Shock 85-70 Comets (17 May, 2006) Play-by-Play

Detroit Shock

2-1, 2-0 away

	1	2	3	4	T
TUL	28	28	14	15	85
HOU	21	17	12	20	70

Houston Comets

1-2, 1-1 home

Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Roneeka Hodges made Layup. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.
Michelle Snow made Two Point Shot.
Kayte Christensen made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Roneeka Hodges made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Michelle Snow's 15 ft Jumper blocked by Ruth Riley.
Dawn Staley made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.
Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Roneeka Hodges made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta's Jumper blocked by Plenette Pierson.
Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Kayte Christensen made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 7 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Driving Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Roneeka Hodges made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow's Layup blocked by Ruth Riley.
Michelle Snow made Two Point Shot.
Tari Phillips's Layup blocked by Ruth Riley.
Roneeka Hodges missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed Layup.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed 10 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dawn Staley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made 6 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Kayte Christensen made Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Tari Phillips missed 9 ft Jumper.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tari Phillips missed Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kayte Christensen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kayte Christensen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Roneeka Hodges missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tiffany Stansbury missed Layup.
Mistie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.
Roneeka Hodges made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mistie Williams.
Kayte Christensen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kayte Christensen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dawn Staley missed 46 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tiffany Stansbury made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.
Tiffany Stansbury missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tiffany Stansbury made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Roneeka Hodges missed 12 ft Jumper.
Mistie Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mistie Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Roneeka Hodges missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Mistie Williams missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tiffany Stansbury made Layup.
Mistie Williams missed 5 ft Jumper.
Tiffany Stansbury made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Dawn Staley missed Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Mistie Williams missed 6 ft Jumper.
Mistie Williams made Layup.
Dawn Staley missed Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed Three Point Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mistie Williams made Layup.
Tiffany Stansbury made 4 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash made Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Swin Cash missed Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Layup.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ruth Riley made Layup.
Cheryl Ford missed 5 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ruth Riley made Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Swin Cash made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Deanna Nolan made Layup.
Ruth Riley missed 11 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash missed 6 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed Layup.
Kara Braxton made Layup.
Swin Cash missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Braxton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Braxton made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Driving Layup.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Jacqueline Batteast missed Layup.
Kara Braxton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Braxton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Plenette Pierson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Jacqueline Batteast made Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Plenette Pierson made 11 ft Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacqueline Batteast.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Cheryl Ford made 7 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash made Driving Layup.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Swin Cash made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan missed Layup.
Kedra Holland-Corn made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Ruth Riley made 12 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Layup.
Kedra Holland-Corn made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Deanna Nolan missed Layup.
Swin Cash missed Jumper.
Cheryl Ford missed Layup.
Cheryl Ford missed Layup.
Deanna Nolan made Layup.
Ruth Riley made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Deanna Nolan made Technical Free Throw.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Swin Cash made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Cheryl Ford made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ruth Riley.
Ruth Riley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Zane Teilane missed 13 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Zane Teilane missed 16 ft Jumper.
Zane Teilane made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed 7 ft Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jacqueline Batteast made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Jacqueline Batteast missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Braxton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Braxton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jacqueline Batteast missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ruth Riley missed 13 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Jacqueline Batteast made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Ruth Riley missed 16 ft Jumper.
Jacqueline Batteast missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn's Layup blocked by Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.
Ruth Riley made Layup.
Ruth Riley made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash missed Free Throw 2 of 2.

SHOCK

COMETS

TIME		TUL	HOU
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Cheryl Ford vs. Michelle Snow. Katie Smith gains possession.	0	0
9:41	Swin Cash made Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.	2	0
9:23	Michelle Snow missed Layup.	2	0
9:22	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	2	0
9:22	Cheryl Ford Shooting Foul. Michelle Snow gains possession.	2	0
9:22	Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	0
9:22	Houston Offensive Rebound.	2	0
9:22	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	1
9:14	Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.	4	1
8:52	Michelle Snow made Layup.	4	3
8:34	Swin Cash missed Jumper.	4	3
8:33	Dawn Staley Defensive Rebound.	4	3
8:30	Dawn Staley Lost Ball. Stolen by Cheryl Ford.	4	3
8:27	Cheryl Ford made Layup.	6	3
8:10	Michelle Snow missed Layup.	6	3
8:07	Deanna Nolan Defensive Rebound.	6	3
8:02	Roneeka Hodges Shooting Foul. Swin Cash gains possession.	6	3
8:02	Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	3
8:02	Swin Cash missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	3
8:02	Ruth Riley Offensive Rebound.	7	3
7:58	Ruth Riley made Layup.	9	3
7:48	Roneeka Hodges made Layup. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.	9	5
7:35	Cheryl Ford missed 5 ft Jumper.	9	5
7:33	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	9	5
7:24	Jumpball: Cheryl Ford vs. Michelle Snow. Deanna Nolan gains possession.	9	5
7:24	Roneeka Hodges Bad Pass. Stolen by Cheryl Ford.	9	5
7:18	Katie Smith missed Layup.	9	5
7:18	Dawn Staley Defensive Rebound.	9	5
7:07	Dawn Staley Bad Pass. Stolen by Swin Cash.	9	5
7:01	Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	5
7:01	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	9	5
6:48	Kayte Christensen 3 second	9	5
6:37	Sheryl Swoopes Shooting Foul. Swin Cash gains possession.	9	5
6:37	Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	5
6:37	Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	5
6:26	Michelle Snow made Two Point Shot.	11	7
6:13	Kayte Christensen Personal Foul. Ruth Riley gains possession.	11	7
6:11	Deanna Nolan missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	7
6:09	Detroit Defensive Rebound.	11	7
5:52	Kayte Christensen made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	11	9
5:43	Ruth Riley made Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.	13	9
5:26	Roneeka Hodges made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	13	12
5:18	Swin Cash made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.	15	12
5:09	Houston Full Timeout.	15	12
5:09	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	15	12
4:58	Dawn Staley Bad Pass. Stolen by Deanna Nolan.	15	12
4:54	Deanna Nolan made Layup.	17	12
4:28	Michelle Snow's 15 ft Jumper blocked by Ruth Riley.	17	12
4:26	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	17	12
4:15	Ruth Riley missed 11 ft Jumper.	17	12
4:13	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	17	12
4:13	Michelle Snow Shooting Foul. Cheryl Ford gains possession.	17	12
4:13	Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	12
4:13	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	17	12
4:13	Tari Phillips enters the game for Michelle Snow.	17	12
4:13	Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	12
4:01	Dawn Staley made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.	18	14
3:45	Swin Cash missed 6 ft Jumper.	18	14
3:43	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	18	14
3:32	Deanna Nolan missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	14
3:31	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta Defensive Rebound.	18	14
3:25	Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	18	16
3:24	Cheryl Ford Offensive Foul. Tari Phillips gains possession.	18	16
3:24	Cheryl Ford Foul	18	16
3:24	Kara Braxton enters the game for Cheryl Ford.	18	16
3:08	Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass. Stolen by Ruth Riley.	18	16
3:03	Katie Smith missed Layup.	18	16
3:00	Kara Braxton Offensive Rebound.	20	16
3:00	Kara Braxton made Layup.	20	16
2:46	Roneeka Hodges made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	20	19
2:24	Swin Cash missed 14 ft Jumper.	20	19
2:19	Kara Braxton Offensive Rebound.	20	19
2:10	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta Shooting Foul. Kara Braxton gains possession.	20	19
2:10	Kara Braxton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	19
2:10	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	20	19
2:10	Kedra Holland-Corn enters the game for Katie Smith.	20	19
2:10	Kara Braxton made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	19
2:00	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Ruth Riley.	21	19
1:59	Tari Phillips Offensive Foul. Plenette Pierson gains possession.	21	19
1:59	Tari Phillips Foul	21	19
1:42	Kara Braxton made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.	23	19
1:19	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta's Jumper blocked by Plenette Pierson.	23	19
1:15	Tari Phillips Offensive Rebound.	23	19
1:13	Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	19
1:10	Kara Braxton Defensive Rebound.	23	19
1:05	Kedra Holland-Corn made Driving Layup.	25	19
1:05	Dawn Staley Shooting Foul. Kedra Holland-Corn gains possession.	25	19
1:05	Jacqueline Batteast enters the game for Swin Cash.	25	19
1:05	Kedra Holland-Corn missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	25	19
1:00	Kedra Holland-Corn Offensive Rebound.	25	19
55.9	Jacqueline Batteast missed Layup.	25	19
54.7	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	25	19
48.9	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta Offensive Foul. Deanna Nolan gains possession.	25	19
48.9	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta Foul	25	19
39.1	Tari Phillips Personal Foul. Kara Braxton gains possession.	25	19
39.1	Kara Braxton made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	19
39.1	Kara Braxton made Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	19
18.3	Kara Braxton Shooting Foul. Tari Phillips gains possession.	27	19
18.3	Tari Phillips made Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	20
18.3	Tari Phillips made Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	21
2.8	Sheryl Swoopes Shooting Foul. Plenette Pierson gains possession.	27	21
2.8	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	28	21
2.8	Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	28	21
2.5	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	28	21
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	28	21

Regular Season Series

TUL wins 2-0

Comets
55
Shock
71

Game 1

18/6

Shock
66
Comets
60

Game 2

9/7

1:30 AM, 17 May 2006

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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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