Mercury 92-84 Storm (11 Sep, 2009) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

23-10, 11-6 away

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
PHO	22	22	19	14	15	92
SEA	20	22	18	17	7	84

Seattle Storm

19-14, 13-4 home

Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse missed 17 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Jumper.
Shannon Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ashley Robinson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Camille Little made Layup.
Tanisha Wright missed 19 ft Jumper.
Ashley Robinson missed Two Point Shot.
Shannon Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Janell Burse made Driving Layup.
Tanisha Wright missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Suzy Batkovic made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Tanisha Wright made Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 16 ft Jumper.
La'Tangela Atkinson made Driving Layup.
Ashley Walker missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made Two Point Shot.
Ashley Walker made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Ashley Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ashley Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shannon Johnson made Driving Layup.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Ashley Robinson made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by La'Tangela Atkinson.
Ashley Robinson missed Layup.
Ashley Walker made Layup. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Ashley Walker made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tanisha Wright made Jumper. Assisted by Camille Little.
Camille Little made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Camille Little's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Cappie Pondexter.
Janell Burse's Jumper blocked by Tangela Smith.
Tanisha Wright missed 7 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shannon Johnson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Suzy Batkovic.
Tanisha Wright missed Jumper.
Suzy Batkovic missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Camille Little missed Layup.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shannon Johnson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Robinson.
Ashley Robinson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Camille Little made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Tanisha Wright missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed Layup.
Camille Little made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Suzy Batkovic made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by La'Tangela Atkinson.
Camille Little missed 6 ft Jumper.
Camille Little missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Camille Little made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tanisha Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tanisha Wright missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
A'Quonesia Franklin missed 18 ft Jumper.
Suzy Batkovic missed 7 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ashley Walker missed 5 ft Jumper.
Shannon Johnson made Driving Layup.
Shannon Johnson made 10 ft Running Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by La'Tangela Atkinson.
Tanisha Wright missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Camille Little.
La'Tangela Atkinson's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Tanisha Wright missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shannon Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Camille Little made Layup.
Janell Burse made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Tanisha Wright made 15 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 14 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Janell Burse missed 6 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tanisha Wright missed Jumper.
Suzy Batkovic made Driving Layup.
Shannon Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Camille Little made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Camille Little made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Camille Little missed Layup.
Tanisha Wright missed 19 ft Jumper.
Shannon Johnson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Shannon Johnson missed Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tanisha Wright missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made 12 ft Jumper.
Suzy Batkovic made Layup. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tanisha Wright missed 19 ft Jumper.
Camille Little missed Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham missed 7 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Penny Taylor made 5 ft Running Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made 5 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Dewanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Ketia Swanier missed Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner missed 12 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 6 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante made 19 ft Two Point Shot.
Dewanna Bonner missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Tangela Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Le'Coe Willingham.
Cappie Pondexter made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Nicole Ohlde missed 11 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Nicole Ohlde missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor missed 9 ft Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner missed Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde's Layup blocked by Camille Little.
Cappie Pondexter missed 29 ft Three Pointer.
Temeka Johnson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Temeka Johnson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Shannon Johnson.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup.
Tangela Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 7 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner missed 17 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor's Layup blocked by Janell Burse.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ketia Swanier missed 5 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Layup.
Tangela Smith made Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Suzy Batkovic.
Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor's Layup blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Tangela Smith missed 6 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.

MERCURY

STORM

TIME		PHO	SEA
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Tangela Smith vs. Ashley Robinson. Janell Burse gains possession.	0	0
9:47	Le'Coe Willingham Shooting Foul. Tanisha Wright gains possession.	0	0
9:47	Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	1
9:47	Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	2
9:32	Cappie Pondexter made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	3	2
9:15	Janell Burse missed 17 ft Jumper.	3	2
9:12	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	3	2
9:06	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	2
9:03	Shannon Johnson Defensive Rebound.	3	2
8:55	Camille Little Offensive Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	3	2
8:55	Camille Little Foul	3	2
8:51	Shannon Johnson Personal Foul. Temeka Johnson gains possession.	3	2
8:45	Temeka Johnson missed 17 ft Jumper.	3	2
8:42	Camille Little Defensive Rebound.	3	2
8:32	Janell Burse made Layup.	3	4
8:18	Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	4
8:17	Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound.	3	4
8:14	Tangela Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	4
8:11	Camille Little Defensive Rebound.	3	4
8:07	Tangela Smith Shooting Foul. Tanisha Wright gains possession.	3	4
8:07	Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	5
8:07	Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	6
7:50	Temeka Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	6
7:48	Shannon Johnson Defensive Rebound.	3	6
7:41	Janell Burse missed Jumper.	3	6
7:41	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	3	6
7:41	Diana Taurasi Loose Ball Foul. Janell Burse gains possession.	3	6
7:33	Shannon Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	6
7:31	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	3	6
7:24	Cappie Pondexter Bad Pass	3	6
7:11	Tanisha Wright Bad Pass	3	6
7:00	Temeka Johnson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	6	6
6:43	Ashley Robinson missed 17 ft Jumper.	6	6
6:43	Camille Little Offensive Rebound.	6	6
6:41	Camille Little made Layup.	6	8
6:28	Ashley Robinson Shooting Foul. Le'Coe Willingham gains possession.	6	8
6:28	Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	8
6:28	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Tangela Smith.	7	8
6:28	Penny Taylor enters the game for Cappie Pondexter.	7	8
6:28	Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	8
6:07	Tanisha Wright missed 19 ft Jumper.	8	8
6:05	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	8	8
5:56	Le'Coe Willingham missed 7 ft Jumper.	8	8
5:54	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	8	8
5:43	Ashley Robinson missed Two Point Shot.	8	8
5:41	Le'Coe Willingham Defensive Rebound.	8	8
5:33	Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	10	8
5:11	Shannon Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	8
5:09	Shannon Johnson Offensive Rebound.	10	8
4:58	Tanisha Wright made 8 ft Two Point Shot.	10	10
4:50	Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	12	10
4:31	Janell Burse made Driving Layup.	12	12
4:22	Penny Taylor made 5 ft Running Jumper.	14	12
4:18	Seattle Full Timeout.	14	12
4:18	Suzy Batkovic enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	14	12
4:18	Ketia Swanier enters the game for Le'Coe Willingham.	14	12
4:18	Dewanna Bonner enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	14	12
4:18	Kelly Mazzante enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	14	12
4:00	Tanisha Wright missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	12
3:58	Suzy Batkovic Offensive Rebound.	14	12
3:55	Suzy Batkovic made 8 ft Two Point Shot.	14	14
3:43	Nicole Ohlde made 5 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	16	14
3:30	Tanisha Wright made Jumper.	16	16
3:23	Dewanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.	18	16
3:04	Tanisha Wright missed 18 ft Jumper.	18	16
3:03	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	18	16
3:03	Ashley Walker enters the game for Janell Burse.	18	16
2:50	Penny Taylor Traveling	18	16
2:31	Camille Little Lost Ball. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	18	16
2:25	Ketia Swanier missed Jumper.	18	16
2:23	Suzy Batkovic Defensive Rebound.	18	16
2:17	Tanisha Wright missed 16 ft Jumper.	18	16
2:16	Ashley Walker Offensive Rebound.	18	16
1:53	24 second	18	16
1:44	Kelly Mazzante Bad Pass. Stolen by Camille Little.	18	16
1:39	Tanisha Wright Bad Pass	18	16
1:39	A'Quonesia Franklin enters the game for Shannon Johnson.	18	16
1:39	La'Tangela Atkinson enters the game for Camille Little.	18	16
1:30	Dewanna Bonner missed 12 ft Jumper.	18	16
1:28	La'Tangela Atkinson Defensive Rebound.	18	16
1:23	La'Tangela Atkinson made Driving Layup.	18	18
1:10	Penny Taylor missed 6 ft Jumper.	18	18
1:10	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Rebound.	18	18
1:10	Ashley Walker Shooting Foul. Nicole Ohlde gains possession.	18	18
1:10	Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	18
1:10	Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	18
46.8	Ashley Walker missed 14 ft Jumper.	20	18
44.9	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	20	18
35.2	Kelly Mazzante made 19 ft Two Point Shot.	22	18
17.6	Tanisha Wright made Two Point Shot.	22	20
3.8	Dewanna Bonner missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	20
1.9	Suzy Batkovic Defensive Rebound.	22	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	22	20

Regular Season Series

PHO wins 3-1

Storm
93
Mercury
84

Game 1

22/6

Storm
81
Mercury
93

Game 2

2/7

Mercury
101
Storm
90

Game 3

5/8

Mercury
92
Storm
84

Game 4

11/9

KeyArena

3:00 AM, 11 September 2009

Seattle, WA

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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