Mercury 111-110 Comets (11 Aug, 2006) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

16-16, 7-9 away

111

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
PHO	23	23	21	22	22	111
HOU	22	14	28	25	21	110

Houston Comets

17-16, 11-5 home

110

Roneeka Hodges made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Tina Thompson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Dawn Staley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Roneeka Hodges made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 7 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Michelle Snow missed 8 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Anastasia Kostaki made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anastasia Kostaki made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anastasia Kostaki made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anastasia Kostaki made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 29 ft Three Pointer.
Tina Thompson made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Roneeka Hodges missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Sancho Lyttle missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Roneeka Hodges missed 11 ft Running Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed 9 ft Hook Shot.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes 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 Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Dawn Staley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Sheryl Swoopes made 20 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Tina Thompson made Layup.
Michelle Snow missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Driving Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 26 ft Three Point Running Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Edwina Brown missed 13 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Roneeka Hodges missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Roneeka Hodges made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tina Thompson made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.
Tina Thompson made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow made 7 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 13 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tina Thompson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Roneeka Hodges made Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Tina Thompson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Roneeka Hodges missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Hook Shot.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Tina Thompson made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Roneeka Hodges missed Layup.
Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made 14 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Belinda Snell.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made 16 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Layup.
Tina Thompson missed Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Roneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley's 15 ft Jumper blocked by Jen Derevjanik.
Cappie Pondexter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Cappie Pondexter missed 13 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor missed 18 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Running Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kelly Miller's Layup blocked by Dawn Staley.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Jennifer Lacy made Layup.
Jennifer Lacy missed 17 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jen Derevjanik made Driving Layup.
Kelly Miller missed Jumper.
Jen Derevjanik missed 15 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor's Layup blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
Cappie Pondexter missed 18 ft Jumper.
Belinda Snell missed 14 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.
Belinda Snell made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Belinda Snell made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Belinda Snell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Belinda Snell made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Belinda Snell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Jennifer Lacy missed 9 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 9 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 13 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Kelly Miller made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Cappie Pondexter missed Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller missed 17 ft Jumper.
Jennifer Lacy made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Jennifer Lacy missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Two Point Shot.
Kelly Miller missed Driving Layup.
Kristen Rasmussen missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
Penny Taylor missed 19 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 16 ft Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen made Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Cappie Pondexter made 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 10 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Sancho Lyttle.
Diana Taurasi made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Pointer.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi's 23 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Belinda Snell made 7 ft Running Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Miller missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Driving Layup.
Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Belinda Snell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Belinda Snell made Driving Layup.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jen Derevjanik made 15 ft Jumper.
Jen Derevjanik missed Driving Layup.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.

MERCURY

COMETS

TIME		PHO	HOU
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Kristen Rasmussen vs. Michelle Snow. Roneeka Hodges gains possession.	0	0
9:44	Roneeka Hodges made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	0	3
9:22	Penny Taylor Lost Ball. Stolen by Tina Thompson.	0	3
9:15	Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	0	6
9:02	Cappie Pondexter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	6
9:02	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	0	6
8:52	Tina Thompson missed 14 ft Jumper.	0	6
8:52	Houston Defensive Rebound.	0	6
8:38	Diana Taurasi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	3	6
8:18	Roneeka Hodges missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.	3	6
8:17	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	3	6
8:11	Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.	5	6
7:52	Dawn Staley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	5	9
7:37	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	5	9
7:35	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	5	9
7:33	Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	9
7:31	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	5	9
7:20	Roneeka Hodges made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	5	12
7:11	Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.	7	12
6:52	Michelle Snow missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.	7	12
6:48	Houston Offensive Rebound.	7	12
6:47	Sheryl Swoopes missed 7 ft Jumper.	7	12
6:46	Houston Offensive Rebound.	7	12
6:41	Roneeka Hodges's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.	7	12
6:39	Cappie Pondexter Defensive Rebound.	7	12
6:35	Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	10	12
6:16	Michelle Snow missed 8 ft Jumper.	10	12
6:13	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	10	12
6:01	Cappie Pondexter missed 13 ft Jumper.	10	12
5:58	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	10	12
5:43	Dawn Staley made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	10	14
5:28	Cappie Pondexter made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	12	14
5:16	Michelle Snow Offensive Foul. Kristen Rasmussen gains possession.	12	14
5:16	Michelle Snow Foul	12	14
5:01	Penny Taylor missed 18 ft Jumper.	12	14
5:00	Roneeka Hodges Defensive Rebound.	12	14
4:50	Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	14
4:50	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	12	14
4:41	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	14
4:39	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	12	14
4:28	Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	14
4:26	Kelly Miller Defensive Rebound.	12	14
4:18	Cappie Pondexter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	14
4:16	Roneeka Hodges Defensive Rebound.	12	14
4:03	Michelle Snow Lost Ball. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	12	14
3:56	Kelly Miller made Driving Layup.	14	14
3:34	Michelle Snow made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	14	16
3:25	Diana Taurasi made Running Jumper.	16	16
3:25	Roneeka Hodges Shooting Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	16	16
3:25	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	16	16
3:25	Full Timeout.	16	16
3:24	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	16	16
3:14	Kelly Miller's Layup blocked by Dawn Staley.	16	16
3:14	Roneeka Hodges Defensive Rebound.	16	16
3:14	Cappie Pondexter Personal Foul. Roneeka Hodges gains possession.	16	16
2:58	Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	16
2:56	Houston Defensive Rebound.	16	16
2:44	Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	16
2:42	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	16	16
2:35	Dawn Staley Bad Pass. Stolen by Kelly Miller.	16	16
2:31	Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	18	16
2:31	Roneeka Hodges Shooting Foul. Cappie Pondexter gains possession.	18	16
2:31	Jennifer Lacy enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	18	16
2:31	Jen Derevjanik enters the game for Kelly Miller.	18	16
2:31	Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 1.	19	16
2:17	Michelle Snow Lost Ball. Stolen by Jen Derevjanik.	19	16
2:06	Jennifer Lacy made Layup.	21	16
1:46	Anastasia Kostaki enters the game for Dawn Staley.	21	16
1:46	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Michelle Snow.	21	16
1:42	Sancho Lyttle made Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	21	18
1:25	Jen Derevjanik Double Dribble	21	18
1:09	Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.	21	18
1:07	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	21	18
1:00	Jennifer Lacy missed 17 ft Jumper.	21	18
57.9	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	21	18
40.3	Cappie Pondexter Shooting Foul. Anastasia Kostaki gains possession.	21	18
40.3	Kelly Miller enters the game for Cappie Pondexter.	21	18
40.3	Anastasia Kostaki made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	19
40.3	Anastasia Kostaki made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	20
28.5	Tina Thompson Shooting Foul. Penny Taylor gains possession.	21	20
28.5	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	20
28.5	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	20
13.6	Kelly Miller Personal Foul. Anastasia Kostaki gains possession.	23	20
13.6	Anastasia Kostaki made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	21
13.6	Anastasia Kostaki made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	22
9.2	Jen Derevjanik Offensive Foul. Anastasia Kostaki gains possession.	23	22
9.2	Jen Derevjanik Foul	23	22
9.2	Cappie Pondexter enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	23	22
9.2	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Penny Taylor.	23	22
0.0	Sheryl Swoopes missed 29 ft Three Pointer.	23	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	23	22

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 2-1

Mercury
95
Comets
98

Game 1

28/7

Comets
82
Mercury
80

Game 2

31/7

Mercury
111
Comets
110

Game 3

11/8

1:30 AM, 11 August 2006

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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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