Lynx 81-69 Mercury (24 Jul, 2013) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

9-9, 6-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	13	21	19	16	69
MIN	23	18	26	14	81

Minnesota Lynx

14-3, 8-0 home

Lindsay Whalen makes 5-foot two point shot
Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
Seimone Augustus makes driving layup
Seimone Augustus makes 20-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup (Janel McCarville assists)
Lindsay Whalen misses free throw 1 of 1
Janel McCarville makes 20-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Janel McCarville misses 19-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus makes 2-foot two point shot (Maya Moore assists)
Lindsay Whalen misses 16-foot jumper
Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Janel McCarville assists)
Janel McCarville makes 23-foot three point jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)
Seimone Augustus misses 24-foot three point jumper
Monica Wright misses 21-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus makes 17-foot jumper (Monica Wright assists)
Amber Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
Amber Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
Monica Wright makes free throw 1 of 2
Monica Wright misses free throw 2 of 2
Amber Harris misses layup
Devereaux Peters misses layup
Monica Wright makes 20-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
Lindsay Whalen misses two point shot
Rebekkah Brunson misses 13-foot jumper
Monica Wright makes driving layup (Janel McCarville assists)
Monica Wright makes 15-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
Rebekkah Brunson misses layup
Lindsay Whalen misses 18-foot jumper
Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 2
Seimone Augustus misses 23-foot three point jumper
Seimone Augustus makes two point shot
Monica Wright makes free throw 1 of 2
Monica Wright makes free throw 2 of 2
Monica Wright misses 23-foot three point jumper
Maya Moore makes 15-foot jumper (Devereaux Peters assists)
Sugar Rodgers makes driving layup (Seimone Augustus assists)
Rebekkah Brunson misses 6-foot jumper
Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup (Monica Wright assists)
Lindsay Whalen misses layup
Lindsay Whalen misses 19-foot jumper
Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
Seimone Augustus makes 17-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Rebekkah Brunson makes driving layup
Seimone Augustus makes layup (Janel McCarville assists)
Lindsay Whalen makes layup (Seimone Augustus assists)
Seimone Augustus makes driving layup
Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup
Lindsay Whalen makes layup (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
Janel McCarville makes free throw 1 of 2
Janel McCarville makes free throw 2 of 2
Rebekkah Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2
Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
Charde Houston blocks Lindsay Whalen's layup
Charde Houston blocks Monica Wright 's 3-foot layup
Monica Wright makes 11-foot two point shot (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Rebekkah Brunson misses 13-foot jumper
Monica Wright misses free throw 1 of 2
Monica Wright makes free throw 2 of 2
Monica Wright makes layup (Sugar Rodgers assists)
Janel McCarville makes free throw 1 of 2
Janel McCarville makes free throw 2 of 2
Janel McCarville misses 12-foot jumper
Maya Moore misses 13-foot jumper
Lindsay Whalen misses 15-foot jumper
Janel McCarville misses 16-foot jumper
Maya Moore makes driving layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Seimone Augustus misses 23-foot three point jumper
Maya Moore misses layup
Devereaux Peters makes driving layup (Maya Moore assists)
Devereaux Peters makes free throw 1 of 1
Rebekkah Brunson misses 16-foot jumper
Lindsay Whalen misses 15-foot jumper
Maya Moore makes layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 2
Maya Moore makes technical free throw
Devereaux Peters misses 19-foot jumper
Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup (Maya Moore assists)
Devereaux Peters makes 18-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Lindsay Whalen misses two point shot
Monica Wright misses 18-foot two point jumper
Monica Wright misses layup
Devereaux Peters makes 14-foot jumper (Lindsey Moore assists)
Monica Wright misses 15-foot jumper
Lindsey Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
Krystal Thomas blocks Devereaux Peters 's 3-foot layup
Amber Harris misses 16-foot jumper
Lindsey Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 21-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 13-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses 18-foot two point jumper
Candice Dupree misses 12-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 2 of 2
Briana Gilbreath makes 15-foot two point shot
DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree makes 11-foot two point shot
Candice Dupree misses 9-foot Running Jumper
Briana Gilbreath makes 13-foot two point shot
Charde Houston misses 9-foot jumper
Jasmine James misses 18-foot jumper
Sugar Rodgers blocks Lynetta Kizer 's 3-foot layup
DeWanna Bonner makes 19-foot two point shot
DeWanna Bonner misses 19-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Jasmine James makes driving layup
Briana Gilbreath misses 23-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree makes two point shot
Charde Houston misses 23-foot three point jumper
Charde Houston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree misses jumper
Jasmine James makes two point shot
Janel McCarville blocks Briana Gilbreath's layup
DeWanna Bonner misses layup
DeWanna Bonner makes 15-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses 13-foot jumper
Charde Houston makes driving layup
Candice Dupree makes layup (Charde Houston assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Candice Dupree assists)
Candice Dupree makes 5-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 1
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Krystal Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
Krystal Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses 19-foot jumper
Briana Gilbreath misses 23-foot three point jumper
Briana Gilbreath makes 17-foot jumper (Alexis Hornbuckle assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Briana Gilbreath misses 18-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes 7-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Charde Houston makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Charde Houston misses 23-foot three point jumper
Charde Houston makes 18-foot two point shot (Candice Dupree assists)
Jasmine James makes 17-foot jumper
Charde Houston makes free throw 1 of 2
Charde Houston makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree makes 15-foot jumper (Briana Gilbreath assists)
Charde Houston misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jasmine James misses 9-foot Running Jumper
Jasmine James makes 17-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes 7-foot two point shot (Alexis Hornbuckle assists)
Candice Dupree misses jumper
Rebekkah Brunson blocks DeWanna Bonner's jumper
Candice Dupree makes layup (Alexis Hornbuckle assists)
Alexis Hornbuckle makes 23-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 4-foot jumper
Lynetta Kizer makes free throw 1 of 2
Lynetta Kizer makes free throw 2 of 2
Jasmine James misses 19-foot jumper
Jasmine James makes free throw 1 of 2
Jasmine James misses free throw 2 of 2
Krystal Thomas makes layup (Alexis Hornbuckle assists)
Charde Houston misses 9-foot jumper
Charde Houston makes 11-foot two point shot
Briana Gilbreath misses 12-foot jumper
Charde Houston makes 8-foot two point shot
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 23-foot three point jumper

MERCURY

LYNX

TIME		PHX	MIN
10:00	Krystal Thomas vs. Janel McCarville (Alexis Hornbuckle gains possession)	0	0
9:45	DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:45	Maya Moore defensive rebound	0	0
9:26	Lindsay Whalen makes 5-foot two point shot	0	2
9:04	Alexis Hornbuckle misses 21-foot jumper	0	2
9:03	Seimone Augustus defensive rebound	0	2
8:57	Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	2
8:56	Briana Gilbreath defensive rebound	0	2
8:41	DeWanna Bonner makes 13-foot jumper	2	2
8:30	Janel McCarville traveling	2	2
8:18	Candice Dupree misses 18-foot two point jumper	2	2
8:15	Lindsay Whalen defensive rebound	2	2
8:04	Seimone Augustus makes driving layup	2	4
7:46	Candice Dupree misses 12-foot jumper	2	4
7:45	Lindsay Whalen defensive rebound	2	4
7:39	Seimone Augustus makes 20-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)	2	6
7:18	Maya Moore shooting foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul)	2	6
7:18	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2	3	6
7:18	DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 2 of 2	3	6
7:18	Janel McCarville defensive rebound	3	6
7:09	Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup (Janel McCarville assists)	3	8
7:09	Alexis Hornbuckle shooting foul (Lindsay Whalen draws the foul)	3	8
7:09	Lindsay Whalen misses free throw 1 of 1	3	8
7:09	Krystal Thomas defensive rebound	3	8
6:52	Briana Gilbreath makes 15-foot two point shot	5	8
6:41	Janel McCarville makes 20-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)	5	10
6:33	Alexis Hornbuckle bad pass	5	10
6:18	Janel McCarville misses 19-foot jumper	5	10
6:16	Alexis Hornbuckle defensive rebound	5	10
6:07	DeWanna Bonner bad pass (Rebekkah Brunson steals)	5	10
6:05	Lynetta Kizer enters the game for Krystal Thomas	5	10
5:56	Seimone Augustus makes 2-foot two point shot (Maya Moore assists)	5	12
5:39	DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	12
5:39	Candice Dupree offensive rebound	5	12
5:35	Candice Dupree makes 11-foot two point shot	7	12
5:24	Lindsay Whalen misses 16-foot jumper	7	12
5:22	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	7	12
4:56	Candice Dupree misses 9-foot Running Jumper	7	12
4:54	Janel McCarville defensive rebound	7	12
4:45	Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Janel McCarville assists)	7	15
4:24	Briana Gilbreath makes 13-foot two point shot	9	15
4:05	Janel McCarville makes 23-foot three point jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)	9	18
3:48	Maya Moore personal foul (Candice Dupree draws the foul)	9	18
3:48	Full timeout	9	18
3:48	Jasmine James enters the game for Alexis Hornbuckle	9	18
3:48	Charde Houston enters the game for Candice Dupree	9	18
3:48	Krystal Thomas enters the game for Briana Gilbreath	9	18
3:48	Monica Wright enters the game for Maya Moore	9	18
3:48	Sugar Rodgers enters the game for Lindsay Whalen	9	18
3:35	Lynetta Kizer lost ball turnover (Janel McCarville steals)	9	18
3:31	Jasmine James personal block (Monica Wright draws the foul)	9	18
3:13	Seimone Augustus misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	18
3:11	Rebekkah Brunson offensive rebound	9	18
3:00	Monica Wright misses 21-foot jumper	9	18
3:00	Charde Houston defensive rebound	9	18
2:35	Charde Houston misses 9-foot jumper	9	18
2:34	Monica Wright defensive rebound	9	18
2:29	Seimone Augustus makes 17-foot jumper (Monica Wright assists)	9	20
2:18	Jasmine James misses 18-foot jumper	9	20
2:17	Lynetta Kizer offensive rebound	9	20
2:16	Sugar Rodgers blocks Lynetta Kizer 's 3-foot layup	9	20
2:15	Phoenix offensive team rebound	9	20
2:15	Devereaux Peters enters the game for Janel McCarville	9	20
1:54	DeWanna Bonner makes 19-foot two point shot	11	20
1:49	Monica Wright bad pass	11	20
1:49	Amber Harris enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson	11	20
1:35	DeWanna Bonner lost ball turnover (Sugar Rodgers steals)	11	20
1:14	Lynetta Kizer shooting foul (Amber Harris draws the foul)	11	20
1:14	Amber Harris makes free throw 1 of 2	11	21
1:14	Maya Moore enters the game for Seimone Augustus	11	21
1:14	Amber Harris makes free throw 2 of 2	11	22
48.0	DeWanna Bonner misses 19-foot jumper	11	22
47.0	Amber Harris defensive rebound	11	22
42.0	Lynetta Kizer personal foul (Devereaux Peters draws the foul)	11	22
38.0	Jasmine James shooting foul (Monica Wright draws the foul)	11	22
38.0	Monica Wright makes free throw 1 of 2	11	23
38.0	Monica Wright misses free throw 2 of 2	11	23
38.0	Lynetta Kizer defensive rebound	11	23
25.0	Jasmine James bad pass (Sugar Rodgers steals)	11	23
20.0	Amber Harris misses layup	11	23
18.0	Charde Houston defensive rebound	11	23
13.0	Sugar Rodgers shooting foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul)	11	23
13.0	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2	12	23
13.0	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2	13	23
1.0	Devereaux Peters misses layup	13	23
1.0	Lynetta Kizer defensive rebound	13	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	13	23

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

6:00 PM, 24 July 2013

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 16,404

Referees:
Eric Brewton
Brenda Pantoja
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

Minnesota set for road matchup with the Sun

Minnesota Lynx (30-10, 14-6 Western Conference) at Connecticut Sun (28-12, 14-6 Eastern Conference)

Jackie Young's 24 points and Aces' 16-point run staves off elimination in 95-81 win over Liberty

— On the verge of elimination, the Aces showed Friday night as the two-time defending WNBA champions they weren't ready to go quietly.

Napheesa Collier scores 26 to help Lynx top Sun 90-81 and take 2-1 lead in semifinal series

— After struggling in the last game offensively, Napheesa Collier wasn't going to let it happen again.

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