Indiana Fever @ Phoenix Mercury

WNBA FINALS - GAME 1 • PHO leads series 1-0

22-12, 8-9 Away

116

22-12, 8-9 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
Fever IND	31	22	33	19	11	116
Mercury PHO	31	25	24	25	15	120

Phoenix MercuryMercuryPHO

23-11, 12-5 Home

120

23-11, 12-5 Home

Tangela Smith made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi's 21 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Tamika Catchings.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup.
Temeka Johnson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Tangela Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Temeka Johnson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Le'Coe Willingham.
Le'Coe Willingham's Layup blocked by Tamika Catchings.
Ketia Swanier missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 13 ft Jumper.
Ketia Swanier made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dewanna Bonner missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dewanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 18 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 4 ft Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Ketia Swanier made 10 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Temeka Johnson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Layup.
Temeka Johnson made Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed Jumper.
Ketia Swanier missed Layup.
Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dewanna Bonner missed Layup.
Ketia Swanier missed Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Cappie Pondexter made 18 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Cappie Pondexter made 14 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 19 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Cappie Pondexter made Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Cappie Pondexter missed 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dewanna Bonner made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 19 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.
Temeka Johnson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner missed 16 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dewanna Bonner missed Layup.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 19 ft Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner made Layup.
Dewanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Cappie Pondexter missed Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 14 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 16 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tully Bevilaqua made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ebony Hoffman.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Driving Layup.
Tamika Catchings missed Layup.
Katie Douglas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 8 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Ebony Hoffman made 5 ft Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Katie Douglas missed Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made 5 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua made Layup.
Tamika Catchings missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Technical Free Throw.
Ebony Hoffman made Layup. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.
Katie Douglas made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Tully Bevilaqua made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tully Bevilaqua made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jessica Moore made Jumper. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.
Briann January missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made 4 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown's Layup blocked by Dewanna Bonner.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 46 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 19 ft Jumper.
Briann January missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Ebony Hoffman.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Jumper.
Katie Douglas made 19 ft Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman made Layup. Assisted by Briann January.
Ebony Hoffman missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua made Driving Layup.
Katie Douglas made Driving Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.
Tully Bevilaqua made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tully Bevilaqua made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jessica Moore missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jessica Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman made 13 ft Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Briann January made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Briann January made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Briann January missed Two Point Shot.
Ebony Hoffman's Layup blocked by Tangela Smith.
Ebony Hoffman made Layup.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Two Point Shot.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Katie Douglas made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tammy Sutton-Brown.
Ebony Hoffman made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Tammy Sutton-Brown's Layup blocked by Tangela Smith.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Tamika Catchings made Running Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Ebony Hoffman made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup.
Briann January missed 13 ft Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Jessica Moore missed 5 ft Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Briann January.
Katie Douglas missed 17 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Briann January.
Briann January made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Jessica Moore made Layup. Assisted by Briann January.
Briann January made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Layup. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jessica Moore missed 4 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Briann January.
Ebony Hoffman made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Briann January.
Briann January missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed Three Point Jumper.
Briann January made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made 17 ft Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 15 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Briann January made Driving Layup.
Katie Douglas made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Briann January.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamika Catchings made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tammy Sutton-Brown's Layup blocked by Dewanna Bonner.
Katie Douglas made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Katie Douglas made 16 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Katie Douglas missed 7 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Briann January missed 47 ft Three Point Jumper.

FEVER

MERCURY

TIME		IND	PHO
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Tammy Sutton-Brown vs. Tangela Smith. Ebony Hoffman gains possession.	0	0
9:41	Tully Bevilaqua made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ebony Hoffman.	3	0
9:29	Temeka Johnson Turnover	3	0
9:18	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Layup.	3	0
9:17	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Rebound.	3	0
9:15	Tangela Smith Shooting Foul. Tammy Sutton-Brown gains possession.	3	0
9:15	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	0
9:15	Tammy Sutton-Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	0
8:59	Tangela Smith made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	5	2
8:48	Katie Douglas made Driving Layup.	7	2
8:40	Diana Taurasi's 21 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Tamika Catchings.	7	2
8:37	Tammy Sutton-Brown Defensive Rebound.	7	2
8:26	Tamika Catchings missed Layup.	7	2
8:26	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	7	2
8:23	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass. Stolen by Katie Douglas.	7	2
8:15	Katie Douglas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	2
8:14	Temeka Johnson Defensive Rebound.	7	2
7:58	Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	2
7:58	Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound.	7	2
7:58	Tangela Smith made Layup.	7	4
7:33	Katie Douglas missed 8 ft Jumper.	7	4
7:31	Temeka Johnson Defensive Rebound.	7	4
7:22	Temeka Johnson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	7	7
7:13	Tammy Sutton-Brown made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.	9	7
7:13	Cappie Pondexter Shooting Foul. Tammy Sutton-Brown gains possession.	9	7
7:13	Tammy Sutton-Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	9	7
7:11	Le'Coe Willingham Defensive Rebound.	9	7
7:01	Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	9	10
6:48	Ebony Hoffman made 5 ft Jumper.	11	10
6:31	Tangela Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	11	13
6:11	Ebony Hoffman made 4 ft Two Point Shot.	13	13
6:01	Temeka Johnson missed 12 ft Jumper.	13	13
6:01	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	13	13
5:50	Katie Douglas missed Layup.	13	13
5:48	Cappie Pondexter Defensive Rebound.	13	13
5:43	Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Le'Coe Willingham.	13	15
5:26	Tammy Sutton-Brown made 5 ft Jumper.	15	15
5:20	Le'Coe Willingham's Layup blocked by Tamika Catchings.	15	15
5:18	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	15	15
5:11	Temeka Johnson Personal Foul. Tully Bevilaqua gains possession.	15	15
5:11	Ketia Swanier enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	15	15
5:11	Jessica Moore enters the game for Tammy Sutton-Brown.	15	15
4:56	Katie Douglas made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	15
4:35	Ketia Swanier missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.	18	15
4:33	Ebony Hoffman Defensive Rebound.	18	15
4:30	Tully Bevilaqua made Layup.	20	15
4:18	Tangela Smith Bad Pass	20	15
4:18	Official Timeout.	20	15
4:18	Dewanna Bonner enters the game for Le'Coe Willingham.	20	15
4:05	Tamika Catchings missed 17 ft Jumper.	20	15
4:03	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	20	15
3:54	Tamika Catchings missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	15
3:53	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	20	15
3:49	Katie Douglas Personal Foul. Cappie Pondexter gains possession.	20	15
3:49	Cappie Pondexter Technical Foul. Her 1st Technical Foul.	20	15
3:49	Tamika Catchings made Technical Free Throw.	21	15
3:44	Tamika Catchings Personal Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	21	15
3:38	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass. Stolen by Katie Douglas.	21	15
3:30	Ebony Hoffman made Layup. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.	23	15
3:18	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass. Stolen by Jessica Moore.	23	15
3:11	Katie Douglas made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	25	15
2:50	Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.	25	15
2:49	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	25	15
2:49	Ebony Hoffman Loose Ball Foul. Tangela Smith gains possession.	25	15
2:49	Penny Taylor enters the game for Cappie Pondexter.	25	15
2:49	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Tangela Smith.	25	15
2:49	Tammy Sutton-Brown enters the game for Ebony Hoffman.	25	15
2:41	Dewanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	25	17
2:32	Diana Taurasi Personal Foul. Jessica Moore gains possession.	25	17
2:24	Dewanna Bonner Personal Foul. Tully Bevilaqua gains possession.	25	17
2:24	Tully Bevilaqua made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	17
2:24	Tully Bevilaqua made Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	17
2:11	Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	27	17
2:10	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	27	17
2:06	Penny Taylor made 13 ft Jumper.	27	19
1:53	Jessica Moore made Jumper. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.	29	19
1:39	Tamika Catchings Personal Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	29	19
1:39	Briann January enters the game for Katie Douglas.	29	19
1:39	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Tully Bevilaqua.	29	19
1:39	Cappie Pondexter enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	29	19
1:31	Ketia Swanier made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	22
1:16	Tamika Catchings Lost Ball. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	29	22
1:07	Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.	29	25
55.9	Briann January Bad Pass. Stolen by Cappie Pondexter.	29	25
55.3	Jessica Moore Personal Foul. Dewanna Bonner gains possession.	29	25
55.3	Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	26
55.3	Tully Bevilaqua enters the game for Tamika Catchings.	29	26
55.3	Dewanna Bonner missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	26
54.9	Jessica Moore Defensive Rebound.	29	26
41.9	Briann January missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	26
40.9	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Rebound.	29	26
37.2	Tammy Sutton-Brown made 4 ft Jumper.	31	26
29.3	Dewanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	31	28
22.9	Tammy Sutton-Brown's Layup blocked by Dewanna Bonner.	31	28
20.8	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	31	28
20.8	Tammy Sutton-Brown Offensive Foul. Nicole Ohlde gains possession.	31	31
20.8	Nicole Ohlde Bad Pass. Stolen by Jessica Moore.	31	31
20.8	Tammy Sutton-Brown Turnover	33	36
2.5	Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	31	31
0.1	Tully Bevilaqua missed 46 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	31
0.0	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	31	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	31	31

Fever
116
Mercury
120

Game 1

30/9

Fever
93
Mercury
84

Game 2

2/10

Mercury
85
Fever
86

Game 3

4/10

Mercury
90
Fever
77

Game 4

8/10

Fever
86
Mercury
94

Game 5

10/10

2:00 AM, 30 September 2009

Referees:
Tom Mauer
Daryl Humphrey
June Courteau

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	30	14	.682	-	W6
New York	27	17	.614	3	W3
Indiana	24	20	.545	6	W3
Washington	16	28	.364	14	L10
Connecticut	11	33	.250	19	L2
Chicago	10	34	.227	20	L4

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