Mercury 103-96 Lynx (4 Sep, 2008) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

14-15, 6-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	10	16	33	37	96
PHO	13	27	31	32	103

Phoenix Mercury

13-16, 8-7 home

103

Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Cappie Pondexter missed 13 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed 15 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 19 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller made 16 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 8 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Layup.
Kelly Miller made 15 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
LaToya Pringle made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Cappie Pondexter missed 8 ft Jumper.
Olympia Scott made 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Barbara Farris missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Brooke Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Brooke Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup.
Cappie Pondexter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Brooke Smith made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Kelly Miller made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Cappie Pondexter made 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 62 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 18 ft Jumper.
Barbara Farris made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Cappie Pondexter made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Kelly Miller made 16 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed 19 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Jumper.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed 15 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Kelly Mazzante missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Le'Coe Willingham made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 14 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Le'Coe Willingham.
Brooke Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Brooke Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Olympia Scott missed Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made 19 ft Jumper.
LaToya Pringle made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Cappie Pondexter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Olympia Scott missed 10 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made 11 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Mazzante.
Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Cappie Pondexter missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter's 11 ft Jumper blocked by Nicky Anosike.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made 13 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Layup. Assisted by Le'Coe Willingham.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Brooke Smith.
Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lindsey Harding missed 18 ft Jumper.
Nicky Anosike's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus missed Jumper.
Nicky Anosike made 18 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden-Johnson missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Nicky Anosike missed Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden-Johnson's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Vanessa Hayden-Johnson missed Layup.
Seimone Augustus missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Seimone Augustus made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Noelle Quinn.
Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Wiggins missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Noelle Quinn missed 16 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed Jumper.
Candice Wiggins missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicky Anosike missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Candice Wiggins missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Candice Wiggins made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Wiggins missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicky Anosike missed 9 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Wiggins's Layup blocked by Olympia Scott.
Nicky Anosike missed Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Candice Wiggins missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Seimone Augustus missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Wiggins missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charde Houston made Layup. Assisted by Lindsey Harding.
Candice Wiggins missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charde Houston made 17 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 18 ft Jumper.
Candice Wiggins made 11 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston missed 13 ft Jumper.
Candice Wiggins made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Wiggins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus missed 17 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 17 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicky Anosike missed 13 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 18 ft Jumper.
Nicky Anosike's 8 ft Jumper blocked by LaToya Pringle.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen's 16 ft Jumper blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Seimone Augustus missed 16 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus's 13 ft Jumper blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Harding.
Lindsey Harding made 8 ft Jumper.
Lindsey Harding made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Seimone Augustus made 9 ft Running Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Layup.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Harding.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Charde Houston made Layup.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 16 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 17 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston made Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made Layup.
Seimone Augustus missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Navonda Moore made Driving Layup.
Navonda Moore made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Candice Wiggins missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Navonda Moore missed Layup.
Seimone Augustus made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Candice Wiggins.
Seimone Augustus made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicky Anosike.
Navonda Moore made Layup. Assisted by Nicky Anosike.
Navonda Moore made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nicky Anosike made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Candice Wiggins made 15 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed Three Point Jumper.
Nicky Anosike missed 7 ft Jumper.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Wiggins missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Wiggins missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Jumper. Assisted by Nicky Anosike.
Candice Wiggins missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicky Anosike made Layup.
Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Wiggins made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Wiggins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Wiggins made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Wiggins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 17 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made 16 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 11 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 9 ft Jumper.
Lindsey Harding made Running Jumper.

LYNX

MERCURY

TIME		MIN	PHO
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Nicky Anosike vs. LaToya Pringle. Seimone Augustus gains possession.	0	0
9:45	Seimone Augustus made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	2	0
9:37	Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.	2	0
9:37	Cappie Pondexter Offensive Rebound.	2	0
9:33	Cappie Pondexter missed 13 ft Jumper.	2	0
9:30	Lindsey Harding Defensive Rebound.	2	0
9:26	Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	0
9:22	Kelly Miller Defensive Rebound.	2	0
9:17	Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper.	2	2
8:57	Cappie Pondexter Shooting Foul. Seimone Augustus gains possession.	2	2
8:57	Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	2
8:57	Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	2
8:38	Cappie Pondexter missed Jumper.	4	2
8:37	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	4	2
8:34	Kelly Miller missed Jumper.	4	2
8:33	Seimone Augustus Defensive Rebound.	4	2
8:26	Seimone Augustus Bad Pass	4	2
8:15	Nicole Ohlde Personal Foul. LaToya Pringle gains possession.	4	2
8:04	Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.	4	4
7:43	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul. Nicky Anosike gains possession.	4	4
7:43	Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	4
7:43	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	4	4
7:43	Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	4
7:33	Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.	5	4
7:31	Nicky Anosike Defensive Rebound.	5	4
7:07	Seimone Augustus missed 16 ft Jumper.	5	4
7:05	LaToya Pringle Defensive Rebound.	5	4
6:41	Kelly Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Nicky Anosike.	5	4
6:24	Nicky Anosike Bad Pass. Stolen by Kelly Miller.	5	4
6:20	Seimone Augustus Shooting Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	5	4
6:20	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	5
6:20	Le'Coe Willingham enters the game for LaToya Pringle.	5	5
6:20	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	6
6:03	Lindsey Harding missed 18 ft Jumper.	5	6
6:01	Nicky Anosike Offensive Rebound.	5	6
6:00	Nicky Anosike's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.	5	6
6:00	Nicky Anosike Offensive Rebound.	5	6
6:00	Barbara Farris Shooting Foul. Nicky Anosike gains possession.	5	6
6:00	Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	6
6:00	Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	6
6:00	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	6	6
6:00	Nicole Ohlde Loose Ball Foul. Le'Coe Willingham gains possession.	6	6
6:00	Vanessa Hayden-Johnson enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	6	6
5:52	Cappie Pondexter missed 15 ft Jumper.	6	6
5:50	Nicky Anosike Defensive Rebound.	6	6
5:31	Seimone Augustus missed Jumper.	6	6
5:31	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	6	6
5:13	Cappie Pondexter missed 16 ft Jumper.	6	6
5:09	Nicky Anosike Defensive Rebound.	6	6
5:00	Nicky Anosike made 18 ft Jumper.	8	6
4:41	Diana Taurasi missed 19 ft Jumper.	8	6
4:41	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	8	6
4:41	Barbara Farris Loose Ball Foul. Vanessa Hayden-Johnson gains possession.	8	6
4:41	Official Timeout.	8	6
4:41	Brooke Smith enters the game for Barbara Farris.	8	6
4:41	Kelly Mazzante enters the game for Cappie Pondexter.	8	6
4:24	Seimone Augustus missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	6
4:22	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	8	6
4:20	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass	8	6
4:05	Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	6
4:03	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	8	6
3:58	Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	6
3:56	Vanessa Hayden-Johnson Defensive Rebound.	8	6
3:40	Vanessa Hayden-Johnson missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.	8	6
3:38	Nicky Anosike Offensive Rebound.	8	6
3:38	Nicky Anosike Turnover	8	6
3:38	Candice Wiggins enters the game for Anna DeForge.	8	6
3:26	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass. Stolen by Lindsey Harding.	8	6
3:11	Nicky Anosike missed Jumper.	8	6
3:09	Le'Coe Willingham Defensive Rebound.	8	6
3:02	Kelly Miller made 16 ft Jumper.	8	8
2:47	Vanessa Hayden-Johnson's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.	8	8
2:44	Vanessa Hayden-Johnson Offensive Rebound.	8	8
2:44	Vanessa Hayden-Johnson missed Layup.	8	8
2:43	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	8	8
2:43	Nicky Anosike Personal Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	8	8
2:43	Cappie Pondexter enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	8	8
2:43	Charde Houston enters the game for Nicky Anosike.	8	8
2:23	Vanessa Hayden-Johnson Shooting Foul. Le'Coe Willingham gains possession.	8	8
2:23	Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	9
2:23	Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	10
2:09	Vanessa Hayden-Johnson 3 second	8	10
2:09	Noelle Quinn enters the game for Lindsey Harding.	8	10
2:09	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Kelly Miller.	8	10
1:58	Vanessa Hayden-Johnson Personal Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	8	10
1:58	Nicky Anosike enters the game for Vanessa Hayden-Johnson.	8	10
1:58	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	10
1:58	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	8	10
1:58	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	11
1:47	Seimone Augustus missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	8	11
1:44	Cappie Pondexter Defensive Rebound.	8	11
1:39	Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	11
1:39	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	8	11
1:30	Le'Coe Willingham Offensive Foul. Noelle Quinn gains possession.	8	11
1:30	Le'Coe Willingham Foul	8	11
1:30	Minnesota Full Timeout.	8	11
1:25	Charde Houston Traveling	8	11
1:15	Diana Taurasi missed 8 ft Jumper.	8	11
1:13	Diana Taurasi Offensive Rebound.	8	11
1:07	Kelly Mazzante missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	11
1:06	Nicky Anosike Defensive Rebound.	8	11
50.1	Seimone Augustus made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Noelle Quinn.	10	11
44.2	Cappie Pondexter Turnover	10	11
33.2	Brooke Smith Shooting Foul. Nicky Anosike gains possession.	10	11
33.2	Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	11
33.2	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	10	11
33.2	Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	11
31.8	Cappie Pondexter Defensive Rebound.	10	11
28.1	Cappie Pondexter made Layup.	10	13
15.9	Candice Wiggins missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	13
14.6	Seimone Augustus Offensive Rebound.	10	13
7.9	Noelle Quinn missed 16 ft Jumper.	10	13
5.9	Brooke Smith Defensive Rebound.	10	13
2.1	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass	10	13
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	10	13

Regular Season Series

PHO wins 2-1

Mercury
83
Lynx
94

Game 1

1/6

Lynx
96
Mercury
103

Game 2

4/9

Mercury
96
Lynx
87

Game 3

13/9

3:00 AM, 4 September 2008

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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