Mercury 81-80 Sun (28 Aug, 2015) Box Score

Phoenix Mercury

17-11, 6-7 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	26	15	17	23	81
CONN	17	31	14	18	80

Connecticut Sun

12-16, 7-8 home

Phoenix Mercury

starters
M. Currie F
C. Dupree F
D. Bonner F
B. Griner C
M. Xargay G
bench
M. Bass F
C. George F
N. Quinn G
L. Mitchell G
S. Christon F
T. Bias G
A. Harden G
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23	4-8	1-4	4-4	1	1	2	2	1	0	2	2	+3	13
27	2-5	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	2	-13	4
36	7-12	2-2	10-12	4	2	6	3	1	1	5	2	-4	26
34	5-8	0-0	4-4	1	12	13	1	1	3	3	4	+6	14
11	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	1	1	0	3	5	-16	0
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
15	3-3	0-0	0-2	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	+1	6
4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+8	0
22	1-7	0-3	0-0	0	5	5	2	1	1	0	1	+6	2
27	6-12	4-7	0-0	0	1	1	3	0	0	2	2	+14	16
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
	28-56	7-16	18-22	11	23	34	14	5	5	16	19		81
	50.0%	43.8%	81.8%

Connecticut Sun

starters
J. Lacy F
C. Little F
K. Faris F
K. Bone C
J. Thomas G
bench
K. Pedersen F
S. Stricklen F
N. Greene C
C. Gray G
A. Thomas F
C. Ogwumike F
E. Williams C
A. Bentley G
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21	2-8	0-2	0-1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	5	-10	4
26	7-12	2-4	0-0	1	3	4	5	3	0	3	2	+10	16
29	3-6	1-2	2-2	0	2	2	0	2	0	1	2	0	9
32	5-15	0-0	3-5	3	4	7	3	0	0	2	3	-5	13
32	7-12	2-3	5-7	1	3	4	4	2	1	1	2	+5	21
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
14	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	-11	0
23	4-7	2-3	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	+4	10
8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	+4	0
15	3-8	0-2	1-1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	-2	7
DNP-SHOULDER
DNP-KNEE INJURY
DNP-KNEE INJURY
DNP-ANKLE INJURY
	31-69	7-16	11-16	8	17	25	16	7	1	8	23		80
	44.9%	43.8%	68.8%

+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sun
90
Mercury
78

Game 1

20/6

Mercury
81
Sun
80

Game 2

28/8

Mohegan Sun Arena

12:00 AM, 28 August 2015

Uncasville, CT

Attendance: 5,171

Referees:
Sue Blauch
Jeff Smith
Roy Gulbeyan

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
Las Vegas	27	13	.675	3	W5
Seattle	25	15	.625	5	W1
Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	32	8	.800	-	L1
Connecticut	28	12	.700	4	W1
Indiana	20	20	.500	12	L1
Atlanta	15	25	.375	17	W3
Washington	14	26	.350	18	W1
Chicago	13	27	.325	19	L5

Liberty pull away late to win Game 2, put Aces on brink

Sabrina Ionescu scored 24 points and made key plays down the stretch to help the Liberty beat the Aces and put the defending champs on the brink.

Sabrina Ionescu's jumper gives Liberty late lead

Sabrina Ionescu hits a tough jump shot to put the Liberty ahead late in the fourth quarter against the Aces.

Liberty top Aces 88-84 to take a 2-0 lead in the WNBA semifinals and put the champs on the brink

— Sabrina Ionescu scored 24 points and the New York Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 88-84 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five semifinal series.

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Phoenix Mercury

Connecticut Sun

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Game Information

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Liberty pull away late to win Game 2, put Aces on brink

Sabrina Ionescu's jumper gives Liberty late lead

Liberty top Aces 88-84 to take a 2-0 lead in the WNBA semifinals and put the champs on the brink