Sun 76-67 Mercury (12 Sep, 2021) Box Score

Connecticut Sun

24-6, 11-5 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CONN	23	26	10	17	76
PHX	18	25	12	12	67

Phoenix Mercury

19-11, 7-8 home

Connecticut Sun

starters
DeWanna BonnerD. Bonner#24
Jonquel JonesJ. Jones#35
Brionna JonesB. Jones#42
Briann JanuaryB. January#20
Jasmine ThomasJ. Thomas#5
bench
Beatrice MompremierB. Mompremier#1
Natisha HiedemanN. Hiedeman#2
Kaila CharlesK. Charles#3
Alyssa ThomasA. Thomas#25
Stephanie JonesS. Jones#4
DiJonai CarringtonD. Carrington#21
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
37	3-12	2-7	8-8	0	5	5	2	0	0	2	0	+7	16
37	5-18	2-6	0-1	3	13	16	2	0	1	1	3	+10	12
29	4-9	0-0	2-2	3	3	6	1	0	0	1	4	-6	10
31	2-4	1-2	2-2	0	0	0	5	0	0	2	2	+5	7
29	6-11	3-4	2-2	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	+1	17
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
14	1-3	0-0	2-2	2	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	+14	4
13	3-6	2-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+6	8
9	0-1	0-1	2-2	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	+8	2
DNP-ACHILLES
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
	24-64	10-23	18-19	9	22	31	14	2	1	9	12		76
	37.5%	43.5%	94.7%

Phoenix Mercury

starters
Brianna TurnerB. Turner#21
Brittney GrinerB. Griner#42
Shey PeddyS. Peddy#5
Skylar Diggins-SmithS. Diggins-Smith#4
Kia NurseK. Nurse#0
bench
Kia VaughnK. Vaughn#1
Bria HartleyB. Hartley#14
Sophie CunninghamS. Cunningham#9
Alanna SmithA. Smith#11
Megan WalkerM. Walker#2
Diana TaurasiD. Taurasi#3
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
35	4-6	0-0	2-2	3	6	9	2	0	1	2	5	0	10
38	11-18	1-1	2-2	1	11	12	4	2	3	3	2	-5	25
32	5-8	2-3	0-0	0	1	1	4	2	0	2	2	-1	12
35	4-9	0-3	3-3	0	2	2	5	1	0	2	5	-4	11
27	1-8	1-5	1-2	0	4	4	3	0	0	1	2	+5	4
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	-11	0
7	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	-9	0
19	2-6	1-4	0-0	0	2	2	1	0	1	3	3	-20	5
DNP-HEALTH & SAFETY PROTOCOLS
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-LEFT ANKLE INJURY
	27-56	5-17	8-9	4	27	31	20	5	6	15	21		67
	48.2%	29.4%	88.9%

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

Regular Season Series

CONN wins 3-0

Mercury
78
Sun
86

Game 1

17/5

Sun
84
Mercury
67

Game 2

22/5

Sun
76
Mercury
67

Game 3

12/9

Footprint Center

3:00 AM, 12 September 2021

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 9,811

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Karleena Tobin
Ashley Gloss

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

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

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CONN wins 3-0

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