Monarchs 71-62 Comets (17 Sep, 2004) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Monarchs

16-16, 8-9 away

	1	2	T
SAC	33	38	71
HOU	35	27	62

Houston Comets

13-19, 9-8 home

Sheryl Swoopes missed 19 ft Jumper.
Octavia Blue made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Octavia Blue made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed 11 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 8 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Dominique Canty made Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made 6 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tina Thompson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 18 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Michelle Snow made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.
Octavia Blue missed Layup. Blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.
Tina Thompson made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tina Thompson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.
Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Tiffani Johnson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Dominique Canty made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Felicia Ragland.
Tina Thompson made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Felicia Ragland missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Octavia Blue missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Felicia Ragland missed Three Point Jumper.
Octavia Blue made Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Felicia Ragland missed Layup.
Tina Thompson made Layup.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tina Thompson made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tiffani Johnson.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheila Lambert missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 9 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Octavia Blue missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Octavia Blue missed 14 ft Jumper.
Felicia Ragland missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Octavia Blue missed 18 ft Jumper.
Felicia Ragland missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Octavia Blue missed Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson missed Layup. Blocked by Tangela Smith.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tina Thompson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tiffani Johnson.
Dominique Canty made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Michelle Snow made Two Point Shot.
Tiffani Johnson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Octavia Blue made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Octavia Blue made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Felicia Ragland missed Two Point Shot.
Octavia Blue made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Octavia Blue made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Octavia Blue missed Layup. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Tina Thompson made Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed Layup. Blocked by Tangela Smith.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Felicia Ragland missed Layup. Blocked by Kara Lawson.
Tiffani Johnson missed Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson made Two Point Shot.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 8 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.
Yolanda Griffith missed 8 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Layup. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.
Ruthie Bolton missed 14 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Ruthie Bolton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
Kara Lawson made Layup.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton missed 16 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Tangela Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Two Point Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Yolanda Griffith made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Edna Campbell missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Michelle Snow.
Kara Lawson made 18 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Rebekkah Brunson made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 10 ft Jumper. Blocked by Michelle Snow.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Ticha Penicheiro made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Tangela Smith made Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Kara Lawson made Two Point Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ruthie Bolton missed 9 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 15 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Two Point Shot.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Yolanda Griffith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.

MONARCHS

COMETS

TIME		SAC	HOU
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Yolanda Griffith vs. Michelle Snow. Sheryl Swoopes gains possession.	0	0
19:44	Sheryl Swoopes missed 19 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:43	Edna Campbell Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:29	DeMya Walker Lost Ball. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	0	0
19:17	Yolanda Griffith Shooting Foul	0	0
19:17	Octavia Blue made Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	1
19:17	Octavia Blue made Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	2
19:00	Tangela Smith made 7 ft Two Point Shot.	2	2
18:31	Dominique Canty missed 11 ft Jumper.	2	2
18:30	Edna Campbell Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:23	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	4	2
18:07	Octavia Blue Bad Pass. Stolen by Tangela Smith.	4	2
18:00	Ticha Penicheiro missed Two Point Shot.	4	2
18:00	Octavia Blue Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:54	Octavia Blue Bad Pass. Stolen by Tangela Smith.	4	2
17:49	Tangela Smith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	6	2
17:15	Michelle Snow missed 8 ft Jumper.	6	2
17:14	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	6	2
17:08	Tangela Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	2
17:07	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	6	2
16:54	DeMya Walker Personal Foul	6	2
16:54	Kara Lawson enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	6	2
16:43	Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	2
16:42	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	6	2
16:37	Kara Lawson made Two Point Shot.	8	2
16:09	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	8	4
15:48	Michelle Snow Shooting Foul	8	4
15:48	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for DeMya Walker.	8	4
15:48	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Edna Campbell.	8	4
15:48	Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	4
15:48	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	8	4
15:48	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	4
15:48	Official Timeout.	11	6
15:36	Dominique Canty made Two Point Shot.	9	6
15:22	Yolanda Griffith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	11	6
15:07	Ticha Penicheiro Personal Foul	11	6
15:00	Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.	11	6
14:59	Sheryl Swoopes Offensive Rebound.	11	6
14:56	Sheryl Swoopes made 6 ft Jumper.	11	8
14:56	Hamchetou Maiga Shooting Foul	11	8
14:56	Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	11	8
14:56	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	11	8
14:33	Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	8
14:32	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	11	8
14:15	Tina Thompson missed 15 ft Jumper.	11	8
14:12	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	11	8
14:04	Yolanda Griffith missed 8 ft Jumper.	11	8
14:03	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	11	8
13:41	Tangela Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	11	8
13:41	Octavia Blue Defensive Rebound.	11	8
13:30	Sheryl Swoopes made 18 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	11	10
13:11	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Tangela Smith.	11	10
13:07	Hamchetou Maiga missed 16 ft Jumper.	11	10
13:04	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	11	10
12:53	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Tina Thompson.	11	10
12:44	Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.	14	10
12:26	Michelle Snow made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	14	12
12:03	Yolanda Griffith missed 8 ft Jumper.	14	12
12:00	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	14	12
12:00	Tiffani Johnson Shooting Foul	14	12
12:00	Official Timeout.	14	12
12:00	Ruthie Bolton enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	14	12
12:00	Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	12
12:00	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	14	12
12:00	Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	12
11:47	Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.	15	12
11:47	Houston Defensive Rebound.	15	12
11:47	Michelle Snow Loose Ball Foul	15	12
11:47	Tina Thompson enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	15	12
11:47	Sheila Lambert enters the game for Michelle Snow.	15	12
11:41	Kara Lawson made Layup. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.	17	12
11:22	Octavia Blue missed Layup. Blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.	17	12
11:22	Houston Offensive Rebound.	17	12
11:12	Tina Thompson made 13 ft Two Point Shot.	17	14
11:04	Ruthie Bolton missed 14 ft Jumper.	17	14
11:03	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	17	14
10:49	Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	14
10:48	Tiffani Johnson Offensive Rebound.	17	14
10:32	Chantelle Anderson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	17	14
10:32	Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.	17	14
10:26	Dominique Canty made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	17	16
10:06	Rebekkah Brunson missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.	17	16
10:03	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	17	16
9:56	Tina Thompson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.	17	18
9:41	Sheila Lambert Personal Foul	17	18
9:33	Ruthie Bolton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	18
9:30	Rebekkah Brunson Offensive Rebound.	17	18
9:30	Rebekkah Brunson made Layup.	19	18
9:07	Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.	19	18
9:04	Octavia Blue Offensive Rebound.	19	18
8:47	Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.	19	18
8:45	Sheila Lambert Defensive Rebound.	19	18
8:41	Ticha Penicheiro Personal Foul	19	18
8:41	Felicia Ragland enters the game for Sheila Lambert.	19	18
8:25	Tiffani Johnson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	19	20
8:15	Kara Lawson made Layup.	21	20
7:48	Dominique Canty made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Felicia Ragland.	21	22
7:41	Octavia Blue Shooting Foul	21	22
7:41	Official Timeout.	21	22
7:41	DeMya Walker enters the game for Kara Lawson.	21	22
7:41	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	21	22
7:41	Tangela Smith enters the game for Chantelle Anderson.	21	22
7:41	Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	22
7:41	Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	22
7:09	Tangela Smith missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.	23	22
7:07	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	23	22
7:07	Tiffani Johnson Shooting Foul	23	22
7:07	Sheila Lambert enters the game for Dominique Canty.	23	22
6:52	Ticha Penicheiro missed Jumper.	23	22
6:50	Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound.	23	22
6:33	Ruthie Bolton missed 16 ft Jumper.	23	22
6:31	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	23	22
6:16	Tina Thompson made 7 ft Two Point Shot.	23	24
5:54	DeMya Walker made Two Point Shot.	25	24
5:31	Felicia Ragland missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	25	24
5:30	Felicia Ragland Offensive Rebound.	25	24
5:24	Tangela Smith Personal Foul	25	24
5:09	Octavia Blue missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	24
5:09	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	25	24
4:41	Tangela Smith made 5 ft Two Point Shot.	27	24
4:24	Tangela Smith Personal Foul	27	24
4:13	Felicia Ragland missed Three Point Jumper.	27	24
4:11	Octavia Blue Offensive Rebound.	27	24
4:11	Octavia Blue made Layup.	27	26
3:58	Tangela Smith made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.	29	26
3:39	Tina Thompson missed 10 ft Jumper.	29	26
3:38	Felicia Ragland Offensive Rebound.	29	26
3:36	Felicia Ragland missed Layup.	29	26
3:35	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	29	28
3:34	Tina Thompson made Layup.	29	28
3:34	Ticha Penicheiro Shooting Foul	29	28
3:34	Official Timeout.	29	28
3:34	Kara Lawson enters the game for Ruthie Bolton.	29	28
3:34	Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	29	28
3:33	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	29	28
3:26	Kicked Ball	29	28
3:20	Tangela Smith Bad Pass	29	28
2:54	Tina Thompson made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tiffani Johnson.	29	30
2:40	Tangela Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.	29	30
2:38	Felicia Ragland Defensive Rebound.	29	30
2:31	DeMya Walker Personal Foul	29	30
2:31	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	31
2:31	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	32
2:18	Yolanda Griffith Lost Ball. Stolen by Tiffani Johnson.	29	32
2:10	Sheila Lambert missed 16 ft Jumper.	29	32
2:08	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	29	32
1:54	Jumpball. Kara Lawson vs. Felicia Ragland. Tangela Smith gains possession.	29	32
1:45	Ticha Penicheiro missed Two Point Shot.	29	32
1:44	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	29	32
1:39	Ticha Penicheiro missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	32
1:37	Octavia Blue Defensive Rebound.	29	32
1:28	Felicia Ragland Bad Pass. Stolen by DeMya Walker.	29	32
1:15	Tangela Smith made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	31	32
1:07	Houston Full Timeout.	31	32
1:07	Dominique Canty enters the game for Sheila Lambert.	31	32
1:07	Edna Campbell enters the game for DeMya Walker.	31	32
1:07	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	31	32
52.5	Tina Thompson made 9 ft Jumper.	31	34
47.9	Kara Lawson Bad Pass. Stolen by Felicia Ragland.	31	34
30.2	Tangela Smith Personal Foul	31	34
30.2	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.	31	35
30.2	DeMya Walker enters the game for Tangela Smith.	31	35
30.2	Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	31	35
30.2	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	31	35
3.5	Yolanda Griffith made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	33	35
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	33	35

Regular Season Series

SAC wins 3-1

Monarchs
57
Comets
63

Game 1

30/5

Comets
55
Monarchs
61

Game 2

26/6

Monarchs
71
Comets
62

Game 3

17/9

Comets
48
Monarchs
68

Game 4

19/9

1:00 AM, 17 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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