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I N D I A N A F E V E R<br />
2005 Eastern Conference F<strong>in</strong>als<br />
Game 1 – Connecticut 63, Indiana 58<br />
INDIANAPOLIS – The <strong>WNBA</strong> title hopes of the Indiana Fever took a shot to the head<br />
from the Connecticut Sun.<br />
The effectiveness of All-Star Tamika Catch<strong>in</strong>gs was limited by a mild concussion and<br />
the Fever never led <strong>in</strong> the second half of a 73-68 loss to the Connecticut Sun, who<br />
moved one w<strong>in</strong> away from return<strong>in</strong>g to the <strong>WNBA</strong> F<strong>in</strong>als.<br />
Taj McWilliams-Frankl<strong>in</strong> scored 24 po<strong>in</strong>ts for the top-seeded Sun, who grabbed Game<br />
1 of the Eastern Conference f<strong>in</strong>als and host the next two games of the best-of-three<br />
series.<br />
Catch<strong>in</strong>gs, Indiana's top scorer and rebounder and a <strong>WNBA</strong> MVP candidate, left the<br />
game with 13:48 rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the first half. She went to the floor and her head was fallen<br />
on by Connecticut's Brooke Wyckoff.<br />
The <strong>WNBA</strong> Defensive Player of the Year, Catch<strong>in</strong>gs did not return until the second<br />
half. She was diagnosed with a mild concussion and clearly was not herself, f<strong>in</strong>ish<strong>in</strong>g<br />
with 10 po<strong>in</strong>ts on 2-of-11 shoot<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Without Catch<strong>in</strong>gs as a threat, the Fever struggled to stay with the Sun, who built a 45-<br />
40 lead beh<strong>in</strong>d 15 po<strong>in</strong>ts from McWilliams-Frankl<strong>in</strong>. Connecticut pushed the marg<strong>in</strong> to <strong>12</strong><br />
po<strong>in</strong>ts early <strong>in</strong> the second half.<br />
Indiana closed to 63-62 with 3:22 left on a 3-po<strong>in</strong>ter by Kelly Miller, who scored 14<br />
po<strong>in</strong>ts. But the Fever went more than three m<strong>in</strong>utes without a po<strong>in</strong>t as Tully Bevilaqua<br />
missed a 3-po<strong>in</strong>ter and ran the basel<strong>in</strong>e for a travel<strong>in</strong>g violation.<br />
With the shot clock runn<strong>in</strong>g down, Katie Douglas banked <strong>in</strong> a 3-po<strong>in</strong>ter from the left<br />
w<strong>in</strong>g to give the Sun a 68-62 lead with 30 seconds left.<br />
Nykesha Sales scored 14 po<strong>in</strong>ts, L<strong>in</strong>dsay Whalen added 13 and Douglas n<strong>in</strong>e for the<br />
Sun, who shot 48 percent (22-of-46) and limited the Fever to 38 percent (23-of-61).<br />
Miller scored 14 po<strong>in</strong>ts and Kelly Schumacher and Deanna Jackson added <strong>12</strong> each for<br />
Indiana.<br />
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION OFFICIAL SCORER’S REPORT<br />
Eastern Conference F<strong>in</strong>als Game #1<br />
09/08/2005 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN<br />
FINAL BOX<br />
Officials: #8 Daryl Humphrey, #22 June Courteau, #47 T<strong>in</strong>a Napier<br />
VISITOR: Connecticut Sun (1-0)<br />
Time of Game: 2:02<br />
Attendance: 8,777<br />
NO PLAYER MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS PTS<br />
11 Taj McWilliams-Fran F 32 7 14 1 1 9 9 0 2 2 1 4 1 1 0 24<br />
42 Nykesha Sales F 28 4 8 1 3 4 4 0 4 4 2 4 2 2 2 13<br />
<strong>12</strong> Margo Dydek C 21 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 3 5 1 2 0 4 1 6<br />
13 L<strong>in</strong>dsay Whalen G 37 2 10 1 4 7 10 2 5 7 2 0 1 3 0 <strong>12</strong><br />
32 Katie Douglas G 31 3 4 1 2 2 3 2 2 4 3 2 0 0 0 9<br />
21 Brooke Wyckoff 18 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 3 0 2 1 1 0 1<br />
15 Asjha Jones 16 3 4 0 0 0 2 3 2 5 2 3 0 0 1 6<br />
10 Jamie Carey 14 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2<br />
34 Jennifer Derevjanik 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0<br />
14 Laura Summerton DNP – Coach’s Decision<br />
43 Le’Coe Will<strong>in</strong>gham DNP – Coach’s Decision<br />
TOTALS 200 22 46 4 11 25 32 9 21 30 13 18 5 11 4 73<br />
PERCENTAGES<br />
HOME: INDIANA FEVER (0-1)<br />
47.8% 36.4% 78.1% TM REB: 7 TOT TO: <strong>12</strong> (18 PTS)<br />
NO PLAYER MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS PTS<br />
7 Jurgita Streimikyte F 15 2 7 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 3 0 1 0 4<br />
24 Tamika Catch<strong>in</strong>gs F 26 2 11 1 2 5 8 4 4 8 2 2 2 3 0 10<br />
<strong>12</strong> Natalie Williams C 31 3 8 0 0 3 4 3 2 5 2 5 1 0 0 9<br />
8 Kelly Miller G 38 5 7 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 14<br />
41 Tully Belivaqua G 38 2 9 1 4 2 2 1 1 2 4 3 4 4 0 7<br />
11 Kelly Schumacher 20 6 11 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 <strong>12</strong><br />
5 Deanna Jackson 28 3 5 0 0 6 6 0 4 4 2 5 0 0 0 <strong>12</strong><br />
15 Tan White 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
42 Jenni Benn<strong>in</strong>gfield DNP – Coach’s Decision<br />
14 Coretta Brown DNP – Coach’s Decision<br />
32 Ebony Hoffman DNP – Coach’s Decision<br />
TOTALS 200 23 61 6 10 16 20 14 <strong>12</strong> 26 11 24 9 10 1 68<br />
PERCENTAGES 37.7% 60.0% 80.0% TM REB: 10 TOT TO: 10 (7 PTS)<br />
SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 FINAL<br />
Sun 45 28 73<br />
FEVER 40 28 68<br />
Po<strong>in</strong>ts <strong>in</strong> the Pa<strong>in</strong>t: Sun 26, FEVER 28 Biggest Lead: Sun <strong>12</strong>, FEVER 1<br />
Second Chance Po<strong>in</strong>ts: Sun 9, FEVER 13 Lead Changes: 4<br />
Fast Break Po<strong>in</strong>ts: Sun 8, FEVER 2 Times Tied: 0<br />
Reb. Pct. Sun .514, FEVER .485 Off. Possessions Sun 63, FEVER 62<br />
Off. Reb. Pct. Sun .429, FEVER .400 Def. Reb. Pct. Sun .600, FEVER .571<br />
PLAYOFFS RECORD BOOK<br />
GAME RECAPS<br />
2005 Eastern Conference F<strong>in</strong>als<br />
Game 2 – Connecticut 77, Indiana 67 (ot)<br />
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Even their first overtime game of the season could not stop the<br />
Connecticut Sun from mak<strong>in</strong>g a return trip to the <strong>WNBA</strong> F<strong>in</strong>als.<br />
Margo Dydek scored four of her <strong>12</strong> po<strong>in</strong>ts <strong>in</strong> the overtime as the Sun overcame a late<br />
collapse to post a 77-67 victory over the Indiana Fever en route to sweep of the Eastern<br />
Conference F<strong>in</strong>als.<br />
Look<strong>in</strong>g for their first <strong>WNBA</strong> title, the top-seeded Sun will have home-court advantage<br />
aga<strong>in</strong>st either Sacramento or Houston.<br />
In a tight contest throughout, the Sun grabbed a 60-56 lead with 1:31 left <strong>in</strong> regulation<br />
on two free throws by L<strong>in</strong>dsay Whalen. After Kelly Miller made 1-of-2 free throws,<br />
Tamika Catch<strong>in</strong>gs followed a miss by Connecticut with a 3-po<strong>in</strong>ter that tied it, 60-60, with<br />
18 seconds left.<br />
The Sun had a chance to end the game <strong>in</strong> regulation, but Game 1 star Taj McWilliams-<br />
Frankl<strong>in</strong> missed a layup as time expired.<br />
In the overtime, Connecticut did not appear hesitant as Dydek buried a jumper from<br />
just <strong>in</strong>side the arc. Sales hit a 3-po<strong>in</strong>ter and Dydek made a follow shot to highlight a 7-0<br />
run that opened a 69-62 lead with 1:54 rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Catch<strong>in</strong>gs followed with a layup, but the Sun made 8-of-<strong>12</strong> free throws down the<br />
stretch to seal the w<strong>in</strong>.<br />
McWilliams-Frankl<strong>in</strong> scored 15 po<strong>in</strong>ts, Whalen had 14 and Asjha Jones chipped <strong>in</strong> 13<br />
for Connecticut. An MVP candidate, Catch<strong>in</strong>gs bounced back from a miserable first<br />
game that <strong>in</strong>cluded a mild concussion, scor<strong>in</strong>g 21 po<strong>in</strong>ts and grabb<strong>in</strong>g four steals.<br />
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION OFFICIAL SCORER’S REPORT<br />
Eastern Conference F<strong>in</strong>als Game #2<br />
09/10/2005 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT<br />
FINAL BOX<br />
Officials: #10 Bob Trammell, #18 Kurt Walker, #25 Barb Smith<br />
VISITOR: Indiana Fever (0-2)<br />
Time of Game: 2:13<br />
Attendance: 7,588<br />
NO PLAYER MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS PTS<br />
7 Jurgita Streimikyte F 22 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 3 1 1 0 4<br />
24 Tamika Catch<strong>in</strong>gs F 44 8 18 1 2 4 4 1 4 5 5 6 4 3 1 21<br />
<strong>12</strong> Natalie Williams C 43 8 15 0 1 1 3 7 4 11 0 4 2 0 0 17<br />
8 Kelly Miller G 44 2 <strong>12</strong> 1 3 3 4 0 4 4 4 5 2 2 0 8<br />
41 Tully Belivaqua G 41 1 7 1 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 2 4 0 3<br />
15 Tan White 5 0 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0<br />
5 Deanna Jackson 24 5 10 1 1 1 1 3 2 5 0 6 0 0 0 <strong>12</strong><br />
11 Kelly Schumacher 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2<br />
42 Jenni Benn<strong>in</strong>gfield DNP – Coach’s Decision<br />
14 Coretta Brown DNP – Coach’s Decision<br />
32 Ebony Hoffman DNP – Coach’s Decision<br />
TOTALS 225 26 72 4 <strong>12</strong> 11 14 15 19 34 <strong>12</strong> 29 11 10 1 67<br />
PERCENTAGES<br />
HOME: CONNECTICUT SUN (2-0)<br />
36.1% 33.3% 78.6% TM REB: 8 TOT TO: 11 (9 PTS)<br />
NO PLAYER MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS PTS<br />
11 Taj McWilliams-Fran F 37 5 11 0 0 5 6 3 4 7 2 5 1 3 0 15<br />
42 Nykesha Sales F 33 3 10 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 9<br />
<strong>12</strong> Margo Dydek C 22 5 7 0 0 2 2 1 6 7 0 0 1 0 2 <strong>12</strong><br />
13 L<strong>in</strong>dsay Whalen G 36 3 7 0 2 8 10 1 3 4 4 4 0 4 0 14<br />
32 Katie Douglas G 38 2 5 2 4 5 8 1 4 5 3 1 2 2 0 11<br />
21 Brooke Wyckoff 16 0 1 0 1 3 4 2 3 5 1 3 0 1 0 3<br />
15 Asjha Jones 25 6 <strong>12</strong> 0 0 1 2 0 4 4 1 1 0 1 0 13<br />
34 Jennifer Derevjanik 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 0<br />
10 Jamie Carey 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0<br />
14 Laura Summerton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
43 Le’Coe Will<strong>in</strong>gham 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0<br />
TOTALS 225 24 54 5 10 24 32 10 25 35 16 16 7 13 4 77<br />
PERCENTAGES 44.4% 50.0% 75.0% TM REB: 10 TOT TO: 13 (15 PTS)<br />
SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 OT FINAL<br />
Fever 29 31 7 67<br />
SUN 37 23 17 77<br />
Po<strong>in</strong>ts <strong>in</strong> the Pa<strong>in</strong>t: Fever 38, SUN 22 Biggest Lead: Fever 4, SUN 10<br />
Second Chance Po<strong>in</strong>ts: Fever 17, SUN 19 Lead Changes: 9<br />
Fast Break Po<strong>in</strong>ts: Fever 6, SUN 10 Times Tied: 11<br />
2011 PLAYOFFS MEDIA GUIDE<br />
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