Comets 73-58 Lynx (30 Jul, 2003) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

13-11, 4-7 away

	1	2	T
MIN	21	37	58
HOU	39	34	73

Houston Comets

14-8, 10-2 home

Ukari Figgs missed Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 18 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 7 ft Hook Shot.
Michelle Snow made Hook Shot.
Janeth Arcain made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 9 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Ukari Figgs made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Ukari Figgs missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 11 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelley Gibson.
Sheryl Swoopes made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Tiffani Johnson made 5 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Kelley Gibson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kelley Gibson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tiffani Johnson.
Janeth Arcain missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelley Gibson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ukari Figgs made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tina Thompson missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow missed 11 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Janeth Arcain made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Ukari Figgs made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tina Thompson missed Two Point Shot.
Ukari Figgs made 14 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Ukari Figgs made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tiffani Johnson.
Sheryl Swoopes made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Tiffani Johnson missed Layup. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Janeth Arcain missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Two Point Shot.
Ukari Figgs missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Janeth Arcain missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelley Gibson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow made Hook Shot.
Kelley Gibson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Ukari Figgs missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Michelle Snow.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Teresa Edwards made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Sheri Sam missed 11 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Teresa Edwards made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Kristi Harrower missed 11 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristi Harrower missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse made Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Katie Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed 9 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup.
Tamika Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Tina Thompson.
Sheri Sam missed Layup. Blocked by Tina Thompson.
Shaunzinski Gortman made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Katie Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.
Teresa Edwards made Jumper.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed Two Point Shot.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Tamika Williams made Layup.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Janell Burse made Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Layup.
Katie Smith made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Sheri Sam made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Sheri Sam made 19 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Sheri Sam missed Two Point Shot.
Teresa Edwards made Layup.
Teresa Edwards missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shaunzinski Gortman made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Janell Burse.
Sheri Sam made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Janell Burse made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristi Harrower missed Layup.
Jordan Adams made Layup.
Katie Smith made Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw.
Janell Burse made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Sheri Sam missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Sheri Sam missed Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed Jumper.

LYNX

COMETS

TIME		MIN	HOU
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Janell Burse vs. Michelle Snow. Ukari Figgs gains possession.	0	0
19:45	Ukari Figgs missed Jumper.	0	0
19:44	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:37	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass. Stolen by Michelle Snow.	0	0
19:25	Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:23	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:07	Tamika Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Michelle Snow.	0	0
19:05	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:42	Janeth Arcain missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	0
18:39	Ukari Figgs Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:37	Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.	0	0
18:36	Sheryl Swoopes Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:35	Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.	0	0
18:34	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:31	Tina Thompson missed 13 ft Jumper.	0	0
18:30	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:12	Janell Burse missed Layup.	0	0
18:09	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
17:47	Janeth Arcain made 18 ft Jumper.	0	2
17:30	Sheri Sam missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.	0	2
17:29	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	0	2
17:08	Tina Thompson made 7 ft Hook Shot.	0	4
16:51	Teresa Edwards made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.	3	4
16:24	Michelle Snow made Hook Shot.	3	6
16:15	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	5	6
15:48	Janeth Arcain made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	5	8
15:26	Sheri Sam missed 11 ft Jumper.	5	8
15:23	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	5	8
15:12	Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.	5	8
15:11	Teresa Edwards Defensive Rebound.	5	8
15:06	Official Timeout.	5	8
15:00	Katie Smith missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	8
14:59	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	5	8
14:33	Katie Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	5	8
14:15	Sheryl Swoopes missed 9 ft Jumper.	5	8
14:14	Teresa Edwards Defensive Rebound.	5	8
14:10	Sheri Sam missed Layup.	5	8
14:07	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	5	8
13:57	Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	5	10
13:57	Janell Burse Shooting Foul	5	10
13:57	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Sheri Sam.	5	10
13:57	Michele Van Gorp enters the game for Janell Burse.	5	10
13:57	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 1.	5	11
13:53	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.	5	11
13:52	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	5	11
13:38	Ukari Figgs made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	5	14
13:22	Michele Van Gorp Offensive Foul	5	14
13:22	Michele Van Gorp Foul	5	14
13:08	Ukari Figgs missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	14
13:07	Michele Van Gorp Defensive Rebound.	5	14
12:49	Michele Van Gorp Lost Ball	5	14
12:30	Janeth Arcain made 10 ft Two Point Shot.	5	16
12:23	Sheryl Swoopes Personal Foul	5	16
12:11	Michele Van Gorp Offensive Foul	5	16
12:11	Michele Van Gorp Foul	5	16
11:55	Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	16
11:52	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	5	16
11:33	Teresa Edwards made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.	8	16
11:15	Official Timeout.	8	16
11:15	Kristi Harrower enters the game for Teresa Edwards.	8	16
11:15	Janell Burse enters the game for Michele Van Gorp.	8	16
11:12	Ukari Figgs Bad Pass. Stolen by Svetlana Abrosimova.	8	16
10:56	Kristi Harrower missed 11 ft Jumper.	8	16
10:53	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	8	16
10:26	Tina Thompson made 11 ft Jumper.	8	18
10:19	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	8	18
10:19	Kelley Gibson enters the game for Ukari Figgs.	8	18
10:19	Sheri Sam enters the game for Tamika Williams.	8	18
10:07	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	18
10:06	Tiffani Johnson Defensive Rebound.	8	18
9:45	Janeth Arcain made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelley Gibson.	8	20
9:26	Kristi Harrower missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	20
9:23	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	8	20
9:18	Sheryl Swoopes made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	8	22
9:15	Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.	8	22
9:07	Janell Burse made Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	10	22
8:47	Tiffani Johnson made 5 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	10	24
8:33	Katie Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.	10	24
8:30	Tiffani Johnson Defensive Rebound.	10	24
8:23	Kelley Gibson missed 13 ft Jumper.	10	24
8:22	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	10	24
8:06	Sheri Sam missed 9 ft Jumper.	10	24
8:03	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	10	24
7:52	Janell Burse Personal Foul	10	24
7:52	Official Timeout.	10	24
7:52	Teresa Edwards enters the game for Janell Burse.	10	24
7:52	Tamika Williams enters the game for Kristi Harrower.	10	24
7:46	Kelley Gibson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tiffani Johnson.	10	27
7:24	Sheri Sam missed 18 ft Jumper.	10	27
7:22	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	10	27
7:18	Janeth Arcain missed 16 ft Jumper.	10	27
7:16	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	10	27
7:13	Sheri Sam Bad Pass	10	27
6:56	Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	27
6:54	Teresa Edwards Defensive Rebound.	10	27
6:37	Tamika Williams missed Layup.	10	27
6:35	Svetlana Abrosimova Offensive Rebound.	10	27
6:31	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 11 ft Jumper.	10	27
6:28	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	10	27
6:16	Tina Thompson Offensive Foul	10	27
6:16	Tina Thompson Foul	10	27
6:16	Shaunzinski Gortman enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	10	27
6:16	Ukari Figgs enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	10	27
6:16	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tiffani Johnson.	10	27
5:58	Tamika Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	10	27
5:48	Kelley Gibson Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Williams.	10	27
5:45	Tamika Williams made Layup.	12	27
5:35	Kelley Gibson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	27
5:35	Houston Defensive Rebound.	12	27
5:22	Tamika Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Tina Thompson.	12	27
5:20	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	12	27
4:54	Ukari Figgs made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	12	30
4:28	Sheri Sam missed Layup. Blocked by Tina Thompson.	12	30
4:26	Ukari Figgs Defensive Rebound.	12	30
4:24	Ukari Figgs Lost Ball	12	30
4:09	Shaunzinski Gortman made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.	15	30
3:46	Tina Thompson missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.	15	30
3:45	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	15	30
3:43	Michelle Snow missed 11 ft Jumper.	15	30
3:41	Shaunzinski Gortman Defensive Rebound.	15	30
3:38	Michelle Snow Shooting Foul	15	30
3:38	Official Timeout.	15	30
3:38	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	30
3:38	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	30
3:28	Kicked Ball	17	30
3:28	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Kelley Gibson.	17	30
3:18	Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	17	32
3:02	Katie Smith Bad Pass	17	32
2:44	Janeth Arcain made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	17	34
2:24	Sheri Sam missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	17	34
2:21	Katie Smith Offensive Rebound.	17	34
2:17	Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	19	34
2:10	Houston Full Timeout.	19	34
2:10	Georgia Schweitzer enters the game for Sheri Sam.	19	34
2:10	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Shaunzinski Gortman.	19	34
1:52	Ukari Figgs made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	19	36
1:37	Katie Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.	19	36
1:35	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	19	36
1:22	Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul	19	36
1:12	Tina Thompson missed Two Point Shot.	19	36
1:09	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	19	36
1:07	Ukari Figgs made 14 ft Jumper.	19	38
51.9	Teresa Edwards made Jumper.	21	38
24.9	Katie Smith Shooting Foul	21	38
24.9	Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	38
24.9	Houston Offensive Rebound.	21	38
24.9	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	39
4.9	Minnesota Full Timeout.	21	39
4.9	Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.	21	39
2.9	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass. Stolen by Ukari Figgs.	21	39
1.0	Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	39
0.0	Houston Offensive Rebound.	21	39
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	21	39

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 3-1

Comets
64
Lynx
68

Game 1

1/6

Comets
77
Lynx
68

Game 2

18/6

Lynx
69
Comets
71

Game 3

1/7

Lynx
58
Comets
73

Game 4

30/7

1:00 AM, 30 July 2003

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
Las Vegas	27	13	.675	3	W5
Seattle	25	15	.625	5	W1
Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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