Sacramento Monarchs @ Houston Comets

PLAYOFFS • SAC leads series 1-0

Sacramento MonarchsMonarchsSAC

25-9, 10-7 Away

Final

	1	2	OT	T
Monarchs SAC	30	33	10	73
Comets HOU	28	35	6	69

Houston CometsCometsHOU

19-15, 11-6 Home

Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty made Layup.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Janeth Arcain made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sheryl Swoopes made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Janeth Arcain made 15 ft Running Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 11 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Dawn Staley made 13 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Driving Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed 8 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Driving Layup.
Michelle Snow's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Michelle Snow made Driving Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Janeth Arcain made 15 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Tina Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Michelle Snow missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Driving Layup.
Dominique Canty missed 16 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Sheryl Swoopes made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made 17 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 12 ft Running Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 10 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Chelsea Newton made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
DeMya Walker made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
Chelsea Newton missed 15 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga missed 14 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Layup.
Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chelsea Newton made Layup. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.
Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kara Lawson missed 18 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Kristin Haynie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristin Haynie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
DeMya Walker missed 8 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Driving Layup.
Kristin Haynie made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.
Kara Lawson made Driving Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson's Layup blocked by Tina Thompson.
Kara Lawson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Nicole Powell missed 15 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Chelsea Newton missed 17 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Nicole Powell missed 18 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made 13 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.
Nicole Powell missed 18 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Hamchetou Maiga made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Hamchetou Maiga's Layup blocked by Tina Thompson.
Hamchetou Maiga made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Chelsea Newton missed 17 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga made Driving Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga made Running Jumper.
Kristin Haynie missed 7 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 7 ft Running Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Driving Layup.
Kristin Haynie missed Jumper.
Olympia Scott-Richardson made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Two Point Shot.
Chelsea Newton missed Driving Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Chelsea Newton made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Yolanda Griffith's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.
Kara Lawson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Yolanda Griffith's Layup blocked by Tina Thompson.
Yolanda Griffith missed 17 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Driving Layup.
Kara Lawson made Driving Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Driving Layup.
Nicole Powell made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.

MONARCHS

COMETS

TIME		SAC	HOU
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Yolanda Griffith vs. Michelle Snow. Sheryl Swoopes gains possession.	0	0
19:42	Janeth Arcain Bad Pass. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	0	0
19:27	Kara Lawson Bad Pass. Stolen by Michelle Snow.	0	0
19:07	Nicole Powell Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	0
18:55	Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.	0	0
18:53	Dominique Canty Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:52	Dominique Canty made Layup.	0	2
18:32	Nicole Powell missed 17 ft Jumper.	0	2
18:30	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:23	Rebekkah Brunson Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	0	2
18:23	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	3
18:23	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	4
18:13	Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	3	4
17:50	Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	3	4
17:44	Michelle Snow Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	3	4
17:44	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	4
17:44	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	4
17:25	Michelle Snow missed Layup.	5	4
17:24	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	5	4
17:06	Yolanda Griffith made 17 ft Jumper.	7	4
16:37	Michelle Snow made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	7	6
16:16	Kara Lawson missed 12 ft Running Jumper.	7	6
16:15	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	7	6
16:06	Janeth Arcain made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	7	8
15:53	Yolanda Griffith missed 10 ft Jumper.	7	8
15:52	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	7	8
15:49	Michelle Snow Bad Pass. Stolen by Kara Lawson.	7	8
15:48	Sacramento Full Timeout.	7	8
15:48	DeMya Walker enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	7	8
15:38	Kara Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	8
15:37	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	7	8
15:14	Michelle Snow Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	7	8
15:14	Michelle Snow Foul	7	8
14:49	Yolanda Griffith missed 13 ft Jumper.	7	8
14:48	Kara Lawson Offensive Rebound.	7	8
14:41	Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	8
14:40	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	7	8
14:36	Tina Thompson Traveling	7	8
14:36	Tari Phillips enters the game for Michelle Snow.	7	8
14:26	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	9	8
14:14	Tina Thompson Bad Pass	9	8
14:14	Houston Full Timeout.	9	8
13:56	Kara Lawson Turnover	9	8
13:56	Dawn Staley enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	9	8
13:48	Dawn Staley Bad Pass	9	8
13:29	Chelsea Newton made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.	11	8
13:00	Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	11	10
12:48	Sheryl Swoopes Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	11	10
12:48	Kristin Haynie enters the game for Kara Lawson.	11	10
12:48	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Nicole Powell.	11	10
12:34	DeMya Walker made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.	13	10
12:15	Sheryl Swoopes made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	13
11:57	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Dominique Canty.	13	13
11:57	Jumpball: DeMya Walker vs. Sheryl Swoopes. Dawn Staley gains possession.	13	13
11:57	DeMya Walker Lost Ball. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	13	13
11:51	Dawn Staley Bad Pass. Stolen by Hamchetou Maiga.	13	13
11:51	Hamchetou Maiga Turnover	13	13
11:45	Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	13
11:44	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	13	13
11:25	Chelsea Newton missed 15 ft Jumper.	13	13
11:22	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	13	13
11:22	Tina Thompson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	13
11:22	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Tina Thompson.	13	13
11:22	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	13	13
11:22	DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	13
11:22	DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	13
10:57	Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	15	15
10:37	Kara Lawson enters the game for Chelsea Newton.	15	15
10:30	Hamchetou Maiga missed 14 ft Jumper.	15	15
10:27	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	15	15
10:26	24 second	15	15
10:11	Janeth Arcain made 15 ft Running Jumper.	15	17
9:49	Hamchetou Maiga missed Layup.	15	17
9:48	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	15	17
9:48	Kristin Haynie Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	17
9:48	Olympia Scott-Richardson enters the game for DeMya Walker.	15	17
9:48	Nicole Powell enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	15	17
9:30	Olympia Scott-Richardson Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	17
9:18	Sheryl Swoopes missed 18 ft Jumper.	15	17
9:17	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	15	17
9:12	Kristin Haynie Bad Pass	15	17
8:48	Olympia Scott-Richardson Defensive Rebound.	15	17
8:29	Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	17
8:04	Kara Lawson Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	18	17
8:04	Dominique Canty enters the game for Dawn Staley.	18	17
8:04	Chelsea Newton enters the game for Kristin Haynie.	18	17
7:52	Olympia Scott-Richardson Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	18	17
7:52	Sacramento Full Timeout.	18	17
7:52	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Olympia Scott-Richardson.	18	17
7:52	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	18
7:52	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	19
7:37	Chelsea Newton made Layup. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.	20	19
7:18	Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.	20	19
7:16	Dominique Canty Offensive Rebound.	20	19
7:09	Janeth Arcain missed 11 ft Jumper.	20	19
7:07	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	20	19
6:58	Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Jumper.	20	19
6:56	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	20	19
6:37	Sheryl Swoopes Lost Ball. Stolen by Chelsea Newton.	20	19
6:31	Nicole Powell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	19
6:28	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	20	19
6:24	Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	20	21
6:03	Rebekkah Brunson made Layup.	22	21
6:03	Sancho Lyttle Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	22	21
6:03	Dawn Staley enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	22	21
6:03	Tina Thompson enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	22	21
6:03	Kristin Haynie enters the game for Kara Lawson.	22	21
6:03	Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	22	21
6:03	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	22	21
5:50	Nicole Powell Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	22	21
5:50	DeMya Walker enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	22	21
5:50	Kara Lawson enters the game for Chelsea Newton.	22	21
5:39	Dominique Canty Bad Pass	22	21
5:30	Tina Thompson Jump Ball	22	21
5:30	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tari Phillips.	22	21
5:18	Kara Lawson missed 18 ft Jumper.	22	21
5:16	Dawn Staley Defensive Rebound.	22	21
5:09	Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	22	23
4:54	DeMya Walker missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.	22	23
4:52	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	22	23
4:47	Dominique Canty Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	22	23
4:47	Dominique Canty Foul	22	23
4:39	Michelle Snow Shooting Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	22	23
4:39	Kristin Haynie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	23
4:39	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Nicole Powell.	23	23
4:39	Tari Phillips enters the game for Michelle Snow.	23	23
4:39	Kristin Haynie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	23
4:39	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	23	23
4:16	Dawn Staley made 13 ft Jumper.	23	25
4:05	Kara Lawson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.	26	25
3:45	Dominique Canty Bad Pass	26	25
3:45	Houston Full Timeout.	26	25
3:45	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	26	25
3:26	DeMya Walker missed 8 ft Jumper.	26	25
3:25	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	26	25
2:56	Tina Thompson made Driving Layup.	26	27
2:46	DeMya Walker missed Driving Layup.	26	27
2:45	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	26	27
2:26	Tina Thompson Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	26	27
2:26	Tina Thompson Foul	26	27
2:26	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for DeMya Walker.	26	27
2:11	Dominique Canty Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	26	27
1:59	Kristin Haynie made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.	28	27
1:30	Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Jumper.	28	27
1:28	Hamchetou Maiga Defensive Rebound.	28	27
1:14	Kara Lawson made Driving Layup.	30	27
52.3	Rebekkah Brunson Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	30	27
52.3	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Dominique Canty.	30	27
52.3	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	28
52.3	Nicole Powell enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	30	28
52.3	Chelsea Newton enters the game for Kristin Haynie.	30	28
52.3	Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	30	28
52.3	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	30	28
28.9	Rebekkah Brunson's Layup blocked by Tina Thompson.	30	28
27.9	Kara Lawson Offensive Rebound.	30	28
26.9	Kara Lawson missed 14 ft Jumper.	30	28
24.9	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	30	28
19.5	Houston Full Timeout.	30	28
19.5	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Nicole Powell.	30	28
19.5	Kristin Haynie enters the game for Kara Lawson.	30	28
19.5	DeMya Walker enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	30	28
3.9	Tina Thompson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	30	28
1.9	Tari Phillips Offensive Rebound.	30	28
0.9	Tari Phillips missed 8 ft Jumper.	30	28
0.2	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	30	28
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	30	28

Monarchs
73
Comets
69

Game 1

9/9

Comets
65
Monarchs
74

Game 2

10/9

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Minnesota	34	10	.773	-	W1
Las Vegas	30	14	.682	4	W16
Phoenix	27	17	.614	7	L3
Seattle	23	21	.523	11	W1
Golden State	23	21	.523	11	L3
Los Angeles	21	23	.477	13	L1
Dallas	10	34	.227	24	W1

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