Sun 77-57 Comets (11 Jun, 2005) Play-by-Play

Connecticut Sun

5-1, 2-1 away

	1	2	T
CT	47	30	77
HOU	31	26	57

Houston Comets

4-3, 3-2 home

Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Michelle Snow missed Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty missed 17 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips made 12 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Adrienne Goodson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson made Layup.
Michelle Snow missed 16 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Janeth Arcain missed 10 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Tari Phillips.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kristen Rasmussen made Driving Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Dominique Canty's Layup blocked by Jen Derevjanik.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Tari Phillips missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty missed 6 ft Running Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow missed Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty missed 9 ft Running Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Roneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 67 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 14 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Edwige Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 12 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson made 15 ft Jumper.
Edwige Lawson made 17 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson made Layup.
Tari Phillips's Layup blocked by Margo Dydek.
Tari Phillips's Layup blocked by Margo Dydek.
Roneeka Hodges missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Adrienne Goodson.
Sancho Lyttle made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Adrienne Goodson.
Roneeka Hodges missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Edwige Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Janeth Arcain missed 17 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed Driving Layup.
Edwige Lawson missed Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Adrienne Goodson.
Adrienne Goodson missed 42 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Margo Dydek made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Margo Dydek.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Katie Douglas made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Margo Dydek made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Margo Dydek made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Lindsay Whalen missed Two Point Shot.
Katie Douglas made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Nykesha Sales made 16 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Margo Dydek missed 14 ft Jumper.
Jen Derevjanik made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 5 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Three Point Jumper.
Margo Dydek made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Nykesha Sales missed 15 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.
Lindsay Whalen missed Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made 15 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Nykesha Sales's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Margo Dydek made Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed 9 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin's Layup blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.
Asjha Jones made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Asjha Jones made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Nykesha Sales missed Driving Layup.
Nykesha Sales made Layup.
Nykesha Sales made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin's Layup blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.
Margo Dydek made Driving Layup.
Margo Dydek made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nykesha Sales made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Margo Dydek.
Nykesha Sales missed 18 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Margo Dydek.
Margo Dydek missed Layup.
Nykesha Sales made 10 ft Jumper.
Margo Dydek missed 19 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed Driving Layup.
Nykesha Sales missed 18 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Brooke Wyckoff.
Nykesha Sales made Technical Free Throw.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Lindsay Whalen missed Layup.
Asjha Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Asjha Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.
Lindsay Whalen made Layup.
Margo Dydek missed Layup.
Asjha Jones missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made 12 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Margo Dydek missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Brooke Wyckoff missed Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Margo Dydek.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 16 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Nykesha Sales missed 15 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jamie Carey missed 18 ft Jumper.
Jamie Carey missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.

SUN

COMETS

TIME		CT	HOU
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Margo Dydek vs. Michelle Snow. Sheryl Swoopes gains possession.	0	0
19:53	Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.	0	0
19:52	Nykesha Sales Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:43	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	2	0
19:24	Michelle Snow made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	2	2
19:15	Margo Dydek made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	4	2
18:54	Margo Dydek Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	4	2
18:54	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	3
18:54	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	4
18:37	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Margo Dydek.	6	4
18:37	Kristen Rasmussen Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	6	4
18:37	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 1.	7	4
18:17	Janeth Arcain made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	7	6
18:00	Katie Douglas made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	9	6
17:38	Michelle Snow Bad Pass	9	6
17:38	Tari Phillips enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	9	6
17:25	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	11	6
17:16	Houston Full Timeout.	11	6
17:04	Michelle Snow missed Two Point Shot.	11	6
17:02	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	11	6
16:50	Margo Dydek made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	13	6
16:39	Lindsay Whalen Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	6
16:39	Asjha Jones enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	13	6
16:32	Dominique Canty missed 17 ft Jumper.	13	6
16:30	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	13	6
16:21	Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	15	6
16:02	Janeth Arcain missed 10 ft Jumper.	15	6
16:01	Tari Phillips Offensive Rebound.	15	6
15:48	Tari Phillips made 12 ft Jumper.	15	8
15:33	Asjha Jones missed Layup.	15	8
15:30	Margo Dydek Offensive Rebound.	15	8
15:30	Margo Dydek made 5 ft Two Point Shot.	17	8
15:21	Tari Phillips missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.	17	8
15:18	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	17	8
15:12	Tari Phillips Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	17	8
15:12	Adrienne Goodson enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	17	8
14:55	Lindsay Whalen missed Two Point Shot.	17	8
14:53	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	17	8
14:45	Dominique Canty Bad Pass. Stolen by Asjha Jones.	17	8
14:41	Katie Douglas made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	19	8
14:22	Adrienne Goodson missed 14 ft Jumper.	19	8
14:21	Tari Phillips Offensive Rebound.	19	8
14:15	Margo Dydek Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	19	8
14:15	Brooke Wyckoff enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	19	8
14:15	Edwige Lawson enters the game for Dominique Canty.	19	8
14:15	Leapos;Coe Willingham enters the game for Katie Douglas.	19	8
14:15	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	9
14:15	Jen Derevjanik enters the game for Asjha Jones.	19	9
14:15	Brooke Wyckoff enters the game for Katie Douglas.	19	9
14:03	Nykesha Sales enters the game for Asjha Jones.	19	9
13:59	Nykesha Sales made 16 ft Jumper.	21	9
13:47	Nykesha Sales Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	21	9
13:45	Adrienne Goodson Bad Pass. Stolen by Margo Dydek.	21	9
13:33	Nykesha Sales missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	9
13:33	Brooke Wyckoff Offensive Rebound.	21	9
13:30	Sheryl Swoopes Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	21	9
13:30	Houston Full Timeout.	21	9
13:30	Katie Douglas enters the game for Brooke Wyckoff.	21	9
13:15	Margo Dydek missed 14 ft Jumper.	21	9
13:12	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	21	9
13:07	Jen Derevjanik Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	21	9
12:59	Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.	21	9
12:56	Adrienne Goodson Offensive Rebound.	21	9
12:55	Adrienne Goodson made Layup.	21	11
12:45	Leapos;Coe Willingham Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	21	11
12:45	Leapos;Coe Willingham Foul	21	11
12:45	Brooke Wyckoff enters the game for Nykesha Sales.	21	11
12:45	Asjha Jones enters the game for Margo Dydek.	21	11
12:21	Michelle Snow missed 16 ft Jumper.	21	11
12:19	Brooke Wyckoff Defensive Rebound.	21	11
12:14	Jen Derevjanik made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	23	11
11:47	Michelle Snow made 6 ft Two Point Shot.	23	13
11:30	Leapos;Coe Willingham Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	23	13
11:30	Leapos;Coe Willingham Foul	23	13
11:30	Dominique Canty enters the game for Edwige Lawson.	23	13
11:30	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Adrienne Goodson.	23	13
11:30	Taj McWilliams-Franklin enters the game for Leapos;Coe Willingham.	23	13
11:27	Jen Derevjanik enters the game for Leapos;Coe Willingham.	23	13
11:15	Janeth Arcain missed 10 ft Jumper.	23	13
11:12	Jen Derevjanik Defensive Rebound.	23	13
11:08	Jen Derevjanik Lost Ball. Stolen by Tari Phillips.	23	13
11:03	Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Tari Phillips.	23	15
10:52	Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	25	15
10:26	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	25	17
10:26	Katie Douglas Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	25	17
10:26	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Michelle Snow.	25	17
10:26	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 1.	25	18
10:07	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 5 ft Jumper.	25	18
10:06	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	25	18
9:57	Kristen Rasmussen made Driving Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	25	20
9:52	Connecticut Full Timeout.	25	20
9:52	Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Asjha Jones.	25	20
9:40	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	20
9:37	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	25	20
9:22	Dominique Canty's Layup blocked by Jen Derevjanik.	25	20
9:19	Kristen Rasmussen Offensive Rebound.	25	20
9:17	Tari Phillips missed Layup.	25	20
9:15	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Rebound.	25	20
9:06	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Three Point Jumper.	25	20
9:03	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	25	20
9:03	Brooke Wyckoff Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	25	20
9:03	Margo Dydek enters the game for Jen Derevjanik.	25	20
9:03	Nykesha Sales enters the game for Brooke Wyckoff.	25	20
8:48	Tari Phillips missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.	25	20
8:45	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	25	20
8:32	Margo Dydek made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	27	20
8:06	Sheryl Swoopes made 11 ft Two Point Shot.	27	22
7:43	Nykesha Sales missed 15 ft Jumper.	27	22
7:41	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	27	22
7:35	Dominique Canty missed 6 ft Running Jumper.	27	22
7:35	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Rebound.	27	22
7:18	Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.	29	22
6:56	Kristen Rasmussen made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	29	24
6:31	Lindsay Whalen missed Jumper.	29	24
6:30	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	29	24
6:11	Katie Douglas Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	29	24
6:11	Asjha Jones enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	29	24
6:11	Brooke Wyckoff enters the game for Katie Douglas.	29	24
6:11	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tari Phillips.	29	24
6:11	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	25
6:11	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	26
5:58	Nykesha Sales made 15 ft Jumper.	31	26
5:43	Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.	31	26
5:39	Janeth Arcain Offensive Rebound.	31	26
5:33	Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.	31	26
5:31	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	31	26
5:26	Lindsay Whalen Lost Ball. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	31	26
5:01	Michelle Snow missed Two Point Shot.	31	26
5:00	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	31	26
4:54	Lindsay Whalen Bad Pass	31	26
4:28	Dominique Canty missed 9 ft Running Jumper.	31	26
4:28	Brooke Wyckoff Defensive Rebound.	31	26
4:11	Asjha Jones made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	34	26
3:53	Brooke Wyckoff Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	34	26
3:53	Connecticut Full Timeout.	34	26
3:53	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	34	27
3:53	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	34	28
3:40	Nykesha Sales's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.	34	28
3:38	Margo Dydek Offensive Rebound.	34	28
3:35	Margo Dydek made Layup.	36	28
3:15	Janeth Arcain missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.	36	28
3:15	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	36	28
3:04	Nykesha Sales missed 9 ft Jumper.	36	28
3:03	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	36	28
2:43	Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.	36	28
2:42	Asjha Jones Defensive Rebound.	36	28
2:31	Asjha Jones missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	36	28
2:30	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	36	28
2:30	Sheryl Swoopes Lost Ball. Stolen by Nykesha Sales.	36	28
2:30	Sheryl Swoopes Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	36	28
2:30	Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.	37	28
2:30	Roneeka Hodges enters the game for Dominique Canty.	37	28
2:30	Taj McWilliams-Franklin enters the game for Margo Dydek.	37	28
2:30	Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 2 of 2.	38	28
2:06	Sheryl Swoopes Lost Ball. Stolen by Nykesha Sales.	38	28
2:02	Nykesha Sales missed Layup.	38	28
2:01	Brooke Wyckoff Offensive Rebound.	38	28
1:54	Taj McWilliams-Franklin's Layup blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.	38	28
1:54	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	38	28
1:51	Asjha Jones made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	40	28
1:37	Janeth Arcain made 8 ft Two Point Shot.	40	30
1:15	Asjha Jones made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	42	30
57.4	Roneeka Hodges Bad Pass	42	30
57.4	Tari Phillips enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	42	30
57.4	Connecticut Full Timeout.	42	30
36.9	Nykesha Sales missed Driving Layup.	42	30
35.9	Nykesha Sales Offensive Rebound.	42	30
34.3	Nykesha Sales made Layup.	44	30
14.9	Roneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	44	30
12.8	Brooke Wyckoff Defensive Rebound.	44	30
1.1	Nykesha Sales made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	47	30
0.0	Sheryl Swoopes missed 67 ft Three Point Jumper.	47	30
0.0	Houston Offensive Rebound.	47	30
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	47	30

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, 11 June 2005

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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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