Comets 61-53 Liberty (26 Jul, 2003) Play-by-Play

New York Liberty

9-11, 1-8 away

	1	2	T
NYL	24	29	53
HOU	24	37	61

Houston Comets

13-8, 9-2 home

Tina Thompson missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.
Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
Janeth Arcain missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 11 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Tari Phillips.
Ukari Figgs made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Janeth Arcain made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Tiffani Johnson missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Kelley Gibson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper. Blocked by Vickie Johnson.
Tina Thompson missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Tina Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Sheryl Swoopes made 20 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 5 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Elena Baranova.
Ukari Figgs missed Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Tari Phillips.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Michelle Snow missed Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tina Thompson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.
Ukari Figgs missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ukari Figgs made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Janeth Arcain made 14 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 12 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Sheryl Swoopes made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 18 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Tiffani Johnson missed Layup.
Tina Thompson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 7 ft Jumper.
Ukari Figgs missed Layup. Blocked by Tamika Whitmore.
Janeth Arcain made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Tina Thompson made 11 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Ukari Figgs made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ukari Figgs made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vickie Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Crystal Robinson.
Tari Phillips missed Jumper.
Elena Baranova made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Elena Baranova missed 9 ft Jumper.
Elena Baranova missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Crystal Robinson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Weatherspoon.
Vickie Johnson made 18 ft Jumper.
Crystal Robinson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Tari Phillips.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tari Phillips made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by K.B. Sharp.
Tamika Whitmore missed 17 ft Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
K.B. Sharp made Two Point Shot.
Tari Phillips missed 17 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tari Phillips.
Vickie Johnson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.
Elena Baranova missed 15 ft Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Crystal Robinson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Yamasaki.
Lindsey Yamasaki missed 12 ft Jumper.
Lindsey Yamasaki missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tari Phillips missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed 9 ft Jumper.
Elena Baranova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed Layup.
Crystal Robinson missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Linda Frohlich missed 15 ft Jumper.
Linda Frohlich missed 8 ft Jumper.
Linda Frohlich missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Linda Frohlich made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Elena Baranova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tari Phillips made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Weatherspoon.
Elena Baranova missed 17 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tina Thompson.
Vickie Johnson missed Jumper.
Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Tari Phillips missed 13 ft Jumper.
Elena Baranova made Three Point Jumper.
Elena Baranova missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Weatherspoon.
Tamika Whitmore missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Vickie Johnson made Two Point Shot.
Vickie Johnson made Two Point Shot.
Linda Frohlich missed 15 ft Jumper. Blocked by Michelle Snow.
Lindsey Yamasaki missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Robinson made 15 ft Jumper.
Crystal Robinson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Linda Frohlich missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Linda Frohlich missed 10 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Tari Phillips made Jumper. Assisted by Crystal Robinson.
Vickie Johnson made Two Point Shot.
Crystal Robinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Tari Phillips missed 12 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Elena Baranova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Tari Phillips made Two Point Shot.
Vickie Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Weatherspoon.
Elena Baranova missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Tari Phillips missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.

LIBERTY

COMETS

TIME		NYL	HOU
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00		0	0
19:50	Tina Thompson missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:46	Teresa Weatherspoon Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:36	Vickie Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Crystal Robinson.	2	0
19:15	Janeth Arcain made Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	2	2
18:52	Tari Phillips missed Jumper.	2	2
18:51	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:45	Ukari Figgs Bad Pass. Stolen by Crystal Robinson.	2	2
18:29	Elena Baranova made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.	4	2
18:05	Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.	4	2
18:01	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:43	Elena Baranova missed 9 ft Jumper.	4	2
17:40	Ukari Figgs Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:32	Tina Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.	4	4
17:09	Elena Baranova missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.	4	4
17:07	Teresa Weatherspoon Offensive Rebound.	4	4
16:55	Teresa Weatherspoon Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	4	4
16:55	Crystal Robinson Personal Foul	4	4
16:39	Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Hook Shot.	4	4
16:36	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	4	4
16:15	Crystal Robinson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Weatherspoon.	7	4
15:59	Janeth Arcain missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.	7	4
15:56	Teresa Weatherspoon Defensive Rebound.	7	4
15:52	Vickie Johnson Lost Ball. Stolen by Ukari Figgs.	7	4
15:48	Official Timeout.	7	4
15:45	Elena Baranova Personal Foul	7	4
15:30	Tari Phillips Personal Foul	7	4
15:25	Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.	7	4
15:22	Houston Offensive Rebound.	7	4
15:22	Vickie Johnson Loose Ball Foul	7	4
15:10	Tina Thompson missed 11 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Tari Phillips.	7	4
15:07	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	7	4
14:40	Vickie Johnson made 18 ft Jumper.	9	4
14:19	Ukari Figgs made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	9	7
14:07	Michelle Snow Personal Foul	9	7
13:56	Crystal Robinson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.	11	7
13:34	Crystal Robinson Personal Foul	11	7
13:34	Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.	11	7
13:34	Tamika Whitmore enters the game for Elena Baranova.	11	7
13:34	K.B. Sharp enters the game for Teresa Weatherspoon.	11	7
13:11	Janeth Arcain made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	11	9
12:51	Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Tari Phillips.	13	9
12:51	Michelle Snow Shooting Foul	13	9
12:51	Kelley Gibson enters the game for Ukari Figgs.	13	9
12:51	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	13	9
12:51	Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 1.	14	9
12:33	Tiffani Johnson missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.	14	9
12:30	K.B. Sharp Defensive Rebound.	14	9
12:17	Tari Phillips made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by K.B. Sharp.	16	9
12:04	Kelley Gibson missed 16 ft Jumper.	16	9
12:03	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	16	9
11:41	Tamika Whitmore missed 17 ft Jumper.	16	9
11:38	Kelley Gibson Defensive Rebound.	16	9
11:11	Kelley Gibson Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Whitmore.	16	9
10:53	Crystal Robinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	9
10:52	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	16	9
10:34	Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper. Blocked by Vickie Johnson.	16	9
10:33	Tamika Whitmore Defensive Rebound.	16	9
10:26	K.B. Sharp made Two Point Shot.	18	9
10:08	Tina Thompson missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	18	9
10:07	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	18	9
9:52	Tari Phillips missed 17 ft Jumper.	18	9
9:51	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	18	9
9:30	Sheryl Swoopes missed 10 ft Jumper.	18	9
9:27	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	18	9
9:23	Vickie Johnson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tari Phillips.	20	9
9:02	Tamika Whitmore Shooting Foul	20	9
9:02	Official Timeout.	20	9
9:02	Ukari Figgs enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	20	9
9:02	Lindsey Yamasaki enters the game for Crystal Robinson.	20	9
9:02	Elena Baranova enters the game for Tari Phillips.	20	9
9:02	Tiffani Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	9
9:02	Houston Offensive Rebound.	20	9
9:02	Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	10
8:48	Vickie Johnson missed 10 ft Jumper.	20	10
8:48	Tamika Whitmore Offensive Rebound.	20	10
8:47	Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.	20	10
8:45	New York Defensive Rebound.	20	10
8:45	Vickie Johnson Loose Ball Foul	20	10
8:45	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tiffani Johnson.	20	10
8:32	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.	20	12
8:10	Tamika Whitmore Lost Ball. Stolen by Tina Thompson.	20	12
8:03	Tina Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.	20	12
8:02	Tamika Whitmore Defensive Rebound.	20	12
8:00	Official Timeout.	20	12
8:00	Tamika Whitmore Bad Pass	20	12
7:48	Ukari Figgs Bad Pass. Stolen by Lindsey Yamasaki.	20	12
7:31	Tamika Whitmore 3 second	20	12
7:13	Michelle Snow made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	20	14
6:58	Elena Baranova missed 15 ft Jumper.	20	14
6:56	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	20	14
6:50	Sheryl Swoopes made 20 ft Jumper.	20	16
6:43	New York 20 Sec. Timeout.	20	16
6:43	Teresa Weatherspoon enters the game for Vickie Johnson.	20	16
6:43	Crystal Robinson enters the game for K.B. Sharp.	20	16
6:43	Tari Phillips enters the game for Tamika Whitmore.	20	16
6:43	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Kelley Gibson.	20	16
6:39	Kicked Ball	20	16
6:22	Crystal Robinson missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	20	16
6:20	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	20	16
6:09	Michelle Snow missed 5 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Elena Baranova.	20	16
6:07	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	20	16
5:45	Crystal Robinson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Yamasaki.	23	16
5:22	Ukari Figgs missed Three Point Jumper.	23	16
5:20	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	23	16
4:56	Crystal Robinson Traveling	23	16
4:41	Elena Baranova Shooting Foul	23	16
4:41	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	17
4:41	Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	17
4:41	Teresa Weatherspoon Defensive Rebound.	23	17
4:24	Lindsey Yamasaki missed 12 ft Jumper.	23	17
4:22	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	23	17
4:15	Tina Thompson missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Tari Phillips.	23	17
4:13	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	23	17
4:01	Tina Thompson Personal Foul	23	17
3:34	Lindsey Yamasaki missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.	23	17
3:33	Tari Phillips Offensive Rebound.	23	17
3:32	Tari Phillips missed 13 ft Jumper.	23	17
3:31	New York Offensive Rebound.	23	17
3:31	24 second	23	17
3:31	Vickie Johnson enters the game for Lindsey Yamasaki.	23	17
3:16	Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.	23	17
3:15	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	23	17
2:49	Tari Phillips missed 9 ft Jumper.	23	17
2:47	New York Offensive Rebound.	23	17
2:47	Vickie Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Janeth Arcain.	23	17
2:41	Janeth Arcain missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.	23	17
2:39	Sheryl Swoopes Offensive Rebound.	23	17
2:38	Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.	23	17
2:36	Teresa Weatherspoon Defensive Rebound.	23	17
2:20	Elena Baranova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	17
2:18	Vickie Johnson Offensive Rebound.	23	17
2:15	Vickie Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	17
2:14	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	23	17
2:05	Michelle Snow missed Jumper.	23	17
2:03	Teresa Weatherspoon Defensive Rebound.	23	17
1:42	Vickie Johnson missed Layup.	23	17
1:39	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	23	17
1:36	Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	23	19
1:36	Elena Baranova Shooting Foul	23	19
1:36	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 1.	23	20
1:30	Sheryl Swoopes Personal Foul	23	20
1:30	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	23	20
1:30	Linda Frohlich enters the game for Elena Baranova.	23	20
1:12	Crystal Robinson missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	20
1:09	Tari Phillips Offensive Rebound.	23	20
1:06	Linda Frohlich missed 15 ft Jumper.	23	20
1:04	Tiffani Johnson Defensive Rebound.	23	20
59.9	Tina Thompson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.	23	23
44.9	Linda Frohlich missed 8 ft Jumper.	23	23
43.6	Linda Frohlich Offensive Rebound.	23	23
43.6	Tina Thompson Shooting Foul	23	23
43.6	Linda Frohlich missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	23
43.6	New York Offensive Rebound.	23	23
43.6	Linda Frohlich made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	23
39.6	Houston Full Timeout.	24	23
39.6	Lindsey Yamasaki enters the game for Crystal Robinson.	24	23
28.1	Teresa Weatherspoon Personal Foul	24	23
28.1	Ukari Figgs missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	23
28.1	Houston Offensive Rebound.	24	23
28.1	Ukari Figgs made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	24
23.9	Tari Phillips Bad Pass. Stolen by Ukari Figgs.	24	24
7.9	Tina Thompson missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	24	24
5.9	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	24	24
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	24	24

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Liberty
53
Comets
61

Game 1

26/7

Comets
-
Liberty
-

Game 2

15/8

Comets
64
Liberty
67

Game 2

19/8

9:00 PM, 26 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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