Sparks 92-76 Lynx (21 Sep, 2012) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

26-6, 16-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	15	21	19	21	76
LA	29	15	30	18	92

Los Angeles Sparks

24-10, 16-1 home

Alana Beard makes driving layup (Kristi Toliver assists )
Candace Parker makes jumper (DeLisha Milton-Jones assists )
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses 23- foot three point jumper
Candace Parker misses 15- foot jumper
Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes two point shot
Nnemkadi Ogwumike misses free throw 1 of 1
Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists )
DeLisha Milton-Jones makes three point jumper (Kristi Toliver assists )
Kristi Toliver makes jumper (Candace Parker assists )
Devereaux Peters blocks Nnemkadi Ogwumike 's 5- foot jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 24- foot three point jumper
Candace Parker misses 16- foot two point shot
Candace Parker makes two point shot
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses 15- foot jumper
Candace Parker makes driving layup
Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 1
Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes two point shot (Kristi Toliver assists )
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses jumper
Kristi Toliver makes driving layup (Candace Parker assists )
Rebekkah Brunson blocks Alana Beard's layup
Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes jumper (Kristi Toliver assists )
Monica Wright blocks Alana Beard's layup
Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes jumper (Alana Beard assists )
Candace Parker makes three point jumper
Jenna O'Hea misses 4- foot jumper
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 1 of 2
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 2 of 2
Jantel Lavender misses
Jantel Lavender makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists )
Jantel Lavender misses jumper
Kristi Toliver misses jumper
Jantel Lavender makes layup
Jantel Lavender misses jumper
Marissa Coleman misses 22- foot three point jumper
Devereaux Peters blocks Jantel Lavender's layup
Alana Beard misses 23- foot three point jumper
Ebony Hoffman misses jumper
Candace Parker makes two point shot
Alana Beard misses 17- foot jumper
Marissa Coleman misses
Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Candace Parker makes two point shot
DeLisha Milton-Jones makes two point shot (Nnemkadi Ogwumike assists )
DeLisha Milton-Jones makes free throw 1 of 1
Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes two point shot (Kristi Toliver assists )
Alana Beard makes driving layup
Candace Parker makes driving layup
Candace Parker makes jumper
Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
Alana Beard makes jumper (Nnemkadi Ogwumike assists )
Alana Beard makes driving layup
Candace Parker misses 10- foot jumper
Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes two point shot (Candace Parker assists )
Alana Beard makes two point shot (Kristi Toliver assists )
Alana Beard makes free throw 1 of 1
Kristi Toliver misses 16- foot
Nnemkadi Ogwumike misses two point shot
Nnemkadi Ogwumike misses layup
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses three point jumper
Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes layup (Alana Beard assists )
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 1 of 2
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 2 of 2
DeLisha Milton-Jones makes three point jumper (Kristi Toliver assists )
Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes two point shot (Jenna O'Hea assists )
Kristi Toliver makes two point shot
Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
Candace Parker misses 15- foot jumper
Jantel Lavender misses 9- foot two point shot
Candace Parker makes layup (Jenna O'Hea assists )
Candace Parker misses 15- foot
Candace Parker misses 13- foot jumper
Jenna O'Hea misses 24- foot three point jumper
Jenna O'Hea makes driving layup
Jenna O'Hea misses free throw 1 of 1
Jenna O'Hea makes layup (Candace Parker assists )
Jenna O'Hea makes free throw 1 of 2
Jenna O'Hea makes free throw 2 of 2
Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes layup (Alana Beard assists )
Alana Beard makes jumper
Kristi Toliver misses driving layup
Jenna O'Hea makes driving layup (April Sykes assists )
April Sykes misses 26- foot three point jumper
Nicky Anosike makes free throw 1 of 2
Nicky Anosike makes free throw 2 of 2
Jenna O'Hea makes driving layup (April Sykes assists )
Rebekkah Brunson misses
Candice Wiggins misses driving layup
Rebekkah Brunson misses 12- foot
Maya Moore makes layup (Rebekkah Brunson assists )
Candice Wiggins misses three point jumper
Candace Parker blocks Taj McWilliams-Franklin 's 6- foot jumper
Maya Moore misses 22- foot three point jumper
Candice Wiggins misses three point jumper
Seimone Augustus misses three point jumper
Candace Parker blocks Seimone Augustus 's 16- foot jumper
Maya Moore misses three point jumper
Monica Wright makes jumper
Maya Moore misses 23- foot three point jumper
Monica Wright makes free throw 1 of 2
Monica Wright makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Wiggins misses 11- foot jumper
Monica Wright makes three point jumper (Candice Wiggins assists )
Devereaux Peters makes two point shot (Maya Moore assists )
Seimone Augustus misses 24- foot three point jumper
Seimone Augustus makes two point shot
Devereaux Peters makes two point shot (Seimone Augustus assists )
Devereaux Peters misses 15- foot jumper
Monica Wright misses 10- foot jumper
Erin Thorn makes free throw 1 of 2
Erin Thorn makes free throw 2 of 2
Seimone Augustus misses two point shot
Devereaux Peters makes layup
Seimone Augustus misses 6- foot jumper
Erin Thorn makes free throw 1 of 2
Erin Thorn makes free throw 2 of 2
Seimone Augustus misses 23- foot three point jumper
Devereaux Peters misses 14- foot jumper
Erin Thorn misses 22- foot three point jumper
Seimone Augustus misses 4- foot jumper
Maya Moore makes layup
Erin Thorn misses 24- foot three point jumper
Candice Wiggins misses 23- foot three point jumper
Seimone Augustus makes driving layup (Erin Thorn assists )
Maya Moore misses 23- foot three point jumper
Maya Moore makes jumper (Erin Thorn assists )
Maya Moore misses 23- foot three point jumper
Taj McWilliams-Franklin makes driving layup (Maya Moore assists )
Monica Wright makes free throw 1 of 2
Monica Wright misses free throw 2 of 2
Taj McWilliams-Franklin makes two point shot (Erin Thorn assists )
Alana Beard blocks Maya Moore's layup
Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
Erin Thorn misses 22- foot three point jumper
Monica Wright makes free throw 1 of 2
Monica Wright makes free throw 2 of 2
Taj McWilliams-Franklin misses 16- foot jumper
Maya Moore makes jumper (Seimone Augustus assists )
Devereaux Peters makes driving layup (Erin Thorn assists )
Maya Moore makes three point jumper
Maya Moore misses 13- foot jumper
Erin Thorn makes three point jumper (Maya Moore assists )
Seimone Augustus makes layup (Devereaux Peters assists )
Devereaux Peters makes free throw 1 of 2
Devereaux Peters makes free throw 2 of 2
Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
Seimone Augustus misses 18- foot jumper
Candice Wiggins makes three point jumper (Monica Wright assists )
Maya Moore misses 26- foot three point jumper
Maya Moore misses 27- foot three point jumper
Erin Thorn misses three point jumper
Devereaux Peters makes free throw 1 of 2
Devereaux Peters makes free throw 2 of 2
Monica Wright misses 9- foot two point shot
Devereaux Peters makes two point shot (Erin Thorn assists )
Devereaux Peters makes free throw 1 of 1
Monica Wright makes driving layup
Jessica Adair misses free throw 1 of 2
Jessica Adair makes free throw 2 of 2
Erin Thorn misses 23- foot three point jumper
Candice Wiggins misses 22- foot three point jumper
Monica Wright makes three point jumper (Candice Wiggins assists )
Monica Wright misses 7- foot jumper
Devereaux Peters makes layup
Monica Wright misses two point shot
Erin Thorn misses 24- foot three point jumper
Jessica Adair misses free throw 1 of 2
Jessica Adair makes free throw 2 of 2
Monica Wright makes free throw 1 of 2
Monica Wright makes free throw 2 of 2
Monica Wright misses free throw 1 of 2
Monica Wright misses free throw 2 of 2
Candice Wiggins misses 14- foot jumper
Jessica Adair misses 14- foot two point shot
Erin Thorn makes three point jumper (Jessica Adair assists )
Erin Thorn misses three point jumper
Marissa Coleman blocks Jessica Adair's layup
Monica Wright makes free throw 1 of 2
Monica Wright makes free throw 2 of 2

LYNX

SPARKS

TIME		MIN	LA
10:00	Rebekkah Brunson vs. Candace Parker (Seimone Augustus gains possession)	0	0
9:41	Rebekkah Brunson misses	0	2
9:38	Nnemkadi Ogwumike defensive rebound	0	0
9:33	Alana Beard makes driving layup (Kristi Toliver assists )	0	2
9:14	Taj McWilliams-Franklin lost ball turnover Candace Parker	0	2
9:06	Candace Parker makes jumper (DeLisha Milton-Jones assists )	0	4
8:41	Candice Wiggins misses driving layup	0	4
8:38	Nnemkadi Ogwumike defensive rebound	0	4
8:30	DeLisha Milton-Jones misses 23- foot three point jumper	0	4
8:30	Candice Wiggins defensive rebound	0	4
8:22	Rebekkah Brunson misses 12- foot	0	4
8:21	Candace Parker defensive rebound	0	4
8:12	Candace Parker misses 15- foot jumper	0	4
8:12	Nnemkadi Ogwumike offensive rebound	0	4
8:12	Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes two point shot	0	6
8:12	Candice Wiggins shooting foul (Nnemkadi Ogwumike draws the foul )	0	6
8:12	Nnemkadi Ogwumike misses free throw 1 of 1	0	6
8:11	Taj McWilliams-Franklin defensive rebound	0	6
7:54	Maya Moore makes layup (Rebekkah Brunson assists )	2	6
7:39	Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists )	2	8
7:35	DeLisha Milton-Jones personal foul (Seimone Augustus draws the foul )	2	8
7:26	Candice Wiggins misses three point jumper	2	8
7:26	Taj McWilliams-Franklin offensive rebound	2	8
7:16	Candace Parker blocks Taj McWilliams-Franklin 's 6- foot jumper	2	8
7:15	Candace Parker defensive rebound	2	8
7:11	Maya Moore personal foul (DeLisha Milton-Jones draws the foul )	2	8
7:03	Alana Beard bad pass (Seimone Augustus steals)	2	8
6:58	Maya Moore misses 22- foot three point jumper	2	8
6:54	Maya Moore offensive rebound	2	8
6:52	Candice Wiggins misses three point jumper	2	8
6:50	Maya Moore offensive rebound	2	8
6:48	Seimone Augustus misses three point jumper	2	8
6:46	Rebekkah Brunson offensive rebound	2	8
6:33	Candace Parker blocks Seimone Augustus 's 16- foot jumper	2	8
6:31	Nnemkadi Ogwumike defensive rebound	2	8
6:20	DeLisha Milton-Jones makes three point jumper (Kristi Toliver assists )	2	11
6:16	Minnesota full timeout	2	11
6:16	Jessica Adair enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson	2	11
6:16	Devereaux Peters enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin	2	11
6:07	Maya Moore misses three point jumper	2	11
6:05	Candace Parker defensive rebound	2	11
5:58	Kristi Toliver makes jumper (Candace Parker assists )	2	13
5:48	Jessica Adair lost ball turnover Nnemkadi Ogwumike	2	13
5:37	Devereaux Peters blocks Nnemkadi Ogwumike 's 5- foot jumper	2	13
5:35	Devereaux Peters defensive rebound	2	13
5:31	Candice Wiggins bad pass	2	13
5:31	Monica Wright enters the game for Seimone Augustus	2	13
5:09	Kristi Toliver misses 24- foot three point jumper	2	13
5:07	Minnesota defensive team rebound	2	13
5:01	Monica Wright makes jumper	4	13
4:45	Candace Parker misses 16- foot two point shot	4	13
4:43	Kristi Toliver offensive rebound	4	13
4:31	Candace Parker makes two point shot	4	15
4:18	Maya Moore misses 23- foot three point jumper	4	15
4:16	Devereaux Peters offensive rebound	4	15
4:05	Candace Parker shooting foul (Maya Moore draws the foul )	4	15
4:05	Monica Wright makes free throw 1 of 2	5	15
4:05	Monica Wright makes free throw 2 of 2	6	15
3:50	DeLisha Milton-Jones misses 15- foot jumper	6	15
3:49	Monica Wright defensive rebound	6	15
3:39	Candice Wiggins misses 11- foot jumper	6	15
3:38	Candace Parker defensive rebound	6	15
3:32	Candace Parker makes driving layup	6	17
3:32	Maya Moore shooting foul (Candace Parker draws the foul )	6	17
3:32	Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 1	6	18
3:14	Monica Wright makes three point jumper (Candice Wiggins assists )	9	18
3:02	Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes two point shot (Kristi Toliver assists )	9	20
2:47	Monica Wright bad pass (Kristi Toliver steals)	9	20
2:38	DeLisha Milton-Jones misses jumper	9	20
2:35	Candice Wiggins defensive rebound	9	20
2:24	Devereaux Peters makes two point shot (Maya Moore assists )	11	20
2:04	Kristi Toliver makes driving layup (Candace Parker assists )	11	22
2:00	DeLisha Milton-Jones personal foul (Monica Wright draws the foul )	11	22
2:00	Seimone Augustus enters the game for Maya Moore	11	22
2:00	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Candice Wiggins	11	22
2:00	Erin Thorn enters the game for Jessica Adair	11	22
2:00	Jenna O'Hea enters the game for DeLisha Milton-Jones	11	22
1:52	Monica Wright bad pass (Nnemkadi Ogwumike steals)	11	22
1:42	Kristi Toliver bad pass (Rebekkah Brunson steals)	11	22
1:29	Seimone Augustus misses 24- foot three point jumper	11	22
1:27	Nnemkadi Ogwumike defensive rebound	11	22
1:23	Nnemkadi Ogwumike bad pass (Seimone Augustus steals)	11	22
1:20	Seimone Augustus makes two point shot	13	22
1:15	Rebekkah Brunson blocks Alana Beard's layup	13	22
1:13	Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound	13	22
59.0	Devereaux Peters makes two point shot (Seimone Augustus assists )	15	22
46.0	Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes jumper (Kristi Toliver assists )	15	24
42.0	Erin Thorn bad pass (Alana Beard steals)	15	24
38.0	Monica Wright blocks Alana Beard's layup	15	24
38.0	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	15	24
36.0	Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes jumper (Alana Beard assists )	15	26
20.0	Devereaux Peters misses 15- foot jumper	15	26
19.0	Nnemkadi Ogwumike defensive rebound	15	26
15.0	Alana Beard bad pass (Erin Thorn steals)	15	26
9.0	Monica Wright misses 10- foot jumper	15	26
6.0	Candace Parker defensive rebound	15	26
0.0	Candace Parker makes three point jumper	15	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	15	29

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Sparks
84
Lynx
92

Game 1

25/5

Lynx
90
Sparks
96

Game 2

5/7

Sparks
77
Lynx
88

Game 3

5/9

Lynx
76
Sparks
92

Game 4

21/9

crypto.com Arena

3:30 AM, 21 September 2012

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 10,217

Referees:
Denise Brooks
Kurt Walker
Jeff Wooten

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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