Game Three plus/minus analysis from Paul:

Connecticut

Starters: Dydek -8, McWilliams-Franklin -9, Sales -10, Whalen -18, Douglas -19

Reserves: Derevjanik +11, Jones -4, Wyckoff 0, Carey +2

Sacramento

Starters: Griffith +19, Powell +12, Penicheiro +9, Newton +3, Brunson -1

Reserves: Lawson +8, Walker +4, Haynie +2, Maiga -1

The Monarchs' starting and closing lineups fared equally well, with the first five outscoring Connecticut 23-16 in 12:26 of play, and the crunch-time quintet (Walker/Lawson replacing Brunson/Newton) piling up a 24-18 advantage in 13:11. Connecticut shot 8-for-14 (57.1%) and held a 10-5 rebounding edge in the 10:21 Griffith spent on the bench, compared to 13-for-38 (34.2%) shooting and a 27-20 board deficit with her on the floor...

Connecticut's reserve guards recorded the team's lone plus figures. Derevjanik has finished on the positive side in all three games thus far, and her +19 for the series is topped only by Griffith's +22. Meanwhile, the Sun's two primary lineups (1. starters; 2. Jones replacing Dydek) were outscored by a combined 39-23 in 19:28 of action. Connecticut missed its final nine shots from the field following Jones' basket at the 4:17 mark...

Series Plus/Minus

Sacramento

Griffith +22, Lawson +18, Powell +18, Walker +15, Haynie +6, Newton +3, Buescher 0, Scott-Richardson -7, Maiga -10, Penicheiro -11, Brunson -14

Connecticut

Derevjanik +19, Dydek +5, Sales +5, Wyckoff 0, Carey -5, McWilliams-Franklin -5, Willingham -6, Douglas -15, Jones -16, Whalen -22