Lynx 78-60 Mercury (16 Jun, 2012) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

10-0, 5-0 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	21	22	19	16	78
PHX	16	11	18	15	60

Phoenix Mercury

2-6, 1-2 home

Candice Dupree made Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charde Houston missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charde Houston missed 6 ft Jumper.
Samantha Prahalis missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nakia Sanford made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nakia Sanford made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nakia Sanford missed 18 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree missed 13 ft Jumper.
Nakia Sanford missed 12 ft Jumper.
Samantha Prahalis made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Samantha Prahalis made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Samantha Prahalis made Free Throw 3 of 3.
DeWanna Bonner missed 16 ft Jumper.
Alexis Gray-Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Krystal Thomas made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Samantha Prahalis.
Candice Dupree's 13 ft Jumper blocked by Maya Moore.
DeWanna Bonner's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Amber Harris.
Alexis Gray-Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Candice Dupree.
Samantha Prahalis missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Samantha Prahalis missed 18 ft Jumper.
Krystal Thomas's 3 ft Jumper blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Candice Dupree missed Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Layup.
Alexis Gray-Lawson missed 19 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 5 ft Jumper.
Krystal Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Krystal Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alexis Hornbuckle missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Alexis Gray-Lawson's 22 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Seimone Augustus.
Andrea Riley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Charde Houston missed 9 ft Jumper.
Andrea Riley missed Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Andrea Riley.
DeWanna Bonner made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charde Houston.
Samantha Prahalis missed Driving Layup.
DeWanna Bonner missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Candice Dupree missed 14 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made Layup.
DeWanna Bonner missed 18 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
DeWanna Bonner made 7 ft Running Jumper.
Samantha Prahalis made 14 ft Jumper.
Nakia Sanford made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Samantha Prahalis.
Candice Dupree made 8 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree missed 15 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston missed 14 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
DeWanna Bonner missed 15 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Andrea Riley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charde Houston missed Jumper.
Charde Houston missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Andrea Riley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Andrea Riley.
Andrea Riley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Andrea Riley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner missed 16 ft Jumper.
Alexis Hornbuckle missed Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Andrea Riley's Layup blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made 16 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charde Houston made Driving Layup.
Charde Houston's 19 ft Jumper blocked by Seimone Augustus.
Alexis Gray-Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alexis Hornbuckle made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Samantha Prahalis.
Samantha Prahalis missed 16 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree missed Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner's 12 ft Jumper blocked by Maya Moore.
Alexis Hornbuckle made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samantha Prahalis.
Samantha Prahalis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Samantha Prahalis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Samantha Prahalis missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Samantha Prahalis missed 5 ft Running Jumper.
Alexis Hornbuckle made 16 ft Jumper.
Alexis Hornbuckle missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Krystal Thomas's 12 ft Jumper blocked by Amber Harris.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Lindsay Whalen made Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Seimone Augustus missed Three Point Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Layup. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.
Lindsay Whalen made 18 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Lindsay Whalen missed Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 17 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Monica Wright's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Krystal Thomas.
Seimone Augustus made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Monica Wright.
Amber Harris missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Monica Wright made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.
Maya Moore missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson's Layup blocked by Krystal Thomas.
Maya Moore made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Maya Moore missed Layup.
Devereaux Peters made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Monica Wright.
Devereaux Peters made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Maya Moore.
Monica Wright missed 8 ft Jumper.
Maya Moore missed 18 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Devereaux Peters.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 17 ft Jumper.
Monica Wright missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Lindsay Whalen made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Avery Warley.
Lindsay Whalen made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Layup.
Candice Wiggins made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Wiggins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Wiggins missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Monica Wright missed Layup.
Erin Thorn missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Monica Wright made Layup.
Monica Wright made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Devereaux Peters made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Devereaux Peters missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Wiggins missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Erin Thorn.
Devereaux Peters made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Devereaux Peters missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Maya Moore missed 18 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Maya Moore missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Maya Moore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Maya Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Monica Wright.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Candice Wiggins missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Wiggins missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Monica Wright made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Jessica Adair's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Alexis Hornbuckle.
Monica Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Monica Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus missed 19 ft Jumper.
Monica Wright missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Lindsay Whalen made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Amber Harris missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Amber Harris missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Two Point Shot.
Seimone Augustus made 18 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Layup.
Lindsay Whalen missed Layup.
Amber Harris missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Seimone Augustus missed 16 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Maya Moore.
Lindsay Whalen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus missed 3 ft Running Jumper.
Amber Harris's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Krystal Thomas.
Seimone Augustus made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Amber Harris missed 8 ft Jumper.
Amber Harris missed 17 ft Jumper.
Maya Moore made Layup.
Maya Moore missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Devereaux Peters missed Layup.
Maya Moore missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amber Harris missed 10 ft Jumper.
Maya Moore made 13 ft Jumper.
Candice Wiggins missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Devereaux Peters's Layup blocked by Alexis Hornbuckle.

LYNX

MERCURY

TIME		MIN	PHX
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Rebekkah Brunson vs. DeWanna Bonner. Maya Moore gains possession.	0	0
9:41	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.	0	0
9:38	Lindsay Whalen Offensive Rebound.	2	0
9:38	Lindsay Whalen made Layup.	2	0
9:26	Candice Dupree made Jumper.	2	2
9:15	Rebekkah Brunson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.	4	2
8:56	DeWanna Bonner missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	2
8:53	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Rebound.	4	2
8:38	Seimone Augustus missed Three Point Jumper.	4	2
8:37	Nakia Sanford Defensive Rebound.	4	2
8:19	DeWanna Bonner Bad Pass. Stolen by Rebekkah Brunson.	4	2
8:14	Lindsay Whalen made Layup. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.	6	2
7:58	Charde Houston missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	2
7:56	Lindsay Whalen Defensive Rebound.	6	2
7:48	Lindsay Whalen made 18 ft Jumper.	8	2
7:31	Rebekkah Brunson Personal Foul. Nakia Sanford gains possession.	8	2
7:24	Charde Houston missed 6 ft Jumper.	8	2
7:24	Candice Dupree Offensive Rebound.	8	2
7:15	Samantha Prahalis missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	2
7:13	Nakia Sanford Offensive Rebound.	8	2
7:13	Maya Moore Shooting Foul. Nakia Sanford gains possession.	8	2
7:13	Nakia Sanford made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	3
7:13	Nakia Sanford made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	4
6:56	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.	8	4
6:52	Nakia Sanford Defensive Rebound.	8	4
6:48	Nakia Sanford missed 18 ft Jumper.	8	4
6:43	Maya Moore Defensive Rebound.	8	4
6:37	Lindsay Whalen missed Jumper.	8	4
6:35	DeWanna Bonner Defensive Rebound.	8	4
6:26	Candice Dupree missed 13 ft Jumper.	8	4
6:24	Maya Moore Defensive Rebound.	8	4
6:09	Seimone Augustus missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	4
6:07	Samantha Prahalis Defensive Rebound.	8	4
5:58	Nakia Sanford missed 12 ft Jumper.	8	4
5:56	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	8	4
5:41	Seimone Augustus missed 17 ft Jumper.	8	4
5:41	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	8	4
5:39	Amber Harris enters the game for Maya Moore.	8	4
5:39	Candice Wiggins enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	8	4
5:39	Monica Wright enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	8	4
5:39	Krystal Thomas enters the game for Nakia Sanford.	8	4
5:33	Rebekkah Brunson missed 14 ft Jumper.	8	4
5:31	Amber Harris Offensive Rebound.	8	4
5:18	Monica Wright's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Krystal Thomas.	8	4
5:18	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	8	4
5:13	Seimone Augustus made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Monica Wright.	11	4
4:56	Candice Wiggins Shooting Foul. Samantha Prahalis gains possession.	11	4
4:56	Official Timeout.	11	4
4:56	Samantha Prahalis made Free Throw 1 of 3.	11	5
4:56	Samantha Prahalis made Free Throw 2 of 3.	11	6
4:56	Samantha Prahalis made Free Throw 3 of 3.	11	7
4:46	Amber Harris missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	7
4:43	DeWanna Bonner Defensive Rebound.	11	7
4:26	DeWanna Bonner missed 16 ft Jumper.	11	7
4:24	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	11	7
4:24	Alexis Gray-Lawson enters the game for Charde Houston.	11	7
4:11	Candice Wiggins Bad Pass. Stolen by Krystal Thomas.	11	7
3:55	Alexis Gray-Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	7
3:53	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	11	7
3:53	Maya Moore enters the game for Seimone Augustus.	11	7
3:44	Krystal Thomas made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Samantha Prahalis.	11	9
3:21	Monica Wright made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.	14	9
3:03	Candice Dupree's 13 ft Jumper blocked by Maya Moore.	14	9
3:00	DeWanna Bonner Offensive Rebound.	14	9
3:00	DeWanna Bonner's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Amber Harris.	14	9
2:58	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	14	9
2:51	Maya Moore missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	9
2:49	DeWanna Bonner Defensive Rebound.	14	9
2:39	Alexis Gray-Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Candice Dupree.	14	12
2:21	Rebekkah Brunson's Layup blocked by Krystal Thomas.	14	12
2:19	Maya Moore Offensive Rebound.	14	12
2:16	Maya Moore made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	12
2:02	Samantha Prahalis missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	12
2:00	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	17	12
1:54	Maya Moore missed Layup.	17	12
1:53	Krystal Thomas Defensive Rebound.	17	12
1:53	Taj McWilliams-Franklin enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	17	12
1:53	Devereaux Peters enters the game for Amber Harris.	17	12
1:32	Samantha Prahalis missed 18 ft Jumper.	17	12
1:31	Krystal Thomas Offensive Rebound.	17	12
1:29	Krystal Thomas's 3 ft Jumper blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	17	12
1:27	Devereaux Peters Defensive Rebound.	17	12
1:15	Devereaux Peters made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Monica Wright.	19	12
57.8	Candice Dupree missed Jumper.	19	12
56.3	Candice Dupree Offensive Rebound.	19	12
55.5	Candice Dupree made Layup.	19	14
45.2	Devereaux Peters Turnover	19	14
30.9	Alexis Gray-Lawson missed 19 ft Jumper.	19	14
29.4	Devereaux Peters Defensive Rebound.	19	14
19.7	Devereaux Peters made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Maya Moore.	21	14
6.1	DeWanna Bonner missed 5 ft Jumper.	21	14
5.0	Krystal Thomas Offensive Rebound.	21	14
5.0	Devereaux Peters Shooting Foul. Krystal Thomas gains possession.	21	14
5.0	Krystal Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	15
5.0	Krystal Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	16
0.2	Monica Wright missed 8 ft Jumper.	21	16
0.0	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	21	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	21	16

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

3:00 AM, 16 June 2012

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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