Lynx 72-64 Comets (2 Sep, 2004) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

16-11, 6-7 away

	1	2	T
MIN	25	47	72
HOU	24	40	64

Houston Comets

12-15, 8-6 home

Michelle Snow missed Jumper.
Sheila Lambert missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made 13 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Layup.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tina Thompson missed Layup. Blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Tina Thompson missed Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Sheila Lambert made 15 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sheila Lambert missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sheila Lambert made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheila Lambert made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Amanda Lassiter.
Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheila Lambert missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Two Point Shot.
Tiffani Johnson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Sheila Lambert missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Tina Thompson made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Tiffani Johnson.
Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Felicia Ragland.
Tina Thompson made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tiffani Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Michelle Snow made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde missed 15 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 7 ft Hook Shot.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Nicole Ohlde missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Teresa Edwards made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Teresa Edwards missed 15 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Tamika Williams missed Tip Shot.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Three Point Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed Two Point Shot.
Amanda Lassiter missed Layup. Blocked by Felicia Ragland.
Amanda Lassiter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Amanda Lassiter missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amber Jacobs missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup.
Amanda Lassiter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tasha Butts missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Helen Darling made 14 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Tamika Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Helen Darling made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Nicole Ohlde missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Teresa Edwards missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling missed 15 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Amanda Lassiter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Helen Darling made 11 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Vanessa Hayden made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 16 ft Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Layup. Assisted by Amanda Lassiter.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Two Point Shot.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Amanda Lassiter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Helen Darling made 18 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling made 11 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Helen Darling made 16 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Amanda Lassiter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Amanda Lassiter made Free Throw 2 of 2.

LYNX

COMETS

TIME		MIN	HOU
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Nicole Ohlde vs. Michelle Snow. Teresa Edwards gains possession.	0	0
19:55	Sheryl Swoopes Personal Foul	0	0
19:46	Teresa Edwards missed Jumper.	0	0
19:45	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:38	Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Williams.	0	0
19:25	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.	0	0
19:23	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:15	Michelle Snow missed Jumper.	0	0
19:14	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:55	Nicole Ohlde missed 15 ft Jumper.	0	0
18:54	Svetlana Abrosimova Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:52	Svetlana Abrosimova made 7 ft Hook Shot.	2	0
18:27	Sheila Lambert missed 14 ft Jumper.	2	0
18:24	Teresa Edwards Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:15	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:14	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:08	Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.	2	2
17:44	Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.	4	2
17:22	Kicked Ball	4	2
17:06	Nicole Ohlde Shooting Foul	4	2
17:06	Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	2
17:06	Houston Offensive Rebound.	4	2
17:06	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	3
16:38	Tina Thompson Shooting Foul	4	3
16:38	Nicole Ohlde missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	3
16:38	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	4	3
16:38	Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	3
16:29	Teresa Edwards Shooting Foul	5	3
16:29	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	4
16:29	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	5
16:09	Teresa Edwards made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	8	5
15:45	Sheryl Swoopes made 13 ft Jumper.	8	7
15:29	Teresa Edwards missed 15 ft Jumper.	8	7
15:26	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	8	7
15:14	Dominique Canty missed 13 ft Jumper.	8	7
15:11	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	8	7
15:00	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.	8	7
15:00	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	8	7
14:59	Tamika Williams missed Tip Shot.	8	7
14:56	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	8	7
14:40	Tina Thompson made Layup.	8	9
14:40	Tamika Williams Shooting Foul	8	9
14:40	Official Timeout.	8	9
14:40	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 1.	8	10
14:10	Nicole Ohlde Lost Ball. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	8	10
13:53	Tamika Williams Personal Foul	8	10
13:53	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Tamika Williams.	8	10
13:45	Tina Thompson missed Layup. Blocked by Nicole Ohlde.	8	10
13:44	Sheila Lambert Offensive Rebound.	8	10
13:34	Tina Thompson missed Two Point Shot.	8	10
13:33	Dominique Canty Offensive Rebound.	8	10
13:32	Dominique Canty missed Layup.	8	10
13:30	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	8	10
13:11	Vanessa Hayden Bad Pass. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	8	10
12:48	Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	10
12:45	Houston Defensive Rebound.	8	10
12:26	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Three Point Jumper.	8	10
12:23	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	8	10
12:15	Sheila Lambert Bad Pass. Stolen by Svetlana Abrosimova.	8	10
12:07	Teresa Edwards missed Two Point Shot.	8	10
12:06	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	8	10
12:00	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.	8	12
11:44	Nicole Ohlde Bad Pass	8	12
11:44	Official Timeout.	8	12
11:44	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	8	12
11:44	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	8	12
11:44	Amanda Lassiter enters the game for Teresa Edwards.	8	12
11:44	Felicia Ragland enters the game for Sheila Lambert.	8	12
11:26	Tina Thompson missed 15 ft Jumper.	8	12
11:23	Tiffani Johnson Offensive Rebound.	8	12
11:11	Felicia Ragland Lost Ball. Stolen by Amanda Lassiter.	8	12
11:08	Amanda Lassiter missed Layup. Blocked by Felicia Ragland.	8	12
11:07	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	8	12
11:07	Kedra Holland-Corn enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	8	12
11:04	Amanda Lassiter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	11	12
10:47	Tina Thompson Bad Pass. Stolen by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	11	12
10:38	Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.	11	12
10:21	Helen Darling Personal Foul	11	12
10:07	Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul	11	12
10:07	Amber Jacobs enters the game for Helen Darling.	11	12
9:55	Tina Thompson Lost Ball. Stolen by Svetlana Abrosimova.	11	12
9:49	Amanda Lassiter missed Layup.	11	12
9:48	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	11	12
9:41	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Personal Foul	11	12
9:41	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Dominique Canty.	11	12
9:41	Sheila Lambert enters the game for Felicia Ragland.	11	12
9:41	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tina Thompson.	11	12
9:33	Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.	11	12
9:32	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	11	12
9:27	Kedra Holland-Corn Shooting Foul	11	12
9:27	Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	12
9:27	Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	12
9:19	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Personal Foul	13	12
9:19	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	13
9:19	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	14
8:57	Vanessa Hayden missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	13	14
8:56	Sheila Lambert Defensive Rebound.	13	14
8:48	Tiffani Johnson missed Layup.	13	14
8:45	Tiffani Johnson Offensive Rebound.	13	14
8:33	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	14
8:30	Sheila Lambert Defensive Rebound.	13	14
8:26	Vanessa Hayden Personal Foul	13	14
8:26	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	15
8:26	Tasha Butts enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	13	15
8:26	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	16
8:26	Amber Jacobs Offensive Foul	13	16
8:26	Amber Jacobs Foul	13	16
8:26	Tamika Williams enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	13	16
8:22	Michelle Snow missed Layup.	13	16
8:19	Amanda Lassiter Defensive Rebound.	13	16
8:07	Amanda Lassiter made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	16
7:47	Sheila Lambert made 15 ft Jumper.	16	18
7:28	Amanda Lassiter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	18
7:26	Kedra Holland-Corn Defensive Rebound.	16	18
7:18	Sheryl Swoopes made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.	16	20
7:01	Amanda Lassiter Lost Ball. Stolen by Tiffani Johnson.	16	20
6:54	Kedra Holland-Corn missed 14 ft Jumper.	16	20
6:52	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	16	20
6:37	Amber Jacobs missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	20
6:35	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	16	20
6:28	Sheila Lambert missed 15 ft Jumper.	16	20
6:26	Amber Jacobs Defensive Rebound.	16	20
6:09	Amber Jacobs Bad Pass. Stolen by Kedra Holland-Corn.	16	20
6:05	Amanda Lassiter Shooting Foul	16	20
6:05	Official Timeout.	16	20
6:05	Tina Thompson enters the game for Tiffani Johnson.	16	20
6:05	Helen Darling enters the game for Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	16	20
6:05	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Amber Jacobs.	16	20
6:05	Sheila Lambert made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	21
6:05	Sheila Lambert made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	22
5:46	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.	16	22
5:43	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Rebound.	18	22
5:43	Nicole Ohlde made Layup.	18	22
5:18	Sheryl Swoopes missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Amanda Lassiter.	18	22
5:16	Amanda Lassiter Defensive Rebound.	18	22
5:13	Amanda Lassiter Bad Pass. Stolen by Kedra Holland-Corn.	18	22
5:09	Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	22
5:07	Tasha Butts Defensive Rebound.	18	22
4:56	Michelle Snow Personal Foul	18	22
4:39	Amanda Lassiter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	22
4:37	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	18	22
4:28	Tina Thompson Lost Ball. Stolen by Helen Darling.	18	22
4:18	Tasha Butts missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	22
4:16	Kedra Holland-Corn Defensive Rebound.	18	22
4:13	Michelle Snow Offensive Foul	18	22
4:13	Michelle Snow Foul	18	22
3:58	Helen Darling made 14 ft Jumper.	20	22
3:34	Sheila Lambert missed 14 ft Jumper.	20	22
3:32	Tasha Butts Defensive Rebound.	20	22
3:19	Tina Thompson Personal Foul	20	22
3:19	Official Timeout.	20	22
3:19	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Tasha Butts.	20	22
3:19	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	20	22
3:19	Dominique Canty enters the game for Kedra Holland-Corn.	20	22
3:13	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.	22	22
2:57	Tiffani Johnson 3 second	22	22
2:42	Tiffani Johnson Personal Foul	22	22
2:21	Tamika Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	25	22
2:00	Sheryl Swoopes missed Two Point Shot.	25	22
1:58	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	25	22
1:51	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.	25	22
1:49	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	25	22
1:21	Tiffani Johnson missed 17 ft Jumper.	25	22
1:19	Amanda Lassiter Defensive Rebound.	25	22
1:13	Helen Darling Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	25	22
1:08	Helen Darling Shooting Foul	25	22
1:08	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	23
1:08	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	24
49.6	Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass	25	24
49.6	Houston Full Timeout.	25	24
49.6	Amber Jacobs enters the game for Tamika Williams.	25	24
49.6	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Helen Darling.	25	24
49.6	Kedra Holland-Corn enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	25	24
34.9	Tina Thompson missed Layup.	25	24
32.9	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	25	24
31.9	Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.	25	24
2.9	Sheila Lambert missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.	25	24
1.0	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	25	24
0.1	Tina Thompson missed Layup.	25	24
0.0	Houston Offensive Rebound.	25	24
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	25	24

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 3-1

Comets
58
Lynx
66

Game 1

20/6

Comets
50
Lynx
58

Game 2

1/7

Lynx
72
Comets
64

Game 3

2/9

Lynx
59
Comets
70

Game 4

15/9

1:30 AM, 2 September 2004

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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