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Los Angeles Sparks 50–55
2005-08-21 · WNBA · crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles CA
Houston Comets 2005 · Los Angeles Sparks 2005 · 2005 season
Team stats
| Comets | Sparks | |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 17-48 .354 | 20-60 .333 |
| Three-pointers | 2-8 .250 | 3-14 .214 |
| Free throws | 14-22 .636 | 12-16 .750 |
| Offensive rebounds | 6 | 11 |
| Defensive rebounds | 24 | 22 |
| Total rebounds | 30 | 33 |
| Assists | 10 | 12 |
| Steals | 5 | 4 |
| Blocks | 2 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 10 |
| Personal fouls | 16 | 21 |
| Technical fouls | 0 | 0 |
Houston Comets
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sheryl Swoopes NA | 38 | 18 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
 Janeth Arcain NA | 32 | 10 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 |
 Dominique Canty G | 32 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
 Tina Thompson F | 29 | 3 | 1-10 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
 Michelle Snow C | 28 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 |
| Tari Phillips F | 12 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 |
 Dawn Staley NA | 11 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Sancho Lyttle F | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| Roneeka Hodges F | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Edwige Lawson-Wade NA | 1 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Felicia Ragland NA | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 200 | 50 | 17-48 | 2-8 | 14-22 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 16 |
FG .354 · 3P .250 · FT .636
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lisa Leslie NA | 38 | 19 | 7-14 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
 Chamique Holdsclaw F | 32 | 11 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 |
 Tamika Whitmore NA | 28 | 9 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tamecka Dixon NA | 19 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 |
| Mwadi Mabika NA | 13 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Doneeka Lewis G | 25 | 6 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Raffaella Masciadri NA | 23 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 |
| Christi Thomas NA | 13 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| Laura Macchi NA | 9 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| Edniesha Curry NA | ||||||||||||||
| Jessica Moore F | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 200 | 55 | 20-60 | 3-14 | 12-16 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 21 |
FG .333 · 3P .214 · FT .750
Officials: Barb Smith, June Courteau, Kurt Walker
Play-by-play
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First half
- 20:00 Start of 1st Half (9:46 PM EST)
- 20:00 LAS Jump Ball Leslie vs. Snow: Tip to Canty
- 19:37 HOU MISS Thompson 3PT Jump Shot
- 19:35 HOU Arcain REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 19:32 HOU MISS Arcain 11' Jump Shot
- 19:31 LAS Dixon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 19:23 LAS Whitmore Layup (2 PTS) (Holdsclaw 1 AST) 0–2
- 18:53 HOU MISS Thompson 7' Turnaround Jump Shot
- 18:52 LAS Dixon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 18:29 LAS MISS Mabika 3PT Jump Shot
- 18:28 LAS Leslie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 18:24 LAS MISS Holdsclaw 12' Jump Shot
- 18:23 HOU Arcain REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 18:11 HOU Arcain Layup (2 PTS) (Swoopes 1 AST) 2–2
- 17:55 LAS MISS Whitmore 18' Jump Shot
- 17:53 HOU Canty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 17:52 LAS Dixon P.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 17:31 HOU MISS Thompson Layup
- 17:30 LAS Leslie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 17:24 LAS MISS Mabika 3PT Jump Shot
- 17:22 LAS Leslie REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
- 17:22 HOU Thompson S.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 17:22 LAS Leslie Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 17:22 LAS MISS Leslie Free Throw 2 of 2
- 17:21 HOU Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 16:59 HOU Canty Layup (2 PTS) (Arcain 1 AST) 4–3
- 16:38 LAS MISS Dixon 20' Jump Shot
- 16:36 HOU Canty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 16:27 HOU MISS Arcain Layup
- 16:26 LAS Leslie REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
- 16:19 LAS MISS Holdsclaw 9' Jump Shot
- 16:15 HOU Snow REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 15:59 HOU MISS Swoopes 19' Jump Shot
- 15:56 LAS Dixon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 15:41 LAS MISS Whitmore 17' Jump Shot
- 15:39 LAS Holdsclaw REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 15:38 LAS MISS Holdsclaw Layup
- 15:37 HOU Swoopes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 15:20 LAS Holdsclaw P.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 15:20 SPARKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
- 15:05 HOU MISS Arcain 6' Jump Shot
- 15:03 LAS Leslie REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 14:50 LAS Holdsclaw OFF.Foul (P2)
- 14:50 LAS Holdsclaw Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
- 14:50 LAS SUB: Thomas FOR Leslie
- 14:37 HOU MISS Snow 4' Jump Shot
- 14:36 SPARKS Rebound
- 14:36 HOU Snow L.B.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 14:22 LAS MISS Thomas 3PT Jump Shot
- 14:20 HOU Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 14:11 HOU Swoopes 14' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 6–3
- 13:55 HOU Thompson P.FOUL (P2.T3)
- 13:37 LAS MISS Whitmore 19' Jump Shot
- 13:36 LAS Mabika REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 13:22 LAS MISS Mabika 3PT Jump Shot
- 13:20 LAS Holdsclaw REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
- 13:09 LAS MISS Holdsclaw 9' Running Jump Shot
- 13:06 HOU Arcain REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 13:00 LAS SUB: Masciadri FOR Holdsclaw
- 12:57 HOU MISS Swoopes 3PT Jump Shot
- 12:55 LAS Dixon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 12:41 LAS MISS Mabika 18' Jump Shot
- 12:39 SPARKS Rebound
- 12:39 LAS SUB: Leslie FOR Whitmore
- 12:39 Comets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
- 12:39 LAS SUB: Macchi FOR Mabika
- 12:20 LAS MISS Thomas 19' Jump Shot
- 12:18 HOU Snow REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 12:12 HOU MISS Canty Running Layup
- 12:10 LAS Leslie REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
- 12:05 LAS SUB: Lewis FOR Dixon
- 12:05 HOU SUB: Staley FOR Arcain
- 11:51 LAS Leslie 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Thomas 1 AST) 6–6
- 11:43 HOU Staley Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
- 11:28 LAS MISS Macchi 3PT Jump Shot
- 11:26 HOU Snow REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 11:22 HOU MISS Swoopes Layup
- 11:21 LAS Macchi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 11:15 LAS Thomas Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
- 11:06 LAS Thomas P.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 10:47 HOU Thompson 5' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Swoopes 2 AST) 8–6
- 10:33 LAS MISS Thomas Reverse Layup
- 10:31 LAS Leslie REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
- 10:30 LAS Leslie Layup (6 PTS) 8–8
- 10:14 HOU MISS Snow 12' Jump Shot
- 10:12 LAS Thomas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 10:06 LAS Lewis 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) 8–11
- 9:49 LAS Macchi P.FOUL (P1.T4)
- 9:49 HOU SUB: Phillips FOR Snow
- 9:36 HOU MISS Canty 15' Jump Shot
- 9:35 LAS Macchi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 9:10 Comets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
- 9:05 LAS MISS Macchi Driving Layup
- 9:03 HOU Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 8:56 LAS Macchi P.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 8:56 HOU SUB: Hodges FOR Canty
- 8:46 HOU MISS Thompson 3PT Jump Shot
- 8:44 HOU Staley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 8:26 HOU Phillips Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
- 8:12 LAS MISS Lewis Layup
- 8:11 HOU Phillips REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:57 HOU Swoopes 17' Jump Shot (4 PTS) 10–11
- 7:40 HOU Phillips S.FOUL (P1.T4)
- 7:40 LAS Macchi Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 7:40 HOU SUB: Lyttle FOR Thompson
- 7:40 LAS MISS Macchi Free Throw 2 of 2
- 7:39 HOU Phillips REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 7:26 HOU Hodges 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Staley 1 AST) 13–12
- 7:10 HOU Phillips P.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 6:57 LAS MISS Masciadri 17' Jump Shot
- 6:55 HOU Lyttle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 6:39 HOU MISS Staley 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:37 LAS Leslie REBOUND (Off:3 Def:5)
- 6:20 LAS Macchi 6' Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) 13–14
- 6:00 LAS Thomas S.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 6:00 LAS SUB: Whitmore FOR Thomas
- 6:00 HOU MISS Phillips Free Throw 1 of 2
- 6:00 Comets Rebound
- 6:00 HOU Phillips Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 5:37 LAS MISS Macchi 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:35 LAS Leslie REBOUND (Off:4 Def:5)
- 5:33 LAS MISS Leslie Layup
- 5:32 HOU Phillips REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 5:22 HOU Swoopes Driving Layup (6 PTS) 16–14
- 4:51 LAS MISS Whitmore 10' Jump Shot
- 4:50 LAS Leslie REBOUND (Off:5 Def:5)
- 4:50 HOU Lyttle S.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 4:50 HOU SUB: Arcain FOR Swoopes
- 4:50 LAS MISS Leslie Free Throw 1 of 2
- 4:50 SPARKS Rebound
- 4:50 LAS SUB: Holdsclaw FOR Macchi
- 4:50 HOU SUB: Canty FOR Staley
- 4:50 LAS Leslie Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
- 4:32 HOU MISS Hodges 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 4:30 LAS Leslie REBOUND (Off:5 Def:6)
- 4:14 LAS Leslie Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
- 4:14 HOU Lyttle STEAL (1 STL)
- 4:03 HOU Canty Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
- 4:03 LAS SUB: Dixon FOR Lewis
- 3:43 LAS MISS Whitmore 9' Jump Shot
- 3:41 HOU Lyttle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 3:20 HOU Lyttle 9' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Hodges 1 AST) 18–15
- 3:12 HOU Canty P.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 3:12 SPARKS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
- 3:12 LAS SUB: Mabika FOR Masciadri
- 3:12 HOU SUB: Swoopes FOR Canty
- 3:06 LAS MISS Holdsclaw 3PT Jump Shot
- 3:06 SPARKS Rebound
- 3:06 HOU Phillips L.B.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 3:06 LAS Whitmore Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 3:06 HOU SUB: Canty FOR Hodges
- 3:06 HOU SUB: Thompson FOR Lyttle
- 3:06 LAS Whitmore Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 2:40 HOU Arcain Layup (4 PTS) (Swoopes 3 AST) 20–17
- 2:26 LAS Leslie 7' Hook Shot (9 PTS) (Dixon 1 AST) 20–19
- 2:00 HOU Thompson OFF.Foul (P3)
- 2:00 HOU Thompson Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
- 2:00 HOU SUB: Snow FOR Phillips
- 2:00 HOU SUB: Lyttle FOR Thompson
- 1:36 LAS MISS Whitmore 14' Jump Shot
- 1:34 HOU Snow REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 1:08 HOU MISS Lyttle 8' Jump Shot
- 1:07 SPARKS Rebound
- 0:46 LAS MISS Leslie 6' Running Jump Shot
- 0:43 HOU Snow REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
- 0:38 Comets Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 0)
- 0:14 HOU MISS Canty 12' Jump Shot
- 0:13 LAS Jump Ball Leslie vs. Snow: Tip to Whitmore
- 0:13 SPARKS Rebound
- 0:00 LAS MISS Leslie 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:00 SPARKS Rebound
- 0:00 End of 1st Half (10:33 PM EST)
Second half
- 20:00 Start of 2nd Half (10:49 PM EST)
- 20:00 LAS Jump Ball Leslie vs. Snow: Tip to
- 19:58 LAS Mabika L.B.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 19:42 LAS Dixon P.FOUL (P2.T2)
- 19:31 HOU Arcain 11' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Swoopes 4 AST) 22–19
- 19:08 LAS MISS Leslie 10' Turnaround Jump Shot
- 19:05 HOU Arcain REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 18:45 HOU Swoopes Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
- 18:32 LAS Whitmore 16' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Holdsclaw 2 AST) 22–21
- 18:17 HOU Canty Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T6)
- 18:17 LAS Leslie STEAL (1 STL)
- 18:04 LAS MISS Dixon 16' Jump Shot
- 18:02 LAS Jump Ball Mabika vs. Snow: Tip to Swoopes
- 18:02 Comets Rebound
- 17:39 HOU MISS Thompson Layup
- 17:37 HOU Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 17:36 HOU MISS Thompson Layup
- 17:36 HOU Snow REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
- 17:36 LAS Dixon S.FOUL (P3.T3)
- 17:36 HOU MISS Snow Free Throw 1 of 2
- 17:36 Comets Rebound
- 17:36 HOU MISS Snow Free Throw 2 of 2
- 17:35 LAS Leslie REBOUND (Off:5 Def:7)
- 17:20 LAS Dixon Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
- 17:06 HOU MISS Thompson 12' Jump Shot
- 17:04 LAS Leslie REBOUND (Off:5 Def:8)
- 16:53 LAS Whitmore Traveling Turnover (P1.T5)
- 16:53 LAS SUB: Lewis FOR Mabika
- 16:36 LAS Jump Ball Holdsclaw vs. Arcain: Tip to Holdsclaw
- 16:36 HOU Arcain Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T7)
- 16:36 LAS Holdsclaw STEAL (1 STL)
- 16:27 LAS MISS Lewis Layup
- 16:27 HOU Snow BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 16:27 SPARKS Rebound
- 16:27 Timeout: Official
- 16:13 LAS Leslie 5' Hook Shot (11 PTS) (Lewis 1 AST) 22–23
- 15:54 LAS Lewis S.FOUL (P1.T4)
- 15:54 SPARKS Timeout: Regular (Full 3 Short 0)
- 15:54 HOU Canty Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 15:54 HOU Canty Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 15:26 LAS Leslie 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (13 PTS) (Dixon 2 AST) 24–25
- 15:14 LAS Dixon P.FOUL (P4.PN)
- 15:14 LAS SUB: Masciadri FOR Dixon
- 14:53 HOU Snow Layup (2 PTS) (Canty 1 AST) 26–25
- 14:35 LAS Holdsclaw 13' Jump Bank Shot (2 PTS) (Whitmore 1 AST) 26–27
- 14:13 HOU Swoopes Driving Layup (8 PTS) 28–27
- 13:58 LAS MISS Holdsclaw Layup
- 13:58 HOU Arcain BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 13:55 LAS Holdsclaw REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
- 13:52 LAS Masciadri 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Lewis 2 AST) 28–30
- 13:32 LAS Masciadri P.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 13:23 HOU Thompson Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T8)
- 13:09 LAS MISS Whitmore 18' Jump Shot
- 13:07 HOU Snow REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
- 12:46 LAS SUB: Thomas FOR Whitmore
- 12:39 HOU MISS Swoopes 17' Jump Shot
- 12:37 LAS Holdsclaw REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
- 12:26 LAS MISS Leslie 10' Turnaround Jump Shot
- 12:23 HOU Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
- 12:20 LAS Masciadri S.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 12:20 HOU MISS Canty Free Throw 1 of 2
- 12:20 Comets Rebound
- 12:20 HOU MISS Canty Free Throw 2 of 2
- 12:19 LAS Thomas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 12:02 LAS Leslie Driving Layup (15 PTS) 28–32
- 12:02 HOU Snow S.FOUL (P2.T1)
- 12:02 HOU SUB: Phillips FOR Thompson
- 12:02 Comets Timeout: Regular (Reg.4 Short 0)
- 12:02 HOU Snow Violation:Lane
- 12:02 LAS Leslie Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)
- 11:54 LAS Masciadri S.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 11:54 HOU SUB: Staley FOR Canty
- 11:54 HOU Swoopes Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
- 11:54 HOU Swoopes Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
- 11:52 LAS Thomas Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T6)
- 11:52 HOU Swoopes STEAL (1 STL)
- 11:52 LAS Thomas S.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 11:52 HOU Swoopes Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
- 11:52 HOU Swoopes Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
- 11:48 LAS Lewis Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Holdsclaw 3 AST) 32–35
- 11:48 HOU Snow S.FOUL (P3.T2)
- 11:48 LAS Lewis Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
- 11:31 HOU MISS Phillips Layup
- 11:31 LAS Lewis BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 11:29 LAS Thomas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 11:16 LAS Holdsclaw Driving Layup (4 PTS) 32–38
- 10:51 LAS Leslie S.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 10:51 HOU Swoopes Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
- 10:51 HOU SUB: Lyttle FOR Snow
- 10:51 HOU Swoopes Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
- 10:26 LAS Masciadri 18' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Holdsclaw 4 AST) 34–40
- 9:58 HOU Arcain Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T9)
- 9:58 LAS Thomas STEAL (1 STL)
- 9:35 LAS MISS Holdsclaw 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:33 HOU Lyttle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 9:26 HOU MISS Arcain 17' Jump Shot
- 9:26 Comets Rebound
- 9:26 LAS Leslie L.B.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 9:26 HOU Phillips Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 9:26 HOU MISS Phillips Free Throw 2 of 2
- 9:25 LAS Thomas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 8:55 LAS MISS Holdsclaw 14' Jump Shot
- 8:53 HOU Swoopes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 8:32 HOU MISS Arcain 7' Jump Shot
- 8:30 HOU Phillips REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 8:29 HOU MISS Phillips Layup
- 8:28 Comets Rebound
- 8:28 HOU SUB: Canty FOR Arcain
- 8:28 LAS SUB: Whitmore FOR Thomas
- 8:28 Comets Turnover: 5 Second Inbound (T#10)
- 8:08 LAS Holdsclaw Driving Layup (6 PTS) 35–42
- 7:49 LAS Holdsclaw S.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 7:49 SPARKS Timeout: Regular (Full 4 Short 0)
- 7:49 HOU SUB: Thompson FOR Staley
- 7:49 HOU MISS Phillips Free Throw 1 of 2
- 7:49 Comets Rebound
- 7:49 HOU Phillips Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 7:36 LAS Leslie 18' Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Lewis 3 AST) 36–44
- 7:36 HOU Phillips S.FOUL (P4.T3)
- 7:36 HOU SUB: Snow FOR Phillips
- 7:36 HOU SUB: Arcain FOR Lyttle
- 7:36 LAS Leslie Free Throw 1 of 1 (19 PTS)
- 7:10 HOU MISS Thompson 6' Running Jump Shot
- 7:10 SPARKS Rebound
- 6:54 LAS Holdsclaw Driving Layup (8 PTS) 36–47
- 6:28 LAS Holdsclaw S.FOUL (P4.PN)
- 6:28 HOU MISS Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2
- 6:28 Comets Rebound
- 6:28 HOU Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 6:03 LAS MISS Whitmore 14' Jump Shot
- 6:02 Comets Rebound
- 5:32 HOU Arcain 15' Running Jump Shot (8 PTS) 39–47
- 5:12 LAS Holdsclaw Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T7)
- 5:12 HOU Swoopes STEAL (2 STL)
- 5:07 HOU Arcain Driving Layup (10 PTS) (Swoopes 5 AST) 41–47
- 4:37 LAS MISS Leslie 16' Jump Shot
- 4:35 LAS Holdsclaw REBOUND (Off:4 Def:1)
- 4:06 LAS MISS Lewis 3PT Jump Shot
- 4:05 SPARKS Rebound
- 4:05 SPARKS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#8)
- 4:01 Comets Timeout: Regular (Reg.5 Short 0)
- 3:41 HOU Swoopes 14' Jump Shot (16 PTS) 43–47
- 3:16 LAS Masciadri Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T9)
- 3:16 HOU Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
- 2:48 HOU MISS Arcain 13' Jump Shot
- 2:46 HOU Snow REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
- 2:36 HOU Snow Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T11)
- 2:36 LAS Holdsclaw STEAL (2 STL)
- 2:11 LAS MISS Masciadri 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:10 Comets Rebound
- 2:10 LAS Whitmore L.B.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 2:10 LAS SUB: Dixon FOR Masciadri
- 2:10 HOU Swoopes Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
- 2:10 HOU Swoopes Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
- 1:42 Comets Timeout: Short (Reg.5 Short 1)
- 1:40 LAS MISS Leslie 14' Jump Shot
- 1:38 LAS Holdsclaw REBOUND (Off:5 Def:1)
- 1:37 LAS Holdsclaw Layup (10 PTS) 45–49
- 1:06 HOU MISS Arcain Layup
- 1:06 LAS Holdsclaw BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 1:03 LAS Holdsclaw REBOUND (Off:5 Def:2)
- 1:00 LAS Dixon Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Holdsclaw 5 AST) 45–51
- 0:52 HOU Canty Driving Layup (6 PTS) 47–51
- 0:32 LAS Lewis Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T10)
- 0:32 HOU Arcain STEAL (1 STL)
- 0:16 HOU MISS Thompson 8' Jump Shot
- 0:14 LAS Leslie REBOUND (Off:5 Def:9)
- 0:10 HOU Arcain P.FOUL (P1.T4)
- 0:10 HOU SUB: Lyttle FOR Thompson
- 0:10 SPARKS Timeout: Regular (Full 5 Short 0)
- 0:08 HOU Lyttle P.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 0:08 LAS Whitmore Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
- 0:08 LAS MISS Whitmore Free Throw 2 of 2
- 0:08 HOU Snow REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
- 0:08 Comets Timeout: Short (Reg.5 Short 2)
- 0:08 HOU SUB: Thompson FOR Snow
- 0:08 HOU SUB: Hodges FOR Arcain
- 0:08 HOU SUB: Lawson-Wade FOR Canty
- 0:08 HOU SUB: Staley FOR Lyttle
- 0:06 HOU Lawson-Wade 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Staley 2 AST) 50–52
- 0:05 HOU Staley C.P.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 0:05 LAS Holdsclaw Free Throw Clear Path (11 PTS)
- 0:05 HOU SUB: Canty FOR Staley
- 0:05 HOU SUB: Arcain FOR Hodges
- 0:05 HOU SUB: Snow FOR Lawson-Wade
- 0:04 HOU Canty P.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 0:04 LAS Whitmore Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
- 0:04 LAS Whitmore Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
- 0:04 Comets Timeout: Regular (Reg.6 Short 2)
- 0:04 HOU SUB: Staley FOR Snow
- 0:04 HOU SUB: Hodges FOR Arcain
- 0:04 HOU SUB: Lawson-Wade FOR Canty
- 0:04 LAS SUB: Thomas FOR Dixon
- 0:04 LAS SUB: Macchi FOR Lewis
- 0:00 HOU MISS Lawson-Wade 28' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:00 LAS Holdsclaw REBOUND (Off:5 Def:3)
- 0:00 End of 2nd Half (11:52 PM EST)