Comets 79-65 Lynx (23 May, 2005) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

0-1, 0-1 away

	1	2	T
MIN	35	30	65
HOU	38	41	79

Houston Comets

2-0, 1-0 home

Dominique Canty made Driving Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 16 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheryl Swoopes made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Janeth Arcain made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow missed 10 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 20 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 6 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed 11 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Dominique Canty missed Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Roneeka Hodges missed 5 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 10 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheryl Swoopes made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Sheryl Swoopes made 18 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Michelle Snow made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Janeth Arcain missed 12 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Janeth Arcain missed 5 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 7 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 8 ft Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Kristen Rasmussen made 4 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed 8 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 11 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Driving Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson missed Layup.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup.
Adrienne Goodson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adrienne Goodson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain missed 14 ft Running Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 18 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Dominique Canty made Layup.
Kristen Rasmussen made Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Dominique Canty missed Driving Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 9 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Tamika Williams made Driving Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Katie Smith's 23 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Nicole Ohlde missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 9 ft Running Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made Layup.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Amber Jacobs made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amanda Lassiter.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Amber Jacobs missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made Layup.
Vanessa Hayden made Hook Shot. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Kristi Harrower missed 8 ft Running Jumper.
Katie Smith made 17 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup.
Katie Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Driving Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.
Kristi Harrower made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vanessa Hayden.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Driving Layup.
Nicole Ohlde missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed Two Point Shot.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed 4 ft Hook Shot.
Nicole Ohlde missed Driving Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 14 ft Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Layup.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Amber Jacobs's Layup blocked by Tari Phillips.
Amber Jacobs missed Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter missed 19 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Layup.
Nicole Ohlde missed Driving Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 15 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made Driving Layup.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Katie Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristi Harrower missed Driving Layup.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.

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
19:44	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	2	0
19:27	Dominique Canty made Driving Layup.	2	2
19:05	Jumpball: Tamika Williams vs. Janeth Arcain. Svetlana Abrosimova gains possession.	2	2
19:01	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.	2	2
19:00	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:50	Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.	2	2
18:47	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:31	Nicole Ohlde made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	4	2
18:05	Janeth Arcain missed 16 ft Jumper.	4	2
18:02	Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:59	Tamika Williams made Driving Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	6	2
17:55	Houston Full Timeout.	6	2
17:39	Michelle Snow made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.	6	4
17:39	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 1.	6	5
17:39	Nicole Ohlde Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	6	8
17:34	Kristi Harrower Bad Pass. Stolen by Kristen Rasmussen.	6	5
17:28	Sheryl Swoopes made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.	6	8
17:15	Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	8
17:12	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	6	8
17:07	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	8
17:06	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	6	8
16:47	Janeth Arcain made 10 ft Two Point Shot.	6	10
16:30	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.	6	10
16:29	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	6	10
16:20	Michelle Snow missed 10 ft Jumper.	6	10
16:17	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	6	10
16:12	Katie Smith's 23 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.	6	10
16:09	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	6	10
16:09	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	6	10
15:56	Sheryl Swoopes missed 20 ft Jumper.	6	10
15:53	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	6	10
15:40	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	8	10
15:21	Sheryl Swoopes made 6 ft Jumper.	8	12
15:02	Nicole Ohlde missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	12
14:59	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	8	12
14:36	Janeth Arcain made Three Point Jumper.	8	15
14:11	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	15
14:08	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	8	15
13:52	Dominique Canty missed 17 ft Jumper.	8	15
13:51	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	8	15
13:36	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 9 ft Running Jumper.	8	15
13:33	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	8	15
13:27	Katie Smith Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	8	15
13:27	Tari Phillips enters the game for Michelle Snow.	8	15
13:27	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	8	15
13:19	Sancho Lyttle missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	8	15
13:18	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	8	15
13:03	Tari Phillips Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	8	15
13:03	Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	15
13:03	Adrienne Goodson enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	9	15
13:03	Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	15
12:45	Kristi Harrower Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	10	15
12:45	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Tamika Williams.	10	15
12:37	Sheryl Swoopes missed 10 ft Jumper.	10	15
12:34	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	10	15
12:27	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Bad Pass. Stolen by Sancho Lyttle.	10	15
12:15	Tari Phillips missed 11 ft Jumper.	10	15
12:14	Dominique Canty Offensive Rebound.	10	15
11:56	Adrienne Goodson missed 16 ft Jumper.	10	15
11:56	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	10	15
11:56	Sancho Lyttle Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	10	15
11:56	Minnesota Full Timeout.	10	15
11:56	Amber Jacobs enters the game for Kristi Harrower.	10	15
11:45	Katie Smith made Layup.	12	15
11:19	Tari Phillips's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden.	12	15
11:18	Tari Phillips Offensive Rebound.	12	15
11:14	Dominique Canty missed Two Point Shot.	12	15
11:11	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	12	15
10:57	Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.	12	15
10:56	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	12	15
10:30	Sheryl Swoopes missed 9 ft Jumper.	12	15
10:29	Tari Phillips Offensive Rebound.	12	15
10:27	Tari Phillips missed Layup.	12	15
10:26	Sancho Lyttle Offensive Rebound.	12	15
10:26	24 second	12	15
10:26	Amanda Lassiter enters the game for Katie Smith.	12	15
10:26	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	12	15
10:26	Michelle Snow enters the game for Dominique Canty.	12	15
10:12	Tari Phillips Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	12	15
10:12	Roneeka Hodges enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	12	15
10:00	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	15	15
9:41	Roneeka Hodges missed 5 ft Jumper.	15	15
9:40	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	15	15
9:33	Amber Jacobs made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amanda Lassiter.	18	15
9:30	Houston Full Timeout.	18	15
9:14	Michelle Snow missed Jumper.	18	15
9:12	Houston Defensive Rebound.	18	15
9:12	Adrienne Goodson Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	18	15
9:12	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Tari Phillips.	18	15
8:57	Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.	18	15
8:56	Vanessa Hayden Offensive Rebound.	18	15
8:55	Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.	18	15
8:55	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	18	15
8:55	Adrienne Goodson Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	18	15
8:55	Tamika Williams enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	18	15
8:51	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Williams.	20	15
8:40	Michelle Snow Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	20	15
8:40	Michelle Snow Foul	20	15
8:40	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Adrienne Goodson.	20	15
8:10	Amber Jacobs missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	15
8:07	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	20	15
8:02	Vanessa Hayden Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	20	15
7:50	Sheryl Swoopes missed 10 ft Jumper.	20	15
7:48	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	20	15
7:48	Michelle Snow made Layup.	20	17
7:48	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	20	17
7:48	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 1.	20	18
7:31	Vanessa Hayden made Layup.	22	18
7:07	Sheryl Swoopes made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.	22	20
6:54	Amber Jacobs Lost Ball. Stolen by Janeth Arcain.	22	20
6:50	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	22	22
6:30	Vanessa Hayden made Hook Shot. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	24	22
6:05	Sheryl Swoopes made 18 ft Jumper.	24	24
5:50	Roneeka Hodges Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	24	24
5:50	Dominique Canty enters the game for Roneeka Hodges.	24	24
5:50	Katie Smith enters the game for Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	24	24
5:50	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Amanda Lassiter.	24	24
5:37	Svetlana Abrosimova Lost Ball. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	24	24
5:33	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	24	26
5:28	Minnesota Full Timeout.	24	26
5:28	Kristi Harrower enters the game for Amber Jacobs.	24	26
5:07	Kristi Harrower missed 8 ft Running Jumper.	24	26
5:05	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	24	26
4:58	Michelle Snow made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	24	28
4:35	Katie Smith made 17 ft Jumper.	26	28
4:11	Janeth Arcain missed 12 ft Jumper.	26	28
4:09	Houston Offensive Rebound.	26	28
4:09	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	26	28
3:58	Nicole Ohlde Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	26	28
3:58	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	29
3:58	Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	29
3:58	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	26	29
3:34	Katie Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.	26	29
3:33	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	26	29
3:31	Tamika Williams made Layup.	28	29
3:15	Michelle Snow made Two Point Shot.	28	31
3:00	Katie Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.	28	31
2:59	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	28	31
2:59	Dominique Canty Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	28	31
2:50	Nicole Ohlde Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	28	31
2:42	Michelle Snow made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	28	33
2:15	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 17 ft Jumper.	28	33
2:14	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Rebound.	28	33
2:12	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.	28	33
2:11	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Rebound.	28	33
2:10	Nicole Ohlde made Layup.	30	33
1:47	Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.	30	33
1:46	Sheryl Swoopes Offensive Rebound.	30	33
1:44	Svetlana Abrosimova Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	30	33
1:44	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	30	33
1:44	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	34
1:44	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	30	35
1:35	Svetlana Abrosimova made Driving Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.	32	35
1:13	Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	32	35
1:10	Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.	32	35
58.9	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	32	35
56.8	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	32	35
45.0	Vanessa Hayden's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.	32	35
44.2	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	32	35
43.5	Houston Full Timeout.	32	35
36.9	Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass. Stolen by Janeth Arcain.	32	35
11.9	Kristen Rasmussen made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	32	38
0.0	Kristi Harrower made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vanessa Hayden.	35	38
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	35	38
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	35	38

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-1

Lynx
65
Comets
79

Game 1

23/5

Lynx
62
Comets
58

Game 2

8/6

Comets
62
Lynx
73

Game 3

17/8

1:30 AM, 23 May 2005

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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