Lynx 99-79 Mercury (7 Jun, 2013) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

0-3, 0-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	16	17	22	24	79
MIN	32	28	21	18	99

Minnesota Lynx

2-0, 2-0 home

Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Maya Moore makes layup (Janel McCarville assists)
Rebekkah Brunson misses 15-foot jumper
Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Janel McCarville makes two point shot (Seimone Augustus assists)
Rebekkah Brunson makes 10-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Maya Moore misses
Janel McCarville misses 24-foot three point jumper
Seimone Augustus misses 16-foot jumper
Monica Wright makes driving layup
Seimone Augustus makes 20-foot two point shot
Seimone Augustus misses 12-foot jumper
Amber Harris misses 22-foot three point jumper
Devereaux Peters misses layup
Devereaux Peters makes 18-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Amber Harris makes 16-foot jumper (Rachel Jarry assists)
Seimone Augustus makes jumper (Rachel Jarry assists)
Amber Harris makes 22-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Rachel Jarry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Seimone Augustus makes driving layup
Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup (Amber Harris assists)
Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
Maya Moore makes 17-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 1
Maya Moore misses 18-foot jumper
Maya Moore misses layup
Amber Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Janel McCarville assists)
Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 2
Maya Moore misses driving layup
Maya Moore makes 16-foot jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
Maya Moore misses free throw 2 of 2
Seimone Augustus makes 16-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
Amber Harris makes 8-foot jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)
Amber Harris misses 17-foot jumper
Amber Harris makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
Maya Moore makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
Monica Wright makes two point shot
Monica Wright misses layup
Rebekkah Brunson makes 18-foot jumper (Amber Harris assists)
Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
Seimone Augustus makes 7-foot two point shot
Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
Janel McCarville misses jumper
Seimone Augustus makes 23-foot three pointer (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Lindsay Whalen makes 8-foot two point shot (Janel McCarville assists)
Janel McCarville makes layup (Seimone Augustus assists)
Maya Moore makes two point shot (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 1
Maya Moore misses driving layup
Maya Moore misses 16-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus misses 22-foot three point jumper
Amber Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rebekkah Brunson misses 18-foot jumper
Amber Harris makes two point shot (Maya Moore assists)
Seimone Augustus misses 19-foot jumper
Lindsay Whalen misses 2-foot two point shot
Seimone Augustus makes 16-foot jumper
Maya Moore misses jumper
Amber Harris misses layup
Amber Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper
Monica Wright misses 20-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus makes 19-foot jumper (Devereaux Peters assists)
Monica Wright misses 14-foot two point jumper
Seimone Augustus makes 13-foot jumper (Amber Harris assists)
Monica Wright makes free throw 1 of 2
Monica Wright misses free throw 2 of 2
Amber Harris misses 11-foot jumper
Monica Wright makes free throw 1 of 2
Monica Wright makes free throw 2 of 2
Amber Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
Amber Harris misses free throw 2 of 2
Amber Harris misses 15-foot jumper
Monica Wright makes layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Monica Wright misses 23-foot three point jumper
Devereaux Peters misses 19-foot jumper
Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 2
Lindsay Whalen misses two point shot
Devereaux Peters misses 5-foot jumper
Lindsay Whalen misses 16-foot jumper
Samantha Prahalis blocks Lindsay Whalen 's 2-foot layup
Monica Wright misses 12-foot jumper
Monica Wright makes free throw 1 of 2
Monica Wright makes free throw 2 of 2
Rachel Jarry misses 21-foot jumper
Devereaux Peters misses tip shot
Amber Harris misses free throw 1 of 2
Amber Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
Lindsey Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sugar Rodgers makes layup (Lindsey Moore assists)
Amber Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
Amber Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
Krystal Thomas blocks Amber Harris 's 9-foot shot
Devereaux Peters makes jumper (Rachel Jarry assists)
Lindsey Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
Lindsey Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
Devereaux Peters misses layup
Lindsey Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sugar Rodgers makes 21-foot jumper (Devereaux Peters assists)
Sugar Rodgers misses 24-foot three point jumper
Lindsey Moore misses 22-foot three point jumper
Devereaux Peters misses 16-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Charde Houston assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
DeWanna Bonner misses three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes two point shot
Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Charde Houston misses 15-foot jumper
Charde Houston misses 17-foot jumper
Briana Gilbreath misses free throw 1 of 2
Briana Gilbreath makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner misses 9-foot jumper
Amber Harris blocks Brittney Griner 's 4-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Amber Harris blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 2-foot layup
Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
Brittney Griner makes 5-foot two point shot
Candice Dupree makes 19-foot jumper (Alexis Hornbuckle assists)
Candice Dupree misses 12-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses layup
DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes two point shot
Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner misses layup
Diana Taurasi misses layup
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Charde Houston misses 23-foot three point jumper
Amber Harris blocks Brittney Griner 's 4-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes layup (Charde Houston assists)
Diana Taurasi misses free throw 1 of 1
Briana Gilbreath misses 23-foot three point jumper
Briana Gilbreath misses jumper
Briana Gilbreath makes 16-foot jumper (Charde Houston assists)
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Charde Houston misses 23-foot three point jumper
Briana Gilbreath makes 16-foot jumper
Briana Gilbreath misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alexis Hornbuckle misses layup
Charde Houston makes driving layup
Diana Taurasi misses 18-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three pointer
Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
Brittney Griner misses dunk
Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 21-foot jumper (Briana Gilbreath assists)
Devereaux Peters blocks Alexis Hornbuckle 's 2-foot layup
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Alexis Hornbuckle makes free throw 1 of 2
Alexis Hornbuckle makes free throw 2 of 2
Devereaux Peters blocks Alexis Hornbuckle 's 24-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (Samantha Prahalis assists)
Briana Gilbreath misses 14-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses driving layup
Samantha Prahalis misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Briana Gilbreath misses 23-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Samantha Prahalis assists)
Lynetta Kizer makes jumper (Briana Gilbreath assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Briana Gilbreath makes 23-foot three point jumper (Samantha Prahalis assists)
Krystal Thomas makes layup (Samantha Prahalis assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Samantha Prahalis makes free throw 1 of 2
Samantha Prahalis makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses 12-foot two point shot
Krystal Thomas misses 5-foot hook shot
DeWanna Bonner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Samantha Prahalis assists)
Briana Gilbreath makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Sugar Rodgers blocks Briana Gilbreath 's 18-foot jumper

MERCURY

LYNX

TIME		PHX	MIN
10:00	Charde Houston vs. Janel McCarville (Diana Taurasi gains possession)	0	0
9:48	Diana Taurasi misses jumper	0	0
9:48	Lindsay Whalen defensive rebound	0	0
9:30	Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)	0	3
9:14	DeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Charde Houston assists)	3	3
9:04	Maya Moore makes layup (Janel McCarville assists)	3	5
8:52	DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper	3	5
8:52	Lindsay Whalen defensive rebound	3	5
8:33	Rebekkah Brunson misses 15-foot jumper	3	5
8:33	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	3	5
8:22	Diana Taurasi makes driving layup	5	5
8:07	Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)	5	8
7:50	DeWanna Bonner misses three point jumper	5	8
7:48	Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound	5	8
7:37	Janel McCarville makes two point shot (Seimone Augustus assists)	5	10
7:20	Diana Taurasi makes two point shot	7	10
7:00	Rebekkah Brunson makes 10-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)	7	12
6:48	Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)	9	12
6:24	Maya Moore misses	9	12
6:24	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	9	12
6:07	Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	12
6:07	Lindsay Whalen defensive rebound	9	12
5:58	Janel McCarville misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	12
5:56	Charde Houston defensive rebound	9	12
5:48	Brittney Griner lost ball turnover (Janel McCarville steals)	9	12
5:46	Diana Taurasi personal foul (Lindsay Whalen draws the foul)	9	12
5:46	Amber Harris enters the game for Janel McCarville	9	12
5:46	Monica Wright enters the game for Lindsay Whalen	9	12
5:33	Briana Gilbreath enters the game for DeWanna Bonner	9	12
5:33	Samantha Prahalis enters the game for Diana Taurasi	9	12
5:31	Seimone Augustus misses 16-foot jumper	9	12
5:30	Briana Gilbreath defensive rebound	9	12
5:18	Charde Houston misses 15-foot jumper	9	12
5:18	Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound	9	12
5:11	Monica Wright makes driving layup	9	14
5:05	Brittney Griner bad pass (Maya Moore steals)	9	14
5:00	Seimone Augustus makes 20-foot two point shot	9	16
4:58	Phoenix Full timeout	9	17
4:48	Monica Wright personal foul (Samantha Prahalis draws the foul)	9	16
4:35	Charde Houston misses 17-foot jumper	9	16
4:35	Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound	9	16
4:18	Seimone Augustus misses 12-foot jumper	9	16
4:18	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	9	16
4:09	Monica Wright shooting foul (Briana Gilbreath draws the foul)	9	16
4:09	Briana Gilbreath misses free throw 1 of 2	9	16
4:09	Phoenix offensive team rebound	9	16
4:09	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Samantha Prahalis	9	16
4:09	Rachel Jarry enters the game for Maya Moore	9	16
4:09	Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Monica Wright	10	16
4:09	Devereaux Peters enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson	10	16
4:09	Briana Gilbreath makes free throw 2 of 2	10	16
4:09	DeWanna Bonner enters the game for Charde Houston	10	16
3:48	Amber Harris misses 22-foot three point jumper	10	16
3:47	Devereaux Peters offensive rebound	10	16
3:44	Devereaux Peters misses layup	10	16
3:43	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	10	16
3:33	Brittney Griner misses 9-foot jumper	10	16
3:32	Seimone Augustus defensive rebound	10	16
3:20	Devereaux Peters makes 18-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)	10	18
3:02	Amber Harris blocks Brittney Griner 's 4-foot jumper	10	18
3:02	Brittney Griner vs. Amber Harris (Diana Taurasi gains possession)	10	18
3:02	Phoenix offensive team rebound	10	18
2:57	Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper	10	18
2:57	Devereaux Peters defensive rebound	10	18
2:43	Amber Harris makes 16-foot jumper (Rachel Jarry assists)	10	20
2:27	Amber Harris blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 2-foot layup	10	20
2:27	Phoenix offensive team rebound	10	20
2:03	Seimone Augustus makes jumper (Rachel Jarry assists)	12	22
1:51	Diana Taurasi makes driving layup	14	22
1:39	Amber Harris makes 22-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)	14	25
1:13	Brittney Griner makes 5-foot two point shot	16	25
51.0	Rachel Jarry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)	16	28
37.0	DeWanna Bonner offensive Charge (Devereaux Peters draws the foul)	16	28
37.0	DeWanna Bonner turnover	16	28
37.0	Janel McCarville enters the game for Devereaux Peters	16	28
23.0	Seimone Augustus makes driving layup	16	30
13.0	Diana Taurasi bad pass (Amber Harris steals)	16	30
9.0	Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup (Amber Harris assists)	16	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	16	32

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 5-0

Mercury
79
Lynx
99

Game 1

7/6

Lynx
80
Mercury
69

Game 2

20/6

Mercury
59
Lynx
91

Game 3

8/7

Lynx
82
Mercury
77

Game 4

21/7

Mercury
69
Lynx
81

Game 5

24/7

Target Center

1:00 AM, 7 June 2013

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 8,511

Referees:
Denise Brooks
Eric Brewton
Lamont Simpson

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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