Los Angeles Sparks @ Minnesota Lynx

69–58Final · Aug 11, 2002

LOS 69 MIN 58 Final

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LOS2-0	28	41	69
MIN10-22	26	32	58

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Tamecka Dixon made 11 ft Jumper.
2–0
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
3–0
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
4–0
Tamika Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
4–2
Michele Van Grop made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
4–4
Marlies Askamp made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
6–4
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
6–6
Michele Van Grop made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
6–8
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
6–9
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
7–9
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
8–9
Kristi Harrower made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
8–12
Nikki Teasley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
11–12
Lisa Leslie made Two Point Shot.
13–12
Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
15–12
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
17–12
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
19–12
Katie Smith made 18 ft Jumper.
19–14
Delisha Milton made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicky Mccrimmon.
21–14
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Lynn Pride.
21–16
Lynn Pride made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
21–18
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
21–19
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
21–20
Georgia Schweitzer made Two Point Shot.
21–22
Delisha Milton made 9 ft Jumper.
23–22
Latasha Byears made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
25–22
Tamara Moore made Two Point Shot.
25–24
Delisha Milton made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
28–24
Michele Van Grop made Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
28–26
Nikki Teasley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
31–26
Marlies Askamp made 6 ft Hook Shot.
33–26
Mwadi Mabika made 17 ft Jumper.
35–26
Lisa Leslie made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
37–26
Katie Smith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
37–28
Georgia Schweitzer made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
37–31
Kristi Harrower made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
37–34
Mwadi Mabika made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
40–34
Kristi Harrower made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
40–37
Latasha Byears made Layup.
42–37
Georgia Schweitzer made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
42–40
Delisha Milton made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
44–40
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
44–41
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
44–42
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
45–42
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
46–42
Georgia Schweitzer made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
46–45
Lynn Pride made Two Point Shot.
46–47
Tamecka Dixon made 12 ft Jumper.
48–47
Mwadi Mabika made 9 ft Jumper.
50–47
Sophia Witherspoon made Layup.
52–47
Sophia Witherspoon made Free Throw 1 of 1.
53–47
Sophia Witherspoon made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
56–47
Mwadi Mabika made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sophia Witherspoon.
59–47
Georgia Schweitzer made Free Throw 1 of 2.
59–48
Georgia Schweitzer made Free Throw 2 of 2.
59–49
Lisa Leslie made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sophia Witherspoon.
62–49
Tamecka Dixon made 10 ft Jumper.
64–49
Katie Smith made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
64–51
Latasha Byears made Layup. Assisted by Sophia Witherspoon.
66–51
Tamecka Dixon made Layup.
68–51
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 1.
69–51
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
69–54
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
69–55
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
69–56
Tamara Moore made Two Point Shot.
69–58

Play-by-play

P1 Start of the 1st Half.
P1 Michele Van Grop missed 11 ft Jumper.
P1 Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tamecka Dixon Bad Pass
P1 Kristi Harrower missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
P1 Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tamecka Dixon made 11 ft Jumper. 2–0
P1 Katie Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.
P1 Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.
P1 Katie Smith Shooting Foul
P1 Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2. 3–0
P1 Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2. 4–0
P1 Michele Van Grop missed Jumper.
P1 Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.
P1 Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
P1 Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jumpball. Mwadi Mabika vs. Michele Van Grop. Kristi Harrower gains possession.
P1 Kristi Harrower Bad Pass. Stolen by Marlies Askamp.
P1 Marlies Askamp missed 11 ft Jumper.
P1 Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tamika Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamara Moore. 4–2
P1 Lisa Leslie Bad Pass
P1 Michele Van Grop made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith. 4–4
P1 Marlies Askamp made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon. 6–4
P1 Marlies Askamp Personal Foul
P1 Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower. 6–6
P1 Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
P1 Michele Van Grop Defensive Rebound.
P1 Michele Van Grop made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith. 6–8
P1 Mwadi Mabika missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
P1 Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kristi Harrower missed Two Point Shot.
P1 Michele Van Grop Offensive Rebound.
P1 Nikki Teasley Personal Foul
P1 Full Timeout.
P1 Michele Van Grop missed 7 ft Jumper.
P1 Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.
P1 Nikki Teasley Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Williams.
P1 Nikki Teasley Shooting Foul
P1 Tamara Moore missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
P1 Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
P1 Delisha Milton enters the game for Marlies Askamp.
P1 Tamara Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2. 6–9
P1 Michele Van Grop Shooting Foul
P1 Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2. 7–9
P1 Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2. 8–9
P1 Kristi Harrower made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. 8–12
P1 Nikki Teasley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika. 11–12
P1 Kristi Harrower missed Layup.
P1 Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.
P1 Lisa Leslie made Two Point Shot. 13–12
P1 Tamika Williams missed 10 ft Jumper. Blocked by Delisha Milton.
P1 Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon. 15–12
P1 Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.
P1 Janell Burse enters the game for Michele Van Grop.
P1 Katie Smith Lost Ball. Stolen by Nikki Teasley.
P1 Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika. 17–12
P1 Full Timeout.
P1 Lynn Pride enters the game for Tamika Williams.
P1 Jumpball. Nikki Teasley vs. Tamara Moore. Lynn Pride gains possession.
P1 Lynn Pride Bad Pass
P1 Lisa Leslie missed 9 ft Jumper.
P1 Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.
P1 Lynn Pride missed Two Point Shot.
P1 Delisha Milton Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mwadi Mabika missed 16 ft Jumper.
P1 Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.
P1 Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon. 19–12
P1 Katie Smith made 18 ft Jumper. 19–14
P1 Tamecka Dixon missed Jumper.
P1 Tamara Moore Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tamecka Dixon Personal Foul
P1 Georgia Schweitzer enters the game for Tamara Moore.
P1 Latasha Byears enters the game for Nikki Teasley.
P1 Lynn Pride missed 9 ft Jumper.
P1 Latasha Byears Defensive Rebound.
P1 Lisa Leslie Offensive Foul
P1 Lisa Leslie Foul
P1 Janell Burse Offensive Foul
P1 Janell Burse Foul
P1 Full Timeout.
P1 Jumpball. Lisa Leslie vs. Katie Smith. Janell Burse gains possession.
P1 Lisa Leslie Lost Ball. Stolen by Katie Smith.
P1 Marlies Askamp enters the game for Lisa Leslie.
P1 Lynn Pride Out of Bounds
P1 Nicky Mccrimmon enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.
P1 Delisha Milton made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicky Mccrimmon. 21–14
P1 Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Lynn Pride. 21–16
P1 Marlies Askamp missed Layup. Blocked by Janell Burse.
P1 Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.
P1 Lynn Pride made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kristi Harrower. 21–18
P1 Delisha Milton missed 10 ft Jumper.
P1 Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.
P1 Delisha Milton Shooting Foul
P1 Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2. 21–19
P1 Tamika Williams enters the game for Janell Burse.
P1 Tamara Moore enters the game for Kristi Harrower.
P1 Lisa Leslie enters the game for Marlies Askamp.
P1 Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2. 21–20
P1 Delisha Milton missed 11 ft Jumper.
P1 Nicky Mccrimmon Offensive Rebound.
P1 Lisa Leslie missed 9 ft Jumper.
P1 Latasha Byears Offensive Rebound.
P1 Georgia Schweitzer Personal Foul
P1 Michele Van Grop enters the game for Katie Smith.
P1 Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.
P1 Nikki Teasley enters the game for Nicky Mccrimmon.
P1 Delisha Milton Bad Pass. Stolen by Georgia Schweitzer.
P1 Georgia Schweitzer made Two Point Shot. 21–22
P1 Tamecka Dixon missed 14 ft Jumper.
P1 Nikki Teasley Offensive Rebound.
P1 Delisha Milton made 9 ft Jumper. 23–22
P1 Michele Van Grop missed 8 ft Jumper.
P1 Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.
P1 Lisa Leslie missed 13 ft Jumper.
P1 Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.
P1 Full Timeout.
P1 Delisha Milton missed 11 ft Jumper.
P1 Tamara Moore Defensive Rebound.
P1 Delisha Milton Personal Foul
P1 Michele Van Grop missed 17 ft Jumper.
P1 Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.
P1 Lisa Leslie missed 8 ft Jumper.
P1 Georgia Schweitzer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tamara Moore Bad Pass. Stolen by Delisha Milton.
P1 Latasha Byears made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon. 25–22
P1 Lynn Pride missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
P1 Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
P1 24 second
P1 Katie Smith enters the game for Lynn Pride.
P1 Sophia Witherspoon enters the game for Latasha Byears.
P1 Tamecka Dixon missed 6 ft Jumper.
P1 Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.
P1 Tamecka Dixon missed 10 ft Jumper.
P1 Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jump Ball
P1 Nikki Teasley Offensive Foul
P1 Nikki Teasley Foul
P1 Tamara Moore made Two Point Shot. 25–24
P1 Delisha Milton made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie. 28–24
P1 Michele Van Grop made Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore. 28–26
P2 Start of the 2nd Half.
P2 Jumpball. Lisa Leslie vs. Michele Van Grop. Nikki Teasley gains possession.
P2 Nikki Teasley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon. 31–26
P2 Tamara Moore missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
P2 Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mwadi Mabika missed 8 ft Jumper.
P2 Tamecka Dixon Offensive Rebound.
P2 Tamecka Dixon missed 6 ft Jumper.
P2 Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.
P2 Michele Van Grop missed 11 ft Jumper.
P2 Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.
P2 Nikki Teasley missed Layup.
P2 Marlies Askamp Offensive Rebound.
P2 Marlies Askamp made 6 ft Hook Shot. 33–26
P2 Tamara Moore missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jumpball. Lisa Leslie vs. Michele Van Grop. Marlies Askamp gains possession.
P2 Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mwadi Mabika made 17 ft Jumper. 35–26
P2 Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.
P2 Tamika Williams missed Layup.
P2 Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.
P2 Lisa Leslie made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley. 37–26
P2 Katie Smith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kristi Harrower. 37–28
P2 Marlies Askamp Bad Pass
P2 Mwadi Mabika Loose Ball Foul
P2 Georgia Schweitzer enters the game for Michele Van Grop.
P2 Lynn Pride enters the game for Tamara Moore.
P2 Delisha Milton enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.
P2 Georgia Schweitzer Bad Pass. Stolen by Lisa Leslie.
P2 Lisa Leslie missed Layup. Blocked by Lynn Pride.
P2 Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.
P2 Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
P2 Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
P2 Full Timeout.
P2 Georgia Schweitzer made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith. 37–31
P2 Delisha Milton missed 13 ft Jumper.
P2 Georgia Schweitzer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Katie Smith missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
P2 Lynn Pride Offensive Rebound.
P2 Kristi Harrower made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams. 37–34
P2 Mwadi Mabika made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley. 40–34
P2 Kristi Harrower made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith. 40–37
P2 Mwadi Mabika missed 11 ft Jumper.
P2 Lynn Pride Defensive Rebound.
P2 Nikki Teasley Personal Foul
P2 Latasha Byears enters the game for Marlies Askamp.
P2 Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Nikki Teasley.
P2 Georgia Schweitzer missed Jumper.
P2 Latasha Byears Defensive Rebound.
P2 Latasha Byears missed Layup.
P2 Latasha Byears Offensive Rebound.
P2 Latasha Byears made Layup. 42–37
P2 Delisha Milton Personal Foul
P2 Georgia Schweitzer made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith. 42–40
P2 Delisha Milton made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon. 44–40
P2 Delisha Milton Shooting Foul
P2 Full Timeout.
P2 Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2. 44–41
P2 Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2. 44–42
P2 Katie Smith Personal Foul
P2 Tamecka Dixon missed 6 ft Jumper.
P2 Georgia Schweitzer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
P2 Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
P2 Lynn Pride Shooting Foul
P2 Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2. 45–42
P2 Michele Van Grop enters the game for Tamika Williams.
P2 Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2. 46–42
P2 Michele Van Grop Bad Pass
P2 Lisa Leslie Traveling
P2 Michele Van Grop missed 6 ft Jumper.
P2 Kristi Harrower Offensive Rebound.
P2 Georgia Schweitzer made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith. 46–45
P2 Mwadi Mabika missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
P2 Michele Van Grop Defensive Rebound.
P2 Lynn Pride made Two Point Shot. 46–47
P2 Delay of Game
P2 Tamecka Dixon made 12 ft Jumper. 48–47
P2 Lynn Pride missed 14 ft Jumper.
P2 Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
P2 Sophia Witherspoon enters the game for Latasha Byears.
P2 Jumpball. Mwadi Mabika vs. Georgia Schweitzer. Lisa Leslie gains possession.
P2 Mwadi Mabika made 9 ft Jumper. 50–47
P2 Georgia Schweitzer missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.
P2 Sophia Witherspoon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tamecka Dixon Offensive Rebound.
P2 Sophia Witherspoon made Layup. 52–47
P2 Lynn Pride Shooting Foul
P2 Full Timeout.
P2 Tamika Williams enters the game for Lynn Pride.
P2 Sophia Witherspoon made Free Throw 1 of 1. 53–47
P2 Delisha Milton Personal Foul
P2 Tamara Moore enters the game for Kristi Harrower.
P2 Michele Van Grop Bad Pass. Stolen by Delisha Milton.
P2 Sophia Witherspoon made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon. 56–47
P2 Tamara Moore missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
P2 Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.
P2 24 second
P2 Lynn Pride enters the game for Michele Van Grop.
P2 Latasha Byears enters the game for Delisha Milton.
P2 Mwadi Mabika made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sophia Witherspoon. 59–47
P2 Latasha Byears Shooting Foul
P2 Georgia Schweitzer made Free Throw 1 of 2. 59–48
P2 Georgia Schweitzer made Free Throw 2 of 2. 59–49
P2 Lisa Leslie made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sophia Witherspoon. 62–49
P2 Georgia Schweitzer missed 7 ft Jumper.
P2 Latasha Byears Defensive Rebound.
P2 Los Angeles Full Timeout.
P2 Kristi Harrower enters the game for Tamara Moore.
P2 Tamecka Dixon made 10 ft Jumper. 64–49
P2 Katie Smith made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower. 64–51
P2 Latasha Byears made Layup. Assisted by Sophia Witherspoon. 66–51
P2 Tamika Williams missed 13 ft Jumper.
P2 Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
P2 Sophia Witherspoon Personal Foul
P2 Kristi Harrower missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tamecka Dixon made Layup. 68–51
P2 Kristi Harrower Shooting Foul
P2 Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 1. 69–51
P2 Kristi Harrower missed 12 ft Jumper.
P2 Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.
P2 Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams. 69–54
P2 Lynn Pride Personal Foul
P2 Michele Van Grop enters the game for Lynn Pride.
P2 Marlies Askamp enters the game for Lisa Leslie.
P2 Shanele Stires enters the game for Katie Smith.
P2 Shaunzinski Gortman enters the game for Georgia Schweitzer.
P2 Janell Burse enters the game for Tamika Williams.
P2 Nikki Teasley enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.
P2 Vedrana Grgin Fonseca enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.
P2 Sophia Witherspoon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
P2 Michele Van Grop Defensive Rebound.
P2 Marlies Askamp Shooting Foul
P2 Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2. 69–55
P2 Tamara Moore enters the game for Kristi Harrower.
P2 Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2. 69–56
P2 Nikki Teasley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
P2 Shaunzinski Gortman Defensive Rebound.
P2 Shaunzinski Gortman missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
P2 Marlies Askamp Defensive Rebound.
P2 Latasha Byears missed 13 ft Jumper.
P2 Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.
P2 24 second
P2 Tamara Moore made Two Point Shot. 69–58
P2 End Game
P2 End Game

Box score

LOS

Player	MIN	FG	3PT	FT
Tamecka DixonNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Lisa LeslieNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Mwadi MabikaNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Nikki TeasleyNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Marlies AskampNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Erika de SouzaF	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
DeLisha Milton-JonesF	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Latasha ByearsNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Vedrana Grgin FonsecaNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Nicky McCrimmonNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Sophia WitherspoonNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0

MIN

Player	MIN	FG	3PT	FT
Katie SmithG	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Michele Van GorpNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Tamika Williams-JeterNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Kristi HarrowerNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Tamara MooreNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Svetlana AbrosimovaF	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Janell BurseNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Shaunzinski GortmanNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Lynn PrideNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Georgia SchweitzerNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Shanele StiresNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0

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