made 4 ft Running Jumper.
Allie Quigley missed Layup.
Lindsay Taylor missed Layup.
Lindsay Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Victoria Dunlap missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ashley Corral made Driving Layup.
Shekinna Stricklen's 19 ft Jumper blocked by Nicky Anosike.
Sharnee Zoll missed 5 ft Jumper.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike missed 10 ft Jumper.
Jantel Lavender made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sharnee Zoll.
Alana Beard missed 15 ft Jumper.
Marissa Coleman missed 5 ft Jumper.
Jantel Lavender's 3 ft Jumper blocked by Camille Little.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike's Layup blocked by Camille Little.
Sharnee Zoll missed 14 ft Jumper.
Alana Beard made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike missed 6 ft Jumper.
Marissa Coleman made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicky Anosike.
Kristi Toliver missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristi Toliver made 9 ft Running Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman missed 9 ft Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Toliver.
Ebony Hoffman missed 16 ft Jumper.
Ashley Shields made Layup.
Kristi Toliver missed 4 ft Jumper.
April Sykes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Darxia Morris missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristi Toliver missed 13 ft Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike made Layup.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darxia Morris.
Marissa Coleman made 18 ft Jumper.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sharnee Zoll.
Alana Beard made 4 ft Running Jumper.
Marissa Coleman made Layup.
Jantel Lavender made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sharnee Zoll.
Marissa Coleman made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sharnee Zoll.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Camille Little.
Jantel Lavender's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Ewelina Kobryn.
Jantel Lavender made Layup. Assisted by Sharnee Zoll.
Alana Beard missed 6 ft Jumper.
Jantel Lavender missed 11 ft Jumper.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike missed 18 ft Jumper.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike missed 13 ft Jumper.
Alana Beard missed 10 ft Jumper.
Jantel Lavender made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sharnee Zoll.
Marissa Coleman made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Alana Beard.
Alana Beard missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Marissa Coleman missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
April Sykes missed 6 ft Jumper.
Alana Beard missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kristi Toliver made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Shields.
Jantel Lavender made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nnemkadi Ogwumike.
April Sykes missed 19 ft Jumper.
Ashley Shields made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Ashley Shields made Layup. Assisted by Ebony Hoffman.
Ashley Shields missed 15 ft Jumper.
Ashley Shields made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ashley Shields missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
April Sykes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
April Sykes missed Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman missed Jumper.
Darxia Morris missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sharnee Zoll made 11 ft Running Jumper.
Darxia Morris missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sharnee Zoll.
Darxia Morris missed 19 ft Jumper.
Ashley Shields's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Lindsay Taylor.
April Sykes missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
April Sykes missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sharnee Zoll missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicky Anosike made Layup. Assisted by Sharnee Zoll.
Ashley Shields made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ashley Shields missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
April Sykes made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ebony Hoffman.
Ashley Shields made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ashley Shields missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ebony Hoffman missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.

SPARKS

STORM

TIME		LA	SEA
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Nnemkadi Ogwumike vs. Camille Little. Camille Little gains possession.	0	0
9:45	Tanisha Wright Bad Pass	0	0
9:41	Sharnee Zoll missed 5 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:38	Sharnee Zoll Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:34	Jantel Lavender Bad Pass	0	0
9:14	Camille Little made Layup.	0	2
9:14	Jantel Lavender Shooting Foul. Camille Little gains possession.	0	2
9:14	Camille Little made Free Throw 1 of 1.	0	3
9:03	Nnemkadi Ogwumike missed 10 ft Jumper.	0	3
9:02	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	0	3
8:55	Shekinna Stricklen missed Three Point Jumper.	0	3
8:53	Jantel Lavender Defensive Rebound.	0	3
8:45	Jantel Lavender made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sharnee Zoll.	2	3
8:23	Shekinna Stricklen made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.	2	6
8:07	Alana Beard missed 15 ft Jumper.	2	6
8:06	Marissa Coleman Offensive Rebound.	2	6
8:03	Marissa Coleman missed 5 ft Jumper.	2	6
8:02	Shekinna Stricklen Defensive Rebound.	2	6
7:56	Tanisha Wright missed 3 ft Jumper.	2	6
7:54	Nnemkadi Ogwumike Defensive Rebound.	2	6
7:46	Jantel Lavender's 3 ft Jumper blocked by Camille Little.	2	6
7:43	Tanisha Wright Defensive Rebound.	2	6
7:39	Tanisha Wright Lost Ball. Stolen by Sharnee Zoll.	2	6
7:26	Nnemkadi Ogwumike's Layup blocked by Camille Little.	2	6
7:26	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	2	6
7:18	Sharnee Zoll missed 14 ft Jumper.	2	6
7:16	Camille Little Defensive Rebound.	2	6
6:56	Tanisha Wright missed 18 ft Jumper.	2	6
6:54	Nnemkadi Ogwumike Defensive Rebound.	2	6
6:35	Alana Beard made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	6
6:26	Jantel Lavender Personal Foul. Camille Little gains possession.	5	6
6:26	Allie Quigley enters the game for Tanisha Wright.	5	6
6:26	Nicky Anosike enters the game for Jantel Lavender.	5	6
6:11	Tina Thompson missed Layup.	5	6
6:09	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	5	6
6:05	Tina Thompson missed Jumper.	5	6
6:03	Nnemkadi Ogwumike Defensive Rebound.	5	6
5:48	Nnemkadi Ogwumike missed 6 ft Jumper.	5	6
5:46	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	5	6
5:37	Shekinna Stricklen made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Allie Quigley.	5	9
5:13	Marissa Coleman made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicky Anosike.	7	9
4:52	Tina Thompson's Jumper blocked by Nicky Anosike.	7	9
4:52	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	7	9
4:52	Ebony Hoffman enters the game for Nnemkadi Ogwumike.	7	9
4:52	Kristi Toliver enters the game for Sharnee Zoll.	7	9
4:52	Tanisha Wright enters the game for Katie Smith.	7	9
4:52	Jumpball: Nicky Anosike vs. Tina Thompson. Marissa Coleman gains possession.	7	9
4:52	Tina Thompson Lost Ball. Stolen by Nicky Anosike.	7	9
4:52	Official Timeout.	7	9
4:52	Jumpball: Marissa Coleman vs. Tina Thompson. Alana Beard gains possession.	14	26
4:37	Kristi Toliver missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	9
4:35	Kristi Toliver Offensive Rebound.	7	9
4:26	Ebony Hoffman missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	9
4:24	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	7	9
4:24	Jumpball: Marissa Coleman vs. Tina Thompson. Alana Beard gains possession.	7	9
4:24	Tina Thompson Lost Ball. Stolen by Marissa Coleman.	7	9
4:13	Kristi Toliver made 9 ft Running Jumper.	9	9
3:59	Tina Thompson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Allie Quigley.	9	12
3:41	Ebony Hoffman missed 9 ft Jumper.	9	12
3:40	Shekinna Stricklen Defensive Rebound.	9	12
3:19	Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Camille Little.	9	14
3:06	Allie Quigley Personal Foul. Kristi Toliver gains possession.	9	14
3:06	Ashley Shields enters the game for Marissa Coleman.	9	14
3:06	April Sykes enters the game for Alana Beard.	9	14
3:06	Katie Smith enters the game for Tina Thompson.	9	14
3:06	Ewelina Kobryn enters the game for Shekinna Stricklen.	9	14
3:06	Victoria Dunlap enters the game for Allie Quigley.	9	14
2:54	Ebony Hoffman made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Toliver.	12	14
2:29	Tanisha Wright missed Three Point Jumper.	12	14
2:28	Victoria Dunlap Offensive Rebound.	12	14
2:15	Camille Little made Layup. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.	12	16
1:45	Ebony Hoffman missed 16 ft Jumper.	12	16
1:44	Ashley Shields Offensive Rebound.	12	16
1:40	Ashley Shields made Layup.	14	16
1:23	Camille Little made Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.	14	18
1:09	Kristi Toliver missed 4 ft Jumper.	14	18
1:08	Tanisha Wright Defensive Rebound.	14	18
1:01	April Sykes Personal Foul. Ewelina Kobryn gains possession.	14	18
1:01	Allie Quigley enters the game for Tanisha Wright.	14	18
1:01	Shekinna Stricklen enters the game for Camille Little.	14	18
54.4	Ashley Shields Personal Foul. Victoria Dunlap gains possession.	14	18
40.9	Allie Quigley missed 18 ft Jumper.	14	18
38.9	Ebony Hoffman Defensive Rebound.	14	18
34.0	Ashley Shields Turnover	14	18
20.9	Allie Quigley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	18
19.9	Ebony Hoffman Defensive Rebound.	14	18
4.5	Ashley Shields Foul. Katie Smith gains possession.	14	18
4.5	Ashley Shields Foul	14	18
1.4	Kristi Toliver Personal Foul. Allie Quigley gains possession.	14	18
1.4	Allie Quigley made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	19
1.4	Ashley Corral enters the game for Katie Smith.	14	19
1.4	Allie Quigley made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	14	20

Regular Season Series

LA wins 5-0

Sparks
72
Storm
66

Game 1

19/5

Storm
61
Sparks
74

Game 2

23/5

Storm
65
Sparks
67

Game 3

4/6

Storm
59
Sparks
83

Game 4

8/7

Sparks
82
Storm
71

Game 5

19/8

KeyArena

10:00 PM, 13 May 2012

Seattle, WA

Referees:
Brenda Pantoja
Janetta Graham
Michael Price

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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