Lynx 89-66 Mercury (22 Sep, 2012) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

27-6, 16-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	24	27	24	14	89
PHX	22	12	19	13	66

Phoenix Mercury

7-26, 3-13 home

Candice Dupree misses 15- foot jumper
Samantha Prahalis makes driving layup
Samantha Prahalis misses 21- foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree makes jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 23- foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree makes layup
Alexis Hornbuckle makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists )
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 13- foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses 3- foot
DeWanna Bonner makes three point jumper (Samantha Prahalis assists )
DeWanna Bonner misses jumper
Samantha Prahalis misses 17- foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes layup
Charde Houston makes three point jumper (Samantha Prahalis assists )
Nakia Sanford makes jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists )
Samantha Prahalis makes jumper
Rebekkah Brunson blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 4- foot jumper
Charde Houston misses 22- foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes layup
Charde Houston makes free throw 1 of 2
Charde Houston misses free throw 2 of 2
Charde Houston misses 3- foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses 23- foot
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 22- foot three point jumper
Devereaux Peters blocks Lynetta Kizer 's 2- foot layup
Devereaux Peters blocks Lynetta Kizer's layup
DeWanna Bonner misses 17- foot jumper
Alexis Hornbuckle misses three point jumper
Devereaux Peters blocks Candice Dupree 's 14- foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes layup
Samantha Prahalis makes two point shot
Krystal Thomas makes layup (Candice Dupree assists )
Samantha Prahalis misses 19- foot jumper
Samantha Prahalis misses 18- foot jumper
Samantha Prahalis makes layup
Krystal Thomas misses layup
Samantha Prahalis misses 16- foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 25- foot three point jumper
Krystal Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
Krystal Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses 12- foot jumper
Alexis Hornbuckle makes driving layup
Rebekkah Brunson blocks Krystal Thomas 's 6- foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 14- foot jumper
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 18- foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses 9- foot jumper
Charde Houston makes free throw 1 of 2
Charde Houston makes free throw 2 of 2
Samantha Prahalis misses 22- foot three point jumper
Krystal Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
Krystal Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses 18- foot jumper
Charde Houston misses 15- foot jumper
Charde Houston misses 22- foot three point jumper
Lynetta Kizer makes layup (Samantha Prahalis assists )
Samantha Prahalis misses free throw 1 of 3
Phoenix team offensive rebound
Samantha Prahalis makes free throw 3 of 3
Alexis Hornbuckle makes jumper (Samantha Prahalis assists )
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot (Samantha Prahalis assists )
DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot (Samantha Prahalis assists )
Lynetta Kizer makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists )
Candice Dupree misses 11- foot two point shot
Candice Dupree makes jumper
Samantha Prahalis makes two point shot
DeWanna Bonner misses 23- foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Samantha Prahalis assists )
Samantha Prahalis misses 18- foot jumper
Samantha Prahalis makes jumper (Alexis Hornbuckle assists )
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 24- foot three point jumper
Samantha Prahalis misses driving layup
Nakia Sanford makes free throw 1 of 2
Nakia Sanford makes free throw 2 of 2
Samantha Prahalis misses layup
DeWanna Bonner misses layup
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 18- foot jumper
Jessica Adair blocks Charde Houston's jumper
Lynetta Kizer makes three point jumper (Samantha Prahalis assists )
Nakia Sanford misses 12- foot two point shot
Charde Houston misses 21- foot three point jumper
Devereaux Peters blocks Nakia Sanford 's 4- foot jumper
Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup
Devereaux Peters makes jumper (Seimone Augustus assists )
Lindsay Whalen makes layup (Rebekkah Brunson assists )
Devereaux Peters misses 8- foot
Krystal Thomas blocks Lindsay Whalen 's 7- foot jumper
Seimone Augustus misses 19- foot jumper
Devereaux Peters misses layup
Rebekkah Brunson misses 12- foot jumper
Maya Moore makes three point jumper (Seimone Augustus assists )
Seimone Augustus misses 21- foot three point jumper
Maya Moore misses 22- foot three point jumper
Maya Moore makes two point shot (Lindsay Whalen assists )
Maya Moore makes layup (Seimone Augustus assists )
Candice Wiggins makes three point jumper (Seimone Augustus assists )
Seimone Augustus makes jumper (Devereaux Peters assists )
Maya Moore misses 16- foot jumper
Seimone Augustus misses 20- foot jumper
Krystal Thomas blocks Devereaux Peters 's 6- foot jumper
Candice Wiggins misses 23- foot three point jumper
Jessica Adair misses 3- foot jumper
Seimone Augustus makes layup (Monica Wright assists )
Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
Lindsay Whalen makes layup (Jessica Adair assists )
Rebekkah Brunson misses 3- foot jumper
Jessica Adair misses 5- foot two point shot
Candice Wiggins misses three point jumper
Erin Thorn makes three point jumper (Jessica Adair assists )
Erin Thorn makes three point jumper (Maya Moore assists )
Devereaux Peters misses 7- foot jumper
Erin Thorn makes three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists )
Erin Thorn misses three point jumper
Seimone Augustus misses two point shot
Maya Moore makes two point shot (Devereaux Peters assists )
Rebekkah Brunson makes jumper (Maya Moore assists )
Maya Moore makes jumper (Devereaux Peters assists )
Maya Moore misses 4- foot jumper
Seimone Augustus makes layup (Devereaux Peters assists )
Seimone Augustus misses jumper
Lindsay Whalen makes jumper
Devereaux Peters makes free throw 1 of 2
Devereaux Peters makes free throw 2 of 2
Lindsay Whalen makes two point shot
Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
Lindsay Whalen misses 16- foot jumper
Lindsay Whalen misses 4- foot jumper
Maya Moore misses 22- foot three point jumper
Devereaux Peters makes layup (Maya Moore assists )
Seimone Augustus misses 16- foot jumper
Seimone Augustus makes jumper
Seimone Augustus misses 6- foot jumper
Seimone Augustus misses 6- foot jumper
Maya Moore makes two point shot
Maya Moore makes driving layup
Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 1
Seimone Augustus makes three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists )
Maya Moore makes three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists )
Seimone Augustus makes three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists )
Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
Lindsay Whalen misses free throw 2 of 2
Lindsay Whalen makes two point shot
Seimone Augustus misses 17- foot jumper
Jessica Adair misses 8- foot
Candice Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 2
Candice Wiggins makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Wiggins misses 23- foot three point jumper
Jessica Adair misses free throw 1 of 2
Jessica Adair makes free throw 2 of 2
Jessica Adair misses 9- foot jumper
Candice Wiggins misses 21- foot three point jumper
Monica Wright misses 19- foot jumper
Candice Wiggins misses 21- foot three point jumper
Candice Wiggins misses 11- foot jumper
Monica Wright misses 20- foot jumper
Devereaux Peters misses 18- foot jumper
Monica Wright makes layup (Devereaux Peters assists )
Monica Wright misses driving layup
Jessica Adair makes jumper (Devereaux Peters assists )
Erin Thorn makes three point jumper
Monica Wright misses 4- foot
Erin Thorn makes
Monica Wright misses 18- foot jumper
Erin Thorn misses 24- foot three point jumper
Devereaux Peters makes two point shot (Erin Thorn assists )
Erin Thorn misses driving layup
Candice Wiggins misses 22- foot three point jumper
Jessica Adair misses free throw 1 of 2
Jessica Adair misses free throw 2 of 2
Erin Thorn misses 23- foot three point jumper
Erin Thorn makes jumper (Monica Wright assists )

LYNX

MERCURY

TIME		MIN	PHX
10:00	Rebekkah Brunson vs. Krystal Thomas (Candice Dupree gains possession)	0	0
9:40	Candice Dupree misses 15- foot jumper	0	0
9:37	Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound	0	0
9:22	Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup	2	0
9:06	Samantha Prahalis makes driving layup	2	2
8:45	Devereaux Peters makes jumper (Seimone Augustus assists )	4	2
8:32	Samantha Prahalis misses 21- foot three point jumper	4	2
8:30	Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound	4	2
8:26	Lindsay Whalen makes layup (Rebekkah Brunson assists )	6	2
8:11	Candice Dupree makes jumper	6	4
8:04	Maya Moore turnover	6	4
7:54	DeWanna Bonner misses 23- foot three point jumper	6	4
7:52	Candice Dupree offensive rebound	6	4
7:50	Candice Dupree makes layup	6	6
7:39	Devereaux Peters misses 8- foot	6	6
7:39	Alexis Hornbuckle defensive rebound	6	6
7:30	Krystal Thomas travelling	6	6
7:20	Krystal Thomas blocks Lindsay Whalen 's 7- foot jumper	6	6
7:20	Minnesota offensive team rebound	6	6
7:15	Seimone Augustus misses 19- foot jumper	6	6
7:13	Devereaux Peters offensive rebound	6	6
7:11	Devereaux Peters misses layup	6	6
7:11	Alexis Hornbuckle defensive rebound	6	6
7:11	Alexis Hornbuckle steps out of bounds turnover	6	6
7:05	Rebekkah Brunson misses 12- foot jumper	6	6
7:03	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	6	6
6:54	Alexis Hornbuckle makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists )	6	8
6:39	Maya Moore makes three point jumper (Seimone Augustus assists )	9	8
6:30	Alexis Hornbuckle misses 13- foot jumper	9	8
6:28	Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound	9	8
6:20	Seimone Augustus misses 21- foot three point jumper	9	8
6:18	Krystal Thomas defensive rebound	9	8
6:07	Candice Dupree misses 3- foot	9	8
6:05	Maya Moore defensive rebound	9	8
5:56	Maya Moore misses 22- foot three point jumper	9	8
5:54	Lindsay Whalen offensive rebound	9	8
5:50	Maya Moore makes two point shot (Lindsay Whalen assists )	11	8
5:37	Samantha Prahalis bad pass (Rebekkah Brunson steals)	11	8
5:31	Maya Moore makes layup (Seimone Augustus assists )	13	8
5:20	Nakia Sanford enters the game for Candice Dupree	13	8
5:20	Alexis Hornbuckle enters the game for Candice Dupree	13	8
5:20	Candice Wiggins enters the game for Lindsay Whalen	13	8
5:20	Charde Houston enters the game for Alexis Hornbuckle	13	8
5:20	Lindsay Whalen vs. Samantha Prahalis	13	8
5:11	Nakia Sanford enters the game for Alexis Hornbuckle	13	8
5:03	DeWanna Bonner makes three point jumper (Samantha Prahalis assists )	13	11
4:54	DeWanna Bonner personal foul (Rebekkah Brunson draws the foul )	13	11
4:54	official timeout	13	11
4:54	Monica Wright enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson	13	11
4:54	Candice Wiggins enters the game for Lindsay Whalen	13	11
4:48	Candice Wiggins makes three point jumper (Seimone Augustus assists )	16	11
4:22	DeWanna Bonner misses jumper	16	11
4:20	Candice Wiggins defensive rebound	16	11
4:13	Seimone Augustus makes jumper (Devereaux Peters assists )	18	11
3:58	Samantha Prahalis misses 17- foot jumper	18	11
3:57	DeWanna Bonner offensive rebound	18	11
3:51	DeWanna Bonner makes layup	18	13
3:41	Maya Moore misses 16- foot jumper	18	13
3:40	Phoenix defensive team rebound	18	13
3:40	Jessica Adair enters the game for Maya Moore	18	13
3:25	Monica Wright personal foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul )	18	13
3:15	Charde Houston makes three point jumper (Samantha Prahalis assists )	18	16
3:12	Monica Wright steps out of bounds turnover	18	16
2:58	Nakia Sanford makes jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists )	18	18
2:41	Seimone Augustus misses 20- foot jumper	18	18
2:40	Krystal Thomas defensive rebound	18	18
2:38	Krystal Thomas bad pass (Candice Wiggins steals)	18	18
2:30	Krystal Thomas blocks Devereaux Peters 's 6- foot jumper	18	18
2:29	Krystal Thomas defensive rebound	18	18
2:20	Samantha Prahalis makes jumper	18	20
2:02	DeWanna Bonner personal foul (Candice Wiggins draws the foul )	18	20
2:02	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Devereaux Peters	18	20
1:58	Candice Wiggins misses 23- foot three point jumper	18	20
1:57	Candice Wiggins offensive rebound	18	20
1:40	Jessica Adair misses 3- foot jumper	18	20
1:40	Krystal Thomas defensive rebound	18	20
1:34	Samantha Prahalis lost ball turnover Monica Wright	18	20
1:29	Seimone Augustus makes layup (Monica Wright assists )	20	20
1:14	Monica Wright personal foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul )	20	20
1:14	Erin Thorn enters the game for Seimone Augustus	20	20
1:14	Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Monica Wright	20	20
1:07	Rebekkah Brunson blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 4- foot jumper	20	20
1:02	Candice Wiggins defensive rebound	20	20
1:00	Nakia Sanford personal foul (Rebekkah Brunson draws the foul )	20	20
1:00	Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	21	20
1:00	Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	22	20
51.0	Charde Houston misses 22- foot three point jumper	22	20
50.0	DeWanna Bonner offensive rebound	22	20
48.0	DeWanna Bonner makes layup	22	22
30.0	Lindsay Whalen makes layup (Jessica Adair assists )	24	22
24.0	Samantha Prahalis bad pass	24	22
7.0	Charde Houston personal foul (Candice Wiggins draws the foul )	24	22
0.0	Rebekkah Brunson misses 3- foot jumper	24	22
0.0	Minnesota offensive team rebound	24	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	22

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

Footprint Center

3:00 AM, 22 September 2012

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 7,217

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Kevin Sparrock
Felicia Grinter

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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