Comets 59-57 Mercury (4 Jun, 2005) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

1-5, 1-3 away

	1	2	T
PHO	24	33	57
HOU	35	24	59

Houston Comets

4-1, 3-0 home

Kristen Rasmussen made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Kristen Rasmussen made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sheryl Swoopes made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Dominique Canty missed 15 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Driving Layup.
Michelle Snow missed 8 ft Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow's Layup blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Janeth Arcain missed Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sancho Lyttle missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson made 8 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Technical Free Throw.
Adrienne Goodson made 9 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Janeth Arcain missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Kristen Rasmussen made Layup. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 16 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 16 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty's Driving Layup blocked by Plenette Pierson.
Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Sheryl Swoopes made 18 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson missed Layup.
Dominique Canty made Layup.
Michelle Snow missed 6 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made 16 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Janeth Arcain made Running Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Plenette Pierson.
Dominique Canty made 19 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Adrienne Goodson.
Dominique Canty's Layup blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Janeth Arcain missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle's Layup blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Sancho Lyttle made Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Adrienne Goodson made Driving Layup.
Adrienne Goodson's Layup blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Dominique Canty missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made Driving Layup.
Dominique Canty missed 18 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Dominique Canty's Layup blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 5 ft Running Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Driving Layup.
Kristen Rasmussen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ashley Robinson missed Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 15 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi missed 20 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shereka Wright.
Plenette Pierson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 12 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 10 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Plenette Pierson made Two Point Shot.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Plenette Pierson's Layup blocked by Sancho Lyttle.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Sandora Irvin missed Layup.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Plenette Pierson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 17 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 29 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Plenette Pierson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Ashley Robinson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Ashley Robinson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
Ashley Robinson missed Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 14 ft Jumper.
Lisa Harrison made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Robinson.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ashley Robinson made Layup.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Anna DeForge made 13 ft Jumper.
Ashley Robinson made Driving Layup.
Lisa Harrison missed Jumper.
Gwen Jackson made Layup.
Gwen Jackson made Layup.
Anna DeForge missed 8 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 18 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 15 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 15 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.
Ashley Robinson missed 12 ft Jumper.

MERCURY

COMETS

TIME		PHO	HOU
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Ashley Robinson vs. Michelle Snow. Plenette Pierson gains possession.	0	0
19:49	Ashley Robinson Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	0	0
19:49	Ashley Robinson Foul	0	0
19:39	Janeth Arcain Bad Pass	0	0
19:15	Ashley Robinson missed Jumper.	0	0
19:13	Ashley Robinson Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:13	Ashley Robinson Traveling	0	0
18:55	Kristen Rasmussen made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	0	2
18:50	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass	0	2
18:35	Kristen Rasmussen made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	0	4
18:17	Plenette Pierson Turnover	0	4
18:05	Sheryl Swoopes made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	0	6
17:45	Anna DeForge made 15 ft Jumper.	2	6
17:23	Ashley Robinson Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	2	6
17:23	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	7
17:23	Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	7
17:23	Ashley Robinson Defensive Rebound.	2	7
17:14	Janeth Arcain Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	7
16:58	Ashley Robinson Bad Pass	2	7
16:38	Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	7
16:37	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	2	7
16:29	Plenette Pierson Bad Pass. Stolen by Janeth Arcain.	2	7
16:24	Janeth Arcain made Layup.	2	9
16:16	Phoenix Full Timeout.	2	9
16:06	Anna DeForge Bad Pass. Stolen by Janeth Arcain.	2	9
16:02	Janeth Arcain Bad Pass	2	9
15:49	Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	4	9
15:37	Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.	4	9
15:36	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	4	9
15:30	Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	6	9
15:07	Dominique Canty missed 15 ft Jumper.	6	9
15:04	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	6	9
15:03	Michelle Snow Bad Pass	6	9
14:53	Diana Taurasi missed 20 ft Jumper.	6	9
14:52	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	6	9
14:48	Dominique Canty made Driving Layup.	6	11
14:37	Penny Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	6	11
14:14	Michelle Snow missed 8 ft Jumper.	6	11
14:12	Kristen Rasmussen Offensive Rebound.	6	11
14:11	Penny Taylor Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	6	11
14:11	Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	12
14:11	Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	13
13:56	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	6	13
13:48	Janeth Arcain made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	6	15
13:30	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass. Stolen by Kristen Rasmussen.	6	15
13:15	Michelle Snow's Layup blocked by Ashley Robinson.	6	15
13:14	Houston Offensive Rebound.	6	15
13:14	Diana Taurasi Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	6	15
13:07	Janeth Arcain missed Jumper.	6	15
13:06	Ashley Robinson Defensive Rebound.	6	15
13:00	Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	9	15
12:42	Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	9	17
12:42	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	9	17
12:42	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	9	17
12:42	Adrienne Goodson enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	9	17
12:42	Shereka Wright enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	9	17
12:42	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 1.	9	18
12:33	Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shereka Wright.	12	18
12:07	Sancho Lyttle missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.	12	18
12:04	Ashley Robinson Defensive Rebound.	12	18
11:49	Plenette Pierson missed 6 ft Jumper.	12	18
11:48	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	12	18
11:48	Houston Full Timeout.	12	18
11:44	Anna DeForge missed 12 ft Jumper.	12	18
11:41	Plenette Pierson Offensive Rebound.	12	18
11:41	Plenette Pierson missed Two Point Shot.	12	18
11:40	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	12	18
11:33	Dominique Canty missed Layup.	12	18
11:30	Ashley Robinson Defensive Rebound.	12	18
11:26	Adrienne Goodson Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	12	18
11:26	Edwige Lawson enters the game for Dominique Canty.	12	18
11:26	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	18
11:26	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	18
11:03	Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.	14	18
11:02	Adrienne Goodson Offensive Rebound.	14	18
11:00	Adrienne Goodson made 8 ft Jumper.	14	20
10:47	Penny Taylor Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	14	20
10:47	Penny Taylor Foul	14	20
10:32	Michelle Snow 3 second	14	20
10:19	Sheryl Swoopes Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	14	20
10:19	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Penny Taylor.	14	20
10:10	Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	20
10:07	Anna DeForge Offensive Rebound.	14	20
10:02	Plenette Pierson made 10 ft Jumper.	16	20
9:48	Edwige Lawson Bad Pass. Stolen by Plenette Pierson.	16	20
9:45	Ashley Robinson Lost Ball. Stolen by Michelle Snow.	16	20
9:22	Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.	16	20
9:21	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	16	20
9:18	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass	16	20
8:57	Diana Taurasi Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	16	20
8:57	Diana Taurasi Technical Foul. Her 1st Technical Foul.	16	20
8:57	Sheryl Swoopes made Technical Free Throw.	16	21
8:57	Penny Taylor enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	16	21
8:57	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	16	21
8:57	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Michelle Snow.	16	21
8:49	Adrienne Goodson made 9 ft Jumper.	16	23
8:33	Sancho Lyttle Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	16	23
8:33	Gwen Jackson enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	16	23
8:22	Plenette Pierson Bad Pass	16	23
8:07	Adrienne Goodson missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.	16	23
8:06	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	16	23
7:54	Plenette Pierson missed Jumper.	16	23
7:52	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	16	23
7:47	Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	23
7:43	Shereka Wright Offensive Rebound.	16	23
7:35	Shereka Wright Lost Ball. Stolen by Edwige Lawson.	16	23
7:35	Phoenix Full Timeout.	16	23
7:31	Janeth Arcain missed 13 ft Jumper.	16	23
7:28	Houston Offensive Rebound.	16	23
7:13	Sancho Lyttle missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	16	23
7:11	Houston Offensive Rebound.	16	23
6:56	Kristen Rasmussen made Layup. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.	16	25
6:33	Plenette Pierson missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.	16	25
6:31	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	16	25
6:26	Kristen Rasmussen Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	16	25
6:26	Kristen Rasmussen Foul	16	25
6:26	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Shereka Wright.	16	25
6:26	Dominique Canty enters the game for Edwige Lawson.	16	25
6:26	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Adrienne Goodson.	16	25
6:11	Plenette Pierson made Two Point Shot.	18	25
5:50	Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	18	27
5:30	Penny Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Sancho Lyttle.	18	27
5:16	Kristen Rasmussen missed 16 ft Jumper.	18	27
5:15	Sheryl Swoopes Offensive Rebound.	18	27
5:01	Dominique Canty made Jumper.	18	29
4:43	Janeth Arcain Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	18	29
4:37	Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	20	29
4:11	Sheryl Swoopes made 16 ft Jumper.	20	31
4:03	Plenette Pierson's Layup blocked by Sancho Lyttle.	20	31
4:01	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	20	31
3:41	Diana Taurasi Personal Foul. Her 4th Personal Foul.	20	31
3:41	Houston Full Timeout.	20	31
3:41	Sandora Irvin enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	20	31
3:41	Belinda Snell enters the game for Gwen Jackson.	20	31
3:20	Janeth Arcain Lost Ball. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	20	31
3:15	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	20	31
3:15	Sandora Irvin Offensive Rebound.	20	31
3:13	Sandora Irvin missed Layup.	20	31
3:12	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	20	31
3:12	Dominique Canty Turnover	20	31
2:58	Plenette Pierson 3 second	20	31
2:47	Dominique Canty's Driving Layup blocked by Plenette Pierson.	20	31
2:47	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	20	31
2:39	Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	22	31
2:15	Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.	22	33
1:59	Plenette Pierson missed 18 ft Jumper.	22	33
1:57	Belinda Snell Offensive Rebound.	22	33
1:47	Anna DeForge Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	22	33
1:47	Anna DeForge Foul	22	33
1:47	Michelle Snow enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	22	33
1:36	Michelle Snow Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	22	33
1:36	Michelle Snow Foul	22	33
1:36	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Sandora Irvin.	22	33
1:36	Roneeka Hodges enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	22	33
1:23	Penny Taylor missed 17 ft Jumper.	22	33
1:23	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	22	33
1:15	Plenette Pierson Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	22	33
1:15	Plenette Pierson Foul	22	33
1:15	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Belinda Snell.	22	33
1:01	Sheryl Swoopes made 18 ft Jumper.	22	35
46.9	Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	35
45.7	Diana Taurasi Offensive Rebound.	22	35
30.8	Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.	24	35
24.4	Houston Full Timeout.	24	35
24.4	Adrienne Goodson enters the game for Roneeka Hodges.	24	35
6.9	Adrienne Goodson missed Layup.	24	35
4.9	Ashley Robinson Defensive Rebound.	24	35
1.0	Diana Taurasi missed 29 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	35
0.0	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	24	35
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	24	35

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 3-1

Mercury
57
Comets
59

Game 1

4/6

Comets
75
Mercury
80

Game 2

6/8

Mercury
66
Comets
77

Game 3

19/8

Comets
80
Mercury
72

Game 4

26/8

7:30 PM, 4 June 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

WNBA playoff schedule 2024: Scores, news and highlights

Las Vegas won an elimination game but still trails New York 2-1 in the WNBA semifinals. Minnesota took a 2-1 lead over Connecticut.

Liberty try to clinch semifinals against Las Vegas

New York Liberty (32-8, 16-4 Eastern Conference) at Las Vegas Aces (27-13, 12-8 Western Conference)

How the Aces beat the Liberty to keep their season alive

Las Vegas shut down Sabrina Ionescu to beat New York for the first time this year and stave off elimination in the WNBA semifinals.

ESPN BET is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN'). ESPN BET is available in states where PENN is licensed to offer sports wagering. Must be 21+ to wager. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.