Comets 78-70 Silver Stars (22 May, 2005) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

1-0, 1-0 away

	1	2	T
HOU	37	41	78
SAS	29	41	70

San Antonio Silver Stars

0-1, 0-1 home

LaToya Thomas's Layup blocked by Janeth Arcain.
Marie Ferdinand's 19 ft Jumper blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Nikki McCray missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shannon Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Marie Ferdinand.
Wendy Palmer-Daniel made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LaToya Thomas.
Shannon Johnson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Wendy Palmer-Daniel missed Layup.
Nikki McCray missed 16 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Kendra Wecker missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Edna Campbell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Marie Ferdinand made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Marie Ferdinand made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Feenstra made Layup. Assisted by Kendra Wecker.
Shyra Ely missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kendra Wecker missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kendra Wecker made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Marie Ferdinand missed 15 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed Jumper.
Marie Ferdinand missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki McCray missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Nikki McCray made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marie Ferdinand.
Marie Ferdinand missed Driving Layup.
Marie Ferdinand made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Marie Ferdinand made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kendra Wecker made 13 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki McCray.
Kendra Wecker missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kendra Wecker missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Wendy Palmer-Daniel missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Marie Ferdinand made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kendra Wecker.
Katie Feenstra made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki McCray.
Marie Ferdinand made 16 ft Jumper.
Shannon Johnson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Wendy Palmer-Daniel missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Wendy Palmer-Daniel's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.
Marie Ferdinand made Driving Layup.
Nikki McCray missed 14 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.
Shannon Johnson made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Marie Ferdinand.
Shannon Johnson missed Layup.
LaToya Thomas missed Jumper.
Shyra Ely made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shyra Ely made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chantelle Anderson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chantelle Anderson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shyra Ely made Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Shannon Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shyra Ely missed 5 ft Running Jumper.
Katie Feenstra made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
LaToya Thomas made Layup.
Katie Feenstra made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shyra Ely.
Katie Feenstra made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Shyra Ely missed 5 ft Jumper.
Marie Ferdinand made Layup.
Katie Feenstra's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Michelle Snow.
LaToya Thomas made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki McCray.
Marie Ferdinand made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Marie Ferdinand made Free Throw 2 of 2.
LaToya Thomas made Two Point Shot.
Marie Ferdinand made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Marie Ferdinand made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Marie Ferdinand made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Marie Ferdinand made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Marie Ferdinand missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
LaToya Thomas missed Jumper.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Marie Ferdinand missed Layup.
Marie Ferdinand missed Layup.
LaToya Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Nikki McCray.
Marie Ferdinand made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki McCray.
Katie Feenstra missed 9 ft Jumper.
Marie Ferdinand missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki McCray made 13 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 7 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made 6 ft Running Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 12 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Kristen Rasmussen made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Janeth Arcain missed 16 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Kristen Rasmussen made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Sheryl Swoopes made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Dominique Canty made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tari Phillips.
Adrienne Goodson made Jumper. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.
Adrienne Goodson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 15 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Janeth Arcain made 18 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Janeth Arcain missed Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Kristen Rasmussen made Driving Layup. Assisted by Adrienne Goodson.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Adrienne Goodson.
Dominique Canty missed 25 ft Three Point Running Jumper.
Dominique Canty made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Sheryl Swoopes's Jumper blocked by Marie Ferdinand.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made 15 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Kristen Rasmussen made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Kristen Rasmussen's 6 ft Jumper blocked by LaToya Thomas.
Janeth Arcain missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made 17 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Driving Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips made Layup.
Tari Phillips made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Tari Phillips made Layup.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Adrienne Goodson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Adrienne Goodson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 17 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson made 17 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 15 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 9 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Dominique Canty made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Dominique Canty missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.

COMETS

SILVER STARS

TIME		HOU	SAS
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Michelle Snow vs. Wendy Palmer-Daniel. Dominique Canty gains possession.	0	0
19:46	Janeth Arcain missed 7 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:45	Marie Ferdinand Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:37	LaToya Thomas's Layup blocked by Janeth Arcain.	0	0
19:36	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:30	Dominique Canty made 6 ft Running Jumper.	2	0
19:10	Marie Ferdinand's 19 ft Jumper blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.	2	0
19:09	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	2	0
19:09	Shannon Johnson Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	2	0
18:55	Sheryl Swoopes made 12 ft Jumper.	4	0
18:39	Nikki McCray missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	0
18:37	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	4	0
18:27	Janeth Arcain made 8 ft Two Point Shot.	6	0
18:20	San Antonio Full Timeout.	6	0
17:58	Shannon Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	0
17:55	LaToya Thomas Offensive Rebound.	6	0
17:40	LaToya Thomas made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Marie Ferdinand.	6	2
17:19	Dominique Canty Bad Pass	6	2
17:01	Wendy Palmer-Daniel made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LaToya Thomas.	6	5
16:50	Janeth Arcain Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	6	5
16:50	Janeth Arcain Foul	6	5
16:36	Shannon Johnson missed 19 ft Jumper.	6	5
16:32	Wendy Palmer-Daniel Offensive Rebound.	6	5
16:32	Wendy Palmer-Daniel missed Layup.	6	5
16:31	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	6	5
16:23	Shannon Johnson Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	6	5
16:22	Michelle Snow Traveling	6	5
16:07	Shannon Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	6	5
15:47	Kristen Rasmussen made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	8	5
15:34	Nikki McCray missed 16 ft Jumper.	8	5
15:33	San Antonio Offensive Rebound.	8	5
15:33	Kristen Rasmussen Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	8	5
15:14	LaToya Thomas made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.	8	7
14:57	Dominique Canty missed Layup.	8	7
14:56	Wendy Palmer-Daniel Defensive Rebound.	8	7
14:45	LaToya Thomas Bad Pass	8	7
14:32	Janeth Arcain missed 16 ft Jumper.	8	7
14:30	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	8	7
14:30	Adrienne Goodson enters the game for Dominique Canty.	8	7
14:30	Kendra Wecker enters the game for Nikki McCray.	8	7
14:30	Edna Campbell enters the game for Shannon Johnson.	8	7
14:30	Jumpball: Michelle Snow vs. Marie Ferdinand. Michelle Snow gains possession.	8	7
14:18	Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.	10	7
14:11	Katie Feenstra enters the game for Wendy Palmer-Daniel.	10	7
14:03	Kendra Wecker missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	7
14:02	Adrienne Goodson Defensive Rebound.	10	7
13:41	Kristen Rasmussen made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	12	7
13:26	Edna Campbell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	7
13:25	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	12	7
13:18	Sheryl Swoopes missed 19 ft Jumper.	12	7
13:15	Katie Feenstra Defensive Rebound.	12	7
13:10	Michelle Snow Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	12	7
13:10	Marie Ferdinand made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	8
13:10	Shyra Ely enters the game for LaToya Thomas.	12	8
13:10	Marie Ferdinand made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	9
12:52	Katie Feenstra Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	12	9
12:52	Houston Full Timeout.	12	9
12:52	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Michelle Snow.	12	9
12:52	Tari Phillips enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	12	9
12:40	Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.	14	9
12:21	Katie Feenstra made Layup. Assisted by Kendra Wecker.	14	11
12:11	Sheryl Swoopes made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	17	11
12:07	San Antonio Full Timeout.	17	11
12:07	Nikki McCray enters the game for Marie Ferdinand.	17	11
12:07	Shannon Johnson enters the game for Edna Campbell.	17	11
12:07	Roneeka Hodges enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	17	11
11:45	Shyra Ely missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	11
11:41	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	17	11
11:27	Dominique Canty enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	17	11
11:27	LaToya Thomas enters the game for Shyra Ely.	17	11
11:15	Tari Phillips Traveling	17	11
11:03	Katie Feenstra Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	17	11
11:03	Katie Feenstra Foul	17	11
10:53	Dominique Canty Lost Ball. Stolen by Kendra Wecker.	17	11
10:42	LaToya Thomas Bad Pass. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	17	11
10:33	Tari Phillips 3 second	17	11
10:15	Kendra Wecker missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	11
10:14	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	17	11
10:03	Dominique Canty made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tari Phillips.	19	11
9:53	Tari Phillips Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	19	11
9:53	Wendy Palmer-Daniel enters the game for Katie Feenstra.	19	11
9:53	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tari Phillips.	19	11
9:53	Marie Ferdinand enters the game for Nikki McCray.	19	11
9:44	Kendra Wecker made 10 ft Two Point Shot.	19	13
9:25	Adrienne Goodson made Jumper. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.	21	13
8:59	Marie Ferdinand missed 15 ft Jumper.	21	13
8:56	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	21	13
8:34	Adrienne Goodson missed 18 ft Jumper.	21	13
8:33	Houston Offensive Rebound.	21	13
8:33	Shannon Johnson Loose Ball Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	21	13
8:33	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Roneeka Hodges.	21	13
8:33	Edna Campbell enters the game for Shannon Johnson.	21	13
8:18	Sheryl Swoopes made 15 ft Jumper.	23	13
8:11	Wendy Palmer-Daniel Bad Pass	23	13
7:58	Marie Ferdinand Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	23	13
7:58	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Dominique Canty.	23	13
7:58	Bernadette Ngoyisa enters the game for Wendy Palmer-Daniel.	23	13
7:58	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	13
7:58	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	13
7:48	LaToya Thomas missed Jumper.	25	13
7:47	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	25	13
7:35	Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.	25	13
7:33	Bernadette Ngoyisa Defensive Rebound.	25	13
7:28	Janeth Arcain Jump Ball	25	13
7:28	Nikki McCray enters the game for Kendra Wecker.	25	13
7:20	Adrienne Goodson Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	25	13
7:09	Marie Ferdinand missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	13
7:07	Adrienne Goodson Defensive Rebound.	25	13
6:45	Adrienne Goodson made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	27	13
6:20	Nikki McCray missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.	27	13
6:18	Bernadette Ngoyisa Offensive Rebound.	27	13
6:05	Nikki McCray made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marie Ferdinand.	27	16
5:50	LaToya Thomas Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	27	16
5:46	Michelle Snow missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.	27	16
5:46	Houston Defensive Rebound.	27	16
5:46	Adrienne Goodson Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	27	16
5:28	Bernadette Ngoyisa 3 second	27	16
5:18	Janeth Arcain made 18 ft Jumper.	29	16
5:07	Marie Ferdinand missed Driving Layup.	29	16
5:05	Marie Ferdinand Offensive Rebound.	29	16
5:05	Michelle Snow Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	29	16
5:05	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Michelle Snow.	29	16
5:05	Marie Ferdinand made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	17
5:05	Marie Ferdinand made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	18
4:50	Sheryl Swoopes made 14 ft Two Point Shot.	31	18
4:39	San Antonio Full Timeout.	31	18
4:39	Kendra Wecker enters the game for Edna Campbell.	31	18
4:39	Dominique Canty enters the game for Adrienne Goodson.	31	18
4:28	Kristen Rasmussen Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	31	18
4:15	Kendra Wecker Lost Ball. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	31	18
4:01	Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.	31	18
3:59	Bernadette Ngoyisa Defensive Rebound.	31	18
3:48	Kendra Wecker made 13 ft Jumper.	31	20
3:26	Wendy Palmer-Daniel enters the game for Bernadette Ngoyisa.	31	20
3:24	Janeth Arcain missed Jumper.	31	20
3:21	LaToya Thomas Defensive Rebound.	31	20
3:06	LaToya Thomas made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki McCray.	31	22
3:00	Houston Full Timeout.	31	22
3:00	Adrienne Goodson enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	31	22
2:45	Nikki McCray Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	31	22
2:45	Michelle Snow enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	31	22
2:30	Michelle Snow missed Layup.	31	22
2:28	Wendy Palmer-Daniel Defensive Rebound.	31	22
2:12	Kendra Wecker missed 17 ft Jumper.	31	22
2:10	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	31	22
1:59	Kristen Rasmussen made Driving Layup. Assisted by Adrienne Goodson.	33	22
1:38	Kendra Wecker missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	33	22
1:36	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	33	22
1:36	LaToya Thomas Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	33	22
1:36	Katie Feenstra enters the game for LaToya Thomas.	33	22
1:36	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.	34	22
1:36	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.	35	22
1:25	Wendy Palmer-Daniel missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.	35	22
1:23	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	35	22
1:10	Michelle Snow missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.	35	22
1:08	Kristen Rasmussen Offensive Rebound.	35	22
1:06	Adrienne Goodson 3 second	35	22
46.9	Marie Ferdinand made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kendra Wecker.	35	25
35.9	Michelle Snow made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Adrienne Goodson.	37	25
29.5	Houston Full Timeout.	37	25
29.5	Shyra Ely enters the game for Kendra Wecker.	37	25
29.5	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	37	25
29.5	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Adrienne Goodson.	37	25
8.9	Katie Feenstra made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki McCray.	37	27
7.4	Janeth Arcain Turnover	37	27
2.9	Marie Ferdinand made 16 ft Jumper.	37	29
0.0	Dominique Canty missed 25 ft Three Point Running Jumper.	37	29
0.0	Houston Offensive Rebound.	37	29
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	37	29

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 3-1

Comets
78
Silver Stars
70

Game 1

22/5

Comets
75
Silver Stars
69

Game 2

19/6

Silver Stars
44
Comets
62

Game 3

25/6

Silver Stars
68
Comets
63

Game 4

30/7

Frost Bank Center

1:00 AM, 22 May 2005

San Antonio, TX

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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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