Comets 58-54 Monarchs (20 Jul, 2005) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Monarchs

13-6, 6-5 away

	1	2	T
SAC	23	31	54
HOU	32	26	58

Houston Comets

12-7, 7-3 home

Michelle Snow missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty missed Two Point Shot.
Kristen Rasmussen made Driving Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sheryl Swoopes made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Janeth Arcain missed 11 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 8 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 14 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed Driving Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Jumper.
Tari Phillips made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Edwige Lawson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Adrienne Goodson.
Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Tari Phillips.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Two Point Shot.
Sancho Lyttle missed Layup.
Adrienne Goodson missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Sancho Lyttle missed 10 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Janeth Arcain made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Running Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Janeth Arcain made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Michelle Snow made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Tari Phillips missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty's Layup blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.
Sheryl Swoopes made Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrienne Goodson's Layup blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Dominique Canty missed 15 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 10 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 11 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 17 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 11 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chelsea Newton missed 19 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 16 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 15 ft Jumper.
Chelsea Newton missed 12 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
DeMya Walker made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Kristin Haynie missed 15 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 9 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 8 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
Nicole Powell missed Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
DeMya Walker made Layup.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 13 ft Jumper.
Chelsea Newton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chelsea Newton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker made 4 ft Hook Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 12 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Kara Lawson made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
DeMya Walker made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Kara Lawson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Chelsea Newton made Layup.
Nicole Powell missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed 11 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 7 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 5 ft Running Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristin Haynie missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kristin Haynie missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Kara Lawson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed Driving Layup.
Yolanda Griffith made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sui Feifei made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sui Feifei made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 16 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Layup.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
DeMya Walker made 7 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sui Feifei missed Two Point Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Technical Free Throw.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Sui Feifei.
Yolanda Griffith's Layup blocked by Tari Phillips.
Chelsea Newton missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Driving Layup.
Nicole Powell made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
DeMya Walker made Layup.
Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Kara Lawson missed 10 ft Running Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 6 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 1.

MONARCHS

COMETS

TIME		SAC	HOU
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Yolanda Griffith vs. Michelle Snow. Sacramento gains possession.	0	0
19:27	Chelsea Newton missed 19 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:24	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:09	Michelle Snow missed 15 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:07	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:50	Nicole Powell Lost Ball. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	0	0
18:42	Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	0
18:40	Chelsea Newton Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:30	Ticha Penicheiro missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.	0	0
18:28	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:06	Ticha Penicheiro missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	0
18:05	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	0	0
17:55	Yolanda Griffith missed 15 ft Jumper.	0	0
17:53	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	0	0
17:24	Sheryl Swoopes missed Two Point Shot.	0	0
17:22	Houston Defensive Rebound.	0	0
17:10	Kristen Rasmussen Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	0
16:53	Chelsea Newton missed 12 ft Jumper.	0	0
16:52	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	0	0
16:44	Dominique Canty Bad Pass	0	0
16:21	Michelle Snow Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	0
16:21	DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.	1	0
16:21	DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	0
15:55	Dominique Canty missed Two Point Shot.	2	0
15:52	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	2	0
15:37	DeMya Walker made 9 ft Two Point Shot.	4	0
15:30	Houston Full Timeout.	4	0
15:30	Kara Lawson enters the game for Chelsea Newton.	4	0
15:12	Kristen Rasmussen made Driving Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	4	2
14:59	Kara Lawson Bad Pass	4	2
14:59	Tari Phillips enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	4	2
14:47	Sheryl Swoopes made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	4	5
14:30	DeMya Walker made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	6	5
14:07	Janeth Arcain missed 11 ft Jumper.	6	5
14:06	Tari Phillips Offensive Rebound.	6	5
14:00	Janeth Arcain missed 8 ft Jumper.	6	5
13:57	Nicole Powell Defensive Rebound.	6	5
13:48	DeMya Walker Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	6	5
13:48	DeMya Walker Foul	6	5
13:33	Dominique Canty missed 14 ft Jumper.	6	5
13:30	Houston Defensive Rebound.	6	5
13:30	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Nicole Powell.	6	5
13:15	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	8	5
13:02	Janeth Arcain missed Driving Layup.	8	5
13:00	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	8	5
12:47	Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	11	5
12:19	Sheryl Swoopes made Jumper.	11	7
12:11	Kristin Haynie enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	11	7
12:11	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Michelle Snow.	11	7
11:52	Kristin Haynie missed 15 ft Jumper.	11	7
11:51	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	11	7
11:45	Hamchetou Maiga Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	11	7
11:45	Sacramento Full Timeout.	11	7
11:45	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for DeMya Walker.	11	7
11:37	Tari Phillips Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	11	7
11:37	Tari Phillips Foul	11	7
11:37	Edwige Lawson enters the game for Dominique Canty.	11	7
11:22	Hamchetou Maiga missed Layup.	11	7
11:19	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	11	7
11:02	Tari Phillips made 13 ft Two Point Shot.	11	9
10:37	Rebekkah Brunson missed 9 ft Jumper.	11	9
10:37	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	11	9
10:37	DeMya Walker enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	11	9
10:14	Edwige Lawson missed 17 ft Jumper.	11	9
10:11	Kristin Haynie Defensive Rebound.	11	9
10:10	Tari Phillips Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	11	9
9:53	Hamchetou Maiga Traveling	11	9
9:33	Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	9
9:30	Hamchetou Maiga Defensive Rebound.	11	9
9:15	DeMya Walker missed 8 ft Jumper.	11	9
9:14	Rebekkah Brunson Offensive Rebound.	11	9
9:11	Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.	11	9
9:11	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	11	9
9:07	Kristin Haynie Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	11	9
9:07	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	10
9:07	Nicole Powell enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	11	10
9:07	Adrienne Goodson enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	11	10
9:07	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Kristin Haynie.	11	10
9:07	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	11
8:37	Nicole Powell missed Jumper.	11	11
8:36	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	11	11
8:36	DeMya Walker Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	11	11
8:18	Sheryl Swoopes made 16 ft Jumper.	11	13
8:00	Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.	11	13
7:58	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	11	13
7:56	DeMya Walker made Layup.	13	13
7:39	Sheryl Swoopes made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	16
7:35	Edwige Lawson Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	16
7:35	Houston Full Timeout.	13	16
7:35	Chelsea Newton enters the game for Kara Lawson.	13	16
7:20	Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	16
7:20	Edwige Lawson Defensive Rebound.	13	16
7:01	Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Adrienne Goodson.	13	18
6:33	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass. Stolen by Tari Phillips.	13	18
6:16	Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.	13	20
5:52	Rebekkah Brunson Bad Pass. Stolen by Adrienne Goodson.	13	20
5:46	Sancho Lyttle made Layup.	13	22
5:37	Sacramento Full Timeout.	13	22
5:37	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Nicole Powell.	13	22
5:37	Kara Lawson enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	13	22
5:24	Sancho Lyttle Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	22
5:09	Ticha Penicheiro missed 13 ft Jumper.	13	22
5:07	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	13	22
4:50	Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Tari Phillips.	13	24
4:35	Sheryl Swoopes Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	24
4:35	Chelsea Newton made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	24
4:35	Chelsea Newton made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	24
4:24	Ticha Penicheiro Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	24
4:24	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	25
4:24	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	26
4:07	DeMya Walker made 4 ft Hook Shot.	17	26
3:54	Kara Lawson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	17	26
3:54	Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	26
3:54	Houston Offensive Rebound.	17	26
3:54	Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	26
3:54	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	17	26
3:35	Ticha Penicheiro missed 12 ft Jumper.	17	26
3:33	Ticha Penicheiro Offensive Rebound.	17	26
3:30	Kara Lawson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	26
3:28	Adrienne Goodson Defensive Rebound.	17	26
3:21	Chelsea Newton Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	17	26
3:11	Sheryl Swoopes missed Two Point Shot.	17	26
2:47	DeMya Walker missed Layup.	17	26
2:46	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	17	26
2:38	Sancho Lyttle missed Layup.	17	26
2:35	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	17	26
2:30	Kara Lawson made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	19	26
2:05	Adrienne Goodson missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.	19	26
2:03	Houston Offensive Rebound.	19	26
2:03	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Chelsea Newton.	19	26
2:03	Houston Full Timeout.	19	26
2:00	Sancho Lyttle missed 10 ft Jumper.	19	26
2:00	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	19	26
1:39	DeMya Walker made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	21	26
1:31	Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.	21	26
1:30	Houston Offensive Rebound.	21	26
1:24	Sancho Lyttle Bad Pass. Stolen by DeMya Walker.	21	26
1:23	Edwige Lawson Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	21	26
1:23	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Adrienne Goodson.	21	26
1:00	Yolanda Griffith Lost Ball. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	21	26
52.4	Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	21	28
40.1	Hamchetou Maiga Bad Pass	21	28
40.1	Dominique Canty enters the game for Edwige Lawson.	21	28
40.1	Sacramento 20 Sec. Timeout.	21	28
16.0	Janeth Arcain made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	21	30
7.0	Kara Lawson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	23	30
1.9	Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Running Jumper.	23	30
0.2	Dominique Canty Offensive Rebound.	23	30
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	23	30

Regular Season Series

SAC wins 2-1

Comets
68
Monarchs
74

Game 1

14/6

Monarchs
54
Comets
58

Game 2

20/7

Comets
45
Monarchs
55

Game 3

8/8

1:00 AM, 20 July 2005

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Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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