Comets 83-65 Mystics (26 Jul, 2005) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

13-9, 6-4 away

	1	2	T
HOU	37	46	83
WAS	33	32	65

Washington Mystics

11-11, 5-6 home

Chasity Melvin made Driving Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Alana Beard missed 18 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 3 ft Jumper.
DeLisha Milton-Jones missed 9 ft Jumper.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.
Alana Beard made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alana Beard.
Alana Beard missed Jumper.
Alana Beard missed 4 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Layup.
Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin missed 4 ft Jumper.
Murriel Page's 16 ft Jumper blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Coco Miller missed 7 ft Jumper.
Alana Beard made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Alana Beard made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kaayla Chones missed 5 ft Jumper.
Coco Miller missed 16 ft Jumper.
Coco Miller missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kaayla Chones made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Alana Beard.
Murriel Page missed 3 ft Jumper.
DeLisha Milton-Jones's 10 ft Jumper blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.
Kaayla Chones missed Layup.
DeLisha Milton-Jones missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kaayla Chones made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Kaayla Chones made Free Throw 1 of 1.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Alana Beard made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Alana Beard made Two Point Shot.
Chasity Melvin made Driving Layup. Assisted by Alana Beard.
Alana Beard missed 4 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed 9 ft Jumper.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made Layup. Assisted by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.
Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made Layup. Assisted by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.
Charlotte Smith-Taylor made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alana Beard made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Temeka Johnson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Alana Beard made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Murriel Page missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Alana Beard made 17 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Coco Miller.
Alana Beard missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Murriel Page made Layup. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Murriel Page.
Chasity Melvin missed 4 ft Jumper.
Laurie Koehn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Temeka Johnson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Laurie Koehn missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Alana Beard made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Alana Beard missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alana Beard missed 14 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Janeth Arcain made Layup.
Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Janeth Arcain made Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Dominique Canty missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 17 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 12 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Driving Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Janeth Arcain's 17 ft Jumper blocked by Murriel Page.
Janeth Arcain made Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Janeth Arcain made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Janeth Arcain made Two Point Shot.
Adrienne Goodson made Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 14 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Running Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Adrienne Goodson made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Adrienne Goodson made Layup.
Michelle Snow missed 15 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Michelle Snow's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Chasity Melvin.
Dominique Canty missed 4 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 17 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 10 ft Running Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sheryl Swoopes made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes made 17 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Dominique Canty made 14 ft Running Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 6 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 14 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle missed Layup.
Kristen Rasmussen made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Adrienne Goodson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Running Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson missed 5 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 6 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kristen Rasmussen made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Kristen Rasmussen made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made 14 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.

COMETS

MYSTICS

TIME		HOU	WAS
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Michelle Snow vs. DeLisha Milton-Jones. Alana Beard gains possession.	0	0
19:47	Chasity Melvin made Driving Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	0	2
19:37	Dominique Canty Bad Pass. Stolen by Alana Beard.	0	2
19:24	Alana Beard missed 18 ft Jumper.	0	2
19:23	Washington Offensive Rebound.	0	2
19:21	Temeka Johnson missed 3 ft Jumper.	0	2
19:20	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:00	Dominique Canty Turnover	0	2
18:46	DeLisha Milton-Jones missed 9 ft Jumper.	0	2
18:45	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:24	Michelle Snow made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	2	2
17:57	Charlotte Smith-Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.	2	5
17:54	Delay of Game	2	5
17:37	Michelle Snow Bad Pass	2	5
17:22	DeLisha Milton-Jones made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	2	7
17:00	Janeth Arcain made Layup.	4	7
16:53	Temeka Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Janeth Arcain.	4	7
16:53	Alana Beard Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	4	7
16:40	Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	6	7
16:40	Alana Beard Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	6	7
16:40	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 1.	7	7
16:23	DeLisha Milton-Jones Bad Pass. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	7	7
16:16	Janeth Arcain made Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	9	7
16:04	Alana Beard made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	9	9
15:45	Dominique Canty missed 15 ft Jumper.	9	9
15:45	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	9	9
15:34	DeLisha Milton-Jones made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alana Beard.	9	12
15:11	Sheryl Swoopes made 17 ft Jumper.	11	12
14:57	Alana Beard missed Jumper.	11	12
14:56	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	11	12
14:45	Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	12
14:45	DeLisha Milton-Jones Defensive Rebound.	11	12
14:37	Alana Beard missed 4 ft Jumper.	11	12
14:37	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	11	12
14:36	Chasity Melvin made Layup.	11	14
14:15	Michelle Snow missed 12 ft Jumper.	11	14
14:14	DeLisha Milton-Jones Defensive Rebound.	11	14
14:07	Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	11	16
13:44	Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Jumper.	11	16
13:41	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	11	16
13:29	Charlotte Smith-Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	16
13:26	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	11	16
13:19	Tina Thompson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	11	16
13:19	Washington Full Timeout.	11	16
13:19	Coco Miller enters the game for Alana Beard.	11	16
13:19	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Michelle Snow.	11	16
13:19	Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	17
13:19	Charlotte Smith-Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	18
13:03	Dominique Canty made Driving Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	13	18
12:37	Chasity Melvin missed 4 ft Jumper.	13	18
12:36	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	13	18
12:18	Janeth Arcain 3 second	13	18
12:18	Murriel Page enters the game for Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	13	18
12:18	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Tina Thompson.	13	18
12:03	Murriel Page's 16 ft Jumper blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.	13	18
12:00	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	13	18
11:37	Janeth Arcain's 17 ft Jumper blocked by Murriel Page.	13	18
11:36	Houston Defensive Rebound.	13	18
11:36	Kristen Rasmussen Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	18
11:36	Houston Full Timeout.	13	18
11:10	Coco Miller missed 7 ft Jumper.	13	18
11:08	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	13	18
10:53	Janeth Arcain made Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	15	18
10:34	Coco Miller 3 second	15	18
10:34	Charlotte Smith-Taylor enters the game for DeLisha Milton-Jones.	15	18
10:34	Kaayla Chones enters the game for Chasity Melvin.	15	18
10:34	Alana Beard enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	15	18
10:22	Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Jumper.	15	18
10:19	Alana Beard Defensive Rebound.	15	18
10:14	Dominique Canty Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	18
10:14	Adrienne Goodson enters the game for Dominique Canty.	15	18
10:06	Sancho Lyttle Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	18
10:06	Alana Beard made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	19
10:06	Alana Beard made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	20
9:45	Janeth Arcain made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	17	20
9:26	Kaayla Chones missed 5 ft Jumper.	17	20
9:23	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	17	20
9:06	Janeth Arcain made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.	19	20
8:48	Coco Miller missed 16 ft Jumper.	19	20
8:47	Coco Miller Offensive Rebound.	19	20
8:42	Coco Miller missed 15 ft Jumper.	19	20
8:41	Adrienne Goodson Defensive Rebound.	19	20
8:29	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	19	20
8:25	Charlotte Smith-Taylor Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	19	20
8:25	Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	20
8:25	Laurie Koehn enters the game for Coco Miller.	20	20
8:25	DeLisha Milton-Jones enters the game for Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	20	20
8:25	Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	20
8:12	Kaayla Chones made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Alana Beard.	21	22
7:54	Kristen Rasmussen made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	23	22
7:30	Murriel Page missed 3 ft Jumper.	23	22
7:28	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	23	22
7:09	Janeth Arcain made Two Point Shot.	25	22
6:52	DeLisha Milton-Jones's 10 ft Jumper blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.	25	22
6:50	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	25	22
6:43	Adrienne Goodson made Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	27	22
6:33	Washington Full Timeout.	27	22
6:33	Dominique Canty enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	27	22
6:33	Temeka Johnson enters the game for Laurie Koehn.	27	22
6:30	Kaayla Chones missed Layup.	27	22
6:28	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	27	22
6:13	Kristen Rasmussen missed 14 ft Jumper.	27	22
6:11	Murriel Page Defensive Rebound.	27	22
6:05	DeLisha Milton-Jones missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	27	22
6:03	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	27	22
5:39	Dominique Canty made Running Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	29	22
5:13	Kaayla Chones made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	29	24
5:13	Dominique Canty Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	29	24
5:13	Kaayla Chones made Free Throw 1 of 1.	29	25
5:01	Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.	31	25
4:43	DeLisha Milton-Jones made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	31	27
4:26	Kaayla Chones Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	31	27
4:26	Chasity Melvin enters the game for Kaayla Chones.	31	27
4:13	Sheryl Swoopes Lost Ball. Stolen by Temeka Johnson.	31	27
4:07	Alana Beard made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	31	29
3:39	Adrienne Goodson made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.	33	29
3:38	Murriel Page Double Technical Foul. Adrienne Goodson gains possession.	33	29
3:38	Houston Full Timeout.	33	29
3:38	Tina Thompson enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	33	29
3:38	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	33	29
3:38	Michelle Snow enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	33	29
3:38	Charlotte Smith-Taylor enters the game for Murriel Page.	33	29
3:24	Chasity Melvin Bad Pass. Stolen by Adrienne Goodson.	33	29
3:19	Adrienne Goodson made Layup.	35	29
2:53	Alana Beard made Two Point Shot.	35	31
2:24	Michelle Snow missed 15 ft Jumper.	35	31
2:20	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	35	31
1:51	24 second	35	31
1:27	Dominique Canty made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	37	31
1:19	Tina Thompson Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	37	31
1:19	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Tina Thompson.	37	31
1:19	Murriel Page enters the game for Charlotte Smith-Taylor.	37	31
1:08	Chasity Melvin made Driving Layup. Assisted by Alana Beard.	37	33
37.9	Michelle Snow's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Chasity Melvin.	37	33
34.9	Temeka Johnson Defensive Rebound.	37	33
32.9	Alana Beard missed 4 ft Jumper.	37	33
30.9	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	37	33
4.9	Dominique Canty missed 4 ft Jumper.	37	33
2.9	Janeth Arcain Offensive Rebound.	37	33
1.9	Janeth Arcain missed 17 ft Jumper.	37	33
0.2	Murriel Page Defensive Rebound.	37	33
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	37	33

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Mystics
70
Comets
65

Game 1

21/7

Comets
83
Mystics
65

Game 2

26/7

Capital One Arena

4:30 PM, 26 July 2005

Washington, DC

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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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