Lynx 105-83 Mercury (20 May, 2012) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

0-1, 0-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	20	23	24	16	83
MIN	20	36	25	24	105

Minnesota Lynx

1-0, 1-0 home

105

Seimone Augustus missed 5 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Maya Moore made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Maya Moore.
Lindsay Whalen missed 16 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 15 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 10 ft Jumper.
Jessica Adair made Driving Layup.
Maya Moore missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Monica Wright missed 14 ft Jumper.
Maya Moore made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Monica Wright.
Maya Moore made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Monica Wright made 8 ft Jumper.
Monica Wright made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jessica Adair.
Seimone Augustus missed Driving Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Maya Moore missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen's Layup blocked by Candice Dupree.
Maya Moore missed 17 ft Jumper.
Maya Moore made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Maya Moore missed Layup.
Lindsay Whalen made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Maya Moore missed 13 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 4 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Two Point Shot.
Seimone Augustus missed 13 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Maya Moore.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Seimone Augustus missed 17 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Candice Wiggins.
Monica Wright missed Driving Layup.
Candice Wiggins made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Monica Wright.
Monica Wright made 12 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 19 ft Jumper.
Monica Wright made Driving Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Seimone Augustus made Driving Layup.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Candice Wiggins made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Monica Wright.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 15 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 18 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
Monica Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Monica Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Monica Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Monica Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 9 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Maya Moore missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Seimone Augustus made Driving Layup.
Maya Moore missed 11 ft Jumper.
Maya Moore made 8 ft Jumper.
Maya Moore made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Seimone Augustus made Layup. Assisted by Maya Moore.
Maya Moore made 17 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Seimone Augustus made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Jessica Adair missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jessica Adair made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Monica Wright made Driving Layup.
Monica Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Candice Wiggins missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jessica Adair made Layup.
Monica Wright made Driving Layup.
Devereaux Peters made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Devereaux Peters missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen's 4 ft Two Point Shot blocked by Avery Warley.
Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.
Jessica Adair missed 6 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made 14 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Layup. Assisted by Maya Moore.
Lindsay Whalen missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Candice Wiggins made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Rebekkah Brunson made Driving Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Monica Wright.
Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.
Maya Moore missed 13 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.
Maya Moore missed 12 ft Jumper.
Monica Wright missed Jumper.
Candice Wiggins made Two Point Shot.
Erin Thorn made 15 ft Jumper.
Candice Wiggins missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jessica Adair made Layup. Assisted by Monica Wright.
Jessica Adair made Layup.
Devereaux Peters missed 15 ft Jumper.
Devereaux Peters made Layup. Assisted by Erin Thorn.
Charde Houston missed 13 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 19 ft Jumper.
Nakia Sanford missed Layup.
Charde Houston made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeWanna Bonner.
Samantha Prahalis missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Layup.
Charde Houston missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nakia Sanford missed Jumper.
Nakia Sanford made Layup.
Charde Houston made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samantha Prahalis.
Charde Houston made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Samantha Prahalis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Samantha Prahalis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alexis Gray-Lawson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Zane Tamane's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Maya Moore.
Candice Dupree made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Alexis Gray-Lawson.
Alexis Gray-Lawson's 3 ft Jumper blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
DeWanna Bonner missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Alexis Gray-Lawson missed Layup.
Alexis Gray-Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree missed 18 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Jumper. Assisted by Alexis Gray-Lawson.
Alexis Gray-Lawson missed 4 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston missed Jumper.
Charde Houston missed Jumper.
Nakia Sanford missed 4 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charde Houston made 9 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nakia Sanford missed 18 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Charde Houston made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Dupree missed Driving Layup.
DeWanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Samantha Prahalis.
Charde Houston made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nakia Sanford.
Samantha Prahalis made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeWanna Bonner.
Nakia Sanford missed 19 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alexis Gray-Lawson made 16 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made Technical Free Throw.
DeWanna Bonner made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Samantha Prahalis made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made 8 ft Running Jumper.
Nakia Sanford made Layup. Assisted by Charde Houston.
Samantha Prahalis missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed Driving Layup.
Zane Tamane missed Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made 28 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samantha Prahalis.
DeWanna Bonner missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nakia Sanford missed 9 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Dupree missed 16 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alexis Hornbuckle.
Alexis Hornbuckle's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.
Avery Warley made Layup. Assisted by Charde Houston.
Charde Houston missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Alexis Gray-Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeWanna Bonner.
DeWanna Bonner missed 3 ft Jumper.
Alexis Gray-Lawson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Alexis Hornbuckle missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Alexis Hornbuckle missed 11 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charde Houston missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charde Houston made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Samantha Prahalis.
Charde Houston made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Charde Houston missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
DeWanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Samantha Prahalis.
Avery Warley missed Jumper.
Samantha Prahalis made 17 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Charde Houston.
Samantha Prahalis missed 59 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree made 14 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston made Driving Layup.
Charde Houston missed 13 ft Jumper.
Alexis Gray-Lawson's Driving Layup blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Samantha Prahalis made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nakia Sanford missed Layup.
Charde Houston missed 11 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made Driving Layup.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Samantha Prahalis.
Charde Houston's Layup blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.
Candice Dupree missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Charde Houston missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Alexis Gray-Lawson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Alexis Gray-Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Charde Houston missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charde Houston missed 8 ft Jumper.

MERCURY

LYNX

TIME		PHX	MIN
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: DeWanna Bonner vs. Taj McWilliams-Franklin. Candice Dupree gains possession.	0	0
9:48	Charde Houston missed 13 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:47	Seimone Augustus Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:30	Seimone Augustus missed 5 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:30	Rebekkah Brunson Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:11	Seimone Augustus made 4 ft Two Point Shot.	0	2
9:00	DeWanna Bonner missed 19 ft Jumper.	0	2
9:00	Nakia Sanford Offensive Rebound.	0	2
8:57	Nakia Sanford missed Layup.	0	2
8:56	Samantha Prahalis Offensive Rebound.	0	2
8:49	Charde Houston made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeWanna Bonner.	3	2
8:26	Maya Moore made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	3	5
8:15	Samantha Prahalis missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	5
8:15	Candice Dupree Offensive Rebound.	3	5
8:14	Candice Dupree made Layup.	5	5
8:02	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Maya Moore.	5	7
7:50	Charde Houston missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	7
7:46	Lindsay Whalen Defensive Rebound.	5	7
7:41	Lindsay Whalen Bad Pass. Stolen by Candice Dupree.	5	7
7:22	Nakia Sanford missed Jumper.	5	7
7:20	Nakia Sanford Offensive Rebound.	5	7
7:18	Nakia Sanford made Layup.	7	7
7:03	Lindsay Whalen missed 16 ft Jumper.	7	7
7:01	Nakia Sanford Defensive Rebound.	7	7
6:54	Charde Houston made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samantha Prahalis.	10	7
6:35	Seimone Augustus made 15 ft Jumper.	10	9
6:05	Charde Houston made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	9
5:52	Seimone Augustus missed 10 ft Jumper.	13	9
5:50	Candice Dupree Defensive Rebound.	13	9
5:45	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Shooting Foul. Samantha Prahalis gains possession.	13	9
5:45	Zane Tamane enters the game for Nakia Sanford.	13	9
5:45	Samantha Prahalis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	9
5:45	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	13	9
5:45	Candice Wiggins enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	13	9
5:45	Jessica Adair enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	13	9
5:45	Monica Wright enters the game for Seimone Augustus.	13	9
5:45	Alexis Gray-Lawson enters the game for Charde Houston.	13	9
5:45	Samantha Prahalis made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	9
5:31	Jessica Adair made Driving Layup.	14	11
5:18	Alexis Gray-Lawson missed 17 ft Jumper.	14	11
5:16	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Rebound.	14	11
5:13	Candice Wiggins Bad Pass. Stolen by DeWanna Bonner.	14	11
5:05	Zane Tamane's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Maya Moore.	14	11
5:03	Maya Moore Defensive Rebound.	14	11
4:58	Maya Moore missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.	14	11
4:56	Alexis Gray-Lawson Defensive Rebound.	14	11
4:43	Candice Dupree made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Alexis Gray-Lawson.	16	11
4:35	Monica Wright missed 14 ft Jumper.	16	11
4:33	Alexis Gray-Lawson Defensive Rebound.	16	11
4:28	Alexis Gray-Lawson's 3 ft Jumper blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	16	11
4:26	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Rebound.	16	11
4:20	Maya Moore made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Monica Wright.	16	13
4:20	DeWanna Bonner Shooting Foul. Maya Moore gains possession.	16	13
4:20	Full Timeout.	16	13
4:20	Maya Moore made Free Throw 1 of 1.	16	14
4:13	Samantha Prahalis Bad Pass. Stolen by Jessica Adair.	16	14
3:58	Monica Wright made 8 ft Jumper.	16	16
3:48	DeWanna Bonner missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	16
3:44	Alexis Gray-Lawson Offensive Rebound.	16	16
3:41	Alexis Gray-Lawson missed Layup.	16	16
3:40	Zane Tamane Offensive Rebound.	16	16
3:38	Zane Tamane Bad Pass. Stolen by Maya Moore.	16	16
3:26	Monica Wright made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jessica Adair.	16	18
3:08	Alexis Gray-Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	18
3:04	Samantha Prahalis Offensive Rebound.	16	18
2:59	Candice Dupree missed 18 ft Jumper.	16	18
2:58	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	16	18
2:58	Alexis Gray-Lawson Loose Ball Foul. Monica Wright gains possession.	16	18
2:58	Charde Houston enters the game for Samantha Prahalis.	16	18
2:58	Devereaux Peters enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	16	18
2:58	Seimone Augustus enters the game for Maya Moore.	16	18
2:45	Monica Wright Bad Pass. Stolen by DeWanna Bonner.	16	18
2:38	Candice Dupree made Jumper. Assisted by Alexis Gray-Lawson.	18	18
2:21	Candice Wiggins Lost Ball. Stolen by Alexis Gray-Lawson.	18	18
2:16	Alexis Gray-Lawson missed 4 ft Jumper.	18	18
2:15	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	18	18
2:09	Charde Houston missed Jumper.	18	18
2:08	Seimone Augustus Defensive Rebound.	18	18
2:01	Seimone Augustus missed Driving Layup.	18	18
1:57	Candice Dupree Defensive Rebound.	18	18
1:52	Monica Wright Personal Foul. DeWanna Bonner gains possession.	18	18
1:52	Nakia Sanford enters the game for Zane Tamane.	18	18
1:47	Charde Houston missed Jumper.	18	18
1:47	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	18	18
1:47	Jessica Adair Loose Ball Foul. Nakia Sanford gains possession.	18	18
1:47	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Jessica Adair.	18	18
1:38	Nakia Sanford missed 4 ft Jumper.	18	18
1:36	Monica Wright Defensive Rebound.	18	18
1:20	Rebekkah Brunson missed 19 ft Jumper.	18	18
1:16	Charde Houston Defensive Rebound.	18	18
1:06	DeWanna Bonner missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	18
1:04	Devereaux Peters Defensive Rebound.	18	18
1:04	Nakia Sanford Loose Ball Foul. Rebekkah Brunson gains possession.	18	18
1:04	Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Candice Wiggins.	18	18
57.0	Devereaux Peters Offensive Foul. Alexis Gray-Lawson gains possession.	18	18
57.0	Devereaux Peters Foul	18	18
46.8	Candice Dupree Turnover	18	18
35.9	Seimone Augustus made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	18	20
30.2	Charde Houston made 9 ft Jumper.	20	20
30.2	Devereaux Peters Shooting Foul. Charde Houston gains possession.	20	20
30.2	Maya Moore enters the game for Devereaux Peters.	20	20
30.2	Charde Houston missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	20	20
29.9	Maya Moore Defensive Rebound.	20	20
12.8	Maya Moore missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	20
9.9	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	20	20
0.9	Nakia Sanford missed 18 ft Jumper.	20	20
0.3	Monica Wright Defensive Rebound.	20	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	20	20

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 4-0

Mercury
83
Lynx
105

Game 1

20/5

Lynx
78
Mercury
60

Game 2

16/6

Mercury
80
Lynx
96

Game 3

28/6

Lynx
89
Mercury
66

Game 4

22/9

Target Center

5:30 PM, 20 May 2012

Minneapolis, MN

Referees:
Cameron Inouye
Lamont Simpson
Michael Price

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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