Comets 67-57 Sun (13 May, 2005) Play-by-Play

Connecticut Sun

2-1, 0-1 away

	1	2	T
CT	27	30	57
HOU	24	43	67

Houston Comets

2-0, 2-0 home

Dominique Canty missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Sheila Lambert missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Janeth Arcain missed 14 ft Jumper. Blocked by Brooke Wyckoff.
Dominique Canty missed 13 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed 16 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Janeth Arcain missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Janeth Arcain missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Layup.
Kristen Rasmussen made Driving Layup.
Kristen Rasmussen missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Dominique Canty made Driving Layup.
Kristen Rasmussen missed Layup.
Felicia Ragland made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Janeth Arcain missed 14 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 17 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 14 ft Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen missed Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Michelle Snow made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tari Phillips missed Layup. Blocked by Asjha Jones.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Tari Phillips missed Layup. Blocked by Asjha Jones.
Felicia Ragland missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Kristen Rasmussen made Driving Layup.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed Layup. Blocked by Margo Dydek.
Kristen Rasmussen made Driving Layup.
Dominique Canty missed Driving Layup.
Dominique Canty missed Layup. Blocked by Jen Derevjanik.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 18 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 16 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen made Layup. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.
Roneeka Hodges made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Janeth Arcain made Driving Layup.
Roneeka Hodges missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Janeth Arcain made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup.
Asjha Jones missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
Nykesha Sales made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.
Katie Douglas missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed Layup.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen missed 16 ft Jumper.
Jessica Brungo missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed Layup.
Jessica Brungo missed 15 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
Nykesha Sales made 17 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Asjha Jones missed 14 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Layup.
Brooke Wyckoff made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Brooke Wyckoff missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Layup. Blocked by Sancho Lyttle.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 12 ft Jumper.
Brooke Wyckoff missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 20 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jamie Carey missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas made Layup. Assisted by Jamie Carey.
Katie Douglas missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nykesha Sales missed 18 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Nykesha Sales made Driving Layup.
Nykesha Sales made 16 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Asjha Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jamie Carey missed Driving Layup.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Asjha Jones made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Asjha Jones missed 10 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales missed 18 ft Jumper. Blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Nykesha Sales missed 13 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Margo Dydek missed 11 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Katie Douglas made Layup. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Margo Dydek made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Asjha Jones missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Two Point Shot.
Asjha Jones missed 14 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 17 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed Two Point Shot.
Lindsay Whalen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 14 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Nykesha Sales made Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Katie Douglas missed Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Asjha Jones.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nykesha Sales missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Jumper. Blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.

SUN

COMETS

TIME		CT	HOU
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Taj McWilliams-Franklin vs. Tari Phillips. Katie Douglas gains possession.	0	0
19:43	Asjha Jones missed 8 ft Hook Shot.	0	0
19:40	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:27	Kristen Rasmussen Bad Pass. Stolen by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	0	0
19:19	Nykesha Sales made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	2	0
18:55	Dominique Canty missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	0
18:53	Tari Phillips Offensive Rebound.	2	2
18:52	Tari Phillips made Layup.	2	2
18:31	Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:30	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:22	Sheryl Swoopes missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.	2	2
18:21	Sheryl Swoopes Offensive Rebound.	2	2
18:12	Kristen Rasmussen Lost Ball. Stolen by Nykesha Sales.	2	2
18:05	Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.	4	2
17:35	Dominique Canty missed 17 ft Jumper.	4	2
17:32	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:21	Nykesha Sales missed Three Point Jumper.	4	2
17:19	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:08	Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	4	4
17:05	Kristen Rasmussen Personal Foul	4	4
17:05	Margo Dydek enters the game for Asjha Jones.	4	4
16:49	Dominique Canty Personal Foul	4	4
16:44	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	6	4
16:23	Dominique Canty Bad Pass. Stolen by Lindsay Whalen.	6	4
16:20	Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.	8	4
15:51	Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	8	6
15:33	Katie Douglas missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	6
15:32	Katie Douglas Offensive Rebound.	8	6
15:30	Katie Douglas missed Layup.	8	6
15:27	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	8	6
15:19	Kristen Rasmussen missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	6
15:18	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	8	6
15:12	Dominique Canty Shooting Foul	8	6
15:12	Houston Full Timeout.	8	6
15:12	Sheila Lambert enters the game for Dominique Canty.	8	6
15:12	Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	6
15:12	Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	6
14:48	Tari Phillips 3 second	10	6
14:37	Margo Dydek Offensive Foul	10	6
14:37	Margo Dydek Foul	10	6
14:18	Sheryl Swoopes made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.	10	8
13:51	Margo Dydek 3 second	10	8
13:38	Tari Phillips missed Layup.	10	8
13:37	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	10	8
13:22	Janeth Arcain Personal Foul	10	8
13:22	Asjha Jones enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	10	8
13:22	Jessica Brungo enters the game for Katie Douglas.	10	8
13:22	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	10	8
13:22	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tari Phillips.	10	8
13:04	Lindsay Whalen missed 16 ft Jumper.	10	8
13:03	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	10	8
12:59	Sheila Lambert Discontinue Dribble	10	8
12:48	Jessica Brungo missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	8
12:45	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	10	8
12:41	Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.	10	8
12:38	Sancho Lyttle Offensive Rebound.	10	8
12:34	Sheila Lambert missed 15 ft Jumper.	10	8
12:33	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	10	8
12:27	Lindsay Whalen missed Layup.	10	8
12:25	Lindsay Whalen Offensive Rebound.	10	8
12:22	Jessica Brungo missed 15 ft Jumper.	10	8
12:22	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	10	8
12:22	Roneeka Hodges enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	10	8
12:04	Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.	10	8
12:03	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	10	8
12:03	Sancho Lyttle Personal Foul	10	8
12:03	Maria Conlon enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	10	8
11:48	Asjha Jones missed 6 ft Hook Shot.	10	8
11:47	Sheila Lambert Defensive Rebound.	10	8
11:41	Roneeka Hodges missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	8
11:40	Nykesha Sales Defensive Rebound.	10	8
11:34	Nykesha Sales made 17 ft Jumper.	12	8
11:21	Jessica Brungo Personal Foul	12	8
11:21	Connecticut Full Timeout.	12	8
11:04	Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass	12	8
10:52	Asjha Jones made 9 ft Two Point Shot.	14	8
10:29	Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	8
10:26	Houston Defensive Rebound.	14	8
10:26	Brooke Wyckoff enters the game for Margo Dydek.	14	8
10:14	Asjha Jones missed 14 ft Jumper.	14	8
10:11	Sheila Lambert Defensive Rebound.	14	8
9:51	Jessica Brungo Personal Foul	14	8
9:51	Taj McWilliams-Franklin enters the game for Nykesha Sales.	14	8
9:51	Le'Coe Willingham enters the game for Asjha Jones.	14	8
9:51	Dominique Canty enters the game for Sheila Lambert.	14	8
9:42	Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.	14	8
9:41	Houston Defensive Rebound.	14	8
9:41	Sheryl Swoopes Loose Ball Foul	14	8
9:41	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	14	8
9:26	Le'Coe Willingham missed Layup.	14	8
9:26	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	14	8
9:18	Brooke Wyckoff made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	8
9:08	Roneeka Hodges made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	17	10
8:52	Brooke Wyckoff missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	10
8:51	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	17	10
8:45	Janeth Arcain missed 14 ft Jumper. Blocked by Brooke Wyckoff.	17	10
8:42	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	17	10
8:22	Le'Coe Willingham missed Layup. Blocked by Sancho Lyttle.	17	10
8:21	Le'Coe Willingham Offensive Rebound.	17	10
8:19	Le'Coe Willingham 3 second	17	10
7:56	Dominique Canty missed 13 ft Jumper.	17	10
7:54	Dominique Canty Offensive Rebound.	17	10
7:52	Dominique Canty Lost Ball. Stolen by Jessica Brungo.	17	10
7:35	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 12 ft Jumper.	17	10
7:33	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Offensive Re.	17	10
7:28	Michelle Snow Personal Foul	17	10
7:28	Houston Full Timeout.	17	10
7:28	Tari Phillips enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	17	10
7:28	Katie Douglas enters the game for Jessica Brungo.	17	10
7:09	Brooke Wyckoff missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	10
7:07	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	17	10
6:58	Roneeka Hodges missed 16 ft Jumper.	17	10
6:56	Maria Conlon Defensive Rebound.	17	10
6:54	Katie Douglas Offensive Foul	17	10
6:54	Katie Douglas Foul	17	10
6:54	Felicia Ragland enters the game for Roneeka Hodges.	17	10
6:45	Michelle Snow missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.	17	10
6:41	Felicia Ragland Offensive Rebound.	17	10
6:41	Maria Conlon Personal Foul	17	10
6:31	Janeth Arcain missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.	17	10
6:28	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Re.	17	10
6:24	Katie Douglas missed 20 ft Jumper.	17	10
6:22	Le'Coe Willingham Offensive Rebound.	17	10
6:16	Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.	17	10
6:03	Tari Phillips Personal Foul	17	10
6:03	Le'Coe Willingham missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	10
6:03	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	17	10
6:03	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Michelle Snow.	17	10
6:03	Le'Coe Willingham missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	10
6:01	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	17	10
5:52	Brooke Wyckoff Shooting Foul	17	10
5:52	Janeth Arcain missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	10
5:52	Houston Offensive Rebound.	17	10
5:52	Jamie Carey enters the game for Maria Conlon.	17	10
5:52	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	11
5:33	Jamie Carey missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	11
5:31	Brooke Wyckoff Offensive Rebound.	17	11
5:13	Brooke Wyckoff Bad Pass. Stolen by Janeth Arcain.	17	11
5:11	Dominique Canty made Layup.	17	13
4:46	Katie Douglas Offensive Foul	17	13
4:46	Katie Douglas Foul	17	13
4:46	Asjha Jones enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	17	13
4:46	Nykesha Sales enters the game for Le'Coe Willingham.	17	13
4:33	Kristen Rasmussen made Driving Layup.	17	15
4:33	Asjha Jones Shooting Foul	17	15
4:33	Kristen Rasmussen missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	17	15
4:33	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	17	15
4:30	Brooke Wyckoff Turnover	17	15
4:18	Tari Phillips Lost Ball. Stolen by Nykesha Sales.	17	15
4:15	Katie Douglas made Layup. Assisted by Jamie Carey.	19	15
4:15	Felicia Ragland Shooting Foul	19	15
4:15	Katie Douglas missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	19	15
4:15	Jumpball. Asjha Jones vs. Tari Phillips. Dominique Canty gains possession.	19	15
4:15	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	19	15
4:07	Dominique Canty made Driving Layup.	19	17
4:01	Brooke Wyckoff Bad Pass. Stolen by Kristen Rasmussen.	19	17
3:57	Tari Phillips Bad Pass. Stolen by Katie Douglas.	19	17
3:48	Nykesha Sales missed 18 ft Jumper.	19	17
3:47	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	19	17
3:32	Kristen Rasmussen missed Layup.	19	17
3:31	Houston Offensive Rebound.	19	17
3:31	Connecticut Full Timeout.	19	17
3:31	Margo Dydek enters the game for Brooke Wyckoff.	19	17
3:31	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tari Phillips.	19	17
3:06	Janeth Arcain Bad Pass. Stolen by Katie Douglas.	19	17
2:58	Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	21	17
2:39	Felicia Ragland made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	21	19
2:13	Nykesha Sales Bad Pass	21	19
2:04	Houston Full Timeout.	21	19
2:04	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Dominique Canty.	21	19
1:53	Jamie Carey Personal Foul	21	19
1:40	Janeth Arcain missed 14 ft Jumper.	21	19
1:39	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	21	19
1:34	Nykesha Sales Personal Foul	21	19
1:23	Janeth Arcain missed 17 ft Jumper.	21	19
1:22	Houston Defensive Rebound.	21	19
1:09	Nykesha Sales made Driving Layup.	23	19
57.6	Michelle Snow made 14 ft Jumper.	23	21
53.7	Nykesha Sales made 16 ft Jumper.	25	21
28.4	Kristen Rasmussen Personal Foul	25	21
28.4	Asjha Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	21
28.4	Asjha Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	21
10.9	Kristen Rasmussen missed Jumper.	27	21
9.4	Janeth Arcain Offensive Rebound.	27	21
7.5	Connecticut Full Timeout.	27	21
7.5	Dominique Canty enters the game for Felicia Ragland.	27	21
5.0	Sheryl Swoopes made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	27	24
0.0	Jamie Carey missed Driving Layup.	27	24
0.0	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	27	24
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	27	24

Regular Season Series

CT wins 2-0

Sun
77
Comets
57

Game 1

11/6

Comets
66
Sun
70

Game 2

16/7

1:30 AM, 13 May 2005

Referees:
Lisa Mattingly
John Fullilove
Leslie Claybrook

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Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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