Stars 78-74 Mercury (24 May, 2014) Play-by-Play

San Antonio Stars

2-1, 1-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SA	24	16	20	18	78
PHX	20	16	23	15	74

Phoenix Mercury

2-1, 1-1 home

Brittney Griner makes 9-foot two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Erin Phillips makes 12-foot two point shot
Erin Phillips misses 6-foot
Candice Dupree misses 15-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes two point shot
Candice Dupree makes 18-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Jayne Appel blocks Diana Taurasi 's 2-foot layup
Diana Taurasi makes 16-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1
Mistie Bass misses free throw 1 of 2
Mistie Bass makes free throw 2 of 2
Mistie Bass misses 14-foot jumper
Penny Taylor makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 19-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses 19-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes 16-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Eshaya Murphy makes free throw 1 of 2
Eshaya Murphy makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses 19-foot jumper
Jia Perkins blocks Erin Phillips 's 18-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
Diana Taurasi misses 18-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 4-foot two point shot
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota misses 23-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 20-foot jumper
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota misses three point jumper
Candice Dupree misses 17-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 10-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree makes 17-foot jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
Penny Taylor makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Candice Dupree misses 16-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 18-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Erin Phillips misses 19-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
Candice Dupree makes jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes layup
Brittney Griner makes 11-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 1
Erin Phillips makes 2-foot two point shot (Brittney Griner assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Erin Phillips makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Brittney Griner makes 8-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes 1-foot two point shot (Brittney Griner assists)
Candice Dupree misses jumper
Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree misses free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Penny Taylor misses 23-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree misses 18-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses 7-foot hook shot
Brittney Griner makes 6-foot two point shot (Penny Taylor assists)
Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
Penny Taylor misses layup
Diana Taurasi misses three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 3-foot two point shot
DeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses driving layup
Brittney Griner makes layup
Erin Phillips misses 25-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses driving layup
Erin Phillips makes 4-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sophia Young-Malcom misses 16-foot jumper
Sophia Young-Malcom misses 16-foot jumper
Becky Hammon makes driving layup
Danielle Robinson makes 18-foot two point shot
Becky Hammon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride makes three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Kayla McBride makes layup (Danielle Robinson assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Jayne Appel 's 18-foot jumper
Becky Hammon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Becky Hammon misses 20-foot jumper
Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride makes layup (Danielle Robinson assists)
Jia Perkins misses driving layup
Danielle Robinson makes driving layup
Shenise Johnson makes driving layup
Shenise Johnson makes driving layup
Danielle Adams makes 3-foot jumper
Jia Perkins makes layup (Shenise Johnson assists)
Shenise Johnson misses 20-foot jumper
Kayla Alexander misses layup
Jia Perkins makes driving layup
Jia Perkins makes free throw 1 of 1
Jia Perkins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Danielle Adams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kayla Alexander misses two point shot
Danielle Adams misses layup
Brittney Griner blocks Becky Hammon 's 3-foot shot
Sophia Young-Malcom makes 11-foot jumper
Sophia Young-Malcom makes free throw 1 of 1
Kayla McBride misses 18-foot jumper
Jayne Appel makes layup (Danielle Robinson assists)
Danielle Robinson makes driving layup
Sophia Young-Malcom makes layup (Danielle Robinson assists)
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2
Kayla McBride misses jumper
Kayla McBride makes jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Sophia Young-Malcom misses 4-foot jumper
Shameka Christon misses three point jumper
Sophia Young-Malcom misses 13-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner blocks Sophia Young-Malcom 's 7-foot jumper
Danielle Robinson misses driving layup
Jayne Appel makes layup (Becky Hammon assists)
Jayne Appel makes layup (Danielle Robinson assists)
Kayla McBride misses 17-foot jumper
Sophia Young-Malcom makes layup (Danielle Robinson assists)
Danielle Robinson makes driving layup
Becky Hammon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sophia Young-Malcom assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Jia Perkins 's 5-foot jumper
Jia Perkins makes 19-foot jumper
Jia Perkins misses 24-foot three point jumper
Penny Taylor blocks Jia Perkins 's 14-foot jumper
Jia Perkins misses free throw 1 of 2
Jia Perkins misses free throw 2 of 2
Shenise Johnson makes driving layup
Shenise Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jia Perkins assists)
Jia Perkins makes 16-foot jumper (Becky Hammon assists)
Danielle Adams makes layup (Becky Hammon assists)
Danielle Adams makes free throw 1 of 1
Danielle Adams makes layup (Shenise Johnson assists)
Jia Perkins makes 18-foot two point shot
Danielle Adams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Danielle Robinson makes 18-foot two point shot
Jia Perkins misses 24-foot three point jumper
Danielle Robinson makes layup (Jia Perkins assists)
Jia Perkins makes layup
Danielle Robinson misses 18-foot two point jumper
Sophia Young-Malcom misses 17-foot jumper
Sophia Young-Malcom makes layup (Becky Hammon assists)
Becky Hammon misses 23-foot three point jumper
Danielle Robinson misses jumper
Jayne Appel misses free throw 1 of 2
Jayne Appel makes free throw 2 of 2
Danielle Robinson misses driving layup
Jia Perkins misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jayne Appel makes free throw 1 of 2
Jayne Appel makes free throw 2 of 2

STARS

MERCURY

TIME		SA	PHX
10:00	Jayne Appel vs. Brittney Griner (Danielle Robinson gains possession)	0	0
9:42	Sophia Young-Malcom misses 16-foot jumper	0	0
9:41	Phoenix defensive team rebound	0	0
9:18	Brittney Griner makes 9-foot two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)	0	2
8:51	Sophia Young-Malcom misses 16-foot jumper	0	2
8:49	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	0	2
8:41	Erin Phillips makes 12-foot two point shot	0	4
8:25	Becky Hammon makes driving layup	2	4
8:17	Erin Phillips misses 6-foot	2	4
8:12	Sophia Young-Malcom defensive rebound	2	4
8:08	Danielle Robinson makes 18-foot two point shot	4	4
7:50	Candice Dupree misses 15-foot jumper	4	4
7:48	Danielle Robinson defensive rebound	4	4
7:26	Becky Hammon misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	4
7:26	Phoenix defensive team rebound	4	4
7:07	Brittney Griner makes two point shot	4	6
7:01	San Antonio Full timeout	4	6
6:54	Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	6
6:52	Sophia Young-Malcom offensive rebound	4	6
6:37	Kayla McBride makes three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)	7	6
6:30	Erin Phillips bad pass (Danielle Robinson steals)	7	6
6:24	Kayla McBride makes layup (Danielle Robinson assists)	9	6
6:11	Jayne Appel personal foul (Brittney Griner draws the foul)	9	6
6:09	Brittney Griner offensive foul (Danielle Robinson draws the foul)	9	6
6:09	Brittney Griner turnover	9	6
5:52	Brittney Griner blocks Jayne Appel 's 18-foot jumper	9	6
5:52	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	9	6
5:41	Danielle Robinson personal block (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	9	6
5:31	Candice Dupree makes 18-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)	9	8
5:20	Becky Hammon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)	12	8
5:03	Brittney Griner 3 second turnover	12	8
4:39	Becky Hammon misses 20-foot jumper	12	8
4:37	San Antonio offensive team rebound	12	8
4:37	Jia Perkins enters the game for Becky Hammon	12	8
4:37	Danielle Adams enters the game for Sophia Young-Malcom	12	8
4:31	Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	8
4:31	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	12	8
4:22	Jayne Appel blocks Diana Taurasi 's 2-foot layup	12	8
4:20	Jayne Appel defensive rebound	12	8
4:16	Kayla McBride makes layup (Danielle Robinson assists)	14	8
4:09	Phoenix Full timeout	14	8
4:09	Mistie Bass enters the game for DeWanna Bonner	14	8
4:09	Penny Taylor enters the game for Brittney Griner	14	8
4:01	Diana Taurasi makes 16-foot jumper	14	10
4:01	Danielle Robinson shooting foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	14	11
4:01	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1	14	11
3:47	Jia Perkins misses driving layup	14	11
3:47	Jayne Appel offensive rebound	14	11
3:38	Danielle Robinson makes driving layup	16	11
3:20	Danielle Adams shooting block foul (Mistie Bass draws the foul)	16	11
3:20	Eshaya Murphy enters the game for Erin Phillips	16	11
3:20	Shenise Johnson enters the game for Kayla McBride	16	11
3:20	Mistie Bass misses free throw 1 of 2	16	11
3:20	Phoenix offensive team rebound	16	11
3:20	Mistie Bass makes free throw 2 of 2	16	12
2:58	Jayne Appel bad pass (Eshaya Murphy steals)	16	12
2:47	Mistie Bass misses 14-foot jumper	16	12
2:47	Eshaya Murphy offensive rebound	16	12
2:32	Penny Taylor makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)	16	14
2:15	Shenise Johnson makes driving layup	18	14
2:04	Diana Taurasi makes 19-foot jumper	18	16
1:47	Shenise Johnson makes driving layup	20	16
1:31	Candice Dupree misses 19-foot jumper	20	16
1:30	Danielle Robinson defensive rebound	20	16
1:15	Danielle Adams makes 3-foot jumper	22	16
1:06	Penny Taylor lost ball turnover (Shenise Johnson steals)	22	16
1:00	Jia Perkins makes layup (Shenise Johnson assists)	24	16
40.0	Candice Dupree makes 16-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)	24	18
21.0	Shenise Johnson misses 20-foot jumper	24	18
21.0	Phoenix defensive team rebound	24	20
21.0	Jayne Appel loose ball foul (Eshaya Murphy draws the foul)	24	20
21.0	Ewelina Kobryn enters the game for Candice Dupree	24	18
21.0	Becky Hammon enters the game for Jayne Appel	24	18
21.0	Kayla Alexander enters the game for Danielle Robinson	24	18
21.0	Eshaya Murphy makes free throw 1 of 2	24	19
21.0	Erin Phillips enters the game for Diana Taurasi	24	19
21.0	Eshaya Murphy makes free throw 2 of 2	24	20
2.0	Kayla Alexander misses layup	24	20
1.0	Ewelina Kobryn defensive rebound	24	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	20

Regular Season Series

PHX wins 3-1

Stars
78
Mercury
74

Game 1

24/5

Mercury
91
Stars
79

Game 2

8/6

Stars
61
Mercury
90

Game 3

13/7

Mercury
78
Stars
73

Game 4

8/8

Footprint Center

3:00 AM, 24 May 2014

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 9,171

Referees:
Denise Brooks
Amy Bonner
Tony Dawkins

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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