Sacramento Monarchs @ Houston Comets
PLAYOFFS • SAC leads series 1-0

Sacramento MonarchsMonarchsSAC
21-13, 7-10 Away
93
21-13, 7-10 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Monarchs SAC | 26 | 32 | 19 | 16 | 93 |
Comets HOU | 12 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 78 |

Houston CometsCometsHOU
18-16, 12-5 Home
78
18-16, 12-5 Home
Shot Chart
- Tina Thompson missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Tina Thompson made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
- Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
- Dominique Canty made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
- Michelle Snow missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Dominique Canty missed Driving Layup.
- Tina Thompson missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Tina Thompson missed Jumper.
- Roneeka Hodges missed Driving Layup.
- Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sheryl Swoopes missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Sancho Lyttle missed Layup.
- Michelle Snow made Layup.
- Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sheryl Swoopes missed Driving Layup.
- Roneeka Hodges missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Tina Thompson missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Dominique Canty missed Jumper.
- Michelle Snow made Layup.
- Tina Thompson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
- Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
- Dawn Staley missed Driving Layup.
- Tina Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Sheryl Swoopes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tamecka Dixon missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Roneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tamecka Dixon made 19 ft Jumper.
- Roneeka Hodges made Layup.
- Roneeka Hodges made Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
- Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Roneeka Hodges missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Roneeka Hodges made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Roneeka Hodges missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Roneeka Hodges missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
- Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Tina Thompson missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Michelle Snow missed Layup.
- Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sheryl Swoopes made Jumper.
- Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
- Sheryl Swoopes missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Dawn Staley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sheryl Swoopes missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Michelle Snow made Driving Layup.
- Roneeka Hodges missed Driving Layup.
- Roneeka Hodges made Three Point Jumper.
- Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sheryl Swoopes made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
- Roneeka Hodges made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
- Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
- Michelle Snow made Layup.
- Roneeka Hodges missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Roneeka Hodges missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Anastasia Kostaki made 9 ft Jumper.
- Tamecka Dixon made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.
- Tamecka Dixon missed Running Jumper.
- Tamecka Dixon missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Anastasia Kostaki made Driving Layup.
- Anastasia Kostaki made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Roneeka Hodges made Running Jumper.
- Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
- Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
- DeMya Walker made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
- DeMya Walker made Driving Layup.
- DeMya Walker made Layup.
- Kara Lawson made 15 ft Jumper.
- Nicole Powell made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
- Ticha Penicheiro made 13 ft Jumper.
- Kara Lawson missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Erin Buescher made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
- Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
- Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erin Buescher.
- Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Layup.
- Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
- Yolanda Griffith missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Yolanda Griffith made Driving Layup.
- Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
- DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Nicole Powell's Two Point Shot blocked by Michelle Snow.
- Nicole Powell made Layup.
- Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
- Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
- Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Nicole Powell made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Scholanda Dorrell.
- Scholanda Dorrell made Driving Layup.
- Scholanda Dorrell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Scholanda Dorrell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
- Erin Buescher missed Layup.
- Nicole Powell made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
- Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Ticha Penicheiro made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
- Kara Lawson made Layup. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
- Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
- Rebekkah Brunson missed Jumper.
- Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
- Kara Lawson made Layup. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.
- Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kim Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kim Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kara Lawson missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Yolanda Griffith made 13 ft Jumper.
- DeMya Walker missed Layup.
- Yolanda Griffith's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Michelle Snow.
- Rebekkah Brunson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
- Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- DeMya Walker made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
- Rebekkah Brunson missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Erin Buescher missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Ticha Penicheiro missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yolanda Griffith made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
- Erin Buescher made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
- Kara Lawson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erin Buescher.
- Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Layup.
- Kristin Haynie missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kristin Haynie made 15 ft Jumper.
- DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Scholanda Dorrell missed Layup.
- DeMya Walker made Layup.
- Rebekkah Brunson's Layup blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
- Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
- Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
- DeMya Walker missed Layup.
- Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
- DeMya Walker made Layup.
- Kara Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Rebekkah Brunson made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
- DeMya Walker missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kara Lawson missed Two Point Shot.
- Ticha Penicheiro made 13 ft Jumper.
- Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Rebekkah Brunson missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Nicole Powell missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
- Scholanda Dorrell missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Erin Buescher missed Layup.
- Kristin Haynie made 17 ft Jumper.
MONARCHS
COMETS
| TIME | PLAY | SAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:00 | Jumpball: Yolanda Griffith vs. Michelle Snow. Dawn Staley gains possession. | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:47 | Ticha Penicheiro Personal Foul. Michelle Snow gains possession. | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:33 | Tina Thompson missed 13 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:32 | DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:23 | Yolanda Griffith missed Layup. | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:22 | Dawn Staley Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:10 | Tina Thompson made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow. | 0 | 2 | |
| 8:51 | DeMya Walker made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro. | 2 | 2 | |
| 8:34 | Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper. | 2 | 2 | |
| 8:32 | Nicole Powell Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 | |
| 8:12 | DeMya Walker made Driving Layup. | 4 | 2 | |
| 7:58 | Dominique Canty made 5 ft Two Point Shot. | 4 | 4 | |
| 7:43 | DeMya Walker made Layup. | 6 | 4 | |
| 7:30 | Michelle Snow missed 13 ft Jumper. | 6 | 4 | |
| 7:28 | Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 4 | |
| 7:13 | Kara Lawson made 15 ft Jumper. | 8 | 4 | |
| 6:58 | Dominique Canty Bad Pass | 8 | 4 | |
| 6:47 | Nicole Powell made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro. | 10 | 4 | |
| 6:33 | Houston Full Timeout. | 10 | 4 | |
| 6:33 | Erin Buescher enters the game for DeMya Walker. | 10 | 4 | |
| 6:22 | Dominique Canty missed Driving Layup. | 10 | 4 | |
| 6:20 | Houston Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 4 | |
| 6:18 | 24 second | 10 | 4 | |
| 6:09 | Ticha Penicheiro made 13 ft Jumper. | 12 | 4 | |
| 5:52 | Roneeka Hodges enters the game for Dawn Staley. | 12 | 4 | |
| 5:41 | Tina Thompson missed 17 ft Jumper. | 12 | 4 | |
| 5:39 | Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 4 | |
| 5:20 | Kara Lawson missed 16 ft Jumper. | 12 | 4 | |
| 5:18 | Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 4 | |
| 5:09 | Tina Thompson missed Jumper. | 12 | 4 | |
| 5:07 | Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 4 | |
| 5:03 | Erin Buescher made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro. | 14 | 4 | |
| 4:47 | Ticha Penicheiro Personal Foul. Sheryl Swoopes gains possession. | 14 | 4 | |
| 4:47 | Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Tina Thompson. | 14 | 4 | |
| 4:47 | Hamchetou Maiga-Ba enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro. | 14 | 4 | |
| 4:39 | Roneeka Hodges missed Driving Layup. | 14 | 4 | |
| 4:37 | Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 4 | |
| 4:26 | Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell. | 16 | 4 | |
| 4:05 | Kara Lawson Shooting Foul. Dominique Canty gains possession. | 16 | 4 | |
| 4:05 | Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 16 | 4 | |
| 4:05 | Houston Offensive Rebound. | 16 | 4 | |
| 4:05 | Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith. | 16 | 4 | |
| 4:05 | Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 16 | 5 | |
| 3:55 | Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Bad Pass. Stolen by Michelle Snow. | 16 | 5 | |
| 3:44 | Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Shooting Foul. Michelle Snow gains possession. | 16 | 5 | |
| 3:44 | Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Dominique Canty. | 16 | 5 | |
| 3:44 | Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 16 | 6 | |
| 3:44 | Kristin Haynie enters the game for Nicole Powell. | 16 | 6 | |
| 3:44 | Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 16 | 7 | |
| 3:33 | Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erin Buescher. | 19 | 7 | |
| 3:13 | Sheryl Swoopes missed 18 ft Jumper. | 19 | 7 | |
| 3:11 | Erin Buescher Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 7 | |
| 3:00 | Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Layup. | 19 | 7 | |
| 2:59 | Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 7 | |
| 2:47 | Sancho Lyttle missed Layup. | 19 | 7 | |
| 2:46 | Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound. | 19 | 7 | |
| 2:45 | Michelle Snow made Layup. | 19 | 9 | |
| 2:31 | Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup. | 19 | 9 | |
| 2:31 | Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 9 | |
| 2:26 | Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Personal Foul. Sheryl Swoopes gains possession. | 19 | 9 | |
| 2:26 | DeMya Walker enters the game for Erin Buescher. | 19 | 9 | |
| 2:26 | Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson. | 19 | 9 | |
| 2:26 | Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 19 | 10 | |
| 2:26 | Tina Thompson enters the game for Michelle Snow. | 19 | 10 | |
| 2:26 | Michelle Snow enters the game for Sancho Lyttle. | 19 | 10 | |
| 2:26 | Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 19 | 10 | |
| 2:26 | Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 10 | |
| 2:09 | Yolanda Griffith missed 16 ft Jumper. | 19 | 10 | |
| 2:08 | Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 10 | |
| 1:59 | Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Personal Foul. Sheryl Swoopes gains possession. | 19 | 10 | |
| 1:59 | Nicole Powell enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga-Ba. | 19 | 10 | |
| 1:59 | Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 19 | 11 | |
| 1:59 | Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 19 | 12 | |
| 1:46 | Kara Lawson Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes. | 19 | 12 | |
| 1:42 | Sheryl Swoopes missed Driving Layup. | 19 | 12 | |
| 1:39 | Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 12 | |
| 1:29 | Yolanda Griffith made Driving Layup. | 21 | 12 | |
| 1:06 | Roneeka Hodges missed 18 ft Jumper. | 21 | 12 | |
| 1:04 | Nicole Powell Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 12 | |
| 59.9 | Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper. | 21 | 12 | |
| 57.7 | Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 12 | |
| 48.9 | Tina Thompson missed 20 ft Jumper. | 21 | 12 | |
| 46.9 | Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 12 | |
| 38.9 | DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith. | 23 | 12 | |
| 38.9 | Tina Thompson Shooting Foul. DeMya Walker gains possession. | 23 | 12 | |
| 38.9 | Dawn Staley enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes. | 23 | 12 | |
| 38.9 | Scholanda Dorrell enters the game for Kara Lawson. | 23 | 12 | |
| 38.9 | Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Kristin Haynie. | 23 | 12 | |
| 38.9 | DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 24 | 12 | |
| 24.5 | Tamecka Dixon Bad Pass | 24 | 12 | |
| 5.9 | Nicole Powell's Two Point Shot blocked by Michelle Snow. | 24 | 12 | |
| 3.9 | Nicole Powell Offensive Rebound. | 24 | 12 | |
| 2.8 | Nicole Powell made Layup. | 26 | 12 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 26 | 12 | |
SAC leads 1-0
Game Information
2:00 AM, 18 August 2006
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |