Comets 68-57 Sun (26 May, 2004) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

2-2, 2-1 away

	1	2	T
HOU	35	33	68
CT	31	26	57

Connecticut Sun

0-2, 0-2 home

Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Nykesha Sales missed 16 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup. Blocked by Tina Thompson.
Katie Douglas missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Katie Douglas made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed 19 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tina Thompson.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Asjha Jones made Jumper. Assisted by Debbie Black.
Katie Douglas made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Debbie Black.
Katie Douglas made 19 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 9 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Asjha Jones missed 8 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Wendy Palmer missed 9 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup. Blocked by Tina Thompson.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Nykesha Sales missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 13 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Wendy Palmer.
Katie Douglas made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed 9 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 9 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made 13 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 4 ft Jumper.
Wendy Palmer missed Layup.
Katie Douglas missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Wendy Palmer missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 16 ft Jumper.
Wendy Palmer made Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 10 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Lindsay Whalen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Candace Futrell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones made Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Katie Douglas made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Candace Futrell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candace Futrell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candace Futrell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Katie Douglas made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Asjha Jones made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Asjha Jones made 15 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Asjha Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Asjha Jones missed 11 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Katie Douglas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Debbie Black.
Nykesha Sales missed 16 ft Jumper.
Jessica Brungo missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 10 ft Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn made 14 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Felicia Ragland missed Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Felicia Ragland made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Sheryl Swoopes made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Felicia Ragland missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheila Lambert made Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 9 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Tiffani Johnson made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 11 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 6 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Tina Thompson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Felicia Ragland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Felicia Ragland missed Jumper.
Felicia Ragland missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Layup. Blocked by Nykesha Sales.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 10 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Sheryl Swoopes made 10 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Felicia Ragland made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Tina Thompson made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Tiffani Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Dominique Canty missed 6 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 7 ft Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.
Sheila Lambert missed Layup. Blocked by Katie Douglas.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made 17 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Felicia Ragland.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 9 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Jumper.
Felicia Ragland missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.

COMETS

SUN

TIME		HOU	CT
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Michelle Snow vs. Taj McWilliams-Franklin. Felicia Ragland gains possession.	0	0
19:45	Kedra Holland-Corn Bad Pass. Stolen by Katie Douglas.	0	0
19:37	Nykesha Sales Bad Pass. Stolen by Felicia Ragland.	0	0
19:17	Sheryl Swoopes missed 10 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:15	Lindsay Whalen Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:12	Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	0	2
18:52	Kedra Holland-Corn made 14 ft Jumper.	2	2
18:44	Nykesha Sales missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	2
18:40	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:34	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.	4	2
18:09	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup. Blocked by Tina Thompson.	4	2
18:07	Felicia Ragland Defensive Rebound.	4	2
18:01	Felicia Ragland missed Layup.	4	2
18:01	Houston Offensive Rebound.	4	2
17:47	Tina Thompson missed 6 ft Jumper.	4	2
17:45	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	4	2
17:45	Wendy Palmer Shooting Foul	4	2
17:45	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	2
17:45	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	2
17:31	Katie Douglas missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	2
17:30	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	6	2
17:07	Felicia Ragland made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	9	2
16:58	Katie Douglas Bad Pass. Stolen by Michelle Snow.	9	2
16:45	Sheryl Swoopes made 2 ft Two Point Shot.	11	2
16:27	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	11	4
16:06	Tina Thompson made 7 ft Two Point Shot.	13	4
15:48	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	13	6
15:27	Michelle Snow missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.	13	6
15:25	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	13	6
15:22	Katie Douglas made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	13	9
14:57	Felicia Ragland missed Layup.	13	9
14:56	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	13	9
14:40	Katie Douglas Lost Ball. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	13	9
14:36	Katie Douglas Shooting Foul	13	9
14:36	Official Timeout.	13	9
14:36	Asjha Jones enters the game for Wendy Palmer.	13	9
14:36	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	13	9
14:36	Sheila Lambert enters the game for Felicia Ragland.	13	9
14:36	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	9
14:36	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	9
14:22	Tiffani Johnson Shooting Foul	15	9
14:22	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	9
14:22	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	15	9
14:22	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	10
14:11	Tina Thompson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	18	10
14:00	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Jumper.	18	10
13:59	Tiffani Johnson Defensive Rebound.	18	10
13:51	Sheila Lambert made Jumper.	20	10
13:32	Nykesha Sales missed Layup.	20	10
13:30	Nykesha Sales Offensive Rebound.	20	10
13:29	Kedra Holland-Corn Personal Foul	20	10
13:15	Nykesha Sales missed 19 ft Jumper.	20	10
13:14	Katie Douglas Offensive Rebound.	20	10
12:56	Lindsay Whalen missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tina Thompson.	20	10
12:52	Kedra Holland-Corn Defensive Rebound.	20	10
12:38	Tina Thompson Lost Ball. Stolen by Katie Douglas.	20	10
12:33	Asjha Jones missed Layup.	20	10
12:32	Kedra Holland-Corn Defensive Rebound.	20	10
12:26	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Shooting Foul	20	10
12:26	Debbie Black enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	20	10
12:26	Kedra Holland-Corn made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	10
12:26	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tina Thompson.	21	10
12:26	Wendy Palmer enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	21	10
12:26	Kedra Holland-Corn made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	10
12:14	Asjha Jones made Jumper. Assisted by Debbie Black.	22	12
11:53	Tiffani Johnson missed 7 ft Jumper.	22	12
11:52	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	22	12
11:37	Katie Douglas made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Debbie Black.	22	15
11:12	Sheryl Swoopes missed 9 ft Jumper.	22	15
11:11	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	22	15
11:07	Katie Douglas made 19 ft Jumper.	22	17
10:40	Kedra Holland-Corn Bad Pass. Stolen by Debbie Black.	22	17
10:36	Katie Douglas Bad Pass	22	17
10:36	Official Timeout.	22	17
10:36	Jessica Brungo enters the game for Nykesha Sales.	22	17
10:36	Dominique Canty enters the game for Kedra Holland-Corn.	22	17
10:12	Jessica Brungo Defensive Rebound.	22	17
10:03	Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.	22	17
10:00	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	22	17
9:59	Michelle Snow made Layup.	24	17
9:49	Asjha Jones missed 9 ft Jumper.	24	17
9:47	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	24	17
9:33	Tiffani Johnson made 5 ft Two Point Shot.	26	17
9:15	Asjha Jones made 1 ft Two Point Shot.	26	19
9:02	Michelle Snow missed 7 ft Jumper.	26	19
8:59	Debbie Black Defensive Rebound.	26	19
8:51	Asjha Jones missed 8 ft Jumper.	26	19
8:48	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	26	19
8:19	Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass	26	19
8:19	Nykesha Sales enters the game for Katie Douglas.	26	19
8:08	Nykesha Sales missed Layup.	26	19
8:06	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	26	19
7:52	Nykesha Sales Personal Foul	26	19
7:52	Official Timeout.	26	19
7:52	Tina Thompson enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	26	19
7:52	Felicia Ragland enters the game for Tiffani Johnson.	26	19
7:39	Tina Thompson missed 6 ft Jumper.	26	19
7:35	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	26	19
7:18	Wendy Palmer missed 9 ft Jumper.	26	19
7:16	Asjha Jones Offensive Rebound.	26	19
7:16	Asjha Jones Bad Pass	26	19
6:52	Tina Thompson Offensive Foul	26	19
6:52	Tina Thompson Foul	26	19
6:52	Taj McWilliams-Franklin enters the game for Asjha Jones.	26	19
6:43	Dominique Canty Personal Foul	26	19
6:43	Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.	26	19
6:35	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup. Blocked by Tina Thompson.	26	19
6:31	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Offensive Re.	26	19
6:30	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.	26	19
6:28	Felicia Ragland Defensive Rebound.	26	19
6:15	Debbie Black Personal Foul	26	19
6:15	Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Debbie Black.	26	19
6:15	Katie Douglas enters the game for Jessica Brungo.	26	19
6:05	Michelle Snow 3 second	26	19
5:43	Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	26	21
5:31	Kedra Holland-Corn enters the game for Dominique Canty.	26	21
5:31	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Sheila Lambert.	26	21
5:11	Michelle Snow missed 11 ft Jumper.	26	21
5:09	Sheryl Swoopes Offensive Rebound.	26	21
5:07	Sheryl Swoopes made 6 ft Jumper.	28	21
4:56	Nykesha Sales missed 17 ft Jumper.	28	21
4:52	Wendy Palmer Offensive Rebound.	28	21
4:52	Kedra Holland-Corn Personal Foul	28	21
4:48	Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	28	21
4:45	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	28	21
4:41	Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.	28	21
4:39	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	28	21
4:20	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 13 ft Jumper.	28	21
4:18	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	28	21
4:16	Tina Thompson Bad Pass. Stolen by Lindsay Whalen.	28	21
4:13	Nykesha Sales made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	28	23
3:50	Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	30	23
3:34	Kedra Holland-Corn Shooting Foul	30	23
3:34	Official Timeout.	30	23
3:34	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	30	23
3:34	Dominique Canty enters the game for Kedra Holland-Corn.	30	23
3:34	Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	24
3:34	Nykesha Sales missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	30	24
3:32	Wendy Palmer Offensive Rebound.	30	24
3:31	Nykesha Sales made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Wendy Palmer.	30	26
3:15	Tina Thompson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	32	26
3:00	Wendy Palmer Bad Pass. Stolen by Tina Thompson.	32	26
2:47	Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	32	26
2:44	Dominique Canty Offensive Rebound.	32	26
2:41	Felicia Ragland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	35	26
2:34	Connecticut 20 Sec. Timeout.	35	26
2:24	Katie Douglas made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	35	29
1:59	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 18 ft Jumper.	35	29
1:55	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	35	29
1:49	Felicia Ragland missed Jumper.	35	29
1:47	Lindsay Whalen Defensive Rebound.	35	29
1:47	Felicia Ragland Personal Foul	35	29
1:47	Asjha Jones enters the game for Wendy Palmer.	35	29
1:32	Lindsay Whalen missed 9 ft Jumper.	35	29
1:31	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	35	29
1:10	Felicia Ragland missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	35	29
1:10	Houston Defensive Rebound.	35	29
52.9	Katie Douglas missed 9 ft Jumper.	35	29
49.9	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	35	29
35.9	Dominique Canty missed Layup. Blocked by Nykesha Sales.	35	29
30.9	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	35	29
15.9	Nykesha Sales made 13 ft Jumper.	35	31
9.4	Houston Full Timeout.	35	31
0.0	Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.	35	31
0.0	Houston Offensive Rebound.	35	31
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	35	31

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 2-0

Comets
68
Sun
57

Game 1

26/5

Sun
56
Comets
72

Game 2

18/7

Mohegan Sun Arena

12:00 AM, 26 May 2004

Uncasville, CT

Referees:
Kurt Walker
Tina Napier
Clarke Stevens

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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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