Lynx 62-58 Comets (8 Jun, 2005) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

3-3, 1-2 away

	1	2	T
MIN	25	37	62
HOU	29	29	58

Houston Comets

4-2, 3-1 home

Dominique Canty's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Janeth Arcain made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 16 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Janeth Arcain made 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 11 ft Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen missed Layup.
Dominique Canty made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrienne Goodson's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.
Dominique Canty made 11 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Driving Layup.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Janeth Arcain missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed 16 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson made Layup.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Janeth Arcain made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Dominique Canty missed 18 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty's Layup blocked by Kristen Mann.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Roneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 15 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Driving Layup.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Michelle Snow made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Janeth Arcain made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Janeth Arcain missed 12 ft Running Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Kristen Rasmussen's Layup blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 12 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed 14 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed 16 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Driving Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Katie Smith.
Sheryl Swoopes made 17 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 5 ft Running Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson missed Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 11 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Adrienne Goodson.
Janeth Arcain missed 13 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson made Layup.
Janeth Arcain made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Janeth Arcain missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Dominique Canty made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 18 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Driving Layup.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Katie Smith made Driving Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 13 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Katie Smith made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Tamika Williams missed 4 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Vanessa Hayden missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
Nicole Ohlde missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Vanessa Hayden missed 12 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
Amber Jacobs missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made Layup.
Kristen Mann missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristi Harrower missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jacqueline Batteast missed 19 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Katie Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Tip Shot.
Nicole Ohlde missed 7 ft Jumper.
Kristi Harrower made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristi Harrower made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristen Mann missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristen Mann made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jacqueline Batteast's Layup blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.
Kristen Mann missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristen Mann made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Katie Smith missed 13 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 19 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova's Layup blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Driving Layup.
Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Nicole Ohlde made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Three Point Jumper.
Kristi Harrower made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristi Harrower made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristi Harrower's Driving Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.
Katie Smith missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Vanessa Hayden made Two Point Shot.
Vanessa Hayden missed 11 ft Hook Shot.
Katie Smith made Driving Layup.
Vanessa Hayden's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Michelle Snow.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden missed 8 ft Jumper.
Kristi Harrower missed 15 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Driving Layup.
Kristi Harrower made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristi Harrower made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristen Mann made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 6 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made 10 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 15 ft Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Free Throw 2 of 2.

LYNX

COMETS

TIME		MIN	HOU
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Nicole Ohlde vs. Michelle Snow. Katie Smith gains possession.	0	0
19:54	Katie Smith made Driving Layup.	2	0
19:40	Dominique Canty's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden.	2	0
19:39	Houston Offensive Rebound.	2	0
19:37	Janeth Arcain made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	2	2
19:15	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 13 ft Jumper.	2	2
19:13	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:52	Kristi Harrower Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	2
18:52	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	3
18:52	Tamika Williams enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	2	3
18:52	Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	3
18:52	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	2	3
18:25	Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	4	3
18:06	Michelle Snow missed Jumper.	4	3
18:04	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	4	3
17:52	Katie Smith made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	6	3
17:31	Janeth Arcain missed 16 ft Jumper.	6	3
17:29	Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.	6	3
17:21	Tamika Williams missed 4 ft Jumper.	6	3
17:17	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	6	3
17:13	Dominique Canty missed Layup.	6	3
17:12	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	6	3
17:06	Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass	6	3
16:47	Michelle Snow Lost Ball. Stolen by Svetlana Abrosimova.	6	3
16:36	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.	6	3
16:34	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	6	3
16:25	Janeth Arcain made 16 ft Jumper.	6	5
16:07	Nicole Ohlde made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	8	5
16:05	Houston Full Timeout.	8	5
15:53	Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.	8	5
15:52	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	8	5
15:36	Nicole Ohlde Traveling	8	5
15:36	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Tamika Williams.	8	5
15:18	Michelle Snow missed 11 ft Jumper.	8	5
15:17	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	8	5
14:57	Vanessa Hayden missed 5 ft Hook Shot.	8	5
14:56	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	8	5
14:45	Kristen Rasmussen missed Layup.	8	5
14:44	Kristen Rasmussen Lost Ball. Stolen by Nicole Ohlde.	8	5
14:37	Vanessa Hayden Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	8	5
14:30	Dominique Canty made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	8	7
14:06	Nicole Ohlde missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	7
14:03	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	8	7
13:52	Svetlana Abrosimova Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	8	7
13:52	Dominique Canty Foul	8	7
13:52	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	8
13:52	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	9
13:40	Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	10	9
13:23	Michelle Snow made Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	10	11
13:00	Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	10	11
12:42	Svetlana Abrosimova Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	10	11
12:42	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	10	11
12:42	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	10	11
12:42	Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	11
12:42	Houston Offensive Rebound.	10	11
12:42	Adrienne Goodson enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	10	11
12:42	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	12
12:22	Vanessa Hayden missed 12 ft Jumper.	10	12
12:22	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	10	12
11:56	Adrienne Goodson's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	10	12
11:53	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	10	12
11:34	Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	12
11:33	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	10	12
11:33	Vanessa Hayden Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	10	12
11:33	Minnesota Full Timeout.	10	12
11:17	Dominique Canty made 11 ft Jumper.	10	14
10:56	Vanessa Hayden missed 5 ft Hook Shot.	10	14
10:53	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	10	14
10:41	Dominique Canty made Driving Layup.	10	16
10:41	Kristi Harrower Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	10	16
10:41	Tamika Williams enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	10	16
10:41	Amber Jacobs enters the game for Kristi Harrower.	10	16
10:41	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 1.	10	17
10:33	Amber Jacobs Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	10	17
10:30	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.	10	19
10:03	Amber Jacobs missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	19
10:00	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Offensive Rebound.	10	19
9:47	Tamika Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	10	19
9:42	Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.	10	19
9:41	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	10	19
9:29	Sancho Lyttle Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	10	19
9:29	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Dominique Canty.	10	19
9:22	Katie Smith made Jumper.	12	19
8:57	Janeth Arcain missed 17 ft Jumper.	12	19
8:56	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	12	19
8:45	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	19
8:45	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	12	19
8:30	Sancho Lyttle missed 16 ft Jumper.	12	19
8:27	Adrienne Goodson Offensive Rebound.	12	19
8:26	Adrienne Goodson made Layup.	12	21
8:00	Katie Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Sancho Lyttle.	12	21
7:33	Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	12	23
7:26	Katie Smith made Layup.	14	23
7:05	Janeth Arcain made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	14	25
6:58	Michelle Snow Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	14	25
6:58	Houston Full Timeout.	14	25
6:58	Jacqueline Batteast enters the game for Tamika Williams.	14	25
6:58	Kristen Mann enters the game for Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	14	25
6:58	Dominique Canty enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	14	25
6:45	Kristen Mann missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	25
6:43	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	14	25
6:18	Dominique Canty missed 18 ft Jumper.	14	25
6:16	Houston Defensive Rebound.	14	25
6:16	Kristi Harrower enters the game for Amber Jacobs.	14	25
6:16	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Michelle Snow.	14	25
5:54	Kristen Rasmussen Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	14	25
5:54	Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	25
5:54	Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	25
5:35	Dominique Canty's Layup blocked by Kristen Mann.	16	25
5:33	Kristen Mann Defensive Rebound.	16	25
5:18	Kristi Harrower missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	25
5:16	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Rebound.	16	25
5:07	Jacqueline Batteast missed 19 ft Jumper.	16	25
5:07	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	16	25
5:07	Dominique Canty Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	16	25
5:01	Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	19	25
4:52	Houston Full Timeout.	19	25
4:52	Roneeka Hodges enters the game for Dominique Canty.	19	25
4:52	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Adrienne Goodson.	19	25
4:31	Janeth Arcain Bad Pass. Stolen by Katie Smith.	19	25
4:26	Katie Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.	19	25
4:24	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Rebound.	21	25
4:24	Nicole Ohlde made Tip Shot.	21	25
4:01	Kristen Rasmussen missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.	21	25
4:00	Jacqueline Batteast Defensive Rebound.	21	25
3:57	Kristi Harrower Bad Pass	21	25
3:57	Michelle Snow enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	21	25
3:43	Roneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	25
3:42	Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.	21	25
3:15	Nicole Ohlde missed 7 ft Jumper.	21	25
3:14	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	21	25
2:51	Janeth Arcain missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	25
2:50	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	21	25
2:38	Janeth Arcain Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	21	25
2:38	Dominique Canty enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	21	25
2:38	Kristi Harrower made Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	25
2:38	Kristi Harrower made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	25
2:26	Jacqueline Batteast Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	23	25
2:26	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	26
2:26	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	27
2:11	Sheryl Swoopes Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	23	27
2:11	Sheryl Swoopes Foul	23	27
2:11	Sheryl Swoopes Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	23	27
2:10	Sheryl Swoopes Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	23	27
2:10	Sheryl Swoopes Foul	23	27
1:55	Kristen Rasmussen Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	23	27
1:55	Kristen Mann missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	27
1:55	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	23	27
1:55	Kristen Mann made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	27
1:36	Dominique Canty missed Layup.	24	27
1:35	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	24	27
1:32	Michelle Snow made Layup.	24	29
1:14	Jacqueline Batteast's Layup blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.	24	29
1:13	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	24	29
1:04	Sheryl Swoopes missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	29
1:02	Kristen Mann Defensive Rebound.	24	29
1:01	Kristen Rasmussen Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	24	29
1:01	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Roneeka Hodges.	24	29
1:01	Kristen Mann missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	29
1:01	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	24	29
1:01	Adrienne Goodson enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	24	29
1:01	Kristen Mann made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	29
43.9	Dominique Canty missed 15 ft Jumper.	25	29
41.9	Jacqueline Batteast Defensive Rebound.	25	29
31.9	Katie Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Michelle Snow.	25	29
3.9	Adrienne Goodson missed 16 ft Jumper.	25	29
1.9	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	25	29
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	25	29

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, 8 June 2005

Referees:
Shelley Nakasone
Tina Napier
Felicia Grinter

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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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