Sky 91-82 Mercury (11 Aug, 2010) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

14-15, 5-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHO	23	21	18	20	82
CHI	19	16	32	24	91

Chicago Sky

13-17, 7-8 home

Dominique Canty missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamera Young made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamera Young made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty's Driving Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Sylvia Fowles made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamera Young.
Sylvia Fowles missed 12 ft Jumper.
Jia Perkins made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamera Young.
Jia Perkins missed 18 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Two Point Shot.
Sylvia Fowles made Running Jumper.
Sylvia Fowles missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tamera Young missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sylvia Fowles made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Dominique Canty made Driving Layup. Assisted by Erin Thorn.
Epiphanny Prince missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sylvia Fowles made Two Point Shot.
Epiphanny Prince missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Erin Thorn made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Epiphanny Prince.
Erin Thorn missed Driving Layup.
Cathrine Kraayeveld missed 18 ft Jumper.
Cathrine Kraayeveld missed Layup.
Epiphanny Prince missed 16 ft Jumper.
Cathrine Kraayeveld missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Epiphanny Prince made Driving Layup.
Eshaya Murphy made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Epiphanny Prince.
Eshaya Murphy missed Layup.
Erin Thorn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamera Young missed Jumper.
Mistie Bass missed Layup.
Epiphanny Prince made Driving Layup.
Erin Thorn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Epiphanny Prince made Jumper. Assisted by Tamera Young.
Sylvia Fowles made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sylvia Fowles missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mistie Bass made Layup. Assisted by Jia Perkins.
Sylvia Fowles made Layup. Assisted by Jia Perkins.
Tamera Young missed Layup.
Epiphanny Prince made Two Point Shot.
Jia Perkins missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sylvia Fowles missed 13 ft Jumper.
Jia Perkins missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mistie Bass made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Tamera Young missed 19 ft Jumper.
Mistie Bass made Layup. Assisted by Tamera Young.
Dominique Canty made Driving Layup. Assisted by Sylvia Fowles.
Jia Perkins missed 15 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Driving Layup.
Mistie Bass made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Mistie Bass missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamera Young made Driving Layup. Assisted by Mistie Bass.
Tamera Young missed Layup.
Mistie Bass's Layup blocked by Temeka Johnson.
Sylvia Fowles made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Tamera Young made Layup. Assisted by Mistie Bass.
Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Mistie Bass.
Sylvia Fowles missed 13 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Layup.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sylvia Fowles made Tip Shot.
Epiphanny Prince made Driving Layup.
Epiphanny Prince made Driving Layup.
Tamera Young missed Layup.
Mistie Bass missed Tip Shot.
Tamera Young made Two Point Shot.
Sylvia Fowles missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sylvia Fowles made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamera Young missed 11 ft Jumper.
Epiphanny Prince made Two Point Shot.
Eshaya Murphy made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sylvia Fowles.
Epiphanny Prince's Driving Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Epiphanny Prince missed 14 ft Jumper.
Cathrine Kraayeveld missed 15 ft Jumper.
Epiphanny Prince missed Layup.
Eshaya Murphy missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cathrine Kraayeveld made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cathrine Kraayeveld made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Eshaya Murphy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erin Thorn.
Erin Thorn made Technical Free Throw.
Erin Thorn made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Epiphanny Prince.
Epiphanny Prince made 17 ft Jumper.
Cathrine Kraayeveld missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sylvia Fowles made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Erin Thorn.
Sylvia Fowles made Layup. Assisted by Erin Thorn.
Sylvia Fowles missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sylvia Fowles made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sylvia Fowles made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sylvia Fowles made 6 ft Running Jumper.
Erin Thorn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamera Young missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tamera Young missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamera Young missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Erin Thorn missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamera Young made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Epiphanny Prince.
Epiphanny Prince's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Candice Dupree.
Erin Thorn made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Erin Thorn made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Christi Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Christi Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Tangela Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Taylor Lilley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
Tangela Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Three Point Jumper.
Kara Braxton made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Ketia Swanier's Layup blocked by Cathrine Kraayeveld.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ketia Swanier made 9 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed Layup.
Kara Braxton missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Tangela Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Braxton.
Kara Braxton missed Layup.
Temeka Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi's Layup blocked by Tamera Young.
Tangela Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Candice Dupree made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Temeka Johnson made Driving Layup.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed 13 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Temeka Johnson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Driving Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tangela Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Candice Dupree missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith's Layup blocked by Mistie Bass.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Pointer.
Diana Taurasi's Layup blocked by Sylvia Fowles.
Candice Dupree missed 18 ft Jumper.
Taylor Lilley missed Layup.
Temeka Johnson missed Layup.
Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Candice Dupree made Driving Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Temeka Johnson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Penny Taylor missed 19 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree's Layup blocked by Mistie Bass.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Technical Free Throw.
Penny Taylor made Technical Free Throw.
Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Temeka Johnson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson missed Two Point Shot.

MERCURY

SKY

TIME		PHO	CHI
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Tangela Smith vs. Sylvia Fowles. Dominique Canty gains possession.	0	0
9:36	Dominique Canty missed 17 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:34	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:25	Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	3	0
9:10	Candice Dupree Personal Foul. Sylvia Fowles gains possession.	3	0
9:03	Jia Perkins Turnover	3	0
8:52	Penny Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	3	0
8:49	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul. Tamera Young gains possession.	3	0
8:49	Tamera Young made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	1
8:49	Tamera Young made Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	2
8:34	Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.	3	2
8:33	Tamera Young Defensive Rebound.	3	2
8:22	Dominique Canty's Driving Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.	3	2
8:22	Chicago Offensive Rebound.	3	2
8:15	Sylvia Fowles made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamera Young.	3	4
8:00	Penny Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Sylvia Fowles.	3	4
7:52	Temeka Johnson Personal Foul. Tamera Young gains possession.	3	4
7:39	Sylvia Fowles missed 12 ft Jumper.	3	4
7:39	Chicago Offensive Rebound.	3	4
7:33	Jia Perkins made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamera Young.	3	6
7:24	Jia Perkins Personal Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	3	6
7:18	Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	5	6
7:00	Jia Perkins missed 18 ft Jumper.	5	6
6:58	Dominique Canty Offensive Rebound.	5	6
6:58	Dominique Canty missed Two Point Shot.	5	6
6:58	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	5	6
6:52	Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	8	6
6:35	Sylvia Fowles made Running Jumper.	8	8
6:11	Tangela Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	11	8
5:46	Sylvia Fowles missed 13 ft Jumper.	11	8
5:45	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	11	8
5:37	Penny Taylor Bad Pass	11	8
5:24	Tamera Young missed 14 ft Jumper.	11	8
5:22	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	11	8
5:16	Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	13	8
5:16	Sylvia Fowles Shooting Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	13	8
5:16	Cathrine Kraayeveld enters the game for Mistie Bass.	13	8
5:16	Taylor Lilley enters the game for Penny Taylor.	13	8
5:16	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.	14	8
5:00	Sylvia Fowles made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	14	10
4:48	Dominique Canty Personal Foul. Temeka Johnson gains possession.	14	10
4:48	Full Timeout.	14	10
4:48	Erin Thorn enters the game for Tamera Young.	14	10
4:48	Epiphanny Prince enters the game for Jia Perkins.	14	10
4:33	Taylor Lilley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	10
4:33	Cathrine Kraayeveld Defensive Rebound.	14	10
4:16	Dominique Canty made Driving Layup. Assisted by Erin Thorn.	14	12
4:03	Temeka Johnson missed 18 ft Jumper.	14	12
4:03	Cathrine Kraayeveld Defensive Rebound.	14	12
3:49	Epiphanny Prince missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	12
3:48	Sylvia Fowles Offensive Rebound.	14	14
3:48	Sylvia Fowles made Two Point Shot.	14	14
3:31	Tangela Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.	14	14
3:30	Sylvia Fowles Defensive Rebound.	14	14
3:16	Epiphanny Prince missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	14
3:15	Candice Dupree Defensive Rebound.	14	14
2:56	Diana Taurasi missed Driving Layup.	14	14
2:55	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	14	14
2:36	Erin Thorn made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Epiphanny Prince.	14	17
2:21	Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.	16	17
2:00	Erin Thorn missed Driving Layup.	16	17
1:59	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	16	17
1:50	Tangela Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	17
1:49	Temeka Johnson Offensive Rebound.	16	17
1:46	Tangela Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.	16	17
1:44	Sylvia Fowles Defensive Rebound.	16	17
1:35	Cathrine Kraayeveld missed 18 ft Jumper.	16	17
1:34	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	16	17
1:29	Diana Taurasi made Three Point Jumper.	19	17
1:16	Candice Dupree Personal Foul. Sylvia Fowles gains possession.	19	17
1:16	Penny Taylor enters the game for Candice Dupree.	23	19
1:16	Kara Braxton enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	23	19
1:16	Ketia Swanier enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	23	19
1:16	Eshaya Murphy enters the game for Sylvia Fowles.	23	19
1:16	Christi Thomas enters the game for Dominique Canty.	23	19
1:05	Cathrine Kraayeveld missed Layup.	19	17
1:04	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	19	17
59.8	Kara Braxton made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	21	17
37.9	Epiphanny Prince missed 16 ft Jumper.	21	17
34.4	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	21	17
30.9	Ketia Swanier's Layup blocked by Cathrine Kraayeveld.	21	17
26.9	Epiphanny Prince Defensive Rebound.	21	17
18.9	Cathrine Kraayeveld missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	17
16.9	Ketia Swanier Defensive Rebound.	21	17
7.7	Christi Thomas Shooting Foul. Penny Taylor gains possession.	21	17
7.7	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	17
7.7	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	17
0.5	Epiphanny Prince made Driving Layup.	23	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	23	19

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sky
96
Mercury
97

Game 1

1/8

Mercury
82
Sky
91

Game 2

11/8

1:00 AM, 11 August 2010

Referees:
Tom Mauer
Scott Twardoski
Michael Price

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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