Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Monarchs | Minnesota Lynx | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 72.2% | 27.8% | - | โ |
| Bradley-Terry | 54.9% | 45.1% | - | โ |
| Margin | 32.9% | 67.1% | +3.9 | โ (0.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.5% | 54.5% | - | โ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 43.9% | 56.1% | - | โ |
| Log Adjusted | 43.9% | 56.1% | - | โ |
| Points Off/Def | 41.6% | 58.4% | - | โ |
Actual: Minnesota Lynx +3 (79-76). Ratings: 2002 season-end ratings.
Sacramento Monarchs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ticha Penicheiro * | 42 | 7-14 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 17 | - | - | |
| Kedra Holland-Corn * | 34 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Tangela Smith * | 33 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | - | - | |
| Yolanda Griffith * | 31 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | - | - | |
| Edna Campbell * | 17 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| La'Keshia Frett | 25 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Lady Grooms | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Ruthie Bolton | 16 | 4-11 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Cindy Blodgett | 6 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Smith * | 45 | 3-14 | 1-2 | 13-14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Svetlana Abrosimova * | 41 | 8-19 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | - | - | |
| Lynn Pride * | 32 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Michele Van Gorp * | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| Kate Paye * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Georgia Schweitzer | 21 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Janell Burse | 21 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | - | - | |
| Maylana Martin | 15 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Erin Perperoglou | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Betty Lennox | 6 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
* = starter