Game 2, 1998 WNBA Finals
August 29, 1998 · Compaq Center, Houston, Texas
Game 2, 1998 WNBA Finals: Houston Comets 74–69 Phoenix Mercury, at Compaq Center, Houston, Texas on August 29, 1998.
Houston won in overtime to even the series 1-1; this was the first Finals game played at the Comets' arena under its new Compaq Center naming, adopted earlier in 1998.
Box score
| Houston Comets starters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Cynthia Cooper | 27 | 1 | 6 |
| Sheryl Swoopes | 14 | 13 | 5 |
| Tina Thompson | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Kim Perrot | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Michelle Lamb | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Phoenix Mercury starters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Michele Timms | 21 | 5 | 2 |
| Jennifer Gillom | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| Michelle Brogan | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| Bridget Pettis | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Umeki Webb | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Bench (10+ points): Kristi Harrower (12)
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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