Sun 70-66 Comets (16 Jul, 2005) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

10-7, 4-4 away

	1	2	T
HOU	34	32	66
CT	41	29	70

Connecticut Sun

13-4, 7-0 home

Nykesha Sales missed 8 ft Running Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Nykesha Sales made Technical Free Throw.
Katie Douglas missed 9 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Margo Dydek made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Katie Douglas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Nykesha Sales missed 13 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Margo Dydek.
Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Lindsay Whalen missed Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Margo Dydek made 9 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 20 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Margo Dydek made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.
Asjha Jones made Jumper. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Katie Douglas's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Brooke Wyckoff missed 13 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made 19 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nykesha Sales missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nykesha Sales made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Asjha Jones made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Lindsay Whalen made Two Point Shot.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nykesha Sales missed Layup.
Asjha Jones missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made 18 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 19 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen missed 40 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Nykesha Sales made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Nykesha Sales made Technical Free Throw.
Margo Dydek's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Michelle Snow.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Katie Douglas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 15 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Margo Dydek.
Margo Dydek missed 9 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 13 ft Jumper.
Brooke Wyckoff missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.
Asjha Jones made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Lindsay Whalen made 13 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Asjha Jones missed 13 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Asjha Jones.
Lindsay Whalen missed Layup.
Katie Douglas missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Katie Douglas missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Nykesha Sales missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Asjha Jones.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed 14 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 13 ft Running Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Kristen Rasmussen made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow missed Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 15 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Janeth Arcain made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Janeth Arcain made 15 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 14 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Michelle Snow's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Margo Dydek.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Adrienne Goodson missed Layup.
Dominique Canty made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Janeth Arcain missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made 17 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Kristen Rasmussen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Driving Layup.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Janeth Arcain made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Michelle Snow's Layup blocked by Margo Dydek.
Michelle Snow missed Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Driving Layup.
Dominique Canty missed 12 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow's Jumper blocked by Margo Dydek.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Driving Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Michelle Snow made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tari Phillips missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed 13 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow's Layup blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Sancho Lyttle missed Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 10 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Janeth Arcain missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made 13 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed Three Point Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges made Driving Layup. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Janeth Arcain's Jumper blocked by Brooke Wyckoff.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made 17 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Sancho Lyttle missed Layup.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 5 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.

COMETS

SUN

TIME		HOU	CT
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Michelle Snow vs. Margo Dydek. Nykesha Sales gains possession.	0	0
19:45	Nykesha Sales missed 8 ft Running Jumper.	0	0
19:44	Margo Dydek Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:39	Nykesha Sales missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:37	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:22	Kristen Rasmussen Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	0	0
19:22	Kristen Rasmussen Foul	0	0
19:12	Lindsay Whalen made 15 ft Two Point Shot.	0	2
18:52	Dominique Canty missed 14 ft Jumper.	0	2
18:51	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:43	Nykesha Sales made Technical Free Throw.	0	3
18:30	Nykesha Sales Bad Pass	0	3
18:19	Janeth Arcain made 13 ft Running Jumper.	2	3
17:55	Katie Douglas missed 9 ft Jumper.	2	3
17:53	Katie Douglas Offensive Rebound.	2	3
17:52	Lindsay Whalen missed Three Point Jumper.	2	3
17:51	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	2	3
17:45	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	4	3
17:22	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.	4	3
17:20	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	4	3
17:13	Kristen Rasmussen made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	6	3
16:45	Margo Dydek made Layup. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	6	5
16:32	Michelle Snow missed Two Point Shot.	6	5
16:31	Kristen Rasmussen Offensive Rebound.	6	5
16:27	Dominique Canty missed 17 ft Jumper.	6	5
16:24	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	6	5
16:16	Katie Douglas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	5
16:15	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	6	5
16:07	Katie Douglas Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	6	5
16:07	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	5
16:07	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	5
15:47	Lindsay Whalen made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	8	8
15:34	Lindsay Whalen Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	8	8
15:34	Connecticut Full Timeout.	8	8
15:34	Kiesha Brown enters the game for Dominique Canty.	8	8
15:25	Kristen Rasmussen missed 15 ft Jumper.	8	8
15:22	Nykesha Sales Defensive Rebound.	8	8
15:11	Nykesha Sales missed 13 ft Jumper.	8	8
15:10	Margo Dydek Offensive Rebound.	8	8
15:07	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Margo Dydek.	8	10
14:40	Janeth Arcain missed 13 ft Jumper.	8	10
14:37	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	8	10
14:29	Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.	8	10
14:26	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	8	10
14:22	Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	8	12
13:59	Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	10	12
13:52	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	10	12
13:52	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Foul	10	12
13:52	Edwige Lawson enters the game for Kiesha Brown.	10	12
13:52	Tari Phillips enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	10	12
13:41	Tari Phillips Lost Ball. Stolen by Lindsay Whalen.	10	12
13:38	Lindsay Whalen missed Layup.	10	12
13:37	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	10	12
13:37	Katie Douglas Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	10	12
13:27	Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass	10	12
13:12	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 16 ft Jumper.	10	12
13:11	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	10	12
13:00	Lindsay Whalen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	12
13:00	Sheryl Swoopes Turnover. Stolen by Katie Douglas.	10	14
12:59	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	10	12
12:52	Edwige Lawson Lost Ball. Stolen by Lindsay Whalen.	10	12
12:48	Nykesha Sales made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	10	14
12:37	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	10	14
12:37	Dominique Canty enters the game for Edwige Lawson.	10	14
12:37	Asjha Jones enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	10	14
12:37	Brooke Wyckoff enters the game for Katie Douglas.	10	14
12:37	Houston Full Timeout.	10	14
12:18	Janeth Arcain made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	12	14
12:10	Margo Dydek made 9 ft Jumper.	12	16
12:00	Brooke Wyckoff Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	12	16
12:00	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Tari Phillips.	12	16
11:42	Janeth Arcain made 15 ft Jumper.	14	16
11:25	Dominique Canty Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	14	16
11:07	Asjha Jones made 20 ft Jumper.	14	18
10:42	Janeth Arcain made 14 ft Jumper.	16	18
10:32	Nykesha Sales made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	16	20
10:14	Brooke Wyckoff Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	16	20
10:14	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 3.	17	20
10:14	Adrienne Goodson enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	17	20
10:14	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 3.	18	20
10:14	Adrienne Goodson enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	18	20
10:14	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 3 of 3.	19	20
9:59	Margo Dydek made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nykesha Sales.	19	22
9:41	Michelle Snow's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Margo Dydek.	19	22
9:40	Brooke Wyckoff Defensive Rebound.	19	22
9:30	Jen Derevjanik enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	19	22
9:30	Katie Douglas enters the game for Nykesha Sales.	19	22
9:22	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	19	22
9:22	Asjha Jones made Jumper. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.	21	24
9:17	Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	21	22
8:40	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	21	24
8:33	Michelle Snow Traveling	21	24
8:33	Connecticut Full Timeout.	21	24
8:27	Adrienne Goodson Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	21	24
8:27	Asjha Jones Foul	21	24
8:08	Asjha Jones Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	21	24
8:08	Asjha Jones Foul	21	24
7:50	Adrienne Goodson missed Layup.	21	24
7:48	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	21	24
7:41	Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.	21	26
7:22	Dominique Canty made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	23	26
6:56	Katie Douglas's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.	23	26
6:52	Brooke Wyckoff Offensive Rebound.	23	26
6:50	Asjha Jones missed Layup.	23	26
6:48	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	23	26
6:41	Janeth Arcain missed Layup.	23	26
6:39	Brooke Wyckoff Defensive Rebound.	23	26
6:20	Brooke Wyckoff missed 13 ft Jumper.	23	26
6:18	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	23	26
6:15	Jen Derevjanik Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	23	26
6:15	Taj McWilliams-Franklin enters the game for Margo Dydek.	23	26
6:15	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Adrienne Goodson.	23	26
6:15	Nykesha Sales enters the game for Brooke Wyckoff.	23	26
5:47	Sheryl Swoopes made 17 ft Two Point Shot.	25	26
5:43	Delay of Game	25	26
5:31	Katie Douglas made 19 ft Jumper.	25	28
5:07	Sheryl Swoopes made 17 ft Jumper.	27	28
4:43	Michelle Snow Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	27	28
4:43	Nykesha Sales missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	28
4:43	Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Jen Derevjanik.	27	28
4:43	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Michelle Snow.	27	28
4:43	Nykesha Sales made Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	29
4:43	Nykesha Sales missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	29
4:41	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	27	29
4:20	Sheryl Swoopes missed 18 ft Jumper.	27	29
4:18	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Rebound.	27	29
3:55	Nykesha Sales made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	27	32
3:44	Houston Full Timeout.	27	32
3:41	Sheryl Swoopes missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	27	32
3:39	Janeth Arcain Offensive Rebound.	27	32
3:38	Janeth Arcain missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.	27	32
3:35	Lindsay Whalen Defensive Rebound.	27	32
3:30	Janeth Arcain Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	27	32
3:10	Asjha Jones made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	27	34
3:04	Sancho Lyttle Lost Ball. Stolen by Lindsay Whalen.	27	34
3:00	Nykesha Sales Lost Ball. Stolen by Kristen Rasmussen.	27	34
2:59	Nykesha Sales Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	27	34
2:59	Kristen Rasmussen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	34
2:59	Houston Offensive Rebound.	27	34
2:59	Michelle Snow enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	27	34
2:59	Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 2 of 2.	28	34
2:34	Lindsay Whalen made Two Point Shot.	28	36
2:34	Michelle Snow Shooting Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	28	36
2:34	Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 1.	28	37
2:12	Dominique Canty made Driving Layup.	30	37
1:49	Nykesha Sales missed Layup.	30	37
1:47	Asjha Jones Offensive Rebound.	30	37
1:47	Jumpball: Michelle Snow vs. Asjha Jones. Lindsay Whalen gains possession.	30	37
1:47	Houston Full Timeout.	30	37
1:32	Asjha Jones missed 18 ft Jumper.	30	37
1:31	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	30	37
1:17	Michelle Snow missed Layup.	30	37
1:16	Houston Defensive Rebound.	30	37
1:16	Janeth Arcain Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	30	37
1:00	Lindsay Whalen made 18 ft Jumper.	30	39
45.3	Dominique Canty Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	30	39
45.3	Dominique Canty Foul	30	39
37.4	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 19 ft Jumper.	30	39
36.5	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	30	39
36.5	Asjha Jones Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	30	39
36.5	Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 1 of 2.	31	39
36.5	Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 2 of 2.	32	39
35.2	Dominique Canty Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	32	39
11.5	Kristen Rasmussen Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	32	39
11.5	Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.	32	40
11.5	Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.	32	41
3.1	Nykesha Sales Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	32	41
3.1	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	33	41
3.1	Kiesha Brown enters the game for Dominique Canty.	33	41
3.1	Connecticut Full Timeout.	33	41
3.1	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	34	41
0.3	Lindsay Whalen missed 40 ft Three Point Jumper.	34	41
0.0	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	34	41
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	34	41

Regular Season Series

CT wins 2-0

Sun
77
Comets
57

Game 1

11/6

Comets
66
Sun
70

Game 2

16/7

Mohegan Sun Arena

12:30 AM, 16 July 2005

Uncasville, CT

Referees:
Sue Blauch
John Fullilove
Clarke Stevens

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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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