Comets 72-56 Sun (18 Jul, 2004) Play-by-Play

Connecticut Sun

11-11, 5-6 away

	1	2	T
CT	38	18	56
HOU	41	31	72

Houston Comets

10-12, 6-5 home

Tina Thompson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Sheila Lambert made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Dominique Canty made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.
Sheryl Swoopes made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.
Tina Thompson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.
Michelle Snow missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sheila Lambert missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made 15 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Layup. Blocked by Asjha Jones.
Felicia Ragland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.
Michelle Snow made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Sheila Lambert missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson missed Jumper.
Sheila Lambert missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed Technical Free Throw.
Felicia Ragland missed 12 ft Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.
Dominique Canty missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sheila Lambert made Two Point Shot.
Felicia Ragland made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Layup.
Tina Thompson made Layup.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheila Lambert missed Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Sheryl Swoopes made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.
Tina Thompson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.
Tina Thompson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow made Jumper. Assisted by Felicia Ragland.
Michelle Snow missed Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Dominique Canty made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tiffani Johnson.
Tina Thompson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Tina Thompson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Felicia Ragland missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Tiffani Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.
Tiffani Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.
Dominique Canty missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Asjha Jones.
Felicia Ragland made Two Point Shot.
Wendy Palmer made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Katie Douglas made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Wendy Palmer made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Nykesha Sales made 15 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made 17 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed 15 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup. Blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Two Point Shot.
Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Tina Thompson.
Katie Douglas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Debbie Black made 17 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Debbie Black.
Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Debbie Black.
Nykesha Sales made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Debbie Black.
Nykesha Sales missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Tina Thompson.
Candace Futrell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Le'Coe Willingham.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen missed Two Point Shot.
Nykesha Sales made Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed 13 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Wendy Palmer missed 18 ft Jumper.
Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Wendy Palmer made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Nykesha Sales missed 16 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas missed 17 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 12 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 17 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Debbie Black missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Asjha Jones made Two Point Shot.
Asjha Jones made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Two Point Shot.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Asjha Jones missed Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 15 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 12 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
Lindsay Whalen missed 16 ft Jumper.
Jessica Brungo missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed Layup. Blocked by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Wendy Palmer made Layup. Assisted by Asjha Jones.
Wendy Palmer missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen missed Two Point Shot.
Katie Douglas missed Layup.
Asjha Jones missed 14 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Asjha Jones made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jessica Brungo.
Jen Derevjanik missed 15 ft Jumper.

SUN

COMETS

TIME		CT	HOU
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Taj McWilliams-Franklin vs. Michelle Snow. Sheila Lambert gains possession.	0	0
19:44	Tina Thompson missed 13 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:42	Dominique Canty Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:32	Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:30	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:19	Wendy Palmer made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	2	0
18:54	Wendy Palmer Shooting Foul	2	0
18:54	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	1
18:54	Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	1
18:54	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	2	1
18:52	Tina Thompson missed Layup.	2	1
18:51	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	2	1
18:46	Katie Douglas made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	4	1
18:21	Lindsay Whalen Personal Foul	4	1
18:08	Nykesha Sales Defensive Rebound.	4	1
18:01	Wendy Palmer made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	7	1
17:46	Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	1
17:45	Lindsay Whalen Defensive Rebound.	7	1
17:43	Nykesha Sales made 15 ft Jumper.	9	1
17:36	Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.	9	1
17:19	Tina Thompson missed 11 ft Jumper.	9	1
17:17	Lindsay Whalen Defensive Rebound.	9	1
16:47	Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.	9	1
16:45	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	9	1
16:36	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	9	1
16:32	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.	9	3
16:19	Lindsay Whalen Lost Ball. Stolen by Michelle Snow.	9	3
16:14	Sheila Lambert made Layup.	9	5
16:07	Nykesha Sales made 17 ft Jumper.	11	5
15:48	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	11	7
15:33	Lindsay Whalen missed 15 ft Jumper.	11	7
15:32	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	11	7
15:15	Dominique Canty made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.	11	9
14:49	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup. Blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.	11	9
14:47	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	11	9
14:41	Sheryl Swoopes made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.	11	12
14:22	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Two Point Shot.	11	12
14:19	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	11	12
14:14	Tina Thompson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.	11	14
13:56	Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	14
13:53	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	11	14
13:33	Michelle Snow missed 17 ft Jumper.	11	14
13:30	Lindsay Whalen Defensive Rebound.	11	14
13:27	Lindsay Whalen Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheila Lambert.	11	14
13:22	Sheila Lambert missed Layup.	11	14
13:21	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	11	14
13:18	Wendy Palmer Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	11	14
13:17	Sheryl Swoopes made 15 ft Jumper.	11	16
12:57	Nykesha Sales Traveling	11	16
12:57	Debbie Black enters the game for Wendy Palmer.	11	16
12:57	Asjha Jones enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	11	16
12:57	Felicia Ragland enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	11	16
12:38	Michelle Snow missed Layup. Blocked by Asjha Jones.	11	16
12:37	Nykesha Sales Defensive Rebound.	11	16
12:15	Asjha Jones missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Tina Thompson.	11	16
12:14	Felicia Ragland Defensive Rebound.	11	16
12:00	Felicia Ragland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.	11	19
11:40	Katie Douglas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	19
11:37	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Offensive Re.	11	19
11:26	Debbie Black made 17 ft Jumper.	13	19
11:04	Tina Thompson Lost Ball. Stolen by Debbie Black.	13	19
10:56	Asjha Jones made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Debbie Black.	15	19
10:34	Tina Thompson Lost Ball. Stolen by Debbie Black.	15	19
10:30	Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Debbie Black.	17	19
10:07	Michelle Snow made 8 ft Two Point Shot.	17	21
9:48	Nykesha Sales made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Debbie Black.	19	21
9:37	Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	19	23
9:30	Nykesha Sales missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Tina Thompson.	19	23
9:29	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	19	23
9:07	Sheila Lambert missed 14 ft Jumper.	19	23
9:06	Sheila Lambert Offensive Rebound.	19	23
9:02	Debbie Black Loose Ball Foul	19	23
9:02	Official Timeout.	19	23
9:02	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Tina Thompson.	19	23
9:02	Kedra Holland-Corn enters the game for Sheila Lambert.	19	23
9:02	Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Nykesha Sales.	19	23
9:02	Candace Futrell enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	19	23
9:02	Le'Coe Willingham enters the game for Katie Douglas.	19	23
9:02	Debbie Black Personal Foul	19	23
9:02	Sheila Lambert enters the game for Dominique Canty.	19	23
8:48	Tiffani Johnson missed Jumper.	19	23
8:45	Felicia Ragland Offensive Rebound.	19	23
8:26	Sheila Lambert missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	23
8:25	Candace Futrell Defensive Rebound.	19	23
8:06	Candace Futrell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Le'Coe Willingham.	22	23
8:06	Asjha Jones Loose Ball Foul	22	23
8:06	Katie Douglas Technical Foul	22	23
8:06	Kedra Holland-Corn missed Technical Free Throw.	22	23
8:06	Houston Offensive Rebound.	22	23
7:41	Felicia Ragland missed 12 ft Jumper.	22	23
7:39	Debbie Black Defensive Rebound.	22	23
7:31	Official Timeout.	22	23
7:31	Tina Thompson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	22	23
7:24	Kedra Holland-Corn Personal Foul	22	23
7:13	Tiffani Johnson Shooting Foul	22	23
7:13	Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	23
7:13	Le'Coe Willingham missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	23
7:13	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	23	23
6:43	Kedra Holland-Corn missed Three Point Jumper.	23	23
6:41	Sheila Lambert Offensive Rebound.	23	23
6:28	Kedra Holland-Corn Bad Pass. Stolen by Asjha Jones.	23	23
6:20	Felicia Ragland Defensive Rebound.	23	23
6:11	Le'Coe Willingham Shooting Foul	23	23
6:11	Lucienne Berthieu enters the game for Kedra Holland-Corn.	23	23
6:11	Dominique Canty enters the game for Tiffani Johnson.	23	23
6:11	Katie Douglas enters the game for Debbie Black.	23	23
6:11	Taj McWilliams-Franklin enters the game for Asjha Jones.	23	23
6:11	Wendy Palmer enters the game for Candace Futrell.	23	23
6:11	Nykesha Sales enters the game for Le'Coe Willingham.	23	23
6:11	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	24
6:11	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	25
6:01	Lindsay Whalen missed Two Point Shot.	23	25
6:00	Nykesha Sales Offensive Rebound.	29	29
5:58	Nykesha Sales made Layup.	25	25
5:26	Tina Thompson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.	25	27
5:05	Nykesha Sales missed 13 ft Jumper.	25	27
5:03	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	25	27
4:56	Sheila Lambert Lost Ball. Stolen by Lindsay Whalen.	25	27
4:50	Nykesha Sales Bad Pass. Stolen by Felicia Ragland.	25	27
4:41	Felicia Ragland Bad Pass. Stolen by Lindsay Whalen.	25	27
4:35	Katie Douglas made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	27	27
4:15	Dominique Canty missed 18 ft Jumper.	27	27
4:13	Nykesha Sales Defensive Rebound.	27	27
3:53	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	29	27
3:35	Sheila Lambert made Two Point Shot.	29	29
3:24	Felicia Ragland Personal Foul	29	29
3:24	Official Timeout.	29	29
3:24	Michelle Snow enters the game for Sheila Lambert.	29	29
3:24	Kedra Holland-Corn enters the game for Lucienne Berthieu.	29	29
3:04	Connecticut Full Timeout.	29	29
3:03	Tina Thompson Personal Foul	29	29
3:00	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.	29	29
2:58	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	29	29
2:49	Felicia Ragland made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	29	32
2:29	Wendy Palmer missed 18 ft Jumper.	29	32
2:27	Katie Douglas Offensive Rebound.	29	32
2:25	Felicia Ragland Shooting Foul	29	32
2:25	Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	32
2:25	Wendy Palmer made Free Throw 2 of 2.	31	32
2:11	Nykesha Sales Shooting Foul	31	32
2:11	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.	31	33
2:11	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.	31	34
2:00	Nykesha Sales made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	34	34
1:39	Wendy Palmer Shooting Foul	34	34
1:39	Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	34	34
1:39	Houston Offensive Rebound.	34	34
1:39	Sheila Lambert enters the game for Kedra Holland-Corn.	34	34
1:39	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	34	35
1:23	Wendy Palmer made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	36	35
1:14	Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	36	35
1:12	Dominique Canty Offensive Rebound.	36	35
1:09	Dominique Canty made Layup.	36	37
1:02	Michelle Snow Personal Foul	36	37
1:02	Houston Full Timeout.	36	37
44.9	Nykesha Sales missed 16 ft Jumper.	36	37
42.8	Sheila Lambert Defensive Rebound.	36	37
35.8	Tina Thompson made Layup.	36	39
24.9	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 17 ft Jumper.	36	39
23.3	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	36	39
23.3	Katie Douglas Loose Ball Foul	36	39
23.3	Connecticut 20 Sec. Timeout.	36	39
23.3	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.	36	40
23.3	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.	36	41
3.3	Tina Thompson Shooting Foul	36	41
3.3	Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.	37	41
3.3	Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.	38	41
0.2	Sheila Lambert missed Jumper.	38	41
0.0	Houston Offensive Rebound.	38	41
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	38	41

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 2-0

Comets
68
Sun
57

Game 1

26/5

Sun
56
Comets
72

Game 2

18/7

1:30 AM, 18 July 2004

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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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