Comets 74-71 Monarchs (20 Jul, 2003) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

12-8, 4-6 away

	1	2	T
HOU	34	40	74
SAC	26	45	71

Sacramento Monarchs

10-12, 5-4 home

DeMya Walker missed Layup. Blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tangela Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Tangela Smith missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 13 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
Ruthie Bolton made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lady Grooms.
Yolanda Griffith missed 15 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lady Grooms made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lady Grooms made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lady Grooms missed 17 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made 4 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 10 ft Jumper.
Lady Grooms missed Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Edna Campbell missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Edna Campbell.
Tangela Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.
Edna Campbell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lady Grooms missed Layup.
DeMya Walker made 5 ft Jumper.
Lady Grooms made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Edna Campbell.
Edna Campbell made 13 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 5 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Ruthie Bolton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Edna Campbell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed 15 ft Jumper. Blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Edna Campbell made Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Edna Campbell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
DeMya Walker made Layup.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 12 ft Jumper.
Lady Grooms made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Lady Grooms made Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Ruthie Bolton missed Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Lady Grooms missed Layup.
Tangela Smith missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
DeMya Walker missed Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Kara Lawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 13 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made 5 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lady Grooms missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Pointer.
Michelle Snow made Two Point Shot.
Tiffani Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Tiffani Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Janeth Arcain made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tiffani Johnson missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed 6 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tiffani Johnson.
Michelle Snow made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Janeth Arcain made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.
Dominique Canty made Layup.
Ukari Figgs missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Sheryl Swoopes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.
Janeth Arcain missed 11 ft Jumper.
Ukari Figgs missed Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Dominique Canty missed Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty missed 16 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 19 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Janeth Arcain missed 10 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot.
Ukari Figgs missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper. Blocked by Tangela Smith.
Janeth Arcain made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain missed 12 ft Jumper.
Ukari Figgs missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 11 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 11 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 12 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made 6 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheryl Swoopes made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Janeth Arcain missed 9 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup. Blocked by Tangela Smith.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain missed Free Throw 2 of 2.

COMETS

MONARCHS

TIME		HOU	SAC
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Michelle Snow vs. Tangela Smith. Tiffani Johnson gains possession.	0	0
19:39	Edna Campbell Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:39	Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Pointer.	0	0
19:15	Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass	0	0
19:00	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:57	Tiffani Johnson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:54	DeMya Walker missed Layup. Blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.	0	0
18:52	Ukari Figgs Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:49	Sheryl Swoopes Offensive Foul	0	0
18:49	Sheryl Swoopes Foul	0	0
18:29	Tangela Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:27	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:06	Michelle Snow made Two Point Shot.	2	0
17:43	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.	2	0
17:42	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	2	0
17:36	Janeth Arcain Discontinue Dribble	2	0
17:22	Tangela Smith missed 7 ft Jumper.	2	0
17:22	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	2	0
17:00	Tangela Smith missed 13 ft Jumper.	2	0
16:59	Tiffani Johnson Defensive Rebound.	2	0
16:47	Janeth Arcain Bad Pass. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	2	0
16:42	DeMya Walker missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	0
16:39	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	2	0
16:19	Tangela Smith Personal Foul	2	0
16:19	Dominique Canty enters the game for Ukari Figgs.	2	0
16:19	Ruthie Bolton enters the game for Tangela Smith.	2	0
16:19	Kara Lawson enters the game for Edna Campbell.	2	0
16:19	Lady Grooms enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	2	0
16:05	Tiffani Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	4	0
15:59	Yolanda Griffith Lost Ball. Stolen by Janeth Arcain.	4	0
15:52	DeMya Walker Shooting Foul	4	0
15:52	Official Timeout.	4	0
15:52	Tiffani Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	0
15:52	Houston Offensive Rebound.	4	0
15:52	Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	0
15:37	Ruthie Bolton missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	0
15:33	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	5	0
15:33	Yolanda Griffith made Layup.	5	2
15:10	Ruthie Bolton Personal Foul	5	2
14:53	Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	7	2
14:26	Ruthie Bolton made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lady Grooms.	7	5
14:06	Janeth Arcain made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	9	5
13:48	Yolanda Griffith missed 15 ft Jumper.	9	5
13:47	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	9	5
13:42	Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.	9	5
13:26	Tiffani Johnson Lost Ball. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	9	5
13:19	Yolanda Griffith missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.	9	5
13:18	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	9	5
13:03	Ruthie Bolton Shooting Foul	9	5
13:03	Ukari Figgs enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	9	5
13:03	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	5
13:03	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for DeMya Walker.	10	5
13:03	Tangela Smith enters the game for Ruthie Bolton.	10	5
13:03	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	5
12:38	Ticha Penicheiro missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	5
12:37	Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound.	11	5
12:33	Ukari Figgs Shooting Foul	11	5
12:33	Lady Grooms made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	6
12:33	Lady Grooms made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	7
12:17	Michelle Snow made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	13	7
11:56	Lady Grooms missed 17 ft Jumper.	13	7
11:55	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	13	7
11:52	Yolanda Griffith made 4 ft Jumper.	13	9
11:25	Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	15	9
11:07	Tangela Smith missed 10 ft Jumper.	15	9
11:06	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	15	9
10:53	Tiffani Johnson missed Layup.	15	9
10:52	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	15	9
10:37	Lady Grooms missed Jumper.	15	9
10:34	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	15	9
10:29	Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.	15	9
10:26	Sheryl Swoopes Offensive Rebound.	15	9
10:25	Kara Lawson Shooting Foul	15	9
10:25	Official Timeout.	15	9
10:25	Edna Campbell enters the game for Kara Lawson.	15	9
10:25	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Lady Grooms.	15	9
10:25	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	9
10:25	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	9
10:03	Yolanda Griffith made 10 ft Two Point Shot.	17	11
9:47	Dominique Canty Bad Pass. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	17	11
9:40	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass	17	11
9:40	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	17	11
9:15	Michelle Snow missed 6 ft Jumper.	17	11
9:15	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	17	11
9:02	Janeth Arcain made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tiffani Johnson.	19	11
8:41	DeMya Walker enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	19	11
8:36	Edna Campbell missed 16 ft Jumper.	19	11
8:33	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	19	11
8:26	Michelle Snow made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	21	11
8:11	Tangela Smith made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Edna Campbell.	21	13
7:45	Janeth Arcain made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.	23	13
7:16	Tangela Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.	23	13
7:16	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	23	13
7:09	Dominique Canty made Layup.	25	13
7:03	Sacramento 20 Sec. Timeout.	25	13
7:03	Lady Grooms enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	25	13
7:03	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Tiffani Johnson.	25	13
6:41	DeMya Walker Double Dribble	25	13
6:41	Official Timeout.	25	13
6:41	Chantelle Anderson enters the game for Tangela Smith.	25	13
6:35	Edna Campbell Personal Foul	25	13
6:26	Ukari Figgs Backcourt	25	13
6:13	Edna Campbell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	13
6:11	Lady Grooms Offensive Rebound.	25	13
6:07	Lady Grooms missed Layup.	25	13
6:07	Ukari Figgs Defensive Rebound.	25	13
5:48	Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass. Stolen by DeMya Walker.	25	13
5:35	Michelle Snow Personal Foul	25	13
5:35	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	25	13
5:24	DeMya Walker made 5 ft Jumper.	25	15
4:58	Ukari Figgs missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	15
4:56	Houston Offensive Rebound.	25	15
4:54	Tiffani Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	27	15
4:39	Tiffani Johnson Personal Foul	27	15
4:26	Edna Campbell Bad Pass. Stolen by Ukari Figgs.	27	15
4:18	Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Jumper.	27	15
4:16	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	27	15
4:15	DeMya Walker Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	27	15
4:05	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	29	15
3:49	Lady Grooms made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Edna Campbell.	29	17
3:33	Sheryl Swoopes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.	32	17
3:13	Edna Campbell made 13 ft Jumper.	32	19
2:49	Janeth Arcain missed 11 ft Jumper.	32	19
2:47	Edna Campbell Defensive Rebound.	32	19
2:35	Lady Grooms Bad Pass. Stolen by Ukari Figgs.	32	19
2:30	Ukari Figgs missed Jumper.	32	19
2:28	Dominique Canty Offensive Rebound.	32	19
2:26	Official Timeout.	32	19
2:26	Michelle Snow enters the game for Ukari Figgs.	32	19
2:26	Ruthie Bolton enters the game for Edna Campbell.	32	19
2:26	Kara Lawson enters the game for Lady Grooms.	32	19
2:26	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Chantelle Anderson.	32	19
2:26	Jumpball. Dominique Canty vs. Ticha Penicheiro. Sheryl Swoopes gains possession.	32	19
2:12	Michelle Snow Bad Pass. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	32	19
2:03	DeMya Walker missed 5 ft Jumper.	32	19
2:03	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	32	19
2:03	DeMya Walker Loose Ball Foul	32	19
1:49	Janeth Arcain made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	34	19
1:30	DeMya Walker made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	34	21
1:14	Dominique Canty missed Two Point Shot.	34	21
1:13	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	34	21
57.9	Ruthie Bolton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	34	21
56.5	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	34	21
56.5	Tiffani Johnson Loose Ball Foul	34	21
56.5	Houston Full Timeout.	34	21
49.9	Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	34	24
22.9	Dominique Canty missed 16 ft Jumper.	34	24
21.2	Houston Defensive Rebound.	34	24
6.5	Ticha Penicheiro made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	34	26
0.0	Janeth Arcain missed 19 ft Jumper.	34	26
0.0	Houston Offensive Rebound.	34	26
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	34	26
0.0	End Game	0	0
0.0	End Game	2	0
0.0	End Game	2	0
0.0	End Game	4	0
0.0	End Game	9	5
0.0	End Game	15	9
0.0	End Game	25	13
0.0	End Game	34	26

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 3-1

Monarchs
66
Comets
71

Game 1

11/6

Comets
74
Monarchs
71

Game 2

20/7

Monarchs
47
Comets
74

Game 3

6/8

Comets
54
Monarchs
62

Game 4

22/8

3:00 AM, 20 July 2003

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Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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