Monarchs 73-66 Comets (31 May, 2008) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

0-4, 0-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	22	11	20	13	66
SAC	25	13	18	17	73

Sacramento Monarchs

2-3, 2-0 home

Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrian Williams-Strong made Layup.
Nicole Powell made 7 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kara Lawson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made Driving Layup.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams-Strong made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro made 18 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Kelly made 7 ft Jumper.
Crystal Kelly missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Kelly made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Crystal Kelly missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Laura Harper missed 9 ft Jumper.
Laura Harper missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Laura Harper missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Powell made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by A'Quonesia Franklin.
Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Laura Harper missed 6 ft Jumper.
Scholanda Robinson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Scholanda Robinson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chelsea Newton missed Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made Technical Free Throw.
Adrian Williams-Strong made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adrian Williams-Strong made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrian Williams-Strong missed Layup.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 19 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 15 ft Jumper.
A'Quonesia Franklin missed 17 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Tip Shot.
Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Laura Harper.
A'Quonesia Franklin missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Scholanda Robinson made 8 ft Jumper.
Kim Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 16 ft Jumper.
Laura Harper missed 16 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams-Strong made 6 ft Jumper.
Scholanda Robinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adrian Williams-Strong made 8 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell made Driving Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Nicole Powell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 9 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 18 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by A'Quonesia Franklin.
Laura Harper made Layup. Assisted by A'Quonesia Franklin.
Laura Harper's Layup blocked by Tina Thompson.
Laura Harper missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Laura Harper made Free Throw 2 of 2.
A'Quonesia Franklin's Layup blocked by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Nicole Powell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Laura Harper made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Laura Harper made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Laura Harper missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Laura Harper missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Laura Harper made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Laura Harper missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kim Smith.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Crystal Kelly made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Crystal Kelly missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Scholanda Robinson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 17 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup.
Nicole Powell missed 9 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell made 16 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Laura Harper missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Laura Harper made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Laura Harper made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Laura Harper made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Laura Harper made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Laura Harper made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 6 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed 5 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made 14 ft Jumper.
Erica White missed Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Erica White made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Erica White made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Erica White made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Erica White made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mistie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Matee Ajavon.
Tina Thompson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erica White.
Erica White made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Erica White made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mistie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Matee Ajavon missed Layup.
Tamecka Dixon missed 19 ft Jumper.
Mistie Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mistie Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mistie Williams missed Layup.
Matee Ajavon made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Erica White missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Mistie Williams made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Mwadi Mabika missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed 11 ft Running Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Sancho Lyttle missed Layup.
Sancho Lyttle missed 18 ft Jumper.
Erica White's Driving Layup blocked by Laura Harper.
Tina Thompson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mistie Williams missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made 9 ft Running Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Erica White missed 53 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 7 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Mwadi Mabika missed 11 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 10 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 12 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 6 ft Jumper.
Shannon Johnson missed 5 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 16 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 16 ft Jumper.
Shannon Johnson's Layup blocked by Laura Harper.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 16 ft Jumper.
Matee Ajavon made Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 10 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Erica White made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Erica White made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Matee Ajavon made Layup. Assisted by Erica White.
Matee Ajavon missed 18 ft Jumper.
Erica White made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Erica White made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Tina Thompson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Matee Ajavon.
Matee Ajavon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Matee Ajavon missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mistie Williams missed Layup.
Matee Ajavon made Layup. Assisted by Erica White.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 19 ft Jumper.
Matee Ajavon's 15 ft Jumper blocked by Crystal Kelly.
Erica White's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Laura Harper.
Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Matee Ajavon missed 6 ft Jumper.
Erica White made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Erica White missed Driving Layup.
Matee Ajavon missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Erica White missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamecka Dixon missed 5 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Matee Ajavon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Matee Ajavon made 16 ft Jumper.
Matee Ajavon made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.

COMETS

MONARCHS

TIME		HOU	SAC
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Michelle Snow vs. Rebekkah Brunson. Nicole Powell gains possession.	0	0
9:41	Shannon Johnson Shooting Foul. Ticha Penicheiro gains possession.	0	0
9:41	Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	1
9:41	Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	1
9:41	Adrian Williams-Strong Offensive Rebound.	0	1
9:38	Adrian Williams-Strong made Layup.	0	3
9:26	Tina Thompson Turnover	0	3
9:15	Nicole Powell made 7 ft Jumper.	0	5
9:15	Mwadi Mabika Shooting Foul. Nicole Powell gains possession.	0	5
9:15	Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.	0	5
9:15	Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 1.	0	6
9:00	Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	6
8:59	Nicole Powell Defensive Rebound.	0	6
8:48	Kara Lawson missed 18 ft Jumper.	0	6
8:48	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	0	6
8:41	Tamecka Dixon Bad Pass. Stolen by Adrian Williams-Strong.	0	6
8:30	Rebekkah Brunson Offensive Foul. Shannon Johnson gains possession.	0	6
8:30	Rebekkah Brunson Foul	0	6
8:15	Mwadi Mabika missed 11 ft Jumper.	0	6
8:14	Adrian Williams-Strong Defensive Rebound.	0	6
8:06	Ticha Penicheiro made Driving Layup.	0	8
8:06	Tina Thompson Shooting Foul. Ticha Penicheiro gains possession.	0	8
8:06	Erica White enters the game for Michelle Snow.	0	8
8:06	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Shannon Johnson.	0	8
8:06	Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 1.	0	9
7:54	Tina Thompson missed 14 ft Jumper.	0	9
7:52	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	0	9
7:41	Rebekkah Brunson missed 6 ft Jumper.	0	9
7:41	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	0	9
7:33	Tamecka Dixon missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	9
7:33	Sancho Lyttle Offensive Rebound.	0	9
7:30	Sancho Lyttle missed 5 ft Jumper.	0	9
7:28	Adrian Williams-Strong Defensive Rebound.	0	9
7:16	Adrian Williams-Strong made 11 ft Two Point Shot.	0	11
6:54	Rebekkah Brunson Shooting Foul. Tina Thompson gains possession.	0	11
6:54	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	1	11
6:54	Crystal Kelly enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	1	11
6:54	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	11
6:43	Ticha Penicheiro made 18 ft Jumper.	2	13
6:24	Jumpball: Sancho Lyttle vs. Ticha Penicheiro. Erica White gains possession.	2	13
6:18	Erica White Turnover	2	13
6:05	Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	16
5:39	Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	16
5:37	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	2	16
5:37	Nicole Powell Shooting Foul. Tina Thompson gains possession.	2	16
5:37	A'Quonesia Franklin enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	2	16
5:37	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	16
5:37	Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	16
5:35	Sancho Lyttle Offensive Rebound.	3	16
5:31	Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	16
5:31	Sancho Lyttle Offensive Rebound.	3	16
5:31	A'Quonesia Franklin Shooting Foul. Sancho Lyttle gains possession.	3	16
5:31	Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	16
5:31	Laura Harper enters the game for Adrian Williams-Strong.	4	16
5:31	Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	16
5:18	Crystal Kelly made 7 ft Jumper.	5	18
5:18	Sancho Lyttle Shooting Foul. Crystal Kelly gains possession.	5	18
5:18	Crystal Kelly missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	5	18
5:16	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	5	18
5:03	Tamecka Dixon made 14 ft Jumper.	7	18
4:50	Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	18
4:50	Crystal Kelly Offensive Rebound.	7	18
4:48	Sancho Lyttle Shooting Foul. Crystal Kelly gains possession.	7	18
4:48	Official Timeout.	7	18
4:48	Crystal Kelly made Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	19
4:48	Crystal Kelly missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	19
4:48	Michelle Snow enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	7	19
4:47	Laura Harper Offensive Rebound.	7	19
4:43	Laura Harper missed 9 ft Jumper.	7	19
4:41	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	7	19
4:28	Erica White missed Layup.	7	19
4:28	Houston Defensive Rebound.	7	19
4:28	Michelle Snow Loose Ball Foul. Laura Harper gains possession.	7	19
4:28	Laura Harper missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	19
4:28	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	7	19
4:28	Laura Harper missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	19
4:26	Laura Harper Offensive Rebound.	7	19
4:09	Nicole Powell made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by A'Quonesia Franklin.	7	21
3:47	Tina Thompson Bad Pass. Stolen by Nicole Powell.	7	21
3:43	Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	21
3:41	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	7	21
3:41	Matee Ajavon enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	7	21
3:41	Scholanda Robinson enters the game for Kara Lawson.	7	21
3:29	Laura Harper Lost Ball. Stolen by Erica White.	7	21
3:23	Nicole Powell Shooting Foul. Tamecka Dixon gains possession.	7	21
3:23	Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	21
3:23	Chelsea Newton enters the game for Nicole Powell.	8	21
3:23	Adrian Williams-Strong enters the game for Crystal Kelly.	8	21
3:23	Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	21
3:09	Laura Harper missed 6 ft Jumper.	9	21
3:06	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	9	21
3:05	Houston Full Timeout.	9	21
3:05	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for A'Quonesia Franklin.	9	21
2:53	Erica White Bad Pass. Stolen by Chelsea Newton.	9	21
2:39	Michelle Snow Shooting Foul. Scholanda Robinson gains possession.	9	21
2:39	Scholanda Robinson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	21
2:39	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	9	21
2:39	Mistie Williams enters the game for Michelle Snow.	9	21
2:39	Scholanda Robinson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	22
2:34	Matee Ajavon Lost Ball. Stolen by Adrian Williams-Strong.	9	22
2:29	Chelsea Newton missed Jumper.	9	22
2:28	Matee Ajavon Defensive Rebound.	9	22
2:18	Chelsea Newton Personal Foul. Erica White gains possession.	9	22
2:18	Erica White made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	22
2:18	Erica White made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	22
1:59	Adrian Williams-Strong Bad Pass. Stolen by Mistie Williams.	11	22
1:54	Ticha Penicheiro Shooting Foul. Erica White gains possession.	11	22
1:54	Erica White made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	22
1:54	Erica White made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	22
1:47	Ticha Penicheiro Lost Ball. Stolen by Matee Ajavon.	13	22
1:45	Mistie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Matee Ajavon.	15	22
1:44	Sacramento Full Timeout.	15	22
1:28	Matee Ajavon Personal Foul. Adrian Williams-Strong gains possession.	15	22
1:28	Matee Ajavon Technical Foul. Her 1st Technical Foul.	15	22
1:28	Ticha Penicheiro made Technical Free Throw.	15	23
1:28	Kara Lawson enters the game for Laura Harper.	15	23
1:28	Crystal Kelly enters the game for Scholanda Robinson.	15	23
1:28	Adrian Williams-Strong made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	24
1:28	Adrian Williams-Strong made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	25
1:15	Tina Thompson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erica White.	18	25
56.9	Adrian Williams-Strong missed Layup.	18	25
55.5	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	18	25
49.7	Chelsea Newton Shooting Foul. Erica White gains possession.	18	25
49.7	Erica White made Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	25
49.7	Erica White made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	25
32.9	Ticha Penicheiro missed 19 ft Jumper.	20	25
31.8	Adrian Williams-Strong Offensive Rebound.	20	25
13.9	Kara Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	25
12.7	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	20	25
6.7	Mistie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	22	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	22	25

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Comets
66
Monarchs
73

Game 1

31/5

Monarchs
65
Comets
73

Game 2

5/7

Comets
65
Monarchs
80

Game 3

31/8

Monarchs
-
Comets
-

Game 4

13/9

Monarchs
81
Comets
90

Game 4

16/9

3:00 AM, 31 May 2008

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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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