Monarchs 75-63 Comets (17 Jun, 2007) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

0-10, 0-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	16	14	10	23	63
SAC	11	15	21	28	75

Sacramento Monarchs

7-3, 4-1 home

Rebekkah Brunson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Chelsea Newton missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 13 ft Jumper.
Chelsea Newton made Free Throw.
Chelsea Newton made Free Throw.
Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Chelsea Newton made 11 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrian Williams missed 11 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Layup.
Scholanda Dorrell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Scholanda Dorrell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristin Haynie missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith's Layup blocked by Sancho Lyttle.
Yolanda Griffith missed 11 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chelsea Newton made Layup.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by La'Tangela Atkinson.
Kristin Haynie missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Chelsea Newton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chelsea Newton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Kristin Haynie made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adrian Williams.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.
Kara Lawson missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
Kara Lawson missed Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Chelsea Newton missed 18 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.
Nicole Powell missed 12 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made Driving Layup.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Chelsea Newton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chelsea Newton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chelsea Newton made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Scholanda Dorrell made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kristin Haynie missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed Tip Shot.
Kara Lawson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed Layup.
Nicole Powell made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Nicole Powell made Layup.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.
Yolanda Griffith made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Kara Lawson missed Layup.
Chelsea Newton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chelsea Newton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristin Haynie missed 16 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Scholanda Dorrell made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
Scholanda Dorrell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Scholanda Dorrell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrian Williams made Layup. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.
Scholanda Dorrell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Scholanda Dorrell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Scholanda Dorrell.
Chelsea Newton made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Adrian Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adrian Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrian Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Adrian Williams made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nicole Powell made 8 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams missed Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chelsea Newton made Driving Layup.
Tina Thompson made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Roneeka Hodges missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson's 10 ft Jumper blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.
Tina Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
Ashley Shields made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ashley Shields missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 18 ft Jumper.
Ashley Shields missed 18 ft Jumper.
Crystal Smith's 15 ft Jumper blocked by Scholanda Dorrell.
Latasha Byears made Layup.
Ashley Shields made 6 ft Running Jumper.
Ashley Shields missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tina Thompson made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Ashley Shields made Layup. Assisted by Crystal Smith.
Ashley Shields missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Latasha Byears missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Latasha Byears made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made 18 ft Jumper.
Ashley Shields missed Jumper.
Ashley Shields missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Two Point Shot.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Crystal Smith's Layup blocked by Kara Lawson.
Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ashley Shields missed 6 ft Jumper.
Ashley Shields's 12 ft Jumper blocked by Kara Lawson.
Tina Thompson made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Layup. Assisted by Crystal Smith.
Crystal Smith's 13 ft Jumper blocked by La'Tangela Atkinson.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Crystal Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Crystal Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Michelle Snow made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Roneeka Hodges missed 16 ft Jumper.
Crystal Smith made Driving Layup.
Roneeka Hodges missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tamara Moore missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Sancho Lyttle made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Ashley Shields missed Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.
Crystal Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Latasha Byears made Layup. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Sancho Lyttle's Layup blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Tina Thompson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Ashley Shields made Driving Layup.
Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Shields.
Tina Thompson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Driving Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Layup.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.

COMETS

MONARCHS

TIME		HOU	SAC
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Michelle Snow vs. Rebekkah Brunson. Roneeka Hodges gains possession.	0	0
9:42	Tina Thompson Bad Pass	0	0
9:22	Rebekkah Brunson missed 7 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:21	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:00	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Bad Pass	0	0
8:37	Chelsea Newton missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
8:34	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Defensive Rebound.	0	0
8:18	Tina Thompson made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	2	0
7:56	Nicole Powell missed 13 ft Jumper.	2	0
7:56	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	2	0
7:56	Michelle Snow Loose Ball Foul. Yolanda Griffith gains possession.	2	0
7:47	Yolanda Griffith Traveling	2	0
7:31	Roneeka Hodges missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	0
7:30	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	2	0
7:30	Yolanda Griffith Turnover	2	0
7:30	Jumpball: Michelle Snow vs. Yolanda Griffith. Hamchetou Maiga-Ba gains possession.	2	0
7:16	Chelsea Newton Personal Foul. Tamara Moore gains possession.	2	0
7:13	Tina Thompson Lost Ball. Stolen by Chelsea Newton.	2	0
7:11	Tina Thompson Clear Path Foul. Chelsea Newton gains possession.	2	0
7:11	Chelsea Newton made Free Throw.	2	1
7:11	Chelsea Newton made Free Throw.	2	2
7:03	Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.	2	2
6:58	Tamara Moore Defensive Rebound.	2	2
6:48	Roneeka Hodges Bad Pass. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	2	2
6:41	Chelsea Newton made 11 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	2	4
6:35	Roneeka Hodges Traveling	2	4
6:35	Kara Lawson enters the game for Chelsea Newton.	2	4
6:26	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Shooting Foul. Kara Lawson gains possession.	2	4
6:26	Kara Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	5
6:26	Kara Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	6
6:11	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 7 ft Jumper.	2	6
6:11	Houston Defensive Rebound.	2	6
6:11	Adrian Williams enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	2	6
5:58	Adrian Williams missed 11 ft Jumper.	2	6
5:56	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	2	6
5:52	Tamara Moore Bad Pass	2	6
5:33	Ticha Penicheiro missed Layup.	2	6
5:31	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	2	6
5:26	Tina Thompson's 10 ft Jumper blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.	2	6
5:26	Houston Offensive Rebound.	2	6
5:26	Crystal Smith enters the game for Roneeka Hodges.	2	6
5:26	Ashley Shields enters the game for Michelle Snow.	2	6
5:26	Latasha Byears enters the game for Tamara Moore.	2	6
5:26	Scholanda Dorrell enters the game for Nicole Powell.	2	6
5:24	Tina Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.	2	6
5:22	Adrian Williams Defensive Rebound.	2	6
5:03	Rebekkah Brunson Lost Ball. Stolen by Latasha Byears.	2	6
4:52	Official Timeout.	2	6
4:52	Kristin Haynie enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	2	6
4:50	Kristin Haynie Shooting Foul. Ashley Shields gains possession.	2	6
4:50	Ashley Shields made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	6
4:50	Ashley Shields missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	6
4:48	Ashley Shields Offensive Rebound.	3	6
4:35	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 18 ft Jumper.	5	6
4:11	Latasha Byears Shooting Foul. Scholanda Dorrell gains possession.	5	6
4:11	Scholanda Dorrell made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	7
4:11	Nicole Powell enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	5	7
4:11	Scholanda Dorrell made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	8
4:05	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Traveling	5	8
3:56	Kristin Haynie missed 16 ft Jumper.	5	8
3:54	Nicole Powell Offensive Rebound.	5	8
3:44	Kara Lawson missed 13 ft Jumper.	5	8
3:42	Latasha Byears Defensive Rebound.	5	8
3:31	Ashley Shields missed 18 ft Jumper.	5	8
3:30	Houston Offensive Rebound.	5	8
3:30	Scholanda Dorrell Loose Ball Foul. Hamchetou Maiga-Ba gains possession.	5	8
3:17	Crystal Smith's 15 ft Jumper blocked by Scholanda Dorrell.	5	8
3:15	Latasha Byears Offensive Rebound.	5	8
3:14	Latasha Byears made Layup.	7	8
2:54	Adrian Williams Traveling	7	8
2:54	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	7	8
2:39	Ashley Shields made 6 ft Running Jumper.	9	8
2:39	Adrian Williams Shooting Foul. Ashley Shields gains possession.	9	8
2:39	Chelsea Newton enters the game for Kara Lawson.	9	8
2:39	Ashley Shields missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	9	8
2:38	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	9	8
2:34	Tina Thompson made 7 ft Two Point Shot.	11	8
2:19	Kristin Haynie Bad Pass. Stolen by Ashley Shields.	11	8
2:13	Ashley Shields made Layup. Assisted by Crystal Smith.	13	8
2:13	Kristin Haynie Shooting Foul. Ashley Shields gains possession.	13	8
2:13	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Adrian Williams.	13	8
2:13	Ashley Shields missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	13	8
2:10	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	13	8
1:47	Yolanda Griffith's Layup blocked by Sancho Lyttle.	13	8
1:47	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	13	8
1:47	24 second	13	8
1:32	Nicole Powell Shooting Foul. Latasha Byears gains possession.	13	8
1:32	Sacramento Full Timeout.	13	8
1:32	Roneeka Hodges enters the game for Crystal Smith.	13	8
1:32	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Kristin Haynie.	13	8
1:32	Latasha Byears missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	8
1:32	Houston Offensive Rebound.	13	8
1:32	Latasha Byears made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	8
1:17	Yolanda Griffith Bad Pass	14	8
1:00	Tina Thompson made 18 ft Jumper.	16	8
42.9	Yolanda Griffith missed 11 ft Jumper.	16	8
40.0	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	16	8
40.0	Tina Thompson Personal Foul. Yolanda Griffith gains possession.	16	8
40.0	Kara Lawson enters the game for Scholanda Dorrell.	16	8
40.0	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	9
40.0	Michelle Snow enters the game for Latasha Byears.	16	9
40.0	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Nicole Powell.	16	9
40.0	Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	9
40.0	Crystal Smith enters the game for Roneeka Hodges.	16	11
39.9	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	16	9
22.9	Ashley Shields Bad Pass. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	16	9
16.8	Chelsea Newton made Layup.	16	11
0.0	Ashley Shields missed Jumper.	16	11
0.0	Houston Offensive Rebound.	16	11
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	16	11

Regular Season Series

SAC wins 2-1

Monarchs
82
Comets
67

Game 1

12/6

Comets
63
Monarchs
75

Game 2

17/6

Monarchs
75
Comets
83

Game 3

11/8

3:00 AM, 17 June 2007

Referees:
Eric Brewton
Daryl Humphrey
Angelica Suffren

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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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