Minnesota Lynx @ Houston Comets

50–51Final · Jun 15, 2002

MIN 50 HOU 51 Final

	1	2	T
MIN10-22	28	22	50
HOU0-1	27	24	51

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Lynn Pride made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
2–0
Katie Smith made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Georgia Schweitzer.
4–0
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
5–0
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
6–0
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
7–0
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
8–0
Tamika Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
10–0
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
10–2
Tamika Williams made Layup.
12–2
Kelley Gibson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
12–5
Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
15–5
Sheryl Swoopes made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rebecca Lobo.
15–7
Svetlana Abrosimova made 5 ft Jumper.
17–7
Kelley Gibson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rebecca Lobo.
17–10
Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lynn Pride.
20–10
Kristi Harrower made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lynn Pride.
23–10
Kelley Gibson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis.
23–13
Tina Thompson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelley Gibson.
23–15
Sheryl Swoopes made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis.
23–17
Katie Smith made Jumper.
25–17
Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
25–18
Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
25–19
Janeth Arcain made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis.
25–21
Tina Thompson made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis.
25–23
Janeth Arcain made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
25–26
Kelley Gibson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
25–27
Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lynn Pride.
28–27
Sheryl Swoopes made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
28–29
Sheryl Swoopes made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
28–31
Janeth Arcain made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelley Gibson.
28–33
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
29–33
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
30–33
Sheryl Swoopes made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
30–35
Svetlana Abrosimova made Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
32–35
Tamika Williams made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
35–35
Tina Thompson made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
35–37
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
35–38
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
35–39
Tynesha Lewis made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
35–41
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Tiffani Johnson.
35–43
Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
38–43
Katie Smith made 16 ft Jumper.
40–43
Kelley Gibson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
40–46
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Shaunzinski Gortman.
42–46
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
42–47
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
42–48
Tamika Williams made Layup.
44–48
Svetlana Abrosimova made 9 ft Jumper.
46–48
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
48–48
Tamika Williams made Layup.
50–48
Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
50–49
Sheryl Swoopes made Jumper.
50–51

Play-by-play

P1 Start of the 1st Half.
P1 Jumpball. Lynn Pride vs. Tiffani Johnson. Georgia Schweitzer gains possession.
P1 Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
P1 Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Williams.
P1 Tamika Williams Out of Bounds
P1 Grace Daley missed Layup.
P1 Georgia Schweitzer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tamika Williams missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tiffani Johnson.
P1 Tiffani Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tamika Williams Shooting Foul
P1 Grace Daley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
P1 Houston Offensive Rebound.
P1 Grace Daley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
P1 Grace Daley Offensive Rebound.
P1 Janeth Arcain missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
P1 Tiffani Johnson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Janeth Arcain Traveling
P1 Lynn Pride made 10 ft Two Point Shot. 2–0
P1 Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
P1 Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.
P1 Katie Smith made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Georgia Schweitzer. 4–0
P1 Grace Daley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
P1 Lynn Pride Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tiffani Johnson Shooting Foul
P1 Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2. 5–0
P1 Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2. 6–0
P1 Sheryl Swoopes Lost Ball. Stolen by Lynn Pride.
P1 Tamika Williams missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Tiffani Johnson.
P1 Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Grace Daley 3 second
P1 Lynn Pride Out of Bounds
P1 Janeth Arcain Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Williams.
P1 Tiffani Johnson Shooting Foul
P1 Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2. 7–0
P1 Kelley Gibson enters the game for Grace Daley.
P1 Rebecca Lobo enters the game for Tiffani Johnson.
P1 Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2. 8–0
P1 Tina Thompson Bad Pass. Stolen by Svetlana Abrosimova.
P1 Tamika Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova. 10–0
P1 Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
P1 Lynn Pride Defensive Rebound.
P1 Svetlana Abrosimova missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
P1 Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes. 10–2
P1 Lynn Pride missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
P1 Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.
P1 Tamika Williams made Layup. 12–2
P1 Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Williams.
P1 Lynn Pride Bad Pass. Stolen by Tina Thompson.
P1 Kelley Gibson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes. 12–5
P1 Janeth Arcain Personal Foul
P1 Official Timeout.
P1 Kristi Harrower enters the game for Georgia Schweitzer.
P1 Lynn Pride missed 15 ft Jumper.
P1 Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
P1 Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.
P1 Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower. 15–5
P1 Rebecca Lobo missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
P1 Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.
P1 Lynn Pride missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
P1 Kelley Gibson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Janeth Arcain missed 12 ft Jumper.
P1 Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Sheryl Swoopes made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rebecca Lobo. 15–7
P1 Svetlana Abrosimova made 5 ft Jumper. 17–7
P1 Kelley Gibson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rebecca Lobo. 17–10
P1 Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lynn Pride. 20–10
P1 Janeth Arcain missed 18 ft Jumper.
P1 Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Tina Thompson missed 11 ft Jumper.
P1 Lynn Pride Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kristi Harrower made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lynn Pride. 23–10
P1 Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
P1 Houston Defensive Rebound.
P1 Official Timeout.
P1 Janell Burse enters the game for Lynn Pride.
P1 Michelle Snow enters the game for Janeth Arcain.
P1 Tynesha Lewis enters the game for Rebecca Lobo.
P1 Katie Smith missed Jumper.
P1 Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.
P1 Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
P1 Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kelley Gibson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis. 23–13
P1 Kristi Harrower missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tina Thompson.
P1 Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tina Thompson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelley Gibson. 23–15
P1 Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.
P1 Svetlana Abrosimova missed Two Point Shot.
P1 Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.
P1 Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
P1 Tynesha Lewis Defensive Rebound.
P1 Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul
P1 Official Timeout.
P1 Sheryl Swoopes made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis. 23–17
P1 Kristi Harrower missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
P1 Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sheryl Swoopes missed 11 ft Jumper.
P1 Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.
P1 Katie Smith made Jumper. 25–17
P1 Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul
P1 Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Michelle Snow.
P1 Lynn Pride enters the game for Janell Burse.
P1 Tamara Moore enters the game for Kristi Harrower.
P1 Georgia Schweitzer enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.
P1 Tynesha Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Tiffani Johnson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Lynn Pride Shooting Foul
P1 Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2. 25–18
P1 Janeth Arcain enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.
P1 Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2. 25–19
P1 Tamika Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Janeth Arcain.
P1 Katie Smith Personal Foul
P1 Janeth Arcain made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis. 25–21
P1 Katie Smith missed Two Point Shot.
P1 Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
P1 Official Timeout.
P1 Kristi Harrower enters the game for Tamara Moore.
P1 Tynesha Lewis missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lynn Pride.
P1 Tiffani Johnson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Tiffani Johnson missed Layup. Blocked by Lynn Pride.
P1 Georgia Schweitzer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Lynn Pride missed 11 ft Jumper.
P1 Kelley Gibson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tina Thompson made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Tynesha Lewis. 25–23
P1 Lynn Pride missed Two Point Shot.
P1 Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tamika Williams.
P1 Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Janeth Arcain made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. 25–26
P1 Kristi Harrower Lost Ball. Stolen by Kelley Gibson.
P1 Georgia Schweitzer Shooting Foul
P1 Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Tynesha Lewis.
P1 Shaunzinski Gortman enters the game for Kristi Harrower.
P1 Kelley Gibson made Free Throw 1 of 2. 25–27
P1 Kelley Gibson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
P1 Houston Offensive Rebound.
P1 Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Jumper.
P1 Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.
P1 Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lynn Pride. 28–27
P1 Lynn Pride Personal Foul
P1 Kelley Gibson Bad Pass. Stolen by Shaunzinski Gortman.
P1 Shaunzinski Gortman missed 8 ft Jumper.
P1 Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.
P1 Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
P1 Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
P1 Tina Thompson Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Williams.
P1 Tamika Williams missed 52 ft Three Point Jumper.
P1 Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
P2 Start of the 2nd Half.
P2 Jumpball. Lynn Pride vs. Michelle Snow. Kelley Gibson gains possession.
P2 Michelle Snow missed 15 ft Jumper.
P2 Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.
P2 Katie Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Kelley Gibson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Sheryl Swoopes made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson. 28–29
P2 Svetlana Abrosimova missed Jumper. Blocked by Michelle Snow.
P2 Kelley Gibson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Sheryl Swoopes made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson. 28–31
P2 Georgia Schweitzer Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.
P2 Janeth Arcain made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelley Gibson. 28–33
P2 Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.
P2 Tina Thompson Shooting Foul
P2 Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2. 29–33
P2 Kristi Harrower enters the game for Georgia Schweitzer.
P2 Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Michelle Snow.
P2 Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2. 30–33
P2 Janeth Arcain missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
P2 Lynn Pride Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kristi Harrower missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Sheryl Swoopes made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain. 30–35
P2 Svetlana Abrosimova made Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower. 32–35
P2 Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul
P2 Official Timeout.
P2 Sheryl Swoopes Lost Ball. Stolen by Svetlana Abrosimova.
P2 Svetlana Abrosimova Lost Ball
P2 Janeth Arcain missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
P2 Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.
P2 Svetlana Abrosimova missed 16 ft Jumper.
P2 Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tina Thompson missed Layup.
P2 Lynn Pride Defensive Rebound.
P2 Svetlana Abrosimova Lost Ball. Stolen by Tiffani Johnson.
P2 Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Jumper.
P2 Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.
P2 Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tiffani Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.
P2 Tynesha Lewis enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.
P2 Shaunzinski Gortman enters the game for Lynn Pride.
P2 Kelley Gibson missed 15 ft Jumper.
P2 Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tamika Williams made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. 35–35
P2 Tina Thompson made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Janeth Arcain. 35–37
P2 Tamika Williams Offensive Foul
P2 Tamika Williams Foul
P2 Shaunzinski Gortman Shooting Foul
P2 Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2. 35–38
P2 Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2. 35–39
P2 Tamika Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Janeth Arcain.
P2 Tynesha Lewis made 9 ft Two Point Shot. 35–41
P2 Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
P2 Tiffani Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kelley Gibson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tiffani Johnson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Tiffani Johnson. 35–43
P2 Katie Smith missed Two Point Shot.
P2 Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Janeth Arcain Lost Ball. Stolen by Shaunzinski Gortman.
P2 Tamika Williams missed Layup.
P2 Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.
P2 Janeth Arcain Shooting Foul
P2 Official Timeout.
P2 Tamara Moore enters the game for Kristi Harrower.
P2 Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
P2 Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
P2 Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
P2 Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tiffani Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamara Moore.
P2 Tamara Moore Offensive Foul
P2 Tamara Moore Foul
P2 Janell Burse enters the game for Tamika Williams.
P2 Tynesha Lewis Lost Ball
P2 Katie Smith missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
P2 Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
P2 Michelle Snow enters the game for Tiffani Johnson.
P2 Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore. 38–43
P2 Tynesha Lewis missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
P2 Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.
P2 Katie Smith made 16 ft Jumper. 40–43
P2 Kelley Gibson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson. 40–46
P2 Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Shaunzinski Gortman. 42–46
P2 Janell Burse Shooting Foul
P2 Official Timeout.
P2 Lynn Pride enters the game for Janell Burse.
P2 Tamika Williams enters the game for Tamara Moore.
P2 Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Janeth Arcain.
P2 Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Michelle Snow.
P2 Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2. 42–47
P2 Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2. 42–48
P2 Tamika Williams missed Layup.
P2 Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.
P2 Tamika Williams made Layup. 44–48
P2 Tiffani Johnson missed 15 ft Jumper.
P2 Shaunzinski Gortman Defensive Rebound.
P2 Svetlana Abrosimova made 9 ft Jumper. 46–48
P2 Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Jumper.
P2 Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova. 48–48
P2 Delay of Game
P2 Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.
P2 Janeth Arcain enters the game for Tynesha Lewis.
P2 Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Williams.
P2 Tamika Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Janeth Arcain.
P2 Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Williams.
P2 Tamika Williams made Layup. 50–48
P2 Tina Thompson missed 7 ft Jumper.
P2 Lynn Pride Defensive Rebound.
P2 Lynn Pride missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
P2 Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.
P2 Shaunzinski Gortman Shooting Foul
P2 Official Timeout.
P2 Tiffani Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
P2 Houston Offensive Rebound.
P2 Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2. 50–49
P2 Svetlana Abrosimova missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
P2 Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Sheryl Swoopes Lost Ball. Stolen by Svetlana Abrosimova.
P2 Sheryl Swoopes Loose Ball Foul
P2 Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.
P2 Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.
P2 Katie Smith Offensive Foul
P2 Katie Smith Foul
P2 Janeth Arcain missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tiffani Johnson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Sheryl Swoopes made Jumper. 50–51
P2 Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass. Stolen by Tiffani Johnson.
P2 Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass. Stolen by Shaunzinski Gortman.
P2 Svetlana Abrosimova missed Two Point Shot.
P2 Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.
P2 Svetlana Abrosimova Loose Ball Foul
P2 Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
P2 Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Tina Thompson missed Layup. Blocked by Lynn Pride.
P2 Houston Offensive Rebound.
P2 Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
P2 Lynn Pride Defensive Rebound.
P2 Minnesota Full Timeout.
P2 Tamika Williams missed Two Point Shot.
P2 Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
P2 Tina Thompson Loose Ball Foul
P2 Houston Full Timeout.
P2 Lynn Pride missed Layup.
P2 Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
P2 End Game
P2 End Game

Box score

MIN

Player	MIN	FG	3PT	FT
Svetlana AbrosimovaF	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Katie SmithG	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Lynn PrideNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Georgia SchweitzerNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Tamika Williams-JeterNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Janell BurseNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Shaunzinski GortmanNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Shanele StiresNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Val Whiting-RaymondNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Kristi HarrowerNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Tamara MooreNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0

HOU

Player	MIN	FG	3PT	FT
Tina ThompsonF	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Janeth ArcainNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Grace DaleyNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Tiffani JohnsonNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Sheryl SwoopesNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Michelle SnowC	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Tynesha LewisG	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Kelley GibsonNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Amanda LassiterNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Rebecca LoboNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0
Coquese WashingtonNA	--	0-0	0-0	0-0

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