Monarchs 62-54 Comets (22 Aug, 2003) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

20-12, 6-9 away

	1	2	T
HOU	24	30	54
SAC	33	29	62

Sacramento Monarchs

18-14, 11-5 home

Edna Campbell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 8 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
DeMya Walker missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Edna Campbell missed 18 ft Jumper.
Edna Campbell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
DeMya Walker missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tina Thompson.
Tangela Smith missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Edna Campbell.
Yolanda Griffith missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Michelle Snow.
Kara Lawson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton made Two Point Shot.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Layup.
DeMya Walker made 6 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson made Technical Free Throw.
DeMya Walker missed 7 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made 4 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Edna Campbell.
Edna Campbell made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.
Edna Campbell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Ruthie Bolton made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Ruthie Bolton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 7 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 7 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 7 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Two Point Shot.
Ruthie Bolton missed 16 ft Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 15 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga made 3 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Jumper. Blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed Technical Free Throw.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Jumper. Blocked by Michelle Snow.
Edna Campbell made Technical Free Throw.
Yolanda Griffith made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Edna Campbell missed Jumper.
Lady Grooms made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith missed 13 ft Jumper.
Lady Grooms made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lady Grooms missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Kara Lawson missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lady Grooms made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lady Grooms missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed Technical Free Throw.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 9 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Michelle Snow missed 8 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Tina Thompson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 6 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 7 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Dominique Canty missed 6 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Tip Shot.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Dominique Canty missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Tina Thompson made Layup.
Michelle Snow missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson missed 14 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tangela Smith.
Janeth Arcain missed 10 ft Jumper. Blocked by DeMya Walker.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 9 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Janeth Arcain missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.
Tina Thompson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Octavia Blue.
Kelley Gibson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Mfon Udoka missed 15 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Ukari Figgs made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Tina Thompson missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tangela Smith.
Tina Thompson missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Hamchetou Maiga.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 6 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 4 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Janeth Arcain made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain missed Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.

COMETS

MONARCHS

TIME		HOU	SAC
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Michelle Snow vs. Tangela Smith. DeMya Walker gains possession.	0	0
19:52	Edna Campbell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:51	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:50	Michelle Snow Bad Pass	0	0
19:34	Yolanda Griffith missed 8 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:31	Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:22	Tangela Smith made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	0	2
18:53	Michelle Snow missed 8 ft Jumper.	0	2
18:52	Houston Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:37	DeMya Walker missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.	0	2
18:36	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	0	2
18:35	Ukari Figgs Loose Ball Foul	0	2
18:07	Edna Campbell missed 18 ft Jumper.	0	2
18:05	Ukari Figgs Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:00	Ukari Figgs Lost Ball. Stolen by Edna Campbell.	0	2
17:53	Edna Campbell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	0	5
17:36	Ukari Figgs Bad Pass. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	0	5
17:29	DeMya Walker missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tina Thompson.	0	5
17:27	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	0	5
17:22	Dominique Canty enters the game for Ukari Figgs.	0	5
17:19	Tina Thompson missed 19 ft Jumper.	0	5
17:17	Janeth Arcain Offensive Rebound.	0	5
17:07	Dominique Canty Bad Pass	0	5
17:07	Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.	0	5
17:07	Jumpball. Tina Thompson vs. Tangela Smith. Edna Campbell gains possession.	0	5
16:59	Tangela Smith missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	5
16:55	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	0	5
16:54	Tina Thompson Shooting Foul	0	5
16:54	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	6
16:54	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	7
16:36	Sheryl Swoopes missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	7
16:34	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	0	7
16:19	Yolanda Griffith Lost Ball. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	0	7
16:12	Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	2	7
15:49	DeMya Walker made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Edna Campbell.	2	10
15:32	DeMya Walker Personal Foul	2	10
15:32	Official Timeout.	2	10
15:26	Tina Thompson missed 18 ft Jumper.	2	10
15:23	Edna Campbell Defensive Rebound.	2	10
14:59	Yolanda Griffith missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.	2	10
14:56	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	2	10
14:47	Tangela Smith Shooting Foul	2	10
14:47	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	10
14:47	Janeth Arcain missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	10
14:47	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	3	10
14:33	Edna Campbell Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	3	10
14:29	Sheryl Swoopes made 5 ft Two Point Shot.	5	10
14:08	Edna Campbell Bad Pass. Stolen by Michelle Snow.	5	10
13:47	Dominique Canty missed 13 ft Jumper.	5	10
13:45	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	5	10
13:44	Tina Thompson made 6 ft Jumper.	7	10
13:15	Sheryl Swoopes Shooting Foul	7	10
13:15	Tangela Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	10
13:15	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	7	10
13:15	Ruthie Bolton enters the game for Edna Campbell.	7	10
13:15	Kara Lawson enters the game for DeMya Walker.	7	10
13:15	Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	11
13:03	Michelle Snow made 7 ft Jumper.	9	11
13:03	Kara Lawson Shooting Foul	9	11
13:03	Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	9	11
13:03	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	9	11
12:56	Yolanda Griffith Traveling	9	11
12:45	Dominique Canty missed 6 ft Jumper.	9	11
12:44	Dominique Canty Offensive Rebound.	9	11
12:44	Dominique Canty missed Tip Shot.	9	11
12:42	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	9	11
12:41	Michelle Snow made Layup.	11	11
12:15	Yolanda Griffith missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Michelle Snow.	11	11
12:15	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	11	11
12:03	Dominique Canty missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.	11	11
12:02	Ruthie Bolton Defensive Rebound.	11	11
11:55	Kara Lawson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.	11	13
11:32	Tina Thompson made Layup.	13	13
11:12	Tangela Smith Lost Ball. Stolen by Tina Thompson.	13	13
11:06	Official Timeout.	13	13
11:06	DeMya Walker enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	13	13
10:59	Michelle Snow missed 12 ft Jumper.	13	13
10:57	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	13	13
10:36	Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	13
10:33	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	13	13
10:18	Ruthie Bolton Personal Foul	13	13
10:18	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	13	13
10:18	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	13	13
10:00	Tiffani Johnson missed 14 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tangela Smith.	13	13
9:59	Hamchetou Maiga Defensive Rebound.	13	13
9:41	Ruthie Bolton made Two Point Shot.	13	15
9:18	Janeth Arcain missed 10 ft Jumper. Blocked by DeMya Walker.	13	15
9:15	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	13	15
8:52	DeMya Walker missed Layup.	13	15
8:51	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	13	15
8:37	Hamchetou Maiga Personal Foul	13	15
8:26	Janeth Arcain Lost Ball. Stolen by Tangela Smith.	13	15
8:25	Tangela Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	13	15
8:18	Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	15
8:18	Ruthie Bolton Defensive Rebound.	13	15
8:14	Ruthie Bolton Offensive Foul	13	15
8:14	Ruthie Bolton Foul	13	15
8:14	Ukari Figgs enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	13	15
8:03	Sheryl Swoopes Lost Ball. Stolen by Hamchetou Maiga.	13	15
7:56	Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.	13	17
7:39	Dominique Canty missed 12 ft Jumper.	13	17
7:37	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	13	17
7:28	Kicked Ball	13	17
7:28	Official Timeout.	13	17
7:20	Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	13	19
6:56	Tina Thompson made Layup.	15	19
6:41	Hamchetou Maiga missed Layup.	15	19
6:39	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	15	19
6:31	DeMya Walker made 6 ft Jumper.	15	21
6:07	Sheryl Swoopes Lost Ball	15	21
6:07	Sheryl Swoopes Technical Foul	15	21
6:07	Kara Lawson made Technical Free Throw.	15	22
6:07	Houston Full Timeout.	15	22
6:07	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tiffani Johnson.	15	22
6:07	Edna Campbell enters the game for Tangela Smith.	15	22
6:07	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Ruthie Bolton.	15	22
6:07	Jumpball. Sheryl Swoopes vs. DeMya Walker. Kara Lawson gains possession.	15	22
5:48	DeMya Walker missed 7 ft Jumper.	15	22
5:46	Hamchetou Maiga Offensive Rebound.	15	22
5:35	DeMya Walker made 4 ft Jumper.	15	24
5:15	DeMya Walker Personal Foul	15	24
5:15	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	15	24
5:03	Tina Thompson missed 9 ft Jumper.	15	24
5:01	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	15	24
5:00	Michelle Snow made 4 ft Two Point Shot.	17	24
4:46	Hamchetou Maiga made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Edna Campbell.	17	26
4:20	Tina Thompson made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	20	26
4:01	Edna Campbell made 14 ft Two Point Shot.	20	28
3:42	Ukari Figgs Bad Pass. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	20	28
3:41	Ukari Figgs Personal Foul	20	28
3:41	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Ukari Figgs.	20	28
3:23	DeMya Walker Bad Pass	20	28
3:23	Tangela Smith enters the game for DeMya Walker.	20	28
3:10	Sheryl Swoopes missed 9 ft Jumper.	20	28
3:09	Houston Defensive Rebound.	20	28
3:09	Sheryl Swoopes Loose Ball Foul	20	28
2:55	Ruthie Bolton enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	20	28
2:44	Tangela Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.	20	28
2:43	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	20	28
2:43	Yolanda Griffith Loose Ball Foul	20	28
2:26	Janeth Arcain missed 13 ft Jumper.	20	28
2:24	Edna Campbell Defensive Rebound.	20	28
2:08	Edna Campbell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	20	31
1:54	Kara Lawson Personal Foul	20	31
1:54	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	31
1:54	Lady Grooms enters the game for Kara Lawson.	21	31
1:54	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	31
1:31	Edna Campbell Bad Pass. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	22	31
1:27	Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.	22	31
1:25	Lady Grooms Defensive Rebound.	22	31
1:00	Ruthie Bolton made 16 ft Two Point Shot.	22	33
45.9	Janeth Arcain missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.	22	33
44.9	Houston Offensive Rebound.	22	33
44.9	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Edna Campbell.	22	33
44.9	Sacramento 20 Sec. Timeout.	22	33
42.5	Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	24	33
13.9	Ruthie Bolton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	33
12.1	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	24	33
3.9	Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Jumper.	24	33
1.9	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	24	33
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	24	33

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, 22 August 2003

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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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