Comets 74-47 Monarchs (6 Aug, 2003) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Monarchs

14-13, 5-9 away

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SAC	29	18	47
HOU	41	33	74

Houston Comets

16-9, 12-2 home

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

MONARCHS

COMETS

TIME		SAC	HOU
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Tangela Smith vs. Michelle Snow. DeMya Walker gains possession.	0	0
19:40	Tina Thompson Personal Foul	0	0
19:31	Tangela Smith made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Edna Campbell.	2	0
19:06	Janeth Arcain made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	2	2
18:55	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass. Stolen by Janeth Arcain.	2	2
18:51	Ticha Penicheiro Personal Foul	2	2
18:43	Michelle Snow made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	2	4
18:28	Tangela Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	2	4
18:14	Ukari Figgs missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	4
18:12	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	2	4
17:55	Tina Thompson made 13 ft Jumper.	2	6
17:44	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass	2	6
17:32	Tina Thompson Offensive Foul	2	6
17:32	Tina Thompson Foul	2	6
17:15	DeMya Walker missed Layup. Blocked by Michelle Snow.	2	6
17:13	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	2	6
17:08	Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	2	8
16:46	Tangela Smith missed 7 ft Jumper.	2	8
16:45	Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound.	2	8
16:44	Tangela Smith made Jumper.	4	8
16:21	Tina Thompson Bad Pass. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	4	8
16:17	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	4	8
16:13	Sheryl Swoopes made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	11
16:02	Yolanda Griffith missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.	4	11
16:00	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	4	11
15:48	Ukari Figgs made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	4	13
15:45	Sacramento 20 Sec. Timeout.	4	13
15:21	Ticha Penicheiro made Two Point Shot.	6	13
14:56	Tina Thompson missed 15 ft Jumper.	6	13
14:53	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	6	13
14:52	Tina Thompson made Jumper.	6	15
14:34	Ticha Penicheiro missed 16 ft Jumper.	6	15
14:33	Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound.	6	15
14:30	Edna Campbell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	15
14:27	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	6	15
14:21	Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	15
14:18	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	6	15
14:15	Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	8	15
13:56	Kara Lawson enters the game for DeMya Walker.	8	15
13:56	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Edna Campbell.	8	15
13:51	Hamchetou Maiga Shooting Foul	8	15
13:51	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	16
13:51	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	17
13:30	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.	10	17
13:15	Dominique Canty enters the game for Tina Thompson.	10	17
13:15	Kelley Gibson enters the game for Ukari Figgs.	10	17
13:15	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	10	17
13:11	Kelley Gibson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	10	20
12:48	Tangela Smith missed Jumper.	10	20
12:45	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	10	20
12:38	Sheryl Swoopes made 7 ft Two Point Shot.	10	22
12:22	Yolanda Griffith missed Two Point Shot.	10	22
12:21	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	10	22
12:07	Dominique Canty missed Layup.	10	22
12:06	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	10	22
12:03	Michelle Snow missed Layup.	10	22
12:02	Hamchetou Maiga Defensive Rebound.	10	22
11:53	Hamchetou Maiga made Two Point Shot.	12	22
11:27	Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	12	22
11:27	Michelle Snow Personal Foul	12	22
11:27	Official Timeout.	12	22
11:27	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Kelley Gibson.	12	22
11:27	Chantelle Anderson enters the game for Tangela Smith.	12	22
11:27	Lady Grooms enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	12	22
11:19	Lady Grooms missed 16 ft Jumper.	12	22
11:18	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	12	22
11:00	Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass	12	22
10:49	Yolanda Griffith Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	12	22
10:37	Tiffani Johnson missed 14 ft Jumper.	12	22
10:34	Chantelle Anderson Defensive Rebound.	12	22
10:30	Kicked Ball	12	22
10:30	Ukari Figgs enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	12	22
10:19	Michelle Snow Shooting Foul	12	22
10:19	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	22
10:19	Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	22
10:19	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	13	22
9:59	Janeth Arcain missed 16 ft Jumper.	13	22
9:56	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	13	22
9:52	Yolanda Griffith Bad Pass	13	22
9:36	Janeth Arcain made Jumper. Assisted by Tiffani Johnson.	13	24
9:17	Yolanda Griffith Lost Ball. Stolen by Michelle Snow.	13	24
9:11	Janeth Arcain missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.	13	24
9:10	Houston Offensive Rebound.	13	24
9:10	Tina Thompson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	13	24
9:10	DeMya Walker enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	13	24
9:10	Ruthie Bolton enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	13	24
9:10	Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.	13	24
9:04	Tina Thompson Bad Pass. Stolen by Kara Lawson.	13	24
9:00	Kara Lawson missed Jumper.	13	24
8:57	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	13	24
8:52	Tiffani Johnson missed Layup.	13	24
8:51	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	13	24
8:40	Chantelle Anderson made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	15	24
8:19	Ukari Figgs made 15 ft Jumper.	15	26
8:04	Chantelle Anderson made Layup. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.	17	26
7:47	DeMya Walker Shooting Foul	17	26
7:47	Official Timeout.	17	26
7:47	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tiffani Johnson.	17	26
7:47	Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	26
7:47	Houston Offensive Rebound.	17	26
7:47	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	27
7:43	Kara Lawson Out of Bounds	17	27
7:31	Janeth Arcain made 10 ft Two Point Shot.	17	29
7:20	Ruthie Bolton missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	29
7:18	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	17	29
7:07	Dominique Canty missed Layup. Blocked by Chantelle Anderson.	17	29
7:05	Ruthie Bolton Defensive Rebound.	17	29
6:54	DeMya Walker missed Layup. Blocked by Michelle Snow.	17	29
6:52	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	17	29
6:48	Ukari Figgs missed 6 ft Jumper.	17	29
6:47	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	17	29
6:31	DeMya Walker made Two Point Shot.	19	29
6:09	Janeth Arcain missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.	19	29
6:07	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	19	29
5:58	Chantelle Anderson missed Layup.	19	29
5:58	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	19	29
5:58	Chantelle Anderson Personal Foul	19	29
5:58	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Ruthie Bolton.	19	29
5:43	Tina Thompson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.	19	31
5:13	Ticha Penicheiro made Two Point Shot.	21	31
5:01	Tina Thompson missed 19 ft Jumper.	21	31
5:00	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	21	31
4:48	DeMya Walker made 4 ft Two Point Shot.	23	31
4:33	Ukari Figgs Bad Pass	23	31
4:33	Dominique Canty enters the game for Ukari Figgs.	23	31
4:22	Edna Campbell made 12 ft Jumper.	25	31
4:01	Janeth Arcain made 12 ft Two Point Shot.	25	33
3:47	Dominique Canty Personal Foul	25	33
3:47	Official Timeout.	25	33
3:47	Tangela Smith enters the game for DeMya Walker.	25	33
3:47	Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	33
3:47	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	25	33
3:47	Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	33
3:31	Sheryl Swoopes made 15 ft Jumper.	26	35
3:18	Tangela Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.	26	35
3:17	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	26	35
3:10	Kara Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	35
3:09	Kara Lawson Offensive Rebound.	26	35
2:56	Kara Lawson Lost Ball. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	26	35
2:56	Edna Campbell Personal Foul	26	35
2:38	Michelle Snow missed 11 ft Jumper.	26	35
2:35	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	26	35
2:27	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Foul	26	35
2:27	Yolanda Griffith Foul	26	35
2:15	Ukari Figgs enters the game for Dominique Canty.	26	35
2:12	Tina Thompson made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	26	37
2:12	Tangela Smith Shooting Foul	26	37
2:12	Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	26	37
2:12	Dominique Canty enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	26	37
2:12	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 1.	26	38
2:11	Edna Campbell Out of Bounds	26	38
2:11	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Dominique Canty.	26	38
2:04	Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.	26	38
2:03	Houston Defensive Rebound.	26	38
2:03	Sheryl Swoopes Loose Ball Foul	26	38
1:54	Edna Campbell made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	28	38
1:31	Janeth Arcain missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.	28	38
1:29	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	28	38
1:23	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass	28	38
1:23	Houston Full Timeout.	28	38
55.8	Ukari Figgs made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	28	41
32.6	Michelle Snow Personal Foul	28	41
32.6	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	28	41
32.6	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	41
32.6	Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	41
32.6	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	29	41
7.9	Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	41
5.9	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	29	41
1.0	Ticha Penicheiro missed 21 ft Three Pointer.	29	41
0.2	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	29	41
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	29	41

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

1:30 AM, 6 August 2003

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Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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