Shock 71-55 Comets (18 Jun, 2006) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

8-4, 3-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	8	15	16	16	55
TUL	22	12	15	22	71

Detroit Shock

6-4, 4-0 home

Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Swin Cash missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed 9 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made 15 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Swin Cash made Driving Layup. Assisted by Cheryl Ford.
Ruth Riley made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Cheryl Ford missed 10 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Plenette Pierson made 8 ft Running Jumper.
Swin Cash made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Katie Smith missed Layup.
Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Plenette Pierson missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Kara Braxton missed Layup.
Deanna Nolan missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Braxton missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Deanna Nolan made Layup.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 17 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Plenette Pierson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Angelina Williams.
Ruth Riley missed 18 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
Deanna Nolan missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ruth Riley made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Ruth Riley missed 15 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made Technical Free Throw.
Katie Smith made Technical Free Throw.
Ruth Riley made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Katie Smith made 13 ft Running Jumper.
Swin Cash made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Kara Braxton's Layup blocked by Tina Thompson.
Plenette Pierson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ruth Riley missed 14 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford missed Layup.
Ruth Riley made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Ruth Riley made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Cheryl Ford missed Layup.
Plenette Pierson missed Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed 13 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cheryl Ford.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Plenette Pierson missed 5 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Layup.
Deanna Nolan missed 14 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Deanna Nolan made Layup. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Cheryl Ford missed Layup.
Deanna Nolan missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made Two Point Shot.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Deanna Nolan made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Deanna Nolan made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cheryl Ford.
Deanna Nolan missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Ruth Riley.
Deanna Nolan missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Dominique Canty made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Jumper.
Tari Phillips's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Cheryl Ford.
Tari Phillips made Layup.
Dominique Canty missed Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamecka Dixon missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tari Phillips missed 16 ft Jumper.
Anastasia Kostaki made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made 17 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson's Jumper blocked by Plenette Pierson.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 9 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Tina Thompson's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Ruth Riley.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty's Layup blocked by Ruth Riley.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dawn Staley made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Dominique Canty missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley made Layup. Assisted by Tari Phillips.
Tari Phillips made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Sheryl Swoopes made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon missed 15 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed 13 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Dawn Staley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson's 23 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Plenette Pierson.

COMETS

SHOCK

TIME		HOU	TUL
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Michelle Snow vs. Cheryl Ford. Katie Smith gains possession.	0	0
9:41	Katie Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Dawn Staley.	0	0
9:34	Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
9:33	Houston Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:19	Michelle Snow missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.	0	0
9:18	Houston Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:07	Swin Cash Bad Pass	0	0
8:45	Tina Thompson missed Layup.	0	0
8:44	Swin Cash Defensive Rebound.	0	0
8:37	Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.	0	2
8:22	Dominique Canty made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	2	2
8:11	Swin Cash missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	2	2
8:08	Jumpball: Michelle Snow vs. Cheryl Ford. Deanna Nolan gains possession.	2	2
8:08	Detroit Offensive Rebound.	2	2
7:48	Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	2
7:46	Ruth Riley Offensive Rebound.	2	2
7:37	Deanna Nolan missed 9 ft Jumper.	2	2
7:35	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	2	2
7:35	Dominique Canty Personal Foul. Cheryl Ford gains possession.	2	2
7:22	Deanna Nolan made 15 ft Jumper.	2	4
7:22	Sheryl Swoopes Shooting Foul. Deanna Nolan gains possession.	2	4
7:22	Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 1 of 1.	2	5
7:03	Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.	2	5
7:01	Swin Cash Defensive Rebound.	2	5
6:50	Swin Cash made Driving Layup. Assisted by Cheryl Ford.	2	7
6:37	Ruth Riley Personal Foul. Tina Thompson gains possession.	2	7
6:24	Cheryl Ford Shooting Foul. Michelle Snow gains possession.	2	7
6:24	Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	7
6:24	Houston Offensive Rebound.	2	7
6:24	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	7
6:16	Ruth Riley made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.	3	9
5:52	Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	9
5:50	Deanna Nolan Defensive Rebound.	3	9
5:45	Cheryl Ford missed 10 ft Jumper.	3	9
5:43	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	3	9
5:39	Ruth Riley Personal Foul. Michelle Snow gains possession.	3	9
5:39	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Ruth Riley.	3	9
5:28	Tina Thompson missed Jumper.	3	9
5:26	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	3	9
5:22	Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.	3	11
5:22	Michelle Snow Shooting Foul. Cheryl Ford gains possession.	3	11
5:22	Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	3	11
5:22	Tari Phillips enters the game for Michelle Snow.	3	11
5:22	Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 1.	3	12
5:01	Tari Phillips's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Cheryl Ford.	3	12
4:58	Tari Phillips Offensive Rebound.	3	12
4:56	Tari Phillips made Layup.	5	12
4:35	Plenette Pierson made 8 ft Running Jumper.	5	14
4:24	Dominique Canty missed Jumper.	5	14
4:22	Deanna Nolan Defensive Rebound.	5	14
4:09	Swin Cash made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.	5	16
3:58	Houston Full Timeout.	5	16
3:40	Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.	5	16
3:36	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	5	16
3:25	Plenette Pierson Backcourt	5	16
3:15	Tina Thompson Offensive Foul. Deanna Nolan gains possession.	5	16
3:15	Tina Thompson Foul	5	16
3:15	Anastasia Kostaki enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	5	16
3:15	Roneeka Hodges enters the game for Tina Thompson.	5	16
3:15	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Dominique Canty.	5	16
3:15	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Dawn Staley.	5	16
3:06	Katie Smith missed Layup.	5	16
3:05	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	5	16
2:54	Cheryl Ford Personal Foul. Tari Phillips gains possession.	5	16
2:54	Kara Braxton enters the game for Cheryl Ford.	5	16
2:44	Tari Phillips Turnover. Stolen by Plenette Pierson.	5	16
2:39	Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.	5	18
2:17	Tamecka Dixon missed 16 ft Jumper.	5	18
2:15	Deanna Nolan Defensive Rebound.	5	18
2:08	Plenette Pierson missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.	5	18
2:04	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	5	18
1:50	Tari Phillips 3 second	5	18
1:39	Kara Braxton missed Layup.	5	18
1:37	Plenette Pierson Offensive Rebound.	5	18
1:34	Deanna Nolan missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	18
1:32	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	5	18
1:23	Kara Braxton Personal Foul. Sancho Lyttle gains possession.	5	18
1:23	Kedra Holland-Corn enters the game for Katie Smith.	5	18
1:23	Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	18
1:23	Houston Offensive Rebound.	5	18
1:23	Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	18
1:17	Tari Phillips Shooting Foul. Swin Cash gains possession.	6	18
1:17	Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	19
1:17	Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	20
1:09	Jacqueline Batteast enters the game for Swin Cash.	6	20
1:02	Anastasia Kostaki Bad Pass	6	20
47.9	Kara Braxton missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.	6	20
45.8	Deanna Nolan Offensive Rebound.	6	20
45.8	Deanna Nolan made Layup.	6	22
27.9	Tari Phillips missed 16 ft Jumper.	6	22
26.5	Deanna Nolan Defensive Rebound.	6	22
15.9	Kedra Holland-Corn Bad Pass. Stolen by Anastasia Kostaki.	6	22
6.8	Deanna Nolan Shooting Foul. Anastasia Kostaki gains possession.	6	22
6.8	Anastasia Kostaki made Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	22

Regular Season Series

TUL leads 1-0

Comets
55
Shock
71

Game 1

18/6

Shock
66
Comets
60

Game 2

9/7

The Palace of Auburn Hills

12:30 AM, 18 June 2006

Auburn Hills, MI

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Las Vegas	10	6	.625	3	W4
Phoenix	9	9	.500	5	L1
Dallas	4	14	.222	10	L1
Los Angeles	4	14	.222	10	L7

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