Liberty 67-64 Comets (19 Aug, 2003) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

19-11, 6-8 away

	1	2	T
HOU	32	32	64
NYL	38	29	67

New York Liberty

15-16, 11-5 home

Teresa Weatherspoon missed Two Point Shot.
Vickie Johnson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed 16 ft Jumper.
Teresa Weatherspoon missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed Layup. Blocked by Michelle Snow.
Crystal Robinson missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.
Vickie Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed Two Point Shot.
Crystal Robinson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made Two Point Shot.
Crystal Robinson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tari Phillips.
Vickie Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Weatherspoon.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Elena Baranova made 21 ft Three Pointer.
Elena Baranova missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 17 ft Jumper.
K.B. Sharp made Free Throw 1 of 2.
K.B. Sharp made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
K.B. Sharp missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Elena Baranova.
Vickie Johnson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Linda Frohlich.
Linda Frohlich missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
K.B. Sharp missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Tari Phillips.
Elena Baranova made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tari Phillips.
Tari Phillips made 13 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Elena Baranova made Layup.
Tari Phillips missed Two Point Shot.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup.
Teresa Weatherspoon made Two Point Shot.
Tari Phillips missed 13 ft Jumper.
Elena Baranova missed 9 ft Jumper.
Elena Baranova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Elena Baranova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Tari Phillips.
Tamika Whitmore missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamika Whitmore made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Weatherspoon.
Vickie Johnson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made 11 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Crystal Robinson.
Tari Phillips missed 11 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed Layup.
Tari Phillips made Layup.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Vickie Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Teresa Weatherspoon.
Tari Phillips missed Layup. Blocked by Michelle Snow.
Tamika Whitmore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Vickie Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tari Phillips made 14 ft Jumper.
Elena Baranova made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tari Phillips.
Crystal Robinson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Weatherspoon.
Elena Baranova made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tari Phillips.
Tari Phillips missed 8 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Crystal Robinson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Vickie Johnson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Weatherspoon.
Tari Phillips missed Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed 14 ft Jumper. Blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Crystal Robinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Janeth Arcain missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.
Ukari Figgs missed 12 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 15 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Hook Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain missed 14 ft Jumper.
Ukari Figgs made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Kelley Gibson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ukari Figgs made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Tina Thompson missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 8 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Janeth Arcain made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 11 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Layup.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Dominique Canty made Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Michelle Snow missed Layup. Blocked by Elena Baranova.
Janeth Arcain made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tina Thompson missed Two Point Shot.
Janeth Arcain made Layup.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 12 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 11 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.

COMETS

LIBERTY

TIME		HOU	NYL
20:00	Jumpball. Michelle Snow vs. Tari Phillips. Crystal Robinson gains possession.	0	0
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	14	11
19:44	Teresa Weatherspoon missed Two Point Shot.	0	0
19:42	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:31	Tari Phillips Shooting Foul	0	0
19:31	Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	0
19:31	Houston Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:31	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.	1	0
19:27	Vickie Johnson missed 15 ft Jumper.	1	0
19:24	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	1	0
19:19	Michelle Snow missed Layup.	1	0
19:16	Crystal Robinson Defensive Rebound.	1	0
19:06	Tari Phillips missed 16 ft Jumper.	1	0
19:04	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	1	0
18:49	Janeth Arcain missed 13 ft Jumper.	1	0
18:46	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	1	0
18:29	Teresa Weatherspoon missed 16 ft Jumper.	1	0
18:28	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	1	0
18:14	Sheryl Swoopes made 11 ft Two Point Shot.	3	0
17:47	Tari Phillips missed Layup. Blocked by Michelle Snow.	3	0
17:46	Jumpball. Michelle Snow vs. Tari Phillips. Tari Phillips gains possession.	3	0
17:46	New York Offensive Rebound.	3	0
17:40	Crystal Robinson missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	0
17:39	New York Offensive Rebound.	3	0
17:28	Vickie Johnson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.	3	3
17:09	Tina Thompson made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.	5	3
16:54	Vickie Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	3
16:52	New York Defensive Rebound.	5	3
16:38	Crystal Robinson Personal Foul	5	3
16:31	Tina Thompson Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Whitmore.	5	3
16:27	Vickie Johnson missed Two Point Shot.	5	3
16:25	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	5	3
16:08	Ukari Figgs missed 12 ft Jumper.	5	3
16:07	Crystal Robinson Defensive Rebound.	5	3
16:00	Crystal Robinson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	3
15:57	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	5	3
15:52	Sheryl Swoopes made 16 ft Jumper.	7	3
15:30	Tamika Whitmore Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	7	3
15:26	Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot.	9	3
15:17	New York 20 Sec. Timeout.	9	3
15:07	Vickie Johnson made Two Point Shot.	9	5
14:45	Tina Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.	9	5
14:44	Teresa Weatherspoon Defensive Rebound.	9	5
14:26	Vickie Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	9	5
14:22	Crystal Robinson Personal Foul	9	5
14:22	Official Timeout.	9	5
14:12	Tina Thompson made 15 ft Jumper.	11	5
13:48	Tari Phillips Lost Ball. Stolen by Janeth Arcain.	11	5
13:33	Michelle Snow Lost Ball. Stolen by Tamika Whitmore.	11	5
13:07	Crystal Robinson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tari Phillips.	11	7
12:48	Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Jumper.	11	7
12:47	Teresa Weatherspoon Defensive Rebound.	11	7
12:42	Vickie Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Weatherspoon.	11	9
12:18	Michelle Snow made Hook Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	13	9
11:56	Tina Thompson Shooting Foul	13	9
11:56	Official Timeout.	13	9
11:56	K.B. Sharp enters the game for Teresa Weatherspoon.	13	9
11:56	Kelley Gibson enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	13	9
11:56	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	13	9
11:56	Dominique Canty enters the game for Ukari Figgs.	13	9
11:56	Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	10
11:56	Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	11
11:45	Vickie Johnson Personal Foul	13	11
11:45	Elena Baranova enters the game for Tamika Whitmore.	13	11
11:45	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	11
11:15	Elena Baranova Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	14	11
11:02	Tina Thompson made Layup.	16	11
10:42	Elena Baranova made 21 ft Three Pointer.	16	14
10:18	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.	18	13
10:08	Tiffani Johnson Personal Foul	18	13
10:00	Tiffani Johnson Personal Foul	18	13
9:51	Elena Baranova missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	13
9:48	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	18	13
9:44	Sheryl Swoopes made 15 ft Two Point Shot.	20	13
9:26	Crystal Robinson missed 17 ft Jumper.	20	13
9:23	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	20	13
9:15	Dominique Canty missed Layup.	20	13
9:14	K.B. Sharp Defensive Rebound.	20	13
9:08	Dominique Canty Shooting Foul	20	13
9:08	K.B. Sharp made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	14
9:08	K.B. Sharp made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	15
8:56	Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	15
8:52	K.B. Sharp Defensive Rebound.	20	15
8:44	Tari Phillips missed Layup.	20	15
8:41	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	20	15
8:33	Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot.	22	15
8:18	K.B. Sharp missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	15
8:15	Kelley Gibson Defensive Rebound.	22	15
8:10	Crystal Robinson Shooting Foul	22	15
8:10	Linda Frohlich enters the game for Tari Phillips.	22	15
8:10	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	15
8:10	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	15
7:48	Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Elena Baranova.	24	17
7:39	Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.	24	17
7:39	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tina Thompson.	24	17
7:24	Janeth Arcain missed 14 ft Jumper.	24	17
7:24	Houston Defensive Rebound.	24	17
7:24	Official Timeout.	24	17
7:24	Ukari Figgs enters the game for Dominique Canty.	24	17
7:07	Vickie Johnson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Linda Frohlich.	24	20
6:33	Ukari Figgs made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	26	20
6:18	Linda Frohlich missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	20
6:16	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	26	20
6:01	Tiffani Johnson Lost Ball	26	20
6:01	Tari Phillips enters the game for Linda Frohlich.	26	20
5:43	K.B. Sharp missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	20
5:41	Tari Phillips Offensive Rebound.	26	20
5:39	Vickie Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Tari Phillips.	26	22
5:13	Kelley Gibson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	22
5:11	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	26	22
4:56	Elena Baranova made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tari Phillips.	26	25
4:31	Ukari Figgs made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	29	25
4:07	Tari Phillips made 13 ft Jumper.	29	27
3:48	Janeth Arcain Bad Pass. Stolen by Tari Phillips.	29	27
3:48	Janeth Arcain Personal Foul	29	27
3:48	Official Timeout.	29	27
3:48	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Tiffani Johnson.	29	27
3:48	Tina Thompson enters the game for Kelley Gibson.	29	27
3:48	Teresa Weatherspoon enters the game for K.B. Sharp.	29	27
3:25	Vickie Johnson missed 16 ft Jumper.	29	27
3:23	Elena Baranova Offensive Rebound.	29	27
3:20	Elena Baranova made Layup.	29	29
3:01	Tina Thompson missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	29
3:00	Houston Defensive Rebound.	29	29
3:00	Michelle Snow Loose Ball Foul	29	29
2:46	Tari Phillips missed Two Point Shot.	29	29
2:45	Tamika Whitmore Offensive Rebound.	29	29
2:43	Tamika Whitmore made Layup.	29	31
2:19	Houston Full Timeout.	29	31
2:19	Jumpball. Tina Thompson vs. Tamika Whitmore. Teresa Weatherspoon gains possession.	29	31
2:19	Tina Thompson Lost Ball. Stolen by Elena Baranova.	29	31
2:15	Teresa Weatherspoon made Two Point Shot.	29	33
1:54	Sheryl Swoopes Offensive Foul	29	33
1:54	Sheryl Swoopes Foul	29	33
1:38	Tari Phillips missed 13 ft Jumper.	29	33
1:37	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	29	33
1:22	Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass. Stolen by Tari Phillips.	29	33
53.9	Elena Baranova missed 9 ft Jumper.	29	33
52.2	Tamika Whitmore Offensive Rebound.	29	33
52.2		29	33
36.5	Sheryl Swoopes Shooting Foul	29	33
36.5	Elena Baranova made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	34
36.5	Elena Baranova made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	35
16.9	Sheryl Swoopes made 8 ft Jumper.	31	35
7.6	Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Tari Phillips.	31	37
7.6	Sheryl Swoopes Shooting Foul	31	37
7.6	Tamika Whitmore missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	31	37
6.9	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	31	37
6.5	Tari Phillips Personal Foul	31	37
6.5	Lindsey Yamasaki enters the game for Tari Phillips.	31	37
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	31	37

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

12:30 AM, 19 August 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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