Mystics 70-65 Comets (21 Jul, 2005) Play-by-Play

Washington Mystics

11-10, 6-5 away

	1	2	T
WAS	43	27	70
HOU	36	29	65

Houston Comets

12-8, 7-4 home

Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Dominique Canty missed 10 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sheryl Swoopes made Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Tina Thompson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Kristen Rasmussen made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tari Phillips.
Janeth Arcain missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.
Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Technical Free Throw.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes made 8 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made 14 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made Driving Layup.
Janeth Arcain made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Janeth Arcain missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Sancho Lyttle missed 9 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Sheryl Swoopes made Driving Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 10 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 8 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle's Layup blocked by Chasity Melvin.
Michelle Snow made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow missed 7 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made 9 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 10 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Dominique Canty missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Alana Beard.
DeLisha Milton-Jones missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Alana Beard made Driving Layup.
Alana Beard missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeLisha Milton-Jones missed Layup.
Temeka Johnson made 17 ft Jumper.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Alana Beard.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alana Beard.
Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Alana Beard.
Alana Beard made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made Two Point Shot.
DeLisha Milton-Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Murriel Page made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.
Coco Miller missed 13 ft Jumper.
DeLisha Milton-Jones missed 18 ft Jumper.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Coco Miller.
Murriel Page made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Chasity Melvin made Layup.
Chasity Melvin made 14 ft Jumper.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeLisha Milton-Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Murriel Page missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Laurie Koehn made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Laurie Koehn made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alana Beard.
Alana Beard's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.
Laurie Koehn missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Alana Beard made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Laurie Koehn.
Alana Beard missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Alana Beard made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alana Beard missed 19 ft Jumper.
Coco Miller missed 16 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 14 ft Jumper.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made Driving Layup.
Coco Miller made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Chasity Melvin missed 14 ft Jumper.
Alana Beard made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.
Alana Beard missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Alana Beard made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Alana Beard missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Alana Beard.
Chasity Melvin made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Alana Beard.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made 15 ft Jumper.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Alana Beard missed 15 ft Jumper.
Alana Beard missed 11 ft Jumper.
Murriel Page's 10 ft Jumper blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Alana Beard made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Chasity Melvin missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made Driving Layup.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made 7 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Temeka Johnson's 16 ft Jumper blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Coco Miller missed 13 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed 5 ft Jumper.
DeLisha Milton-Jones missed Layup.
Alana Beard's 12 ft Jumper blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Murriel Page missed 16 ft Jumper.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Murriel Page.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
DeLisha Milton-Jones missed 19 ft Jumper.
Alana Beard missed Layup.
DeLisha Milton-Jones missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Alana Beard made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Alana Beard made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Layup.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.

MYSTICS

COMETS

TIME		WAS	HOU
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: DeLisha Milton-Jones vs. Michelle Snow. Dominique Canty gains possession.	0	0
19:45	Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.	0	0
19:43	DeLisha Milton-Jones Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:24	Temeka Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Alana Beard.	2	0
19:07	DeLisha Milton-Jones Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	0
18:53	Tina Thompson Lost Ball. Stolen by Chasity Melvin.	2	0
18:46	DeLisha Milton-Jones missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:45	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:29	Dominique Canty missed 10 ft Jumper.	2	0
18:28	Alana Beard Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:22	Alana Beard made Driving Layup.	4	0
17:59	Temeka Johnson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	4	0
17:59	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	1
17:59	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	2
17:46	Alana Beard missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	2
17:45	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:37	Tina Thompson made 8 ft Two Point Shot.	4	4
17:22	DeLisha Milton-Jones missed Layup.	4	4
17:21	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	4	4
17:04	Tina Thompson missed 10 ft Jumper.	4	4
17:01	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	4	4
16:52	Temeka Johnson made 17 ft Jumper.	6	4
16:42	Houston Full Timeout.	6	4
16:31	Michelle Snow made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	6	6
16:13	Chasity Melvin Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	6	6
16:13	Chasity Melvin Foul	6	6
16:00	Sheryl Swoopes made Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	6	8
15:44	Chasity Melvin Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	6	8
15:44	Chasity Melvin Foul	6	8
15:36	Temeka Johnson Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	6	8
15:27	Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Jumper.	6	8
15:26	Alana Beard Defensive Rebound.	6	8
15:21	DeLisha Milton-Jones made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Alana Beard.	8	8
14:57	Tina Thompson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	8
14:56	DeLisha Milton-Jones Defensive Rebound.	8	8
14:45	Charlotte Smith-Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alana Beard.	11	8
14:22	Sheryl Swoopes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	8
14:19	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	11	8
14:19	Tina Thompson missed Layup.	11	8
14:17	DeLisha Milton-Jones Defensive Rebound.	11	8
14:10	Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Alana Beard.	13	8
13:44	Tina Thompson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	13	10
13:18	Chasity Melvin Turnover	13	10
13:18	Kiesha Brown enters the game for Tina Thompson.	13	10
13:18	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Michelle Snow.	13	10
13:18	Tari Phillips enters the game for Dominique Canty.	13	10
13:18	Coco Miller enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	13	10
12:57	Coco Miller Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	10
12:57	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	11
12:57	Murriel Page enters the game for Chasity Melvin.	13	11
12:57	Janeth Arcain missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	11
12:57	DeLisha Milton-Jones Defensive Rebound.	13	11
12:34	Coco Miller Bad Pass	13	11
12:23	Tari Phillips missed Layup.	13	11
12:22	Houston Offensive Rebound.	13	11
12:17	Kristen Rasmussen made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tari Phillips.	13	13
12:00	Alana Beard made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	15	13
11:44	Janeth Arcain missed 19 ft Jumper.	15	13
11:42	Murriel Page Defensive Rebound.	15	13
11:37	Janeth Arcain Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	13
11:37	Washington Full Timeout.	15	13
11:37	Roneeka Hodges enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	15	13
11:25	DeLisha Milton-Jones made Two Point Shot.	17	13
11:25	Roneeka Hodges Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	17	13
11:25	DeLisha Milton-Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	17	13
11:25	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	17	13
11:15	Tari Phillips missed 16 ft Jumper.	17	13
11:12	Alana Beard Defensive Rebound.	17	13
11:00	Murriel Page made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	19	13
10:45	Coco Miller Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	19	13
10:45	Dominique Canty enters the game for Kiesha Brown.	19	13
10:45	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Tari Phillips.	19	13
10:45	Tina Thompson enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	19	13
10:30	Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	13
10:27	Dominique Canty Offensive Rebound.	19	13
10:11	Roneeka Hodges missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	13
10:07	Sancho Lyttle Offensive Rebound.	19	15
10:07	Sancho Lyttle made Layup.	19	15
9:48	Coco Miller missed 13 ft Jumper.	19	15
9:47	Washington Defensive Rebound.	19	15
9:47	Temeka Johnson enters the game for Alana Beard.	19	15
9:37	Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.	19	17
9:22	DeLisha Milton-Jones missed 18 ft Jumper.	19	17
9:19	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	19	17
9:15	Dominique Canty Bad Pass	19	17
9:15	Chasity Melvin enters the game for DeLisha Milton-Jones.	19	17
8:55	Charlotte Smith-Taylor made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Coco Miller.	21	17
8:33	Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.	21	19
8:33	Murriel Page Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	21	19
8:33	Laurie Koehn enters the game for Coco Miller.	21	19
8:33	Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	21	19
8:32	Murriel Page Defensive Rebound.	21	19
8:08	Murriel Page made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	24	19
7:52	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	24	19
7:52	Houston Full Timeout.	24	19
7:52	Alana Beard enters the game for Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	24	19
7:43	Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	24	21
7:22	Chasity Melvin made Layup.	26	21
7:07	Alana Beard Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	26	21
7:07	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tina Thompson.	26	21
7:07	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	22
7:07	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	23
6:52	Chasity Melvin made 14 ft Jumper.	28	23
6:39	Chasity Melvin Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	28	23
6:39	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	28	23
6:39	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.	28	24
6:39	DeLisha Milton-Jones enters the game for Chasity Melvin.	28	24
6:39	Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	28	24
6:39	DeLisha Milton-Jones Defensive Rebound.	28	24
6:13	Michelle Snow Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	28	24
6:13	DeLisha Milton-Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	24
6:13	DeLisha Milton-Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	24
6:13	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	29	24
6:09	Michelle Snow Bad Pass	29	24
5:58	Michelle Snow Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	29	24
5:45	Murriel Page missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	24
5:43	Washington Defensive Rebound.	29	24
5:30	Murriel Page Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	29	24
5:30	Murriel Page Technical Foul. Her 1st Technical Foul.	29	24
5:30	Janeth Arcain made Technical Free Throw.	29	25
5:30	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	26
5:30	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Roneeka Hodges.	29	26
5:30	Charlotte Smith-Taylor enters the game for Alana Beard.	29	26
5:30	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	27
5:26	Sancho Lyttle Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	29	27
5:26	Alana Beard enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	29	27
5:13	Laurie Koehn made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	32	27
4:54	Janeth Arcain Traveling	32	27
4:54	Houston Full Timeout.	32	27
4:39	Laurie Koehn made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alana Beard.	35	27
4:24	Dominique Canty missed Layup.	35	27
4:22	Alana Beard Defensive Rebound.	35	27
4:16	Alana Beard's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.	35	27
4:13	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	35	27
4:05	Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	35	29
3:47	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Bad Pass	35	29
3:31	Sheryl Swoopes missed 6 ft Jumper.	35	29
3:31	Houston Defensive Rebound.	35	29
3:31	Michelle Snow Loose Ball Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	35	29
3:31	Tari Phillips enters the game for Michelle Snow.	35	29
3:06	Sancho Lyttle Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	35	29
3:06	Tina Thompson enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	35	29
3:06	Kaayla Chones enters the game for Murriel Page.	35	29
3:02	Laurie Koehn missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	35	29
3:02	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	35	29
3:02	Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Jumper.	35	29
3:02	Kaayla Chones Defensive Rebound.	35	29
2:57	Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	35	29
2:54	DeLisha Milton-Jones Offensive Rebound.	35	29
2:49	DeLisha Milton-Jones Bad Pass. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	35	29
2:48	Alana Beard Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	35	29
2:48	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.	35	30
2:48	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.	35	31
2:34	Alana Beard made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Laurie Koehn.	38	31
2:30	Dominique Canty Traveling	38	31
2:23	Dominique Canty Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	38	31
2:23	Alana Beard missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	38	31
2:23	Washington Offensive Rebound.	38	31
2:23	Roneeka Hodges enters the game for Dominique Canty.	38	31
2:23	Alana Beard made Free Throw 2 of 2.	39	31
2:11	Kaayla Chones Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	39	31
2:11	Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	39	31
2:11	Houston Offensive Rebound.	39	31
2:11	Temeka Johnson enters the game for Laurie Koehn.	39	31
2:11	Tari Phillips made Free Throw 2 of 2.	39	32
1:49	Alana Beard missed 19 ft Jumper.	39	32
1:47	Roneeka Hodges Defensive Rebound.	39	32
1:37	Janeth Arcain made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	39	34
1:30	Alana Beard Traveling	39	34
1:30	Washington Full Timeout.	39	34
1:07	Sheryl Swoopes Turnover	39	34
1:07	Coco Miller enters the game for Alana Beard.	39	34
50.9	Coco Miller missed 16 ft Jumper.	39	34
48.9	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	39	34
42.1	Sheryl Swoopes made 8 ft Jumper.	39	36
31.8	Temeka Johnson missed 14 ft Jumper.	39	36
29.9	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Offensive Rebound.	39	36
21.1	DeLisha Milton-Jones made Driving Layup.	41	36
12.9	Janeth Arcain Lost Ball. Stolen by Temeka Johnson.	41	36
7.7	Coco Miller made 6 ft Two Point Shot.	43	36
0.7	Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.	43	36
0.1	DeLisha Milton-Jones Defensive Rebound.	43	36
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	43	36

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Mystics
70
Comets
65

Game 1

21/7

Comets
83
Mystics
65

Game 2

26/7

6:00 PM, 21 July 2005

Referees:
Lamont Simpson
John Fullilove
Cameron Inouye

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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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