Mercury 100-81 Monarchs (15 Jul, 2009) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Monarchs

3-11, 1-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SAC	27	12	21	21	81
PHO	28	20	26	26	100

Phoenix Mercury

11-4, 8-1 home

100

Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Temeka Johnson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Tangela Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Kelly Mazzante made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Kelly Mazzante made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Dewanna Bonner missed Two Point Shot.
Temeka Johnson made Driving Layup.
Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dewanna Bonner missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 11 ft Running Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Cappie Pondexter missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Cappie Pondexter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Temeka Johnson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Three Point Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Dewanna Bonner missed Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 8 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Tangela Smith made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tangela Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Kelly Mazzante missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 9 ft Running Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner missed 44 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Temeka Johnson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Dewanna Bonner made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Kelly Mazzante made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Cappie Pondexter missed 9 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Kelly Mazzante made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Dewanna Bonner missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham's Layup blocked by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Dewanna Bonner made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Dewanna Bonner made 10 ft Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Mazzante.
Nicole Powell made 11 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Rebekkah Brunson made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Scholanda Robinson.
Nicole Powell missed Layup.
Scholanda Robinson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 9 ft Running Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Running Jumper. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Courtney Paris made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Courtney Paris missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
Courtney Paris's Layup blocked by Dewanna Bonner.
Kara Lawson made 25 ft Three Pointer. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
DeMya Walker missed 8 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Courtney Paris made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 12 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Rebekkah Brunson's Layup blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Laura Harper made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Laura Harper made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 10 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Jumper.
Courtney Paris missed Hook Shot.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Scholanda Robinson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
DeMya Walker's Hook Shot blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Chelsea Newton missed Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed Layup.
Courtney Paris made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Courtney Paris made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Courtney Paris made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.
Rebekkah Brunson's Layup blocked by Dewanna Bonner.
Rebekkah Brunson's Layup blocked by Dewanna Bonner.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Courtney Paris missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 10 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Jumper.
Scholanda Robinson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Driving Layup.
Ticha Penicheiro's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Courtney Paris made Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Courtney Paris missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Jumper.
Courtney Paris made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Courtney Paris made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Crystal Kelly made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 16 ft Jumper.
Chelsea Newton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chelsea Newton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Crystal Kelly made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Crystal Kelly missed Layup.
Nicole Powell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Courtney Paris made 7 ft Hook Shot.
Kara Lawson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 17 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Two Point Shot. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Nicole Powell's 21 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Scholanda Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed 19 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Courtney Paris missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 18 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Courtney Paris missed 6 ft Jumper.
Courtney Paris missed Layup.
Nicole Powell made 29 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Crystal Kelly.

MONARCHS

MERCURY

TIME		SAC	PHO
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Rebekkah Brunson vs. Tangela Smith. DeMya Walker gains possession.	0	0
9:41	Nicole Powell made 11 ft Jumper.	2	0
9:19	Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	2	2
9:11	Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	5	2
9:03	Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	5	4
8:48	Rebekkah Brunson made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Scholanda Robinson.	7	4
8:40	Temeka Johnson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	7	7
8:22	Nicole Powell missed Layup.	7	7
8:22	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	7	7
8:11	Tangela Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	7	7
7:52	Scholanda Robinson Turnover	7	7
7:46	Temeka Johnson Bad Pass	7	7
7:24	Scholanda Robinson missed 14 ft Jumper.	7	7
7:22	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	7	7
7:18	Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	7
7:16	Temeka Johnson Defensive Rebound.	7	7
7:11	Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	7	9
6:56	Nicole Powell missed 9 ft Running Jumper.	7	9
6:54	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	7	9
6:43	Tangela Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.	7	9
6:41	Scholanda Robinson Defensive Rebound.	7	9
6:35	Tangela Smith Shooting Foul. Rebekkah Brunson gains possession.	7	9
6:35	Chelsea Newton enters the game for Scholanda Robinson.	7	9
6:35	Courtney Paris enters the game for DeMya Walker.	7	9
6:35	Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	9
6:35	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	7	9
6:35	Ketia Swanier enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	7	9
6:35	Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	9
6:33	Le'Coe Willingham Bad Pass	8	9
6:20	Ticha Penicheiro made Running Jumper. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.	10	9
6:20	Ketia Swanier Shooting Foul. Ticha Penicheiro gains possession.	10	9
6:20	Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	10	9
6:20	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	10	9
6:07	Rebekkah Brunson 3 second	10	9
5:52	Cappie Pondexter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	10	12
5:39	Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	13	12
5:28	Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	13	15
5:13	Courtney Paris made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	15	15
4:58	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass	15	15
4:58	Official Timeout.	15	15
4:58	DeMya Walker enters the game for Nicole Powell.	15	15
4:58	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	15	15
4:58	Kara Lawson enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	15	15
4:58	Temeka Johnson enters the game for Le'Coe Willingham.	15	15
4:58	Dewanna Bonner enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	15	15
4:58	Kelly Mazzante enters the game for Ketia Swanier.	15	15
4:46	Courtney Paris missed 8 ft Hook Shot.	15	15
4:43	Courtney Paris Offensive Rebound.	15	15
4:43	Courtney Paris's Layup blocked by Dewanna Bonner.	15	15
4:43	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	15	15
4:33	Kara Lawson made 25 ft Three Pointer. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	18	15
4:24	Chelsea Newton Personal Foul. Temeka Johnson gains possession.	18	15
4:24	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Tangela Smith.	18	15
4:18	Kelly Mazzante made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	18	18
3:59	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	20	18
3:43	Kelly Mazzante made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	20	21
3:29	DeMya Walker missed 8 ft Jumper.	20	21
3:27	Temeka Johnson Defensive Rebound.	20	21
3:21	Dewanna Bonner missed Two Point Shot.	20	21
3:21	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	20	21
3:21	Cappie Pondexter Loose Ball Foul. Chelsea Newton gains possession.	20	21
3:21	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Cappie Pondexter.	20	21
3:21	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Chelsea Newton.	20	21
3:02	Ticha Penicheiro missed Jumper.	20	21
3:00	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	20	21
2:50	Temeka Johnson made Driving Layup.	20	23
2:34	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	22	23
2:19	DeMya Walker Personal Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	22	23
2:13	DeMya Walker Loose Ball Foul. Dewanna Bonner gains possession.	22	23
2:13	Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	24
2:13	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for DeMya Walker.	22	24
2:13	Dewanna Bonner missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	24
2:12	Courtney Paris Defensive Rebound.	22	24
1:52	Courtney Paris made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	24	24
1:39	Diana Taurasi missed 11 ft Running Jumper.	24	24
1:36	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	24	24
1:31	Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	24
1:29	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	24	24
1:24	Kara Lawson Shooting Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	24	24
1:24	Cappie Pondexter enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	24	24
1:24	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	24
1:24	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	24	24
1:24	Laura Harper enters the game for Courtney Paris.	24	24
1:24	Nicole Powell enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	24	24
1:24	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	25
1:12	Ticha Penicheiro missed 12 ft Jumper.	24	25
1:09	Ticha Penicheiro Offensive Rebound.	24	25
1:07	Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	27	25
48.5	Nicole Ohlde made 9 ft Two Point Shot.	27	27
48.5	Rebekkah Brunson Shooting Foul. Nicole Ohlde gains possession.	27	27
48.5	Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 1.	27	28
37.6	Dewanna Bonner Personal Foul. Rebekkah Brunson gains possession.	27	28
23.1	Rebekkah Brunson's Layup blocked by Nicole Ohlde.	27	28
23.1	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	27	28
23.1	24 second	27	28
1.9	Cappie Pondexter missed 16 ft Jumper.	27	28
0.0	Laura Harper Defensive Rebound.	27	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	27	28

Regular Season Series

PHO wins 3-1

Mercury
71
Monarchs
90

Game 1

13/6

Monarchs
104
Mercury
115

Game 2

14/6

Mercury
107
Monarchs
105

Game 3

12/7

Monarchs
81
Mercury
100

Game 4

15/7

8:30 PM, 15 July 2009

Referees:
Brenda Pantoja
Roy Gulbeyan
Scott Twardoski

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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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