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2004-09-03 · WNBA
Phoenix Mercury 2004 · Houston Comets 2004 · 2004 season
Team stats
| Mercury | Comets | |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 25-59 .424 | 21-58 .362 |
| Three-pointers | 9-25 .360 | 3-11 .273 |
| Free throws | 11-11 1.000 | 15-23 .652 |
| Offensive rebounds | 12 | 9 |
| Defensive rebounds | 26 | 21 |
| Total rebounds | 38 | 30 |
| Assists | 13 | 10 |
| Steals | 4 | 6 |
| Blocks | 3 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 8 |
| Personal fouls | 25 | 15 |
| Technical fouls | 0 | 0 |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Diana Taurasi G | 38 | 27 | 10-20 | 4-11 | 3-3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 |
 Anna DeForge NA | 36 | 12 | 3-14 | 2-10 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
 Penny Taylor F | 35 | 17 | 7-12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 |
| Slobodanka Tuvic NA | 28 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 |
 Plenette Pierson F | 25 | 8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -1 |
| Kayte Christensen NA | 16 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 |
| Nikki McCray G | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jae Kingi-Cross NA | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Gwen Jackson NA | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tamara Moore NA | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Ashley Robinson C | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 12 | 70 | 25-59 | 9-25 | 11-11 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 25 |
FG .424 · 3P .360 · FT 1.000
Houston Comets
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sheryl Swoopes NA | 38 | 18 | 6-14 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
 Tina Thompson F | 38 | 17 | 6-15 | 0-3 | 5-9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 |
 Dominique Canty G | 33 | 3 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 |
 Michelle Snow C | 29 | 13 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| Sheila Lambert NA | 28 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 |
| Felicia Ragland NA | 11 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| LaTonya Johnson NA | 10 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Tiffani Johnson NA | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough NA | 5 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Octavia Blue NA | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 12 | 60 | 21-58 | 3-11 | 15-23 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
FG .362 · 3P .273 · FT .652
Officials: Barb Smith, Bonita Spence, Clarke Stevens
Play-by-play
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First half
- 20:00 Start of 1st Half (8:47 PM EST)
- 20:00 HOU Jump Ball Snow vs. Tuvic: Tip to Swoopes
- 19:53 HOU MISS Canty Layup
- 19:52 HOU Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 19:51 HOU MISS Thompson Layup
- 19:50 PHX Tuvic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 19:29 PHX MISS DeForge 3PT Jump Shot
- 19:27 COMETS Rebound
- 19:08 HOU MISS Swoopes 8' Turnaround Jump Shot
- 19:06 COMETS Rebound
- 19:04 HOU MISS Thompson 13' Jump Shot
- 19:02 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 18:48 PHX MISS Tuvic Layup
- 18:46 PHX Tuvic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 18:45 PHX Tuvic Layup (2 PTS) 2–0
- 18:42 COMETS Timeout: Short (Full 0 Short 1)
- 18:21 HOU MISS Lambert 16' Jump Shot
- 18:20 Mercury Rebound
- 18:06 PHX MISS Taylor Driving Layup
- 18:06 HOU Thompson BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 18:04 HOU Swoopes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 17:45 HOU MISS Canty 15' Jump Shot
- 17:43 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 17:26 PHX MISS DeForge Reverse Layup
- 17:25 HOU Lambert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 17:19 PHX Pierson P.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 17:11 PHX Taylor P.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 17:03 HOU MISS Thompson 3PT Jump Shot
- 17:01 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 16:46 PHX MISS Pierson 14' Turnaround Jump Shot
- 16:44 HOU Swoopes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 16:37 HOU MISS Swoopes 11' Jump Shot
- 16:36 Mercury Rebound
- 16:36 HOU Snow L.B.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 16:24 PHX MISS Tuvic 14' Jump Shot
- 16:23 PHX DeForge REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 16:10 PHX MISS Taurasi 10' Turnaround Jump Shot
- 16:09 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 16:09 PHX Taurasi Layup (2 PTS) 4–0
- 16:09 HOU Snow S.FOUL (P2.T2)
- 16:09 HOU SUB: T. Johnson FOR Snow
- 16:09 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
- 15:59 HOU MISS Thompson 3PT Jump Shot
- 15:57 PHX Pierson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 15:52 PHX MISS DeForge Driving Layup
- 15:51 HOU Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 15:30 HOU Thompson 10' Jump Bank Shot (2 PTS) (T. Johnson 1 AST) 5–2
- 15:15 PHX Taurasi Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
- 15:15 HOU Swoopes STEAL (1 STL)
- 15:00 HOU Thompson Driving Layup (4 PTS) 5–4
- 14:38 PHX DeForge 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Pierson 1 AST) 8–4
- 14:14 PHX Tuvic P.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 14:14 Timeout: Official
- 14:05 HOU Swoopes 16' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS) 8–6
- 13:54 HOU Canty P.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 13:45 PHX MISS Taurasi 3PT Jump Shot
- 13:43 HOU Lambert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 13:31 HOU MISS Swoopes 10' Running Jump Shot
- 13:29 HOU Canty REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 13:19 HOU MISS Lambert 14' Running Jump Shot
- 13:17 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
- 12:59 PHX MISS Tuvic 14' Jump Shot
- 12:57 PHX Taylor REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 12:56 PHX Taylor Layup (2 PTS) 10–6
- 12:34 HOU T. Johnson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
- 12:34 PHX Taurasi STEAL (1 STL)
- 12:13 PHX Pierson Layup (2 PTS) (Tuvic 1 AST) 12–6
- 11:52 HOU MISS Thompson 3PT Jump Shot
- 11:50 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
- 11:50 HOU Thompson P.FOUL (P1.T4)
- 11:50 Timeout: Official
- 11:50 HOU SUB: Snow FOR Canty
- 11:50 HOU SUB: Ragland FOR T. Johnson
- 11:35 PHX MISS Pierson Layup
- 11:35 HOU Swoopes BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 11:33 HOU Snow REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 11:33 PHX Pierson P.FOUL (P2.T4)
- 11:33 PHX SUB: Christensen FOR Tuvic
- 11:09 HOU Snow 12' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) 12–8
- 10:56 PHX MISS Taylor 12' Running Jump Shot
- 10:55 HOU Snow REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 10:54 PHX Christensen P.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 10:35 HOU MISS Swoopes 19' Turnaround Jump Shot
- 10:34 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
- 10:24 PHX Taylor 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Pierson 2 AST) 15–8
- 10:08 PHX Christensen P.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 9:50 HOU MISS Swoopes 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:48 PHX DeForge REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 9:32 PHX DeForge 17' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Taurasi 1 AST) 17–8
- 9:10 HOU Thompson 10' Turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Ragland 1 AST) 17–10
- 8:45 HOU Lambert S.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 8:45 HOU SUB: Canty FOR Swoopes
- 8:45 HOU SUB: L. Johnson FOR Lambert
- 8:45 PHX DeForge Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
- 8:45 PHX SUB: Tuvic FOR Christensen
- 8:45 PHX SUB: McCray FOR Taylor
- 8:45 PHX DeForge Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
- 8:31 HOU Ragland Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
- 8:16 PHX Taurasi 9' Turnaround Jump Shot (5 PTS) (DeForge 1 AST) 21–10
- 7:59 PHX Pierson P.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 7:59 Timeout: Official
- 7:59 PHX SUB: Jackson FOR Pierson
- 7:46 HOU MISS Canty Driving Layup
- 7:46 PHX Taurasi BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 7:44 PHX McCray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:28 PHX MISS Taurasi 16' Jump Shot
- 7:26 HOU Snow REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 7:12 PHX Taurasi P.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 7:12 PHX SUB: Taylor FOR Tuvic
- 7:12 PHX SUB: Moore FOR DeForge
- 7:12 HOU MISS Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2
- 7:12 COMETS Rebound
- 7:12 HOU SUB: Swoopes FOR Ragland
- 7:12 HOU Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
- 6:58 PHX Taurasi 13' Running Jump Shot (7 PTS) 23–11
- 6:31 HOU MISS Thompson 7' Fadeaway Jumper
- 6:30 PHX Moore REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 6:13 PHX MISS Taylor 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:12 HOU Snow REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 6:06 HOU Thompson OFF.Foul (P2)
- 6:06 HOU Thompson Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
- 6:06 HOU SUB: T. Johnson FOR Snow
- 5:49 PHX MISS Taurasi 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:47 PHX Jackson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 5:45 PHX Jackson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
- 5:45 HOU Canty STEAL (1 STL)
- 5:36 HOU MISS L. Johnson 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:34 HOU Thompson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
- 5:32 HOU MISS Thompson Layup
- 5:31 PHX Jackson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 5:23 PHX Moore Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
- 5:23 HOU L. Johnson STEAL (1 STL)
- 5:19 PHX Taylor S.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 5:19 HOU MISS Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2
- 5:19 COMETS Rebound
- 5:19 PHX SUB: DeForge FOR Moore
- 5:19 PHX SUB: Kingi-Cross FOR Taurasi
- 5:19 HOU Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
- 5:00 PHX Taylor Running Layup (7 PTS) 25–12
- 4:42 PHX Jackson S.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 4:42 HOU SUB: Johns Kimbrough FOR Thompson
- 4:42 HOU MISS Canty Free Throw 1 of 2
- 4:42 COMETS Rebound
- 4:42 HOU Canty Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 4:21 PHX McCray OFF.Foul (P1)
- 4:21 PHX McCray Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
- 4:21 HOU SUB: Lambert FOR Canty
- 4:06 HOU L. Johnson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Lambert 1 AST) 25–16
- 3:44 PHX MISS DeForge 3PT Jump Shot
- 3:43 PHX DeForge REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
- 3:42 PHX DeForge Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T5)
- 3:42 Timeout: Official
- 3:42 PHX SUB: Taurasi FOR McCray
- 3:42 PHX SUB: Tuvic FOR Jackson
- 3:26 HOU Lambert Layup (2 PTS) (Swoopes 1 AST) 25–18
- 2:58 PHX DeForge 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Taurasi 2 AST) 28–18
- 2:35 HOU T. Johnson Traveling Turnover (P2.T4)
- 2:35 HOU SUB: Thompson FOR T. Johnson
- 2:10 PHX MISS DeForge 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:08 HOU Thompson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
- 2:04 HOU Thompson Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
- 2:04 PHX Taylor STEAL (1 STL)
- 2:03 PHX Taylor Layup (9 PTS) 30–18
- 1:43 HOU MISS Johns Kimbrough 18' Jump Shot
- 1:40 PHX Kingi-Cross REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 1:32 PHX Taurasi 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Taylor 1 AST) 33–18
- 1:18 HOU MISS Thompson 7' Jump Shot
- 1:17 HOU Johns Kimbrough REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 1:16 PHX Kingi-Cross S.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 1:16 HOU SUB: Canty FOR Lambert
- 1:16 COMETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 1)
- 1:16 HOU Johns Kimbrough Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 1:16 HOU MISS Johns Kimbrough Free Throw 2 of 2
- 1:16 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
- 0:46 PHX Taylor 15' Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Taurasi 3 AST) 35–19
- 0:32 HOU Canty Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
- 0:32 PHX Taylor STEAL (2 STL)
- 0:26 PHX MISS DeForge Driving Layup
- 0:25 PHX Kingi-Cross REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 0:23 PHX MISS Kingi-Cross Layup
- 0:22 HOU Johns Kimbrough REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 0:16 HOU MISS L. Johnson 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:15 Mercury Rebound
- 0:02 HOU L. Johnson P.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 0:02 Mercury Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
- 0:02 HOU SUB: Ragland FOR L. Johnson
- 0:00 End of 1st Half (9:34 PM EST)
Second half
- 20:00 Start of 2nd Half (9:50 PM EST)
- 20:00 HOU Jump Ball Snow vs. Tuvic: Tip to Snow
- 19:53 HOU MISS Canty Layup
- 19:53 PHX Tuvic BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 19:51 PHX Pierson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 19:29 PHX Tuvic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
- 19:29 HOU Lambert STEAL (1 STL)
- 19:25 HOU MISS Lambert Driving Layup
- 19:23 HOU Thompson REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
- 19:22 HOU MISS Thompson Layup
- 19:22 PHX Tuvic BLOCK (2 BLK)
- 19:20 HOU Thompson REBOUND (Off:4 Def:2)
- 19:19 HOU Thompson 9' Fadeaway Jumper (10 PTS) 35–21
- 19:00 PHX MISS DeForge 3PT Jump Shot
- 18:58 HOU Lambert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 18:47 HOU Snow 11' Jump Shot (4 PTS) 35–23
- 18:47 PHX Tuvic S.FOUL (P2.T1)
- 18:47 HOU MISS Snow Free Throw 1 of 1
- 18:46 PHX Pierson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 18:25 PHX MISS Taurasi 3PT Jump Shot
- 18:24 HOU Snow REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
- 18:16 HOU MISS Lambert Driving Layup
- 18:15 PHX Tuvic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 17:59 PHX Taylor 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Taurasi 4 AST) 38–23
- 17:34 PHX Tuvic S.FOUL (P3.T2)
- 17:34 HOU Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
- 17:34 PHX SUB: Christensen FOR Tuvic
- 17:34 HOU MISS Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2
- 17:33 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:8)
- 17:17 HOU Thompson S.FOUL (P3.T1)
- 17:17 PHX Pierson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 17:17 PHX Pierson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 17:06 HOU Canty Driving Layup (3 PTS) 40–26
- 16:57 HOU Lambert P.FOUL (P2.T2)
- 16:39 PHX Taurasi Driving Layup (12 PTS) 42–26
- 16:27 HOU MISS Canty 19' Jump Shot
- 16:25 HOU Snow REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
- 16:14 HOU Snow 12' Turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST) 42–28
- 15:53 PHX MISS Taurasi 3PT Jump Shot
- 15:50 PHX Pierson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 15:49 PHX Pierson Layup (6 PTS) 44–28
- 15:34 HOU MISS Snow Layup
- 15:33 Mercury Rebound
- 15:33 Timeout: Official
- 15:16 PHX Taylor 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Taurasi 5 AST) 47–28
- 14:56 HOU MISS Lambert 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 14:54 HOU Swoopes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 14:51 HOU MISS Swoopes Layup
- 14:50 HOU Snow REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
- 14:50 HOU Snow Layup (8 PTS) 47–30
- 14:50 PHX Christensen S.FOUL (P3.T3)
- 14:50 COMETS Timeout: Short (Full 1 Short 2)
- 14:50 HOU SUB: Ragland FOR Lambert
- 14:50 HOU Snow Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
- 14:21 PHX Pierson 12' Jump Shot (8 PTS) 49–31
- 14:00 HOU Snow 3 Second Violation Turnover (P1.T7)
- 13:48 PHX Taurasi OFF.Foul (P2)
- 13:48 PHX Taurasi Foul Turnover (P2.T7)
- 13:39 PHX Taylor S.FOUL (P3.T4)
- 13:39 HOU Swoopes Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 13:39 PHX SUB: Kingi-Cross FOR DeForge
- 13:39 HOU Swoopes Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 13:08 PHX MISS Taurasi 3PT Jump Shot
- 13:07 PHX Kingi-Cross REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
- 13:01 PHX Kingi-Cross Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T8)
- 13:01 HOU Swoopes STEAL (2 STL)
- 12:57 HOU Swoopes Driving Layup (6 PTS) 49–35
- 12:26 PHX MISS Taylor 5' Running Jump Shot
- 12:26 HOU Snow BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 12:26 PHX Christensen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 12:26 HOU Thompson S.FOUL (P4.T3)
- 12:26 PHX Christensen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 12:26 PHX Christensen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 12:20 HOU Swoopes 13' Running Jump Shot (8 PTS) 51–37
- 11:56 HOU Canty P.FOUL (P2.T4)
- 11:56 Timeout: Official
- 11:56 PHX SUB: McCray FOR Christensen
- 11:56 PHX SUB: DeForge FOR Kingi-Cross
- 11:41 PHX MISS DeForge 3PT Jump Shot
- 11:39 HOU Snow REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
- 11:37 PHX Taylor P.FOUL (P4.PN)
- 11:37 PHX SUB: Tuvic FOR Taylor
- 11:20 HOU Swoopes 18' Jump Shot (10 PTS) 51–39
- 10:53 HOU Canty S.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 10:53 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
- 10:53 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
- 10:41 PHX Pierson S.FOUL (P4.PN)
- 10:41 HOU Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
- 10:41 PHX SUB: Christensen FOR Pierson
- 10:41 HOU MISS Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2
- 10:41 PHX Tuvic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 10:38 HOU Jump Ball Snow vs. Tuvic: Tip to Ragland
- 10:38 PHX Tuvic Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T9)
- 10:38 HOU Snow STEAL (1 STL)
- 10:25 HOU MISS Ragland Layup
- 10:24 PHX Christensen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 10:24 HOU Jump Ball Ragland vs. Christensen: Tip to DeForge
- 9:57 PHX Taurasi 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Tuvic 2 AST) 56–40
- 9:43 HOU MISS Snow 12' Jump Shot
- 9:39 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:9)
- 9:23 PHX Taurasi OFF.Foul (P3)
- 9:23 PHX Taurasi Foul Turnover (P3.T10)
- 9:12 HOU Swoopes 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Ragland 2 AST) 56–43
- 8:55 HOU Ragland P.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 8:55 HOU SUB: Lambert FOR Ragland
- 8:40 PHX McCray Layup (2 PTS) (DeForge 2 AST) 58–43
- 8:26 HOU Thompson Layup (14 PTS) (Snow 1 AST) 58–45
- 8:26 PHX Christensen S.FOUL (P4.PN)
- 8:26 HOU Thompson Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
- 8:08 PHX MISS Taurasi 3PT Jump Shot
- 8:07 HOU Swoopes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 7:59 PHX McCray S.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 7:59 Timeout: Official
- 7:59 PHX SUB: Taylor FOR McCray
- 7:59 HOU Swoopes Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
- 7:59 HOU MISS Swoopes Free Throw 2 of 2
- 7:58 PHX Christensen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 7:33 PHX MISS Tuvic 14' Jump Shot
- 7:32 HOU Snow REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
- 7:20 HOU MISS Swoopes 3PT Jump Shot
- 7:19 Mercury Rebound
- 7:17 PHX DeForge Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T11)
- 7:17 PHX SUB: Pierson FOR Christensen
- 7:04 HOU Lambert 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Snow 2 AST) 58–50
- 6:48 HOU Swoopes P.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 6:36 PHX Taurasi 12' Running Jump Shot (19 PTS) 60–50
- 6:26 HOU MISS Lambert 11' Jump Shot
- 6:25 PHX Tuvic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
- 6:07 PHX Taurasi 14' Fadeaway Jumper (21 PTS) 62–50
- 5:51 HOU MISS Canty 17' Jump Shot
- 5:50 COMETS Rebound
- 5:50 PHX Pierson L.B.FOUL (P5.PN)
- 5:50 HOU Swoopes Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
- 5:50 HOU SUB: L. Johnson FOR Canty
- 5:50 HOU Swoopes Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
- 5:31 PHX MISS Taylor 9' Turnaround Jump Shot
- 5:30 HOU Snow REBOUND (Off:2 Def:8)
- 5:11 HOU Thompson 9' Hook Shot (17 PTS) (L. Johnson 1 AST) 62–54
- 4:43 PHX MISS DeForge 3PT Jump Shot
- 4:41 HOU Thompson REBOUND (Off:4 Def:3)
- 4:32 HOU Snow Layup (11 PTS) (Lambert 2 AST) 62–56
- 4:22 Mercury Timeout: Short (Reg.1 Short 1)
- 4:22 HOU SUB: Canty FOR L. Johnson
- 4:14 PHX MISS Pierson 3' Running Layup
- 4:13 HOU Snow REBOUND (Off:2 Def:9)
- 4:01 HOU MISS Canty 7' Running Jump Shot
- 3:59 PHX Tuvic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
- 3:43 PHX Pierson OFF.Foul (P6)
- 3:43 PHX Pierson Foul Turnover (P1.T12)
- 3:43 Timeout: Official
- 3:43 PHX SUB: Christensen FOR Pierson
- 3:30 HOU Swoopes Driving Layup (18 PTS) 62–58
- 2:56 PHX MISS DeForge 29' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:55 PHX Tuvic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
- 2:37 PHX Taurasi 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Taylor 2 AST) 65–58
- 2:18 PHX Tuvic S.FOUL (P4.PN)
- 2:18 HOU Snow Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
- 2:18 HOU Snow Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
- 1:52 PHX Taurasi 3PT Jump Shot (27 PTS) 68–60
- 1:34 HOU MISS Swoopes 18' Jump Shot
- 1:33 PHX DeForge REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
- 1:05 PHX MISS Taurasi 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:04 PHX Christensen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
- 1:02 Mercury Timeout: Short (Reg.1 Short 2)
- 0:59 PHX MISS Taurasi Driving Layup
- 0:58 HOU Snow REBOUND (Off:2 Def:10)
- 0:53 HOU Lambert Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T8)
- 0:53 PHX Tuvic STEAL (1 STL)
- 0:49 HOU Lambert P.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 0:49 PHX DeForge Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
- 0:49 PHX DeForge Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
- 0:38 HOU MISS Canty Layup
- 0:37 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:10)
- 0:07 PHX MISS DeForge 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:06 HOU Snow REBOUND (Off:2 Def:11)
- 0:00 End of 2nd Half (10:40 PM EST)