Comets 62-61 Shock (3 Aug, 2005) Play-by-Play

Detroit Shock

10-13, 3-8 away

	1	2	T
TUL	30	31	61
HOU	42	20	62

Houston Comets

15-10, 8-6 home

Tina Thompson missed Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Ruth Riley.
Tina Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Dominique Canty missed Driving Layup.
Michelle Snow made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Janeth Arcain made 16 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Janeth Arcain missed Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Driving Layup.
Roneeka Hodges made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sheryl Swoopes made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Roneeka Hodges missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Tari Phillips missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Janeth Arcain missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 5 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow's Layup blocked by Kara Braxton.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Janeth Arcain made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Technical Free Throw.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Michelle Snow missed 12 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Roneeka Hodges made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Driving Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 5 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tina Thompson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 5 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Cheryl Ford.
Michelle Snow's Layup blocked by Cheryl Ford.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed 4 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Janeth Arcain made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Tina Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 18 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Dawn Staley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson missed Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Jumper.
Ruth Riley missed 8 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made 16 ft Jumper.
Ruth Riley missed 12 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed 8 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed Layup.
Plenette Pierson made Layup.
Kara Braxton missed 13 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made Layup. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
Cheryl Ford made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kara Braxton.
Cheryl Ford made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Kara Braxton missed Layup.
Deanna Nolan missed 13 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson's 13 ft Jumper blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Katie Smith missed 15 ft Jumper.
Barbara Farris made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Barbara Farris missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ruth Riley missed 6 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Elaine Powell missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Braxton missed 10 ft Jumper.
Elaine Powell made Driving Layup.
Deanna Nolan missed Layup.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Kara Braxton.
Kara Braxton's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Michelle Snow.
Deanna Nolan made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Elaine Powell made 7 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made 13 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Deanna Nolan missed Layup.
Ruth Riley made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Elaine Powell missed Layup.
Ruth Riley missed 13 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Driving Layup.
Katie Smith made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Ruth Riley missed 16 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Elaine Powell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Elaine Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Deanna Nolan made Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Elaine Powell missed 9 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Deanna Nolan made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Elaine Powell missed Layup.
Cheryl Ford's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.
Ruth Riley made Layup. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Plenette Pierson made 5 ft Running Jumper.
Elaine Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Elaine Powell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Elaine Powell missed 7 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford missed 7 ft Jumper.
Ruth Riley missed Jumper.
Ruth Riley missed 6 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made Jumper.
Ruth Riley made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Elaine Powell missed 19 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made 9 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed 6 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed 13 ft Jumper.
Ruth Riley missed 10 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed 4 ft Jumper.

SHOCK

COMETS

TIME		TUL	HOU
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Cheryl Ford vs. Michelle Snow. Dominique Canty gains possession.	0	0
19:53	Tina Thompson missed Jumper.	0	0
19:52	Houston Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:52	Ruth Riley Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	0
19:39	Sheryl Swoopes's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Ruth Riley.	0	0
19:37	Deanna Nolan Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:25	Ruth Riley missed 8 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:24	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:07	Tina Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	0	2
18:55	Deanna Nolan made 16 ft Jumper.	2	2
18:39	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	2	4
18:22	Ruth Riley missed 12 ft Jumper.	2	4
18:20	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	2	4
18:06	Dominique Canty missed Driving Layup.	2	4
18:05	Deanna Nolan Defensive Rebound.	2	4
17:53	Swin Cash Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	2	4
17:46	Michelle Snow made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	2	6
17:28	Deanna Nolan Traveling	2	6
17:28	Kara Braxton enters the game for Ruth Riley.	2	6
17:13	Elaine Powell Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	6
17:13	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	7
17:13	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	8
17:00	Cheryl Ford Lost Ball. Stolen by Janeth Arcain.	2	8
16:54	Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	2	10
16:52	Katie Smith enters the game for Swin Cash.	2	10
16:52	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Elaine Powell.	2	10
16:52	Detroit Full Timeout.	13	21
16:39	Cheryl Ford Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	2	10
16:39	Cheryl Ford Foul	2	10
16:22	Janeth Arcain made 16 ft Jumper.	2	12
16:06	Kara Braxton missed 8 ft Jumper.	2	12
16:04	Plenette Pierson Offensive Rebound.	2	12
16:01	Kara Braxton missed Layup.	2	12
16:00	Plenette Pierson Offensive Rebound.	4	12
16:00	Plenette Pierson made Layup.	4	12
15:41	Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	4	14
15:25	Kara Braxton missed 13 ft Jumper.	4	14
15:22	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	4	14
15:18	Deanna Nolan made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.	7	14
15:03	Janeth Arcain missed Jumper.	7	14
15:02	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	7	14
14:55	Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	14
14:53	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	7	14
14:41	Katie Smith Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	7	14
14:41	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Tina Thompson.	7	14
14:37	Michelle Snow Turnover	7	14
14:22	Katie Smith made Layup. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.	9	14
14:07	Katie Smith Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	9	14
14:07	Roneeka Hodges enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	9	14
14:03	Michelle Snow made Driving Layup.	9	16
13:49	Plenette Pierson missed Layup.	9	16
13:48	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	9	16
13:30	Roneeka Hodges made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	9	19
13:06	Cheryl Ford made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kara Braxton.	11	19
12:48	Sheryl Swoopes made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	11	21
12:41	Michelle Snow Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	11	21
12:36	Cheryl Ford made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.	13	21
12:18	Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass	13	21
12:07	Kara Braxton missed Layup.	13	21
12:06	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	13	21
12:06	Kara Braxton Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	21
12:06	Ruth Riley enters the game for Kara Braxton.	13	21
12:03	Houston Full Timeout.	13	21
12:03	Dawn Staley enters the game for Michelle Snow.	13	21
12:03	Tari Phillips enters the game for Dominique Canty.	13	21
12:03	Tina Thompson enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	13	21
11:37	Roneeka Hodges missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	21
11:36	Deanna Nolan Defensive Rebound.	13	21
11:30	Dawn Staley Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	21
11:11	Deanna Nolan missed 13 ft Jumper.	13	21
11:11	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	13	21
11:02	Tari Phillips missed Layup.	13	21
11:00	Houston Offensive Rebound.	13	21
10:56	Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.	13	24
10:30	Plenette Pierson's 13 ft Jumper blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.	13	24
10:29	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	13	24
10:29	Sheryl Swoopes Turnover	13	24
10:29	Barbara Farris enters the game for Cheryl Ford.	13	24
10:26	Katie Smith missed 15 ft Jumper.	13	24
10:25	Deanna Nolan Offensive Rebound.	13	24
10:14	Barbara Farris Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	13	24
10:11	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.	13	26
9:52	Barbara Farris Bad Pass. Stolen by Tina Thompson.	13	26
9:32	Tari Phillips missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.	13	26
9:30	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	13	26
9:22	Tina Thompson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	26
9:22	Elaine Powell enters the game for Deanna Nolan.	13	26
9:22	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Roneeka Hodges.	13	26
9:22	Barbara Farris made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	26
9:22	Swin Cash enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	14	26
9:22	Dominique Canty enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	14	26
9:22	Barbara Farris missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	26
9:22	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	14	26
9:00	Janeth Arcain missed 9 ft Jumper.	14	26
8:57	Ruth Riley Defensive Rebound.	14	26
8:47	Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	26
8:45	Dawn Staley Defensive Rebound.	14	26
8:41	Tina Thompson missed Layup.	14	26
8:38	Ruth Riley Defensive Rebound.	14	26
8:34	Tari Phillips Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	14	26
8:15	Ruth Riley missed 6 ft Jumper.	14	26
8:14	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	14	26
8:00	Dominique Canty Lost Ball. Stolen by Katie Smith.	14	26
7:56	Detroit Full Timeout.	14	26
7:56	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tari Phillips.	14	26
7:56	Deanna Nolan enters the game for Swin Cash.	14	26
7:56	Cheryl Ford enters the game for Barbara Farris.	14	26
7:41	Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Elaine Powell.	16	26
7:22	Ruth Riley Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	16	26
7:07	Michelle Snow missed Layup.	16	26
7:05	Deanna Nolan Defensive Rebound.	16	26
7:05	Michelle Snow Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	16	26
6:52	Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	26
6:52	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	16	26
6:47	Ruth Riley Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	16	26
6:47	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Dawn Staley.	16	26
6:47	Kara Braxton enters the game for Ruth Riley.	16	26
6:41	Sheryl Swoopes missed 5 ft Jumper.	16	26
6:39	Deanna Nolan Defensive Rebound.	16	26
6:31	Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.	18	26
6:16	Michelle Snow's Layup blocked by Kara Braxton.	18	26
6:16	Jumpball: Deanna Nolan vs. Michelle Snow. Elaine Powell gains possession.	18	26
6:16	Houston Defensive Rebound.	18	26
6:07	Elaine Powell missed Layup.	18	26
6:07	Detroit Defensive Rebound.	18	26
6:07	Houston Full Timeout.	18	26
5:56	Janeth Arcain Lost Ball. Stolen by Elaine Powell.	18	26
5:52	Sheryl Swoopes Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	18	26
5:52	Katie Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	26
5:52	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	18	26
5:52	Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	26
5:33	Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	19	28
5:26	Deanna Nolan Bad Pass	19	28
5:03	Janeth Arcain made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	19	30
4:50	Kara Braxton missed 10 ft Jumper.	19	30
4:48	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	19	30
4:41	Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	30
4:39	Kara Braxton Defensive Rebound.	19	30
4:31	Elaine Powell made Driving Layup.	21	30
4:00	Tina Thompson Lost Ball. Stolen by Cheryl Ford.	21	30
3:50	Deanna Nolan missed Layup.	21	30
3:49	Detroit Defensive Rebound.	21	30
3:49	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Katie Smith.	21	30
3:49	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Tina Thompson.	21	30
3:32	Kara Braxton Loose Ball Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	21	30
3:32	Michelle Snow Technical Foul. Her 1st Technical Foul.	21	30
3:32	Michelle Snow Double Technical Foul. Kara Braxton gains possession.	21	30
3:32	Sheryl Swoopes made Technical Free Throw.	21	31
3:32	Roneeka Hodges enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	21	31
3:32	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 1.	21	32
3:19	Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Kara Braxton.	23	32
3:03	Michelle Snow missed 12 ft Jumper.	23	32
3:01	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	23	32
2:50	Kara Braxton's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Michelle Snow.	23	32
2:47	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	23	32
2:46	Tari Phillips enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	21	31
2:46	Deanna Nolan Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	23	32
2:46	Tina Thompson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	23	32
2:46	Roneeka Hodges made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	33
2:46	Roneeka Hodges made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	34
2:31	Deanna Nolan made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	34
2:14	Tina Thompson missed Layup.	26	34
2:12	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	26	34
2:06	Deanna Nolan Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	26	34
2:06	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Roneeka Hodges.	26	34
2:06	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	35
2:06	Barbara Farris enters the game for Kara Braxton.	26	35
2:06	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tari Phillips.	26	35
2:06	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	36
1:51	Plenette Pierson missed 6 ft Jumper.	26	36
1:50	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	26	36
1:34	Elaine Powell made 7 ft Jumper.	28	36
1:16	Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	28	36
1:15	Deanna Nolan Defensive Rebound.	28	36
1:06	Deanna Nolan Bad Pass	28	36
46.5	Michelle Snow made Driving Layup.	28	38
20.4	Deanna Nolan made 13 ft Jumper.	30	38
2.9	Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.	30	38
0.5	Sheryl Swoopes Offensive Rebound.	30	38
0.0	Sheryl Swoopes made 5 ft Jumper.	30	40
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	30	40

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 2-0

Comets
75
Shock
66

Game 1

6/7

Shock
61
Comets
62

Game 2

3/8

1:00 AM, 3 August 2005

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
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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