Silver Stars 88-82 Mercury (18 Aug, 2013) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

13-12, 6-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	13	24	15	30	82
SA	23	22	21	22	88

San Antonio Silver Stars

9-15, 6-6 home

Shenise Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Danielle Robinson misses 17-foot jumper
Danielle Adams makes 13-foot jumper
Jia Perkins misses 19-foot jumper
Danielle Robinson makes driving layup
Danielle Adams misses 6-foot jumper
Shenise Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
Shenise Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
Danielle Robinson misses jumper
Danielle Adams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Danielle Robinson misses 16-foot jumper
Danielle Adams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Danielle Adams misses 11-foot
Jia Perkins misses 12-foot jumper
Jia Perkins makes 18-foot jumper
Jia Perkins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Cathrine Kraayeveld makes layup (Danielle Robinson assists)
Jia Perkins misses 23-foot three point jumper
Danielle Robinson makes layup (Jayne Appel assists)
Jayne Appel makes layup (Shameka Christon assists)
Shameka Christon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Davellyn Whyte assists)
Davellyn Whyte misses driving layup
Danielle Robinson makes 7-foot two point shot
Danielle Robinson misses free throw 1 of 1
Shameka Christon misses 16-foot jumper
Shameka Christon misses 27-foot three point jumper
Danielle Adams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Davellyn Whyte assists)
Shenise Johnson makes driving layup (Shameka Christon assists)
Shenise Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Davellyn Whyte assists)
Kayla Alexander misses 4-foot jumper
Danielle Adams makes two point shot
Davellyn Whyte misses 23-foot
Danielle Adams makes layup (Shameka Christon assists)
Shenise Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
Shenise Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
Shenise Johnson misses 16-foot jumper
Shameka Christon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Davellyn Whyte assists)
Shameka Christon misses 28-foot three point jumper
Danielle Adams makes layup (Shenise Johnson assists)
Danielle Adams makes free throw 1 of 1
Jia Perkins misses 7-foot
Danielle Robinson misses 15-foot jumper
Jia Perkins misses 19-foot jumper
Danielle Robinson misses 17-foot jumper
Jia Perkins makes 13-foot jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Jia Perkins misses 23-foot three point jumper
Danielle Robinson makes 17-foot jumper
Shenise Johnson makes 14-foot jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Shenise Johnson's layup
Shenise Johnson makes 19-foot jumper (Jia Perkins assists)
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2
Jia Perkins makes 18-foot jumper (Jayne Appel assists)
Lynetta Kizer blocks Danielle Adams 's 3-foot layup
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2
Danielle Adams misses 22-foot jumper
Shameka Christon misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shameka Christon misses 17-foot jumper
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2
Cathrine Kraayeveld makes three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Danielle Robinson makes 17-foot two point shot (Cathrine Kraayeveld assists)
Jia Perkins makes 17-foot jumper
Danielle Robinson misses 17-foot jumper
Danielle Adams misses 6-foot jumper
Cathrine Kraayeveld misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jia Perkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Jia Perkins makes 12-foot jumper
Jia Perkins makes free throw 1 of 2
Jia Perkins misses free throw 2 of 2
Shenise Johnson makes layup
Cathrine Kraayeveld misses 23-foot three point jumper
Danielle Adams makes layup (Danielle Robinson assists)
Danielle Adams makes free throw 1 of 1
Danielle Robinson misses 14-foot jumper
Briana Gilbreath blocks Shenise Johnson 's 3-foot layup
Jayne Appel makes layup (Jia Perkins assists)
Jayne Appel makes free throw 1 of 1
Jia Perkins misses 17-foot jumper
Jia Perkins misses 23-foot three point jumper
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2
Danielle Adams makes 4-foot jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Danielle Adams misses 16-foot jumper
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses 8-foot
Brittney Griner misses jumper
Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree misses 4-foot jumper
Danielle Robinson blocks Diana Taurasi 's 3-foot layup
Candice Dupree misses layup
Candice Dupree makes 18-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Lynetta Kizer misses 16-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 4-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 24-foot three point jumper
Lynetta Kizer makes two point shot
Alexis Hornbuckle makes driving layup (Lynetta Kizer assists)
Danielle Adams blocks Charde Houston 's 4-foot layup
Alexis Hornbuckle misses Running Jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 20-foot jumper (Alexis Hornbuckle assists)
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kayla Alexander blocks Brittney Griner 's 5-foot jumper
Charde Houston makes 4-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes 10-foot two point shot (Briana Gilbreath assists)
Candice Dupree misses 18-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses 5-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes 7-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Briana Gilbreath makes jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 22-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 12-foot jumper
Lynetta Kizer makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper
Krystal Thomas makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 20-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes layup (Candice Dupree assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes layup
Candice Dupree makes 10-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 10-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree makes 15-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Brittney Griner misses 4-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes layup
Candice Dupree makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Brittney Griner misses jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses 19-foot jumper
Alexis Hornbuckle makes 23-foot three point jumper (Krystal Thomas assists)
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree misses 10-foot two point shot
Briana Gilbreath misses 15-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Diana Taurasi misses jumper
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
Charde Houston misses 4-foot
Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
Charde Houston makes jumper
Charde Houston makes 11-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Charde Houston makes free throw 1 of 1
Charde Houston makes 10-foot two point shot
Charde Houston makes 9-foot jumper
Charde Houston makes free throw 1 of 1
Briana Gilbreath misses free throw 1 of 2
Briana Gilbreath makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner misses jumper
Brittney Griner makes jumper
Charde Houston makes 12-foot jumper
Charde Houston makes free throw 1 of 1
Alexis Hornbuckle makes free throw 1 of 2
Alexis Hornbuckle makes free throw 2 of 2
Charde Houston misses layup
Brittney Griner makes 7-foot two point shot (Briana Gilbreath assists)

MERCURY

SILVER STARS

TIME		PHX	SA
10:00	Brittney Griner vs. Jayne Appel (Diana Taurasi gains possession)	0	0
9:37	DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:36	Jayne Appel defensive rebound	0	0
9:18	Shenise Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:17	Briana Gilbreath defensive rebound	0	0
9:06	Brittney Griner misses 8-foot	0	0
9:04	Shenise Johnson defensive rebound	0	0
8:56	Danielle Robinson misses 17-foot jumper	0	0
8:55	Briana Gilbreath defensive rebound	0	0
8:41	Brittney Griner misses jumper	0	0
8:38	Jia Perkins defensive rebound	0	0
8:26	Danielle Adams makes 13-foot jumper	0	2
8:08	Jayne Appel shooting foul (Candice Dupree draws the foul)	0	2
8:08	Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2	1	2
8:08	Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2	2	2
7:52	Jia Perkins misses 19-foot jumper	2	2
7:52	Briana Gilbreath defensive rebound	2	2
7:41	Candice Dupree misses 4-foot jumper	2	2
7:39	Jayne Appel defensive rebound	2	2
7:28	Danielle Robinson makes driving layup	2	4
7:13	Danielle Robinson blocks Diana Taurasi 's 3-foot layup	2	4
7:11	Jia Perkins defensive rebound	2	4
7:05	Jayne Appel bad pass (Candice Dupree steals)	2	4
6:45	Candice Dupree misses layup	2	4
6:43	Jia Perkins defensive rebound	2	4
6:43	Briana Gilbreath personal foul (Jia Perkins draws the foul)	2	4
6:26	Danielle Adams misses 6-foot jumper	2	4
6:24	Briana Gilbreath defensive rebound	2	4
6:16	Candice Dupree makes 18-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)	4	4
6:03	Briana Gilbreath shooting block foul (Shenise Johnson draws the foul)	4	4
6:03	Shenise Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	4	5
6:03	Alexis Hornbuckle enters the game for Briana Gilbreath	4	5
6:03	Lynetta Kizer enters the game for Candice Dupree	4	5
6:03	Shenise Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	4	6
5:43	Lynetta Kizer misses 16-foot jumper	4	6
5:41	Jayne Appel defensive rebound	4	6
5:33	Danielle Robinson misses jumper	4	6
5:31	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	4	6
5:24	Diana Taurasi makes 4-foot two point shot	6	6
5:24	Danielle Adams shooting block foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	6	6
5:24	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1	7	6
5:15	Brittney Griner kicked ball violation	7	6
5:07	Danielle Adams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)	7	9
4:50	Lynetta Kizer offensive Charge (Danielle Adams draws the foul)	7	9
4:50	Lynetta Kizer turnover	7	9
4:50	Official timeout	7	9
4:39	Danielle Robinson misses 16-foot jumper	7	9
4:37	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	7	9
4:24	Alexis Hornbuckle misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	9
4:20	Lynetta Kizer makes two point shot	9	9
4:20	Lynetta Kizer offensive rebound	7	9
4:03	Danielle Adams misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	9
4:01	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	9	9
3:38	Alexis Hornbuckle makes driving layup (Lynetta Kizer assists)	11	9
3:26	Danielle Adams misses 11-foot	11	9
3:25	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	11	9
3:24	Krystal Thomas enters the game for Lynetta Kizer	11	9
3:24	Candice Dupree enters the game for DeWanna Bonner	11	9
3:24	Charde Houston enters the game for Brittney Griner	11	9
3:24	Shameka Christon enters the game for Shenise Johnson	11	9
3:16	Diana Taurasi offensive foul (Danielle Robinson draws the foul)	11	9
3:16	Diana Taurasi turnover	11	9
3:05	Jia Perkins misses 12-foot jumper	11	9
3:04	Phoenix defensive team rebound	11	9
2:54	Charde Houston out of bounds lost ball turnover	11	9
2:34	Jia Perkins makes 18-foot jumper	11	11
2:18	Danielle Adams blocks Charde Houston 's 4-foot layup	11	11
2:17	Phoenix offensive team rebound	11	11
2:17	Cathrine Kraayeveld enters the game for Danielle Adams	11	11
2:10	Alexis Hornbuckle misses Running Jumper	11	11
2:09	Jayne Appel defensive rebound	11	11
1:59	Jia Perkins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)	11	14
1:44	Diana Taurasi lost ball turnover (Jayne Appel steals)	11	14
1:39	Cathrine Kraayeveld makes layup (Danielle Robinson assists)	11	16
1:21	Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	16
1:20	Shameka Christon defensive rebound	11	16
1:13	Jia Perkins misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	16
1:10	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	11	16
1:01	Diana Taurasi makes 20-foot jumper (Alexis Hornbuckle assists)	13	16
43.0	Danielle Robinson makes layup (Jayne Appel assists)	13	18
31.0	Alexis Hornbuckle misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	18
30.0	Jayne Appel defensive rebound	13	18
9.0	Jayne Appel makes layup (Shameka Christon assists)	13	20
8.0	Alexis Hornbuckle traveling	13	20
8.0	Briana Gilbreath enters the game for Diana Taurasi	13	20
8.0	Davellyn Whyte enters the game for Jia Perkins	13	20
0.0	Shameka Christon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Davellyn Whyte assists)	13	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	13	23

Regular Season Series

PHX wins 3-2

Mercury
83
Silver Stars
77

Game 1

26/6

Silver Stars
88
Mercury
80

Game 2

10/7

Mercury
82
Silver Stars
88

Game 3

18/8

Silver Stars
80
Mercury
83

Game 4

7/9

Silver Stars
61
Mercury
82

Game 5

14/9

Frost Bank Center

1:00 AM, 18 August 2013

San Antonio, TX

Attendance: 10,906

Referees:
Denise Brooks
Kurt Walker
Tony Dawkins

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
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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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