Mercury 106-90 Fever (3 Sep, 2009) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

21-10, 10-6 away

106

	1	2	3	4	T
PHO	28	27	32	19	106
IND	19	27	25	19	90

Indiana Fever

20-9, 13-3 home

Tamika Catchings missed 15 ft Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Ebony Hoffman made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Ebony Hoffman made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Ebony Hoffman missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Ebony Hoffman missed Layup.
Tamecka Dixon missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.
Tamika Catchings made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.
Tamecka Dixon made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.
Tamika Catchings missed 18 ft Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ebony Hoffman made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Briann January missed 16 ft Jumper.
Shay Murphy missed Layup.
Shay Murphy missed Jumper.
Jessica Moore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jessica Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jessica Moore's 11 ft Jumper blocked by Tangela Smith.
Tamika Catchings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Briann January.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Layup.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamika Catchings made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Ebony Hoffman missed Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Two Point Shot.
Ebony Hoffman missed Layup.
Tamecka Dixon missed 20 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamika Catchings made 19 ft Two Point Shot.
Ebony Hoffman missed Layup.
Briann January missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Briann January made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Briann January made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamika Catchings made Two Point Shot.
Tamika Catchings missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman missed Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings missed Layup.
Briann January missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jessica Moore made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Ebony Hoffman made Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ebony Hoffman made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shay Murphy made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shay Murphy made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Briann January made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Tamika Catchings's Jumper blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Briann January made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Briann January made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shay Murphy made Layup. Assisted by Ebony Hoffman.
Ebony Hoffman's 16 ft Jumper blocked by Penny Taylor.
Ebony Hoffman missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shay Murphy missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Briann January missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Briann January made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings missed Layup.
Tamika Catchings missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Briann January made 18 ft Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ebony Hoffman missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jessica Moore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jessica Moore missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Briann January made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Briann January made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ebony Hoffman made Layup. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.
Jessica Moore missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Driving Layup.
Ebony Hoffman missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jessica Moore missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tully Bevilaqua made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shay Murphy made 17 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Cappie Pondexter missed 19 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Tangela Smith made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Cappie Pondexter made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Cappie Pondexter made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Dewanna Bonner made Layup.
Temeka Johnson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Le'Coe Willingham.
Cappie Pondexter missed 17 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.
Cappie Pondexter missed 19 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made Layup.
Temeka Johnson's Layup blocked by Tully Bevilaqua.
Cappie Pondexter made Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Temeka Johnson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 18 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Dewanna Bonner's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Penny Taylor missed 4 ft Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner made 6 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner missed 13 ft Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson made 12 ft Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner made Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Cappie Pondexter made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Le'Coe Willingham made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Temeka Johnson made Layup.
Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup.
Cappie Pondexter missed 17 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Temeka Johnson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Dewanna Bonner missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Nicole Ohlde made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Dewanna Bonner made Driving Layup.
Dewanna Bonner made 7 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed 41 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed 13 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Le'Coe Willingham made Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor's Jumper blocked by Ebony Hoffman.
Cappie Pondexter made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Ketia Swanier made Layup.
Tangela Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner missed Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made Two Point Shot.
Cappie Pondexter missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ketia Swanier missed Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kelly Mazzante made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.

MERCURY

FEVER

TIME		PHO	IND
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Tangela Smith vs. Tammy Sutton-Brown. Tully Bevilaqua gains possession.	0	0
9:52	Tully Bevilaqua Lost Ball. Stolen by Temeka Johnson.	0	0
9:45	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass	0	0
9:25	Tamika Catchings missed 15 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:22	Temeka Johnson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:04	Temeka Johnson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	3	0
8:41	Ebony Hoffman missed 18 ft Jumper.	3	0
8:40	Temeka Johnson Defensive Rebound.	3	0
8:37	Cappie Pondexter Offensive Foul. Tully Bevilaqua gains possession.	3	0
8:37	Cappie Pondexter Foul	3	0
8:25	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	3	2
8:08	Tamika Catchings Jump Ball	3	2
8:02	Temeka Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Catchings.	3	2
8:02	Temeka Johnson Personal Foul. Tamika Catchings gains possession.	3	2
7:48	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.	3	2
7:48	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	3	2
7:43	Tamecka Dixon Shooting Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	3	2
7:43	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	2
7:43	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	2
7:28	Ebony Hoffman made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	5	4
7:28	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul. Ebony Hoffman gains possession.	5	4
7:28	Ebony Hoffman made Free Throw 1 of 1.	5	5
7:13	Tangela Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	8	5
6:52	Ebony Hoffman missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	5
6:50	Temeka Johnson Defensive Rebound.	8	5
6:43	Cappie Pondexter missed 19 ft Jumper.	8	5
6:43	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	8	5
6:37	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.	8	7
6:37	Tangela Smith Shooting Foul. Tammy Sutton-Brown gains possession.	8	7
6:37	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 1.	8	8
6:16	Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	10	8
5:52	Ebony Hoffman missed Layup.	10	8
5:50	Le'Coe Willingham Defensive Rebound.	10	8
5:46	Tammy Sutton-Brown Personal Foul. Temeka Johnson gains possession.	10	8
5:39	Tangela Smith made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	12	8
5:24	Tammy Sutton-Brown Traveling	12	8
5:07	Cappie Pondexter made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	15	8
4:54	Tamecka Dixon missed 13 ft Jumper.	15	8
4:52	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Rebound.	15	8
4:52	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.	15	10
4:39	Cappie Pondexter made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	18	10
4:30	Tamika Catchings made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.	18	13
4:20	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	13
4:18	Ebony Hoffman Defensive Rebound.	18	13
4:05	Tamecka Dixon made 3 ft Two Point Shot.	18	15
3:47	Temeka Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	18	15
3:47	Tully Bevilaqua Defensive Rebound.	18	15
3:39	Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.	18	15
3:38	Indiana Defensive Rebound.	18	15
3:38	Official Timeout.	18	15
3:38	Briann January enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	18	15
3:38	Jessica Moore enters the game for Tully Bevilaqua.	18	15
3:38	Dewanna Bonner enters the game for Cappie Pondexter.	18	15
3:38	Ketia Swanier enters the game for Tangela Smith.	18	15
3:38	Penny Taylor enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	18	15
3:38	Kelly Mazzante enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	18	15
3:38	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Le'Coe Willingham.	28	17
3:15	Ebony Hoffman Shooting Foul. Dewanna Bonner gains possession.	18	15
3:15	Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	15
3:15	Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	15
3:05	Penny Taylor Personal Foul. Tamika Catchings gains possession.	20	15
2:54	Tamika Catchings missed 18 ft Jumper.	20	15
2:51	Indiana Defensive Rebound.	20	15
2:38	Ketia Swanier Bad Pass	20	15
2:38	Shay Murphy enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	20	15
2:25	Dewanna Bonner Personal Foul. Ebony Hoffman gains possession.	20	15
2:25	Ebony Hoffman made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	16
2:25	Ebony Hoffman made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	17
2:09	Penny Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Ebony Hoffman.	20	17
2:00	Jessica Moore Traveling	20	17
2:00	Christina Wirth enters the game for Tamika Catchings.	20	17
1:45	Penny Taylor made Jumper.	22	17
1:34	Briann January missed 16 ft Jumper.	22	17
1:32	Kelly Mazzante Defensive Rebound.	22	17
1:19	Dewanna Bonner made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.	24	17
1:00	Shay Murphy missed Layup.	24	17
59.9	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	24	17
54.4	Penny Taylor made Layup.	26	17
53.4	Ebony Hoffman Bad Pass. Stolen by Dewanna Bonner.	26	17
52.4	Dewanna Bonner made Layup.	28	17
52.4	Indiana Full Timeout.	28	17
52.4	Tammy Sutton-Brown enters the game for Ebony Hoffman.	28	17
35.9	Christina Wirth Turnover	28	17
32.2	Ketia Swanier Discontinue Dribble	28	17
12.9	Shay Murphy missed Jumper.	28	17
12.1	Jessica Moore Offensive Rebound.	28	17
12.1	Kelly Mazzante Loose Ball Foul. Jessica Moore gains possession.	28	17
12.1	Jessica Moore made Free Throw 1 of 2.	28	18
12.1	Jessica Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.	28	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	28	19

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Fever
90
Mercury
83

Game 1

9/8

Mercury
106
Fever
90

Game 2

3/9

12:00 AM, 3 September 2009

Referees:
Bonita Spence
Amy Bonner
June Courteau

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

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