Lynx 73-62 Comets (17 Aug, 2005) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

16-14, 7-8 away

	1	2	T
HOU	34	28	62
MIN	38	35	73

Minnesota Lynx

14-16, 11-5 home

Chandi Jones made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Chandi Jones made 15 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristi Harrower missed 15 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Vanessa Hayden missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
Vanessa Hayden made Layup.
Chandi Jones made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Kristi Harrower missed Layup.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed Jumper.
Kristi Harrower missed Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Tynesha Lewis missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Amanda Lassiter made Driving Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Amanda Lassiter made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Chandi Jones's Layup blocked by Dominique Canty.
Nicole Ohlde missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamika Williams made Driving Layup. Assisted by Chandi Jones.
Chandi Jones made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Amanda Lassiter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chandi Jones missed 15 ft Jumper.
Chandi Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chandi Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Chandi Jones.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chandi Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chandi Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chandi Jones missed Driving Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made Driving Layup.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Kristi Harrower missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristi Harrower made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chandi Jones missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Vanessa Hayden.
Vanessa Hayden's Hook Shot blocked by Tina Thompson.
Kristi Harrower made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Vanessa Hayden.
Nicole Ohlde missed 13 ft Jumper.
Chandi Jones made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Layup. Assisted by Chandi Jones.
Chandi Jones missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Kristi Harrower made 13 ft Running Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Nicole Ohlde made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chandi Jones.
Chandi Jones missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 18 ft Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Nicole Ohlde missed 12 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Vanessa Hayden made Layup. Assisted by Chandi Jones.
Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 14 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Chandi Jones.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Driving Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Tamika Williams made Driving Layup.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Chandi Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chandi Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Kristi Harrower missed 13 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chandi Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chandi Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Tip Shot.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Tip Shot.
Michelle Snow made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 13 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made Layup.
Michelle Snow missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Janeth Arcain missed 12 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Sheryl Swoopes made Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson's Layup blocked by Amanda Lassiter.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dawn Staley missed Driving Layup.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Sancho Lyttle made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Tina Thompson missed Hook Shot.
Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Roneeka Hodges made 10 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Michelle Snow missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Roneeka Hodges missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges made 13 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Michelle Snow made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Dawn Staley missed 11 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Roneeka Hodges missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheryl Swoopes made 10 ft Running Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Roneeka Hodges missed 14 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Janeth Arcain missed 10 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.

COMETS

LYNX

TIME		HOU	MIN
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Michelle Snow vs. Nicole Ohlde. Dominique Canty gains possession.	0	0
19:42	Michelle Snow made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	2	0
19:21	Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	2	0
19:13	Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	0
19:10	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:59	Chandi Jones made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	2	3
18:39	Janeth Arcain missed 13 ft Jumper.	2	3
18:37	Houston Defensive Rebound.	2	3
18:24	Vanessa Hayden Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	2	3
18:24	Vanessa Hayden Foul	2	3
18:05	Janeth Arcain made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	4	3
17:38	Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.	4	3
17:37	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	4	3
17:27	Nicole Ohlde Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	4	3
17:27	Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	3
17:27	Houston Offensive Rebound.	4	3
17:27	Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	3
17:27	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	4	3
17:09	Svetlana Abrosimova made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	4	6
16:54	Michelle Snow made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	6	6
16:39	Vanessa Hayden Lost Ball. Stolen by Michelle Snow.	6	6
16:29	Tina Thompson missed 14 ft Jumper.	6	6
16:28	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	6	6
16:24	Michelle Snow Bad Pass	6	6
16:09	Chandi Jones made 15 ft Jumper.	6	8
15:56	Dominique Canty Bad Pass. Stolen by Vanessa Hayden.	6	8
15:53	Kristi Harrower Bad Pass. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	6	8
15:49	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	8	8
15:30	Michelle Snow Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	8	8
15:30	Minnesota Full Timeout.	8	8
15:30	Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	9
15:30	Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	10
15:14	Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.	8	10
15:12	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	8	10
15:02	Kristi Harrower missed 15 ft Jumper.	8	10
15:00	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	8	10
14:52	Tina Thompson made Layup.	10	10
14:36	Svetlana Abrosimova made 14 ft Two Point Shot.	10	12
14:18	Michelle Snow missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.	10	12
14:17	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	10	12
13:56	Vanessa Hayden missed 6 ft Hook Shot.	10	12
13:56	Vanessa Hayden Offensive Rebound.	10	12
13:55	Vanessa Hayden made Layup.	10	14
13:30	Michelle Snow made 6 ft Two Point Shot.	12	14
13:30	Vanessa Hayden Shooting Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	12	14
13:30	Tamika Williams enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	12	14
13:30	Dawn Staley enters the game for Dominique Canty.	12	14
13:30	Tari Phillips enters the game for Tina Thompson.	12	14
13:30	Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	12	14
13:30	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	12	14
13:15	Chandi Jones made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	12	16
12:57	Janeth Arcain missed 12 ft Jumper.	12	16
12:56	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	12	16
12:51	Janeth Arcain Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	12	16
12:45	Kristi Harrower missed Layup.	12	16
12:44	Dawn Staley Defensive Rebound.	12	16
12:42	Kristi Harrower Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	12	16
12:27	Tari Phillips Lost Ball. Stolen by Kristi Harrower.	12	16
12:21	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	12	18
11:56	Janeth Arcain Traveling	12	18
11:56	Houston Full Timeout.	12	18
11:56	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	12	18
11:56	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Tari Phillips.	12	18
11:56	Dominique Canty enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	12	18
11:56	Amanda Lassiter enters the game for Chandi Jones.	12	18
11:33	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed Jumper.	12	18
11:33	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	12	18
11:30	Kristi Harrower missed Three Point Jumper.	12	18
11:29	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	12	18
11:15	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	12	18
11:02	Sheryl Swoopes made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	14	18
10:45	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.	14	18
10:41	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	14	18
10:41	Tynesha Lewis enters the game for Kristi Harrower.	14	18
10:30	Sheryl Swoopes made Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	16	18
10:30	Amanda Lassiter Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	16	18
10:30	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 1.	17	18
10:19	Tynesha Lewis missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	18
10:18	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	17	18
10:15	Sancho Lyttle Bad Pass. Stolen by Svetlana Abrosimova.	17	18
10:08	Amanda Lassiter missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	18
10:07	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	17	18
9:52	Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.	17	18
9:52	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	17	18
9:41	Michelle Snow Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	17	18
9:41	Chandi Jones enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	17	18
9:41	Tina Thompson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	17	18
9:22	Amanda Lassiter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	17	21
9:03	Tina Thompson Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	17	21
9:03	Tina Thompson Foul	17	21
8:48	Amanda Lassiter made Driving Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	17	23
8:48	Dominique Canty Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	17	23
8:48	Amanda Lassiter made Free Throw 1 of 1.	17	24
8:25	Sancho Lyttle missed 9 ft Jumper.	17	24
8:22	Houston Defensive Rebound.	17	24
8:10	Chandi Jones's Layup blocked by Dominique Canty.	17	24
8:10	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	17	24
8:03	Nicole Ohlde missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.	17	24
8:00	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	17	24
7:54	Tina Thompson's Layup blocked by Amanda Lassiter.	17	24
7:52	Tynesha Lewis Defensive Rebound.	17	24
7:35	Tamika Williams made Driving Layup. Assisted by Chandi Jones.	17	26
7:22	Chandi Jones Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	17	26
7:22	Minnesota Full Timeout.	17	26
7:22	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tina Thompson.	17	26
7:22	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Dominique Canty.	17	26
7:22	Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	26
7:22	Houston Offensive Rebound.	17	26
7:22	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	26
7:16	Chandi Jones made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	18	28
6:52	Janeth Arcain made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	20	28
6:31	Amanda Lassiter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	28
6:30	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	20	28
6:30	Janeth Arcain Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	20	28
6:18	Sancho Lyttle Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	20	28
6:07	Tynesha Lewis Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	20	28
6:07	Tynesha Lewis Foul	20	28
5:46	Michelle Snow made 10 ft Two Point Shot.	22	28
5:33	Michelle Snow Personal Foul. Her 4th Personal Foul.	22	28
5:26	Chandi Jones missed 15 ft Jumper.	22	28
5:26	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	22	28
5:11	Amanda Lassiter Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	22	28
5:11	Tari Phillips enters the game for Michelle Snow.	22	28
5:11	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Amanda Lassiter.	22	28
5:11	Kristi Harrower enters the game for Tynesha Lewis.	22	28
5:11	Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	28
5:11	Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	28
4:45	Dawn Staley Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	24	28
4:45	Chandi Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	28
4:45	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	24	28
4:45	Chandi Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	29
4:13	Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Williams.	24	29
4:09	Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Chandi Jones.	24	31
3:36	Dawn Staley missed Driving Layup.	24	31
3:35	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	24	31
3:28	Tamika Williams missed Layup.	24	31
3:27	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	24	31
3:03	Svetlana Abrosimova Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	24	31
3:03	Houston Full Timeout.	24	31
3:03	Tina Thompson enters the game for Tari Phillips.	24	31
3:03	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	31
3:03	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	31
2:44	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	31
2:43	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Rebound.	26	31
2:31	Sancho Lyttle Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	26	31
2:31	Chandi Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	32
2:31	Chandi Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	33
2:11	Sancho Lyttle missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.	26	33
2:10	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	26	33
2:05	Chandi Jones missed Driving Layup.	26	33
2:04	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	26	33
2:04	Svetlana Abrosimova Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	26	33
2:04	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	33
2:04	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.	28	33
1:44	Nicole Ohlde made Driving Layup.	28	35
1:19	Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot.	30	35
1:10	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	30	37
51.6	Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	32	37
38.6	Dawn Staley Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	32	37
38.6	Dominique Canty enters the game for Dawn Staley.	32	37
38.6	Kristi Harrower missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	32	37
38.6	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	32	37
38.6	Kristi Harrower made Free Throw 2 of 2.	32	38
30.9	Houston Full Timeout.	32	38
11.5	Sancho Lyttle made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	34	38
11.5	Minnesota Full Timeout.	34	38
1.0	Chandi Jones missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	34	38
0.0	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	34	38
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	34	38

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-1

Lynx
65
Comets
79

Game 1

23/5

Lynx
62
Comets
58

Game 2

8/6

Comets
62
Lynx
73

Game 3

17/8

Target Center

1:00 AM, 17 August 2005

Minneapolis, MN

Referees:
Teresa Dahlem
Tina Napier
Amy Bonner

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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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