Mercury 96-74 Shock (31 Aug, 2011) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

17-12, 8-7 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	22	29	20	25	96
TUL	15	15	21	23	74

Tulsa Shock

3-26, 2-13 home

Tiffany Jackson made Layup.
Ivory Latta missed 14 ft Jumper.
Amber Holt missed Layup.
Tiffany Jackson's Layup blocked by Candice Dupree.
Jennifer Lacy missed 4 ft Jumper.
Amber Holt missed 8 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amber Holt made Layup. Assisted by Ivory Latta.
Amber Holt made 15 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ivory Latta.
Amber Holt made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Amber Holt made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Amber Holt missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Elizabeth Cambage made Layup. Assisted by Tiffany Jackson.
Elizabeth Cambage made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Kayla Pedersen missed Jumper.
Kayla Pedersen missed 15 ft Jumper.
Andrea Riley missed Layup.
Tiffany Jackson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Andrea Riley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tiffany Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tiffany Jackson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Amber Holt missed 40 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amber Holt missed Jumper.
Ivory Latta missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amber Holt made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Amber Holt made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jennifer Lacy missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ivory Latta missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ivory Latta missed 19 ft Jumper.
Jennifer Lacy's 6 ft Jumper blocked by DeWanna Bonner.
Ivory Latta made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ivory Latta made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Amber Holt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ivory Latta.
Tiffany Jackson missed Layup.
Karima Christmas missed 4 ft Jumper.
Karima Christmas made Layup. Assisted by Kayla Pedersen.
Kayla Pedersen made 5 ft Jumper.
Ivory Latta made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ivory Latta made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ivory Latta missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ivory Latta made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ivory Latta made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Jennifer Lacy missed 11 ft Jumper.
Ivory Latta made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ivory Latta made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Amber Holt missed Jumper.
Ivory Latta missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tiffany Jackson missed Layup.
Karima Christmas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ivory Latta made 13 ft Jumper.
Elizabeth Cambage made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ivory Latta.
Elizabeth Cambage made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Elizabeth Cambage made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ivory Latta.
Elizabeth Cambage missed Layup.
Elizabeth Cambage made Layup.
Elizabeth Cambage made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Ivory Latta made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ivory Latta made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Elizabeth Cambage missed 6 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Karima Christmas made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 10 ft Jumper.
Ivory Latta missed Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 9 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elizabeth Cambage.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 18 ft Jumper.
Elizabeth Cambage made Layup. Assisted by Amber Holt.
Ivory Latta made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kayla Pedersen.
Elizabeth Cambage made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes made Jumper. Assisted by Ivory Latta.
Amber Holt missed Layup.
Ivory Latta missed 5 ft Jumper.
Amber Holt missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kayla Pedersen made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Nakia Sanford.
Abi Olajuwon missed 12 ft Jumper.
Kayla Pedersen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kayla Pedersen made Layup.
Kayla Pedersen made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karima Christmas.
Jennifer Lacy missed Jumper.
Jennifer Lacy made Layup.
Karima Christmas made Layup.
Andrea Riley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jennifer Lacy missed Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeWanna Bonner.
Diana Taurasi missed Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made 13 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Candice Dupree missed Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris's 19 ft Jumper blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Diana Taurasi missed 20 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 11 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Ketia Swanier made Layup.
DeWanna Bonner missed Layup.
DeWanna Bonner missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Marie Ferdinand-Harris.
DeWanna Bonner made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Candice Dupree made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Temeka Johnson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi made 19 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree missed 16 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Candice Dupree.
Temeka Johnson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Krystal Thomas made Layup. Assisted by DeWanna Bonner.
Candice Dupree made Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Dupree made 9 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alexis Gray-Lawson.
Alexis Gray-Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nakia Sanford made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Temeka Johnson missed Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made Layup.
Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Dupree missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Dupree missed 12 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed Jumper.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 14 ft Jumper.
Krystal Thomas made 4 ft Jumper.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Karima Christmas.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris made 13 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Krystal Thomas's Layup blocked by Elizabeth Cambage.
Nakia Sanford missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nakia Sanford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree missed 12 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Temeka Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Candice Dupree.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Candice Dupree missed Layup.
Alexis Gray-Lawson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Nakia Sanford made Layup.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by DeWanna Bonner.
Temeka Johnson made 4 ft Jumper.
Alexis Gray-Lawson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Alexis Gray-Lawson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ketia Swanier missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made Jumper.
Alexis Gray-Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Alexis Gray-Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ketia Swanier made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ketia Swanier made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ketia Swanier made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ketia Swanier made Free Throw 2 of 2.

MERCURY

SHOCK

TIME		PHX	TUL
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Nakia Sanford vs. Tiffany Jackson. Amber Holt gains possession.	0	0
9:37	Tiffany Jackson made Layup.	0	2
9:22	Diana Taurasi made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeWanna Bonner.	2	2
8:59	Ivory Latta missed 14 ft Jumper.	2	2
8:57	Tulsa Offensive Rebound.	2	2
8:49	Amber Holt missed Layup.	2	2
8:48	Nakia Sanford Defensive Rebound.	2	2
8:45	Nakia Sanford Bad Pass. Stolen by Jennifer Lacy.	2	2
8:41	Tiffany Jackson's Layup blocked by Candice Dupree.	2	2
8:37	Jennifer Lacy Offensive Rebound.	2	2
8:34	Jennifer Lacy missed 4 ft Jumper.	2	2
8:33	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	2	2
8:25	Diana Taurasi missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
8:22	Jennifer Lacy Defensive Rebound.	2	2
8:04	Amber Holt missed 8 ft Jumper.	2	2
8:02	DeWanna Bonner Defensive Rebound.	2	2
7:54	Temeka Johnson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	2
7:30	Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	2
7:28	Nakia Sanford Defensive Rebound.	5	2
7:20	Temeka Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Tiffany Jackson.	5	2
7:15	Amber Holt made Layup. Assisted by Ivory Latta.	5	4
7:00	DeWanna Bonner missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	4
6:58	Amber Holt Defensive Rebound.	5	4
6:46	Marie Ferdinand-Harris enters the game for Nakia Sanford.	5	4
6:41	Amber Holt made 15 ft Jumper.	5	6
6:33	Ivory Latta Shooting Foul. Candice Dupree gains possession.	5	6
6:33	Candice Dupree missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	6
6:33	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	5	6
6:33	Candice Dupree made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	6
6:20	DeWanna Bonner Personal Foul. Jennifer Lacy gains possession.	6	6
6:11	Sheryl Swoopes made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ivory Latta.	6	8
6:01	DeWanna Bonner made 13 ft Jumper.	8	8
5:50	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul. Amber Holt gains possession.	8	8
5:50	Amber Holt made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	9
5:50	Ketia Swanier enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	8	9
5:50	Elizabeth Cambage enters the game for Jennifer Lacy.	8	9
5:50	Amber Holt made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	10
5:41	Ivory Latta Shooting Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	8	10
5:41	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	10
5:41	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	10
5:24	Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.	10	10
5:22	Candice Dupree Defensive Rebound.	10	10
5:18	DeWanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.	12	10
5:01	Amber Holt missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	10
4:58	Marie Ferdinand-Harris Defensive Rebound.	12	10
4:48	Candice Dupree missed Jumper.	12	10
4:46	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	12	10
4:33	Elizabeth Cambage made Layup. Assisted by Tiffany Jackson.	12	12
4:24	Diana Taurasi made Layup.	14	12
4:07	Elizabeth Cambage made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	14	14
3:50	Marie Ferdinand-Harris's 19 ft Jumper blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.	14	14
3:47	Ivory Latta Defensive Rebound.	14	14
3:47	Sheryl Swoopes Traveling	14	14
3:47	Official Timeout.	14	14
3:47	Nakia Sanford enters the game for DeWanna Bonner.	14	14
3:47	Andrea Riley enters the game for Amber Holt.	14	14
3:47	Kayla Pedersen enters the game for Ivory Latta.	14	14
3:38	Candice Dupree Traveling	14	14
3:23	Kayla Pedersen missed Jumper.	14	14
3:20	Nakia Sanford Defensive Rebound.	14	14
3:13	Marie Ferdinand-Harris Bad Pass. Stolen by Kayla Pedersen.	14	14
3:06	Elizabeth Cambage Offensive Foul. Nakia Sanford gains possession.	14	14
3:06	Elizabeth Cambage Foul	14	14
2:54	Diana Taurasi missed 20 ft Jumper.	14	14
2:50	Tiffany Jackson Defensive Rebound.	14	14
2:38	Kayla Pedersen missed 15 ft Jumper.	14	14
2:35	Candice Dupree Defensive Rebound.	14	14
2:32	Diana Taurasi made 11 ft Jumper.	16	14
2:32	Kayla Pedersen Shooting Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	16	14
2:32	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.	17	14
2:16	Andrea Riley missed Layup.	17	14
2:15	Candice Dupree Defensive Rebound.	17	14
2:11	Ketia Swanier made Layup.	19	14
1:46	Tiffany Jackson missed 9 ft Jumper.	19	14
1:46	Tulsa Offensive Rebound.	19	14
1:46	DeWanna Bonner enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	19	14
1:46	Krystal Thomas enters the game for Candice Dupree.	19	14
1:10	Andrea Riley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	14
1:08	DeWanna Bonner Defensive Rebound.	19	14
54.9	DeWanna Bonner missed Layup.	19	14
53.3	DeWanna Bonner Offensive Rebound.	19	14
53.3	Andrea Riley Shooting Foul. DeWanna Bonner gains possession.	19	14
53.3	DeWanna Bonner missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	14
53.3	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	19	14
53.3	DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	14
47.7	Elizabeth Cambage Offensive Foul. Krystal Thomas gains possession.	20	14
47.7	Elizabeth Cambage Foul	20	14
47.7	Abi Olajuwon enters the game for Elizabeth Cambage.	20	14
47.7	Amber Holt enters the game for Kayla Pedersen.	20	14
35.6	Krystal Thomas Turnover	20	14
22.0	Krystal Thomas Shooting Foul. Tiffany Jackson gains possession.	20	14
22.0	Tiffany Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	15
22.0	Tiffany Jackson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	15
21.6	Nakia Sanford Defensive Rebound.	20	15
1.2	DeWanna Bonner made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Marie Ferdinand-Harris.	22	15
0.1	Amber Holt missed 40 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	15
0.0	Tulsa Offensive Rebound.	22	15
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	22	15

Regular Season Series

PHX wins 4-0

Mercury
86
Shock
78

Game 1

9/7

Shock
63
Mercury
102

Game 2

10/7

Mercury
96
Shock
74

Game 3

31/8

Shock
76
Mercury
91

Game 4

9/9

BOK Center

1:00 AM, 31 August 2011

Tulsa, OK

Referees:
Denise Brooks
Scott Twardoski
Byron Jarrett

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Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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