Comets vs. Dream
Final -- Comets 88, Dream 79.
62 fouls (32 on the Dream, 30 on the Comets).
Betty Lennox led all scorers with 29 points. Betty also grabbed 11 rebounds.
Five Comets scored in double-figures -- Snow (18); Ajavon (12); Thompson (12); Johnson (11); and Erica White (10).
Snow finished the game with 13 rebounds.
The Dream shots 26 for 32 (81.3%) from the foul line and 23 for 54 (42.6%) from the field.
The Comets shot 27 for 39 (69.2%) from the free throw line and 29 for 68 (42.6%) from the field.
End of the Third Quarter, Comets lead 69 to 64.
Matee Ajavon ended a Dream run with a tough driving lay-up with 36.4 seconds remaining in the period to give the Comets a 67 to 64 lead. Then, Ajavon found Mistie Williams with a lay-up to cap off the scoring.
Atlanta's final 10 points of the period came from the foul line -- six from Ivory Latta and four from Betty Lennox.
Lennox (21) and Latta (19) have combined for 40 points.
Michelle Snow lead's the Comets with 18 points. Tina Thompson has 12 and Shannon Johnson has 10.
16 fouls were called in that quarter.
End of the Second Quarter, Comets lead 45 to 35 at halftime.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba capped off the scoring with a fastbreak lay-up at the buzzer.
Tina Thompson lead all scorers with 12 points. Shannon Johnson's eight points leads siix other Comets who scored in the first half.
Betty Lennox led the Dream with 11 first half points.
The Dream turned the ball over 11 times which the Comets converted into 16 points.
The Comets shot 10 for 19 in the second quarter and 17 for 36 (47.2%) for the half.
30 fouls (16 on the Dream) were called in the first half.
7:13, left in the 2nd qtr. Time-out, Dream. Comets lead 28 to 17. Tina Thompson just drained a l-o-n-g three point shot to give the Comets the 11 point lead.
End of the First Quarter, Comets lead 22 to 16.
Shannon Johnson scored eight in the quarter.
Lennox scored five for the Dream.
The Comets shot 7 for 17 (41.2%) from the field and 6 for 7 from the foul line.
The Dream shot 5 for 16 (31.3%) from the field and 6 for 8 from the charity stripe.
Both teams picked up eight rebounds.
Izi checked in for the Dream at the 3:29 mark.
4:27 left in the first quarter, Comets lead 12 to 7.
Shannon Johnson has five points to lead all scorers. Betty Lennox has four for the Dream.
Atlanta is 3 for 7 from the field while the Comets are 4 for 12 from the field.
Lennox will shoot two free throws out of this time-out.
Here are the starting lineups:
Atlanta Dream -- by the way, Izi is here.
F - Kristen Mann
F - Tamera Young
C - Jen Lacy
G - Ivory Latta
G - Betty Lennox
Houston Comets
F - Hamchetou Maiga-Ba
F - Tina Thompson
C - Michelle Snow
G - Shannon Johnson
G - Mwadi Mabika
Officials
#38 Lamont Simpson
#21 Byron Jarrett
#15 Scott Twardowski
62 fouls (32 on the Dream, 30 on the Comets).
Betty Lennox led all scorers with 29 points. Betty also grabbed 11 rebounds.
Five Comets scored in double-figures -- Snow (18); Ajavon (12); Thompson (12); Johnson (11); and Erica White (10).
Snow finished the game with 13 rebounds.
The Dream shots 26 for 32 (81.3%) from the foul line and 23 for 54 (42.6%) from the field.
The Comets shot 27 for 39 (69.2%) from the free throw line and 29 for 68 (42.6%) from the field.
End of the Third Quarter, Comets lead 69 to 64.
Matee Ajavon ended a Dream run with a tough driving lay-up with 36.4 seconds remaining in the period to give the Comets a 67 to 64 lead. Then, Ajavon found Mistie Williams with a lay-up to cap off the scoring.
Atlanta's final 10 points of the period came from the foul line -- six from Ivory Latta and four from Betty Lennox.
Lennox (21) and Latta (19) have combined for 40 points.
Michelle Snow lead's the Comets with 18 points. Tina Thompson has 12 and Shannon Johnson has 10.
16 fouls were called in that quarter.
End of the Second Quarter, Comets lead 45 to 35 at halftime.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba capped off the scoring with a fastbreak lay-up at the buzzer.
Tina Thompson lead all scorers with 12 points. Shannon Johnson's eight points leads siix other Comets who scored in the first half.
Betty Lennox led the Dream with 11 first half points.
The Dream turned the ball over 11 times which the Comets converted into 16 points.
The Comets shot 10 for 19 in the second quarter and 17 for 36 (47.2%) for the half.
30 fouls (16 on the Dream) were called in the first half.
7:13, left in the 2nd qtr. Time-out, Dream. Comets lead 28 to 17. Tina Thompson just drained a l-o-n-g three point shot to give the Comets the 11 point lead.
End of the First Quarter, Comets lead 22 to 16.
Shannon Johnson scored eight in the quarter.
Lennox scored five for the Dream.
The Comets shot 7 for 17 (41.2%) from the field and 6 for 7 from the foul line.
The Dream shot 5 for 16 (31.3%) from the field and 6 for 8 from the charity stripe.
Both teams picked up eight rebounds.
Izi checked in for the Dream at the 3:29 mark.
4:27 left in the first quarter, Comets lead 12 to 7.
Shannon Johnson has five points to lead all scorers. Betty Lennox has four for the Dream.
Atlanta is 3 for 7 from the field while the Comets are 4 for 12 from the field.
Lennox will shoot two free throws out of this time-out.
Here are the starting lineups:
Atlanta Dream -- by the way, Izi is here.
F - Kristen Mann
F - Tamera Young
C - Jen Lacy
G - Ivory Latta
G - Betty Lennox
Houston Comets
F - Hamchetou Maiga-Ba
F - Tina Thompson
C - Michelle Snow
G - Shannon Johnson
G - Mwadi Mabika
Officials
#38 Lamont Simpson
#21 Byron Jarrett
#15 Scott Twardowski
posted by Kris G @ 7:25 PM
1 Comments:
At Mon Jun 16, 11:23:00 PM CDT,
Anonymous said…
What a game! Glad we got the win, but was it ever ugly. The refs have got to have sore lips/mouths from blowing those damn whistles so much. Isn't there something that can be done about the ref problem? Are they on a required foul limit or something? Gross!
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