Comets 78-55 Lynx (21 Jul, 2006) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

8-14, 1-9 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	22	11	13	9	55
HOU	19	26	18	15	78

Houston Comets

14-11, 10-2 home

Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mistie Williams.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
Tamecka Dixon missed 16 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Dawn Staley missed 16 ft Jumper.
Mistie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Dawn Staley made 19 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 7 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Roneeka Hodges made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Mistie Williams's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Michelle Snow missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.
Sheryl Swoopes made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Roneeka Hodges made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Roneeka Hodges made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Roneeka Hodges made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mistie Williams.
Sheryl Swoopes's Layup blocked by Seimone Augustus.
Roneeka Hodges made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mistie Williams.
Tamecka Dixon missed 17 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made 17 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 17 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 19 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tamecka Dixon made Driving Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Mistie Williams missed Layup.
Tamecka Dixon missed 16 ft Jumper.
Mistie Williams made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made 16 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Roneeka Hodges missed Running Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Roneeka Hodges missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Roneeka Hodges made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamecka Dixon missed 17 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed Running Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Anastasia Kostaki missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 17 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta made Driving Layup. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Anastasia Kostaki made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anastasia Kostaki made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus missed Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Mann.
Seimone Augustus missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde missed 15 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Mann.
Seimone Augustus made Layup. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Amber Jacobs made Layup.
Kristen Mann missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shona Thorburn.
Seimone Augustus made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Seimone Augustus made 20 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Shona Thorburn made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Chandi Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chandi Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova's 17 ft Jumper blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Seimone Augustus missed 18 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Seimone Augustus missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kristen Mann missed 5 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kristen Mann made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Seimone Augustus missed 16 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 16 ft Jumper.
Kristen Mann missed 6 ft Running Jumper.
Kristen Mann missed 38 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amber Jacobs made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Nicole Ohlde made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Seimone Augustus missed Layup.
Seimone Augustus made 3 ft Running Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristen Mann missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Seimone Augustus missed Layup.
Vanessa Hayden made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Megan Duffy.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Vanessa Hayden missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 15 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Seimone Augustus missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kristen Mann missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Driving Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Driving Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Driving Layup. Assisted by Megan Duffy.
Vanessa Hayden made Layup. Assisted by Shona Thorburn.
Adrian Williams missed 15 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Megan Duffy missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed 10 ft Jumper.
Megan Duffy missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Megan Duffy missed Free Throw 2 of 2.

LYNX

COMETS

TIME		MIN	HOU
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Nicole Ohlde vs. Michelle Snow. Dawn Staley gains possession.	0	0
9:36	Tamecka Dixon Bad Pass	0	0
9:26	Amber Jacobs Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	0	0
9:21	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.	0	2
8:59	Seimone Augustus missed Jumper.	0	2
8:56	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	0	2
8:37	Tamecka Dixon made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mistie Williams.	0	4
8:21	Seimone Augustus missed 15 ft Jumper.	0	4
8:18	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	0	4
8:06	Nicole Ohlde Shooting Foul. Michelle Snow gains possession.	0	4
8:06	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	5
8:06	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	6
7:48	Tamika Williams missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	6
7:46	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	0	6
7:39	Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.	0	6
7:37	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	0	6
7:24	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Mann.	2	6
7:13	Michelle Snow missed 6 ft Hook Shot.	2	6
7:11	Seimone Augustus Defensive Rebound.	2	6
7:05	Seimone Augustus missed Layup.	2	6
7:03	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Rebound.	2	6
7:03	Mistie Williams Shooting Foul. Nicole Ohlde gains possession.	2	6
7:03	Nicole Ohlde missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	6
7:03	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	2	6
7:03	Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	6
6:48	Michelle Snow Bad Pass. Stolen by Kristen Mann.	3	6
6:41	Nicole Ohlde missed 15 ft Jumper.	3	6
6:39	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	3	6
6:31	Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Williams.	3	6
6:13	Seimone Augustus made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Mann.	5	6
5:50	Tamecka Dixon missed 16 ft Jumper.	5	6
5:48	Mistie Williams Offensive Rebound.	5	6
5:43	Mistie Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Nicole Ohlde.	5	6
5:41	Seimone Augustus made Layup. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	7	6
5:16	Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	7	8
5:09	Amber Jacobs made Layup.	9	8
5:01	Houston Full Timeout.	9	8
5:01	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Michelle Snow.	9	8
4:45	Dawn Staley missed 16 ft Jumper.	9	8
4:43	Tamecka Dixon Offensive Rebound.	9	8
4:30	Mistie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.	9	10
4:15	Kristen Mann missed 15 ft Jumper.	9	10
4:13	Mistie Williams Defensive Rebound.	9	10
4:01	Dawn Staley made 19 ft Jumper.	9	12
3:45	Nicole Ohlde Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamecka Dixon.	9	12
3:36	Dawn Staley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	12
3:34	Seimone Augustus Defensive Rebound.	9	12
3:25	Tamika Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	11	12
3:09	Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	11	14
2:55	Tamecka Dixon Shooting Foul. Seimone Augustus gains possession.	11	14
2:55	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Kristen Mann.	11	14
2:55	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Tamika Williams.	11	14
2:55	Shona Thorburn enters the game for Amber Jacobs.	11	14
2:55	Roneeka Hodges enters the game for Mistie Williams.	11	14
2:55	Michelle Snow enters the game for Dawn Staley.	11	14
2:55	Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	14
2:55	Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	14
2:38	Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	13	16
2:23	Seimone Augustus made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	15	16
2:04	Michelle Snow Bad Pass	15	16
1:50	Vanessa Hayden Turnover	15	16
1:35	Sheryl Swoopes missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	16
1:32	Sheryl Swoopes Offensive Rebound.	15	16
1:30	Sheryl Swoopes missed 7 ft Jumper.	15	16
1:29	Sheryl Swoopes Offensive Rebound.	15	16
1:28	Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.	15	16
1:27	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	15	16
1:21	Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shona Thorburn.	18	16
1:00	Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul. Sheryl Swoopes gains possession.	18	16
1:00	Mistie Williams enters the game for Michelle Snow.	18	16
49.0	Roneeka Hodges made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	18	19
34.4	Seimone Augustus made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	20	19
17.9	Mistie Williams's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden.	20	19
15.9	Seimone Augustus Defensive Rebound.	20	19
10.7	Seimone Augustus made 20 ft Jumper.	22	19
2.5	Shona Thorburn Personal Foul. Tamecka Dixon gains possession.	22	19
0.7	Sheryl Swoopes missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	19
0.0	Houston Offensive Rebound.	22	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	22	19

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 3-1

Lynx
62
Comets
85

Game 1

4/6

Comets
62
Lynx
75

Game 2

11/6

Lynx
55
Comets
78

Game 3

21/7

Comets
77
Lynx
73

Game 4

5/8

1:30 AM, 21 July 2006

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
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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