Comets 70-59 Lynx (15 Sep, 2004) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

17-15, 6-9 away

	1	2	T
MIN	26	33	59
HOU	32	38	70

Houston Comets

13-18, 9-7 home

Michelle Snow missed Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.
Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Dominique Canty missed 16 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Felicia Ragland missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Octavia Blue missed Layup.
Octavia Blue made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Tiffani Johnson made 11 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 17 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Octavia Blue.
Sheryl Swoopes made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Octavia Blue missed Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow missed Layup. Blocked by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Tina Thompson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Octavia Blue.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 8 ft Jumper.
Octavia Blue missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty made Two Point Shot.
Octavia Blue made 16 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson made 10 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Tiffani Johnson.
Dominique Canty missed Two Point Shot.
Tiffani Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made 7 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Octavia Blue made 15 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Jumper.
Octavia Blue made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Octavia Blue made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 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.
Octavia Blue made Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty made Layup.
Tina Thompson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Jumper.
Octavia Blue missed 13 ft Jumper.
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 Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Tina Thompson.
Tamika Williams made Two Point Shot.
Teresa Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Two Point Shot.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Two Point Shot.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nicole Ohlde missed Two Point Shot.
Nicole Ohlde missed 9 ft Hook Shot.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 18 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling missed Three Point Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup. Blocked by Tina Thompson.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Helen Darling made 11 ft Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Two Point Shot.
Nicole Ohlde missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Nicole Ohlde made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup. Blocked by Dominique Canty.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Helen Darling missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed 12 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Teresa Edwards missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Vanessa Hayden missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Amber Jacobs missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Two Point Shot.
Amber Jacobs missed Layup.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Two Point Shot.
Vanessa Hayden made Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Teresa Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Vanessa Hayden made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.
Vanessa Hayden missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Michelle Snow.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.
Nicole Ohlde made Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Vanessa Hayden made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.
Amanda Lassiter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed 12 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Vanessa Hayden made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed 15 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Helen Darling missed 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. Tamika Williams gains possession.	0	0
19:45	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 13 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:43	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:27	Michelle Snow missed Jumper.	0	0
19:24	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:07	Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass. Stolen by Tina Thompson.	0	0
18:58	Tina Thompson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	0	3
18:37	Tamika Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Tina Thompson.	0	3
18:36	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	0	3
18:31	Sheryl Swoopes missed 6 ft Jumper.	0	3
18:30	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	0	3
18:23	Tamika Williams made Two Point Shot.	2	3
18:13	Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.	2	5
17:59	Teresa Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	4	5
17:32	Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	4	7
17:15	Svetlana Abrosimova made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	6	7
16:51	Michelle Snow 3 second	6	7
16:32	Helen Darling Bad Pass	6	7
16:15	Tina Thompson Lost Ball. Stolen by Helen Darling.	6	7
15:59	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.	8	7
15:38	Dominique Canty missed 16 ft Jumper.	8	7
15:37	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	8	7
15:23	Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	10	7
15:07	Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	10	7
15:06	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	10	7
15:00	Svetlana Abrosimova made Two Point Shot.	12	7
14:32	Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	7
14:30	Teresa Edwards Defensive Rebound.	12	7
14:23	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	7
14:22	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	12	7
14:17	Dominique Canty Lost Ball. Stolen by Teresa Edwards.	12	7
14:11	Svetlana Abrosimova made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Helen Darling.	14	7
14:03	Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.	14	7
14:03	LaTonya Johnson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	14	7
14:03	Felicia Ragland enters the game for Sheila Lambert.	14	7
14:03	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Dominique Canty.	14	7
13:47	Felicia Ragland missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	7
13:45	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	14	7
13:38	Svetlana Abrosimova made Two Point Shot.	16	7
13:38	LaTonya Johnson Shooting Foul	16	7
13:38	Official Timeout.	16	7
13:38	Octavia Blue enters the game for LaTonya Johnson.	16	7
13:38	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	16	7
13:38	Felicia Ragland Defensive Rebound.	16	7
13:26	Tina Thompson missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.	16	7
13:23	Teresa Edwards Defensive Rebound.	16	7
13:18	Nicole Ohlde missed Two Point Shot.	16	7
13:17	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	16	7
13:10	Tiffani Johnson Lost Ball. Stolen by Svetlana Abrosimova.	16	7
12:56	Nicole Ohlde missed 9 ft Hook Shot.	16	7
12:55	Helen Darling Offensive Rebound.	16	7
12:37	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 18 ft Jumper.	16	7
12:36	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	16	7
12:36	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	16	7
12:19	Sheryl Swoopes missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Vanessa Hayden.	16	7
12:18	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	16	7
12:08	Helen Darling missed Three Point Jumper.	16	7
12:07	Octavia Blue Defensive Rebound.	16	7
12:07	Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul	16	7
11:51	Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.	16	7
11:48	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	16	7
11:48	Tina Thompson made Layup.	16	9
11:23	Vanessa Hayden made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	18	9
11:03	Vanessa Hayden Personal Foul	18	9
11:03	Official Timeout.	18	9
10:44	Tina Thompson missed 16 ft Jumper.	18	9
10:41	Octavia Blue Offensive Rebound.	18	9
10:40	Octavia Blue missed Layup.	18	9
10:38	Octavia Blue Offensive Rebound.	18	9
10:37	Octavia Blue made Layup.	18	11
10:22	Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.	18	11
10:19	Vanessa Hayden Offensive Rebound.	18	11
10:17	Vanessa Hayden missed Layup. Blocked by Tina Thompson.	18	11
10:15	Helen Darling Offensive Rebound.	18	11
10:08	Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.	18	11
10:07	Felicia Ragland Defensive Rebound.	18	11
10:03	Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.	18	11
10:00	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	18	11
9:59	Helen Darling made 11 ft Jumper.	20	11
9:52	Amanda Lassiter enters the game for Tamika Williams.	20	11
9:52	Sheila Lambert enters the game for Tina Thompson.	20	11
9:52	Michelle Snow enters the game for Felicia Ragland.	20	11
9:52	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Teresa Edwards.	20	11
9:48	Amanda Lassiter Traveling	20	11
9:33	Tiffani Johnson made 11 ft Jumper.	20	13
9:07	Vanessa Hayden 3 second	20	13
8:53	Dominique Canty missed 17 ft Jumper.	20	13
8:49	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	20	13
8:44	Helen Darling Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheila Lambert.	20	13
8:30	Tiffani Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Vanessa Hayden.	20	13
8:04	Sheila Lambert Bad Pass. Stolen by Helen Darling.	20	13
7:56	Amanda Lassiter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	13
7:54	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Rebound.	20	13
7:45	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Two Point Shot.	20	13
7:41	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	20	13
7:35	Octavia Blue Lost Ball. Stolen by Amanda Lassiter.	20	13
7:28	Official Timeout.	20	13
7:28	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Sheila Lambert.	20	13
7:28	Tina Thompson enters the game for Tiffani Johnson.	20	13
7:13	Vanessa Hayden Personal Foul	20	13
7:13	Tamika Williams enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	20	13
7:01	Michelle Snow missed Layup.	20	13
7:00	Octavia Blue Offensive Rebound.	20	13
6:52	Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	20	16
6:26	Nicole Ohlde missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.	20	16
6:24	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	20	16
5:58	Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot.	20	18
5:35	Nicole Ohlde made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	22	18
4:58	Tina Thompson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	18
4:56	Sheryl Swoopes Offensive Rebound.	22	18
4:54	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.	22	20
4:33	Amanda Lassiter Bad Pass. Stolen by Tina Thompson.	22	20
4:24	Tina Thompson missed 10 ft Jumper.	22	20
4:22	Houston Offensive Rebound.	22	20
4:22	Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.	22	20
4:11	Sheryl Swoopes missed 11 ft Jumper.	22	20
4:09	Dominique Canty Offensive Rebound.	22	20
4:07	Tasha Butts enters the game for Amanda Lassiter.	22	20
4:00	Tina Thompson made Two Point Shot.	22	22
3:43	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup. Blocked by Dominique Canty.	22	22
3:41	Octavia Blue Defensive Rebound.	22	22
3:38	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Octavia Blue.	22	24
3:05	3 second	22	24
3:05	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	22	24
3:05	Official Timeout.	22	24
2:42	Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul	22	24
2:29	Sheryl Swoopes made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	22	26
2:10	Teresa Edwards enters the game for Tasha Butts.	22	26
2:05	Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	26
2:03	Teresa Edwards Defensive Rebound.	22	26
1:58	Houston Full Timeout.	22	26
1:58	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	22	26
1:45	Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Jumper.	22	26
1:43	Houston Offensive Rebound.	22	26
1:30	Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Jumper.	22	26
1:28	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	22	26
1:10	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	24	26
43.9	Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	24	29
29.9	Nicole Ohlde Lost Ball. Stolen by Michelle Snow.	24	29
23.1	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Shooting Foul	24	29
23.1	Minnesota Full Timeout.	24	29
23.1	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	30
23.1	Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	30
23.1	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	24	30
21.9	Michelle Snow Personal Foul	24	30
18.9	Tamika Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	24	30
14.9	Octavia Blue missed Two Point Shot.	24	30
13.9	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	24	30
12.6	Michelle Snow missed Layup. Blocked by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	24	30
11.6	Houston Offensive Rebound.	24	30
7.9	Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Jumper.	24	30
5.9	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	24	30
5.2	Michelle Snow made Layup.	24	32
0.2	Helen Darling missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	32
0.0	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	24	32
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	24	32

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, 15 September 2004

Referees:
Lisa Mattingly
Barb Smith
Shelley Nakasone

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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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