Comets 96-88 Lynx (17 Jul, 2008) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

10-11, 4-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	17	24	22	25	88
HOU	24	21	26	25	96

Houston Comets

10-12, 7-2 home

Shannon Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Michelle Snow made 11 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Driving Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made 19 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Layup. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Tamecka Dixon missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Tamecka Dixon made 19 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Erica White made 18 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tina Thompson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamecka Dixon made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Roneeka Hodges made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Tina Thompson missed Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Roneeka Hodges missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Shannon Johnson missed Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle's Layup blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Sancho Lyttle missed Layup.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Michelle Snow missed 17 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 10 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Sancho Lyttle missed Layup.
Sancho Lyttle missed Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Tamecka Dixon made Driving Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made 17 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Roneeka Hodges made Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Tamecka Dixon made Driving Layup.
Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Roneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Erica White's Running Jumper blocked by Lindsey Harding.
Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 17 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Nicky Anosike.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Tina Thompson's Layup blocked by Seimone Augustus.
Tamecka Dixon missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 7 ft Hook Shot.
Tamecka Dixon made Running Jumper.
Shannon Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Sancho Lyttle made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Shannon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Layup.
Sancho Lyttle missed Layup.
Sancho Lyttle missed Layup.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup.
Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Matee Ajavon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Matee Ajavon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Matee Ajavon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Matee Ajavon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 16 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 15 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 6 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Seimone Augustus missed Jumper.
Noelle Quinn missed Three Point Jumper.
Candice Wiggins made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Wiggins made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Candice Wiggins.
Candice Wiggins made 9 ft Running Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden-Johnson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden-Johnson made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Vanessa Hayden-Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Lindsey Harding.
Vanessa Hayden-Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Seimone Augustus missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Harding.
Candice Wiggins missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made Layup. Assisted by Vanessa Hayden-Johnson.
Vanessa Hayden-Johnson made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Harding.
Kristen Rasmussen made Layup. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Seimone Augustus made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Harding.
Seimone Augustus made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup.
Lindsey Harding missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Wiggins missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charde Houston made Driving Layup.
Candice Wiggins missed 10 ft Running Jumper.
Charde Houston missed Layup.
Charde Houston made Jumper.
Charde Houston missed 6 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden-Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Candice Wiggins made 16 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 19 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 5 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Seimone Augustus made Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 15 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made Running Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Nicky Anosike missed Layup.
Noelle Quinn missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nicky Anosike missed 10 ft Jumper.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicky Anosike missed 8 ft Jumper.
Candice Wiggins made 6 ft Running Jumper.
Candice Wiggins missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Vanessa Hayden-Johnson missed Layup.
Vanessa Hayden-Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden-Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Wiggins made 7 ft Running Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lindsey Harding made Layup. Assisted by Candice Wiggins.
Candice Wiggins missed 17 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden-Johnson made Layup.
Seimone Augustus missed Layup.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicky Anosike missed 8 ft Jumper.
Candice Wiggins made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Nicky Anosike missed Layup.
Seimone Augustus missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lindsey Harding missed 10 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden-Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Seimone Augustus missed Layup.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Wiggins made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Wiggins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsey Harding missed Three Point Jumper.
Nicky Anosike made Layup.
Kristen Rasmussen made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicky Anosike.
Candice Wiggins made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Wiggins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Charde Houston missed Layup.
Candice Wiggins missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Wiggins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus missed 18 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed Layup.
Candice Wiggins made Layup.
Candice Wiggins made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Harding.
Nicky Anosike made Layup. Assisted by Lindsey Harding.
Nicky Anosike made Layup. Assisted by Lindsey Harding.

LYNX

COMETS

TIME		MIN	HOU
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Nicky Anosike vs. Michelle Snow. Shannon Johnson gains possession.	0	0
9:48	Nicole Ohlde Personal Foul. Sancho Lyttle gains possession.	0	0
9:33	Shannon Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
9:32	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:21	Jumpball: Noelle Quinn vs. Hamchetou Maiga-Ba. Sancho Lyttle gains possession.	0	0
9:15	Michelle Snow missed Layup.	0	0
9:12	Nicky Anosike Defensive Rebound.	0	0
8:53	Anna DeForge missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	0
8:52	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Defensive Rebound.	0	0
8:45	Tamecka Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	0	2
8:30	Anna DeForge Bad Pass. Stolen by Sancho Lyttle.	0	2
8:18	Michelle Snow made 11 ft Jumper.	0	4
8:00	Seimone Augustus missed 15 ft Jumper.	0	4
7:58	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	0	4
7:50	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	0	6
7:33	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Foul. Shannon Johnson gains possession.	0	6
7:33	Nicole Ohlde Foul	0	6
7:28	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	0	6
7:22	Michelle Snow Lost Ball. Stolen by Seimone Augustus.	0	6
7:15	Seimone Augustus missed 6 ft Jumper.	0	6
7:13	Anna DeForge Offensive Rebound.	0	6
6:58	Seimone Augustus made 13 ft Two Point Shot.	2	6
6:45	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Driving Layup.	2	8
6:26	Kristen Rasmussen 3 second	2	8
6:09	Tamecka Dixon made 19 ft Jumper.	2	10
5:56	Seimone Augustus Bad Pass. Stolen by Shannon Johnson.	2	10
5:50	Nicky Anosike Personal Foul. Michelle Snow gains possession.	2	10
5:50	Candice Wiggins enters the game for Anna DeForge.	2	10
5:37	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Jumper.	2	10
5:37	Candice Wiggins Defensive Rebound.	2	10
5:22	Noelle Quinn Bad Pass. Stolen by Shannon Johnson.	2	10
5:15	Tamecka Dixon Bad Pass	2	10
5:03	Seimone Augustus missed Jumper.	2	10
5:03	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	2	10
4:58	Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.	2	12
4:56	Minnesota Full Timeout.	2	12
4:37	Noelle Quinn missed Three Point Jumper.	2	12
4:37	Nicky Anosike Offensive Rebound.	2	12
4:26	Candice Wiggins made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	12
4:05	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Layup. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.	5	14
3:50	Noelle Quinn Traveling	5	14
3:50	Tina Thompson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	5	14
3:31	Tamecka Dixon missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	5	14
3:30	Sancho Lyttle Offensive Rebound.	5	14
3:30	Noelle Quinn Shooting Foul. Sancho Lyttle gains possession.	5	14
3:30	Anna DeForge enters the game for Noelle Quinn.	5	14
3:30	Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	15
3:30	Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	16
3:20	Candice Wiggins made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	16
3:06	Nicky Anosike Shooting Foul. Sancho Lyttle gains possession.	8	16
3:06	Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	17
3:06	Vanessa Hayden-Johnson enters the game for Nicky Anosike.	8	17
3:06	Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	18
3:00	Tamecka Dixon Personal Foul. Candice Wiggins gains possession.	8	18
2:50	Kristen Rasmussen made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Candice Wiggins.	11	18
2:29	Tina Thompson made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.	11	20
2:13	Candice Wiggins made 9 ft Running Jumper.	13	20
1:55	Tamecka Dixon made 19 ft Jumper.	13	22
1:39	Vanessa Hayden-Johnson missed 8 ft Jumper.	13	22
1:39	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	13	22
1:35	Erica White enters the game for Shannon Johnson.	13	22
1:35	Matee Ajavon enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	13	22
1:35	Lindsey Harding enters the game for Anna DeForge.	13	22
1:31	Tina Thompson missed Jumper.	13	22
1:30	Vanessa Hayden-Johnson Defensive Rebound.	13	22
1:14	Vanessa Hayden-Johnson made 12 ft Two Point Shot.	15	22
58.2	Sancho Lyttle 3 second	15	22
58.2	Michelle Snow enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	15	22
41.3	Vanessa Hayden-Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Lindsey Harding.	17	22
41.3	Tina Thompson Shooting Foul. Vanessa Hayden-Johnson gains possession.	17	22
41.3	Vanessa Hayden-Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	17	22
40.8	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	17	22
26.4	Kristen Rasmussen Personal Foul. Tina Thompson gains possession.	17	22
26.4	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	23
26.4	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	24
5.9	Seimone Augustus missed 17 ft Jumper.	17	24
3.9	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	17	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	17	24

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Lynx
98
Comets
92

Game 1

28/5

Comets
72
Lynx
65

Game 2

22/6

Comets
71
Lynx
85

Game 3

13/7

Lynx
88
Comets
96

Game 4

17/7

5:00 PM, 17 July 2008

Referees:
Eric Brewton
Felicia Grinter
Denise Brooks-Clauser

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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