A Look at Lynx: Monarchs Rule

#2 posting 8.11.2006
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A LOOK AT THE LYNX: MONARCHS RULE

The Lynx made a go of it late, but in the end defending champ Sacramento go the job done.

NUMBERS EXPLAINED
player, high school, points, possessions, pp100, floor %

MINNESOTA
STARTERS
Amber Jacobs 2, 6, 33.3, .167
Seimone Augustus 31, 22, 140.9, .682
Kristen Mann 3, 11, 27.3, .091
Tamika Williams 6, 4, 150.0, .750
Nicole Ohlde 11, 15, 73.3, .333
BENCH
Svetlana Abrosimova 4, 6, 66.7, .333
Vanessa Hayden 4, 5, 80.0, .400
Chandi Jones 3, 3, 100.0, 1.000
Megan Duffy 2, 4, 50.0, .250

SACRAMENTO
STARTERS
Ticha Penicheiro 2, 4, 50.0, .250
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba 2, 5, 40.0, .200
Nicole Powell 9, 12, 75.0, .333
DeMya Walker 12, 13, 92.3, .538
Yolanda Griffith 18, 14, 128.6, .643
BENCH
Kristin Haynie 0, 3, 0.0, .000
Erin Buescher 7, 8, 87.5, .500
Kara Lawson 14, 9, 155.6, .667
Rebekkah Brunson 10, 9, 111.1, .444
Kim Smith 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Schlanda Dorrell 0, 1, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Even though the Lynx lost it was Augustus that made it interesting in the end.

BY THE NUMBERS
Minnesota 66, 76, 86.5, .461
Sacramento 74, 80, 92.5, .450

If you notice the MN floor % numbers are higher than Sac's. The made free throws were pretty even with MN holding a 16-14 made edge.

It should be noted that only Griffith for Sacramento's starters was above 100 pp100.
The bench play for Sacramento was much better with 31 points to 13 for the Lynx.

The Lynx suffered through a five possession drought to close the first quarter, and had another
five possession spell in the second quarter late. When that one was over Sacramento added 8 points to their 26-22 lead to make it 34-22.

Sacramento led 61-45 when MN went on a tear. They scored on 11 of 14 possessions including the first five in a row. It was a 21-9 run. Augustus provided 14 of the points. With 2 minutes to go MN trailed 70-66. With the ferocious comeback the old veterans had to reappear to finish the job. Sacramento squeezed every second out of their last 3 possessions. MN failed to convert when they had the chance. Abrosimova missed a layup, and Mann and Augustus missed jumpers.

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Next up tomorrow morning with the general news of the day, and then Sunday we have the first ever girls basketball recruit summer awards for teams, players and tournaments.