Liberty 51-65 Comets (Aug 29, 1997)

All

1H

2H

Scoring Plays

All Plays

J. Arcain makes 12' jump shot

1Q 19:30

T. Weatherspoon makes driving layup

1Q 18:58

2-2

C. Cooper makes driving layup

1Q 18:10

2-4

K. Perrot makes 21' three

1Q 17:16

2-7

T. Jackson makes free throw 1/2

1Q 16:06

2-8

S. Witherspoon makes 22' three

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

1Q 15:49

5-8

C. Cooper makes driving layup

1Q 15:34

5-10

C. Cooper makes free throw 1/1

1Q 15:34

5-11

R. Lobo makes layup

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

1Q 13:58

7-11

T. Thompson makes 22' three

Assisted by C. Cooper

1Q 13:12

7-14

T. Thompson makes free throw 2/2

1Q 12:34

7-15

T. Weatherspoon makes layup

Assisted by V. Johnson

1Q 12:20

9-15

R. Lobo makes free throw 2/2

1Q 11:22

10-15

T. Thompson makes 17' jump shot

Assisted by C. Cooper

1Q 11:10

10-17

C. Cooper makes 17' jump shot

1Q 09:31

10-19

V. Johnson makes 9' jump shot

1Q 08:38

12-19

V. Johnson makes 10' jump shot

1Q 07:59

14-19

V. Johnson makes layup

1Q 06:14

16-19

C. Cooper makes driving layup

1Q 05:49

16-21

K. Hampton makes 4' jump shot

Assisted by K. Ford

1Q 05:35

18-21

T. Thompson makes layup

1Q 05:23

18-23

T. Trice-Hill makes 9' jump shot

Assisted by S. Witherspoon

1Q 04:25

20-23

T. Trice-Hill makes layup

1Q 03:32

22-23

C. Cooper makes free throw 1/2

1Q 03:04

22-24

C. Cooper makes free throw 2/2

1Q 03:04

22-25

K. Perrot makes 20' three

Assisted by C. Cooper

1Q 02:35

22-28

V. Johnson makes 15' jump shot

Assisted by S. Witherspoon

1Q 02:11

24-28

K. Hampton makes layup

Assisted by S. Witherspoon

2Q 19:27

26-28

T. Jackson makes layup

Assisted by T. Thompson

2Q 19:09

26-30

K. Hampton makes layup

Assisted by V. Johnson

2Q 18:49

28-30

J. Arcain makes 8' running jump shot

2Q 18:30

28-32

C. Cooper makes driving layup

2Q 17:06

28-34

T. Jackson makes layup

Assisted by J. Arcain

2Q 15:28

28-36

T. Thompson makes 3' hook shot

2Q 14:44

28-38

T. Thompson makes driving layup

2Q 13:35

28-40

R. Lobo makes 6' hook shot

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

2Q 12:22

30-40

C. Cooper makes 14' running jump shot

2Q 10:40

30-42

T. Trice-Hill makes layup

2Q 09:25

32-42

C. Cooper makes 6' running jump shot

2Q 08:32

32-44

K. Hampton makes driving layup

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

2Q 06:39

34-44

S. Witherspoon makes 14' jump shot

2Q 06:17

36-44

T. Thompson makes 6' jump shot

2Q 05:52

36-46

K. Hampton makes layup

Assisted by R. Blades

2Q 05:32

38-46

T. Thompson makes free throw 1/2

2Q 05:19

38-47

T. Thompson makes free throw 2/2

2Q 05:19

38-48

C. Cooper makes free throw 1/2

2Q 04:36

38-49

C. Cooper makes free throw 2/2

2Q 04:36

38-50

K. Hampton makes free throw 1/2

2Q 04:24

39-50

K. Hampton makes layup

Assisted by R. Blades

2Q 03:46

41-50

R. Lobo makes free throw 1/2

2Q 03:05

42-50

R. Lobo makes free throw 2/2

2Q 03:05

43-50

J. Arcain makes 9' jump shot

2Q 02:36

43-52

C. Cooper makes free throw 1/2

2Q 02:16

43-53

C. Cooper makes free throw 2/2

2Q 02:16

43-54

V. Johnson makes 8' jump shot

2Q 02:06

45-54

C. Cooper makes free throw 1/2

2Q 01:36

45-55

C. Cooper makes free throw 2/2

2Q 01:36

45-56

S. Wicks makes 7' jump shot

2Q 01:28

47-56

T. Jackson makes layup

Assisted by C. Cooper

2Q 01:21

47-58

T. Thompson makes free throw 1/2

2Q 00:57

47-59

T. Thompson makes free throw 2/2

2Q 00:57

47-60

V. Johnson makes 3' jump shot

2Q 00:40

49-60

C. Cooper makes free throw 1/2

2Q 00:22

49-61

C. Cooper makes free throw 2/2

2Q 00:22

49-62

K. Perrot makes 21' three

2Q 00:10

49-65

R. Lobo makes layup

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

2Q 00:03

51-65

NYL

HOU

1

24

28

2

27

37

51

65

Top Performers

Points

25

Cooper

HOU

Rebounds

13

Hampton

NYL

Assists

5

Weatherspoon

NYL

Threes

3

Perrot

HOU

NYL

Team Stats

HOU

23-60 (38.3%)

FG%

22-54 (40.7%)

1-8 (12.5%)

3PM

4-14 (28.6%)

4-10 (40.0%)

FTM

17-25 (68.0%)

36

Rebounds

31

13

Assists

6

15

Turnovers

10

1997 Eastern Conference

NYL HOU

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Liberty	17	11	.607
2	Sting	15	13	.536	2.0
3	Rockers	15	13	.536	2.0

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Comets	18	10	.643
2	Mercury	16	12	.571	2.0
3	Sparks	14	14	.500	4.0
4	Monarchs	10	18	.357	8.0
5	Starzz	7	21	.250	11.0

Game Summary

The Houston Comets emerged victorious over the New York Liberty, 65 to 51, on August 30, 1997.

Game Info

August 29, 1997

Starters	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Sophia Witherspoon S. Witherspoon #13	29	5	3 (1)	3	0	0	-7	2	4	2-8	1-4	0-0	31.3
Vickie Johnson V. Johnson #55	34	12	5 (5)	2	1	0	-17	1	5	6-16	0-1	0-0	37.5
Teresa Weatherspoon T. Weatherspoon	35	4	2 (1)	5	4	0	-15	5	4	2-6	0-2	0-2	29.1
Rebecca Lobo R. Lobo	34	9	9 (1)	0	0	1	-15	1	3	3-8	0-1	3-4	46.1
Kym Hampton K. Hampton #34	30	13	13 (3)	0	1	0	-9	2	1	6-13	0-0	1-4	44.0

Bench	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Rhonda Blades R. Blades #10	13	0	0 (0)	2	0	0	-1	2	1	0-0	0-0	0-0
Trena Trice-Hill T. Trice-Hill #33	11	6	1 (1)	0	0	1	-1	1	2	3-4	0-0	0-0	75.0
Kisha Ford K. Ford #5	9	0	1 (1)	1	0	0	-2	0	1	0-2	0-0	0-0	0.0
Sue Wicks S. Wicks #23	5	2	2 (0)	0	1	0	-3	1	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	33.3

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	NYL		0 (0)					0-0	0-0	0-0

Starters	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Tina Thompson T. Thompson	40	18	6 (3)	1	0	1	+14	3	1	6-10	1-2	5-8	66.6
Tammy Jackson T. Jackson #23	37	7	11 (3)	0	2	1	+11	0	5	3-6	0-0	1-2	50.9
Janeth Arcain J. Arcain #9	37	6	5 (1)	1	1	0	+16	1	3	3-11	0-1	0-0	27.3
Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper #14	40	25	4 (0)	4	2	1	+14	1	1	7-13	0-2	11-15	63.8
Kim Perrot K. Perrot #10	39	9	5 (2)	0	3	0	+16	5	3	3-13	3-9	0-0	34.6

Bench	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Sheryl Swoopes S. Swoopes #22	5	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	-4	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0.0
Yolanda Moore Y. Moore #33	3	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	+3	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	HOU		0 (0)					0-0	0-0	0-0

All

1H

2H

Scoring Plays

All Plays

J. Arcain makes 12' jump shot

1Q 19:30

T. Weatherspoon makes driving layup

1Q 18:58

2-2

C. Cooper makes driving layup

1Q 18:10

2-4

K. Perrot makes 21' three

1Q 17:16

2-7

T. Jackson makes free throw 1/2

1Q 16:06

2-8

S. Witherspoon makes 22' three

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

1Q 15:49

5-8

C. Cooper makes driving layup

1Q 15:34

5-10

C. Cooper makes free throw 1/1

1Q 15:34

5-11

R. Lobo makes layup

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

1Q 13:58

7-11

T. Thompson makes 22' three

Assisted by C. Cooper

1Q 13:12

7-14

T. Thompson makes free throw 2/2

1Q 12:34

7-15

T. Weatherspoon makes layup

Assisted by V. Johnson

1Q 12:20

9-15

R. Lobo makes free throw 2/2

1Q 11:22

10-15

T. Thompson makes 17' jump shot

Assisted by C. Cooper

1Q 11:10

10-17

C. Cooper makes 17' jump shot

1Q 09:31

10-19

V. Johnson makes 9' jump shot

1Q 08:38

12-19

V. Johnson makes 10' jump shot

1Q 07:59

14-19

V. Johnson makes layup

1Q 06:14

16-19

C. Cooper makes driving layup

1Q 05:49

16-21

K. Hampton makes 4' jump shot

Assisted by K. Ford

1Q 05:35

18-21

T. Thompson makes layup

1Q 05:23

18-23

T. Trice-Hill makes 9' jump shot

Assisted by S. Witherspoon

1Q 04:25

20-23

T. Trice-Hill makes layup

1Q 03:32

22-23

C. Cooper makes free throw 1/2

1Q 03:04

22-24

C. Cooper makes free throw 2/2

1Q 03:04

22-25

K. Perrot makes 20' three

Assisted by C. Cooper

1Q 02:35

22-28

V. Johnson makes 15' jump shot

Assisted by S. Witherspoon

1Q 02:11

24-28

K. Hampton makes layup

Assisted by S. Witherspoon

2Q 19:27

26-28

T. Jackson makes layup

Assisted by T. Thompson

2Q 19:09

26-30

K. Hampton makes layup

Assisted by V. Johnson

2Q 18:49

28-30

J. Arcain makes 8' running jump shot

2Q 18:30

28-32

C. Cooper makes driving layup

2Q 17:06

28-34

T. Jackson makes layup

Assisted by J. Arcain

2Q 15:28

28-36

T. Thompson makes 3' hook shot

2Q 14:44

28-38

T. Thompson makes driving layup

2Q 13:35

28-40

R. Lobo makes 6' hook shot

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

2Q 12:22

30-40

C. Cooper makes 14' running jump shot

2Q 10:40

30-42

T. Trice-Hill makes layup

2Q 09:25

32-42

C. Cooper makes 6' running jump shot

2Q 08:32

32-44

K. Hampton makes driving layup

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

2Q 06:39

34-44

S. Witherspoon makes 14' jump shot

2Q 06:17

36-44

T. Thompson makes 6' jump shot

2Q 05:52

36-46

K. Hampton makes layup

Assisted by R. Blades

2Q 05:32

38-46

T. Thompson makes free throw 1/2

2Q 05:19

38-47

T. Thompson makes free throw 2/2

2Q 05:19

38-48

C. Cooper makes free throw 1/2

2Q 04:36

38-49

C. Cooper makes free throw 2/2

2Q 04:36

38-50

K. Hampton makes free throw 1/2

2Q 04:24

39-50

K. Hampton makes layup

Assisted by R. Blades

2Q 03:46

41-50

R. Lobo makes free throw 1/2

2Q 03:05

42-50

R. Lobo makes free throw 2/2

2Q 03:05

43-50

J. Arcain makes 9' jump shot

2Q 02:36

43-52

C. Cooper makes free throw 1/2

2Q 02:16

43-53

C. Cooper makes free throw 2/2

2Q 02:16

43-54

V. Johnson makes 8' jump shot

2Q 02:06

45-54

C. Cooper makes free throw 1/2

2Q 01:36

45-55

C. Cooper makes free throw 2/2

2Q 01:36

45-56

S. Wicks makes 7' jump shot

2Q 01:28

47-56

T. Jackson makes layup

Assisted by C. Cooper

2Q 01:21

47-58

T. Thompson makes free throw 1/2

2Q 00:57

47-59

T. Thompson makes free throw 2/2

2Q 00:57

47-60

V. Johnson makes 3' jump shot

2Q 00:40

49-60

C. Cooper makes free throw 1/2

2Q 00:22

49-61

C. Cooper makes free throw 2/2

2Q 00:22

49-62

K. Perrot makes 21' three

2Q 00:10

49-65

R. Lobo makes layup

Assisted by T. Weatherspoon

2Q 00:03

51-65

NYL

Team Stats

HOU

23-60 (38.3%)

FG%

22-54 (40.7%)

1-8 (12.5%)

3PM

4-14 (28.6%)

4-10 (40.0%)

FTM

17-25 (68.0%)

36

Rebounds

31

13

Offensive Rebounds

9

23

Defensive Rebounds

22

13

Assists

6

7

Steals

8

2

Blocks

3

15

Turnovers

10

11

Points Off Turnovers

17

6

Fastbreak Points

2

38

Points In Paint

30

9

Second Chance Points

8

23

Fouls

14

Technical Fouls

Flagrant Fouls

0

Biggest Lead

16

6

Longest Unanswered Run

10

Lead Changes

0

Ties

1

0-1 NYL

HOU 1-0

Top Performers

Team Stats

Team Stats

1997 Eastern Conference

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats