Mercury 80-75 Comets (6 Aug, 2005) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

15-11, 7-5 away

	1	2	T
HOU	31	44	75
PHO	37	43	80

Phoenix Mercury

12-13, 7-4 home

Kamila Vodichkova missed 15 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Penny Taylor missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made Layup.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Kamila Vodichkova made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Maria Stepanova made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Maria Stepanova made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Maria Stepanova.
Maria Stepanova missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova's Layup blocked by Tari Phillips.
Diana Taurasi made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Maria Stepanova.
Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ashley Robinson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Kamila Vodichkova made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Niele Ivey missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper.
Lisa Harrison made 19 ft Jumper.
Maria Stepanova's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Kamila Vodichkova's Layup blocked by Tari Phillips.
Diana Taurasi made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 13 ft Jumper.
Maria Stepanova's Layup blocked by Sancho Lyttle.
Maria Stepanova made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Maria Stepanova missed 16 ft Jumper.
Maria Stepanova made Hook Shot.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 14 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 11 ft Running Jumper.
Maria Stepanova missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Tip Shot.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Belinda Snell made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Maria Stepanova made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Maria Stepanova missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Maria Stepanova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Maria Stepanova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Maria Stepanova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Maria Stepanova missed 13 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi's 22 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 17 ft Jumper.
Maria Stepanova missed 9 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Technical Free Throw.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Maria Stepanova made Layup. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Tina Thompson made Driving Layup.
Janeth Arcain made Driving Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tari Phillips's Layup blocked by Kamila Vodichkova.
Janeth Arcain made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed 9 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty's Layup blocked by Maria Stepanova.
Tina Thompson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed 14 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Tip Shot.
Dawn Staley missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Sancho Lyttle missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Dawn Staley made Layup.
Tina Thompson made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Dominique Canty missed 10 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made 13 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Dominique Canty missed 9 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 8 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tari Phillips's Layup blocked by Maria Stepanova.
Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Janeth Arcain made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Tina Thompson missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Janeth Arcain missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson's Layup blocked by Maria Stepanova.
Janeth Arcain made 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 20 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 10 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed Layup.
Tari Phillips made Layup.
Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Janeth Arcain's Layup blocked by Penny Taylor.
Roneeka Hodges missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made 14 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Two Point Shot.
Dawn Staley made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Janeth Arcain made 12 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Janeth Arcain missed 10 ft Jumper.

COMETS

MERCURY

TIME		HOU	PHO
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Tari Phillips vs. Maria Stepanova. Dominique Canty gains possession.	0	0
19:52	Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	2	0
19:35	Kamila Vodichkova missed 15 ft Jumper.	2	0
19:34	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	2	0
19:15	Tina Thompson made Driving Layup.	4	0
18:55	Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	0
18:54	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	4	0
18:32	Janeth Arcain made Driving Layup.	6	0
18:17	Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.	6	2
18:17	Janeth Arcain Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	6	2
18:17	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.	6	3
18:06	Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	3
18:04	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	6	3
17:50	Penny Taylor missed 13 ft Jumper.	6	3
17:47	Kamila Vodichkova Offensive Rebound.	6	5
17:47	Kamila Vodichkova made Layup.	6	5
17:30	Tina Thompson Turnover	6	5
17:15	Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	6	7
16:52	Tari Phillips's Layup blocked by Kamila Vodichkova.	6	7
16:49	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	6	7
16:43	Kamila Vodichkova made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	6	9
16:10	Janeth Arcain made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	8	9
15:45	Maria Stepanova made 7 ft Two Point Shot.	8	11
15:45	Tari Phillips Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	8	11
15:45	Phoenix Full Timeout.	8	11
15:45	Maria Stepanova made Free Throw 1 of 1.	8	12
15:22	Tina Thompson missed 15 ft Jumper.	8	12
15:19	Tari Phillips Offensive Rebound.	8	12
15:17	Tari Phillips missed 9 ft Jumper.	8	12
15:15	Dominique Canty Offensive Rebound.	8	12
14:57	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	8	12
14:57	Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	12
14:57	Houston Offensive Rebound.	8	12
14:57	Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	12
14:56	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	8	12
14:51	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	8	12
14:49	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	8	12
14:49	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	8	12
14:48	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	8	12
14:41	Dominique Canty's Layup blocked by Maria Stepanova.	8	12
14:38	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	8	12
14:27	Kamila Vodichkova made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Maria Stepanova.	8	14
14:07	Tina Thompson missed 16 ft Jumper.	8	14
14:06	Maria Stepanova Defensive Rebound.	8	14
13:56	Maria Stepanova missed 15 ft Jumper.	8	14
13:56	Kamila Vodichkova Offensive Rebound.	8	14
13:53	Kamila Vodichkova's Layup blocked by Tari Phillips.	8	14
13:53	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	8	14
13:53	Dawn Staley enters the game for Dominique Canty.	8	14
13:53	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Tina Thompson.	8	14
13:41	Diana Taurasi made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Maria Stepanova.	8	16
13:11	Tari Phillips missed 14 ft Jumper.	8	16
13:10	Janeth Arcain Offensive Rebound.	10	16
13:10	Janeth Arcain made Tip Shot.	10	16
12:52	Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.	10	16
12:49	Dawn Staley Defensive Rebound.	10	16
12:38	Sheryl Swoopes Traveling	10	16
12:38	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	10	16
12:38	Houston Full Timeout.	10	16
12:17	Sancho Lyttle Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	10	16
12:17	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	17
12:17	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	18
12:00	Dawn Staley missed 17 ft Jumper.	10	18
11:57	Tari Phillips Offensive Rebound.	10	18
11:56	Tari Phillips missed Layup.	10	18
11:55	Sancho Lyttle Offensive Rebound.	10	18
11:53	Sancho Lyttle missed Layup.	10	18
11:52	Maria Stepanova Defensive Rebound.	10	18
11:45	Ashley Robinson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	10	20
11:15	Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.	10	20
11:15	Ashley Robinson Defensive Rebound.	10	20
11:02	Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.	10	20
11:00	Maria Stepanova Offensive Rebound.	10	20
10:51	Penny Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Dawn Staley.	10	20
10:45	Dawn Staley made Layup.	12	20
10:40	Kamila Vodichkova enters the game for Maria Stepanova.	12	20
10:40	Tina Thompson enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	12	20
10:29	Penny Taylor Bad Pass	12	20
10:29	Dominique Canty enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	12	20
10:07	Tina Thompson made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	14	20
9:49	Tari Phillips Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	14	20
9:49	Niele Ivey enters the game for Penny Taylor.	14	20
9:49	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	20
9:49	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	14	20
9:49	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	21
9:33	Dominique Canty missed 10 ft Jumper.	14	21
9:30	Dominique Canty Offensive Rebound.	14	21
9:29	Dominique Canty made 13 ft Jumper.	16	21
9:08	Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.	16	21
9:07	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	16	21
8:57	Tina Thompson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	18	21
8:51	Phoenix Full Timeout.	18	21
8:51	Penny Taylor enters the game for Lisa Harrison.	18	21
8:48	Penny Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	18	21
8:44	Penny Taylor Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	18	21
8:44	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Tari Phillips.	18	21
8:44	Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	21
8:44	Houston Offensive Rebound.	18	21
8:44	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	21
8:25	Kamila Vodichkova made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	19	23
8:03	Dominique Canty missed 12 ft Jumper.	19	23
8:00	Sancho Lyttle Offensive Rebound.	19	23
7:58	Tina Thompson missed 13 ft Jumper.	19	23
7:54	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	19	23
7:33	Niele Ivey missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	23
7:33	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	19	23
7:24	Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	21	23
7:00	Maria Stepanova enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	21	23
7:00	Lisa Harrison enters the game for Niele Ivey.	21	23
6:56	Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper.	21	25
6:26	Dominique Canty missed 9 ft Jumper.	21	25
6:24	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	21	25
6:20	Dawn Staley missed Jumper.	21	25
6:18	Houston Defensive Rebound.	21	25
6:01	Lisa Harrison made 19 ft Jumper.	21	27
5:37	Tina Thompson missed Layup.	21	27
5:35	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	21	27
5:18	Maria Stepanova's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.	21	27
5:16	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	21	27
5:05	Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	27
5:03	Houston Defensive Rebound.	21	27
5:03	Tari Phillips enters the game for Tina Thompson.	21	27
5:03	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Dawn Staley.	21	27
4:43	Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	21	30
4:35	Houston Full Timeout.	21	30
4:26	Sheryl Swoopes made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	24	30
4:03	Maria Stepanova Lost Ball. Stolen by Janeth Arcain.	24	30
3:58	Janeth Arcain Bad Pass. Stolen by Kamila Vodichkova.	24	30
3:48	Maria Stepanova Bad Pass. Stolen by Sancho Lyttle.	24	30
3:46	Sancho Lyttle made Layup.	26	30
3:24	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	26	30
3:23	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	26	30
3:16	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.	28	30
3:00	Kamila Vodichkova made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	28	32
2:34	Dawn Staley enters the game for Dominique Canty.	28	32
2:21	Sheryl Swoopes missed 8 ft Jumper.	28	32
2:19	Sancho Lyttle Offensive Rebound.	30	32
2:19	Sancho Lyttle made Layup.	30	32
2:19	Penny Taylor Shooting Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	30	32
2:19	Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 1.	31	32
1:59	Kamila Vodichkova's Layup blocked by Tari Phillips.	31	32
1:59	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	31	32
1:54	Diana Taurasi made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.	31	35
1:38	Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.	31	35
1:36	Tari Phillips Offensive Rebound.	31	35
1:30	Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass	31	35
1:30	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Maria Stepanova.	31	35
1:10	Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.	31	35
1:09	Kamila Vodichkova Offensive Rebound.	31	35
1:07	Kamila Vodichkova made Jumper.	31	37
56.0	Houston Full Timeout.	31	37
56.0	Tina Thompson enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	31	37
56.0	Maria Stepanova enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	31	37
54.2	Lisa Harrison Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	31	37
45.9	Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	37
44.4	Tari Phillips Offensive Rebound.	31	37
40.9	Tari Phillips's Layup blocked by Maria Stepanova.	31	37
38.9	Tari Phillips Offensive Rebound.	31	37
38.4	Tari Phillips Turnover	31	37
14.2	Kamila Vodichkova Bad Pass	31	37
5.9	Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	37
3.8	Lisa Harrison Defensive Rebound.	31	37
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	31	37

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 3-1

Mercury
57
Comets
59

Game 1

4/6

Comets
75
Mercury
80

Game 2

6/8

Mercury
66
Comets
77

Game 3

19/8

Comets
80
Mercury
72

Game 4

26/8

Footprint Center

3:00 AM, 6 August 2005

Phoenix, AZ

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Kurt Walker
Scott Twardoski

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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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