Mercury 90-61 Stars (13 Jul, 2014) Play-by-Play

San Antonio Stars

11-11, 7-5 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SA	16	16	11	18	61
PHX	22	30	16	22	90

Phoenix Mercury

16-3, 8-1 home

Penny Taylor misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses 12-foot two point shot
DeWanna Bonner misses 20-foot jumper
Penny Taylor makes 3-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Candice Dupree makes 7-foot two point shot
Penny Taylor makes driving layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Candice Dupree makes 13-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses 14-foot two point jumper
Shenise Johnson blocks DeWanna Bonner's layup
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Candice Dupree misses jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 5-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Erin Phillips makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Erin Phillips makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Brittney Griner makes 12-foot two point shot (Anete Jekabsone-Zogota assists)
Danielle Robinson blocks Mistie Bass 's 4-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Penny Taylor makes driving layup
Penny Taylor makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Danielle Robinson blocks Diana Taurasi 's 2-foot layup
Ewelina Kobryn misses 21-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Candice Dupree makes 18-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Ewelina Kobryn misses free throw 1 of 2
Ewelina Kobryn makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree makes 13-foot jumper (Eshaya Murphy assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 16-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes 2-foot two point shot
Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree misses free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 12-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner misses 7-foot two point shot
Penny Taylor misses 2-foot jump bank shot
Diana Taurasi misses three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses 5-foot jumper
Penny Taylor misses 24-foot three point jumper
Penny Taylor makes layup (Candice Dupree assists)
Penny Taylor misses three point jumper
Candice Dupree misses 14-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot
Jayne Appel blocks Brittney Griner's layup
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Candice Dupree assists)
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota makes jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Candice Dupree makes driving layup
Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
Erin Phillips makes 25-foot three point jumper
Erin Phillips makes free throw 1 of 1
Penny Taylor misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ewelina Kobryn makes free throw 1 of 2
Ewelina Kobryn makes free throw 2 of 2
Mistie Bass makes 20-foot jumper (Anete Jekabsone-Zogota assists)
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota makes layup (Erin Phillips assists)
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota misses 24-foot three point jumper
Eshaya Murphy makes 25-foot three point jumper (Erin Phillips assists)
Ewelina Kobryn misses 3-foot two point shot
Eshaya Murphy misses 18-foot jumper
Ewelina Kobryn misses layup
Eshaya Murphy misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mistie Bass makes layup (Eshaya Murphy assists)
Mistie Bass makes free throw 1 of 1
Erin Phillips makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Bias assists)
Ewelina Kobryn misses 18-foot jumper
Eshaya Murphy misses jumper
Eshaya Murphy misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mistie Bass makes layup
Eshaya Murphy makes free throw 1 of 2
Eshaya Murphy makes free throw 2 of 2
Eshaya Murphy makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Bias assists)
Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride misses 21-foot jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Kayla McBride 's 17-foot jumper
Danielle Robinson makes 21-foot two point shot
Danielle Robinson makes driving layup
Danielle Robinson misses driving layup
Jayne Appel makes 19-foot jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
Jayne Appel makes layup (Kayla McBride assists)
Sophia Young-Malcolm makes 7-foot two point shot
Danielle Robinson misses layup
Sophia Young-Malcolm makes two point shot
Kayla McBride misses 12-foot jumper
Kayla McBride misses three point jumper
Shenise Johnson makes 19-foot jumper
Jayne Appel misses 20-foot jumper
Danielle Robinson makes 20-foot two point shot
Sophia Young-Malcolm misses jump bank shot
Shenise Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shameka Christon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Danielle Adams makes 2-foot jumper (Becky Hammon assists)
Becky Hammon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shenise Johnson makes layup
Sophia Young-Malcolm makes layup
Danielle Robinson makes layup (Becky Hammon assists)
Kayla McBride makes 3-foot two point shot (Danielle Adams assists)
Sophia Young-Malcolm misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shameka Christon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jayne Appel misses layup
Kayla McBride misses 20-foot jumper
Jayne Appel makes layup (Kayla McBride assists)
Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2
Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2
Kayla McBride misses 21-foot jumper
Danielle Robinson misses 18-foot two point jumper
Danielle Adams makes two point shot (Danielle Robinson assists)
Kayla McBride misses 9-foot Running Jumper
Danielle Adams misses free throw 1 of 2
Danielle Adams misses free throw 2 of 2
Danielle Robinson misses 34-foot three point jumper
Jayne Appel misses free throw 1 of 2
Jayne Appel misses free throw 2 of 2
Jayne Appel misses 17-foot jumper
Becky Hammon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Danielle Adams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jayne Appel misses 19-foot jumper
Becky Hammon misses 12-foot jumper
Danielle Adams makes layup (Shenise Johnson assists)
Shenise Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
Shenise Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Sophia Young-Malcolm misses
Shenise Johnson misses 4-foot jump bank shot
Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sophia Young-Malcolm misses 10-foot two point shot
Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shenise Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
Shameka Christon makes driving layup
Sophia Young-Malcolm misses 8-foot jumper
Danielle Robinson misses tip shot
Shenise Johnson misses
Shameka Christon makes 27-foot three point jumper (Sophia Young-Malcolm assists)
Shenise Johnson makes driving layup
Shameka Christon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sophia Young-Malcolm misses 5-foot jumper
Kayla Alexander makes layup (Sophia Young-Malcolm assists)
Danielle Robinson misses 16-foot two point jumper
Mistie Bass blocks Danielle Adams 's 6-foot jumper
Shenise Johnson misses 21-foot two point jumper
Kayla Alexander misses layup
Kayla Alexander makes 5-foot jumper (Becky Hammon assists)
Kayla Alexander makes free throw 1 of 1
Kayla Alexander makes layup (Heather Butler assists)
Becky Hammon makes 25-foot
Shameka Christon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Heather Butler misses 15-foot two point jumper
Sophia Young-Malcolm makes two point shot
Kayla Alexander makes 15-foot jumper (Sophia Young-Malcolm assists)
Shenise Johnson misses 7-foot
Kayla Alexander makes layup (Shameka Christon assists)

STARS

MERCURY

TIME		SA	PHX
10:00	Jayne Appel vs. Brittney Griner (Diana Taurasi gains possession)	0	0
9:37	Penny Taylor misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:36	Danielle Adams defensive rebound	0	0
9:15	Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:10	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	0	0
8:56	DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
8:55	Danielle Adams defensive rebound	0	0
8:38	Candice Dupree kicked ball violation	0	0
8:33	Kayla McBride misses 21-foot jumper	0	0
8:32	Jayne Appel offensive rebound	0	0
8:07	Brittney Griner blocks Kayla McBride 's 17-foot jumper	0	0
8:07	San Antonio offensive team rebound	0	0
8:07	shot clock turnover	0	0
7:52	Brittney Griner misses 12-foot two point shot	0	0
7:50	Danielle Robinson defensive rebound	0	0
7:43	Danielle Robinson makes 21-foot two point shot	2	0
7:31	DeWanna Bonner misses 20-foot jumper	2	0
7:28	Danielle Adams defensive rebound	2	0
7:24	Danielle Robinson makes driving layup	4	0
7:16	Danielle Robinson personal foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	4	0
7:09	Penny Taylor makes 3-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)	4	2
6:56	Becky Hammon bad pass (DeWanna Bonner steals)	4	2
6:37	Candice Dupree makes 7-foot two point shot	4	4
6:20	Becky Hammon lost ball turnover (Brittney Griner steals)	4	4
6:18	Brittney Griner bad pass	4	4
6:07	Danielle Robinson misses driving layup	4	4
6:05	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	4	4
6:01	Penny Taylor makes driving layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)	4	6
5:39	Jayne Appel makes 19-foot jumper (Kayla McBride assists)	6	6
5:16	Candice Dupree makes 13-foot jumper	6	8
4:56	Jayne Appel makes layup (Kayla McBride assists)	8	8
4:41	Danielle Adams shooting foul (Candice Dupree draws the foul)	8	8
4:41	Official timeout	8	8
4:41	Sophia Young-Malcolm enters the game for Danielle Adams	8	8
4:41	Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2	8	9
4:41	Shenise Johnson enters the game for Becky Hammon	8	9
4:41	Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2	8	10
4:28	Sophia Young-Malcolm makes 7-foot two point shot	10	10
4:03	Diana Taurasi misses 14-foot two point jumper	10	10
4:01	Jayne Appel defensive rebound	10	10
3:58	Shenise Johnson bad pass (DeWanna Bonner steals)	10	10
3:54	Shenise Johnson blocks DeWanna Bonner's layup	10	10
3:50	Danielle Robinson defensive rebound	10	10
3:47	Danielle Robinson misses layup	10	10
3:46	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	10	10
3:42	DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)	10	12
3:24	Kayla McBride bad pass (Penny Taylor steals)	10	12
3:15	Candice Dupree misses jumper	10	12
3:15	Shenise Johnson defensive rebound	10	12
3:04	Sophia Young-Malcolm makes two point shot	12	12
2:38	Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)	12	14
2:15	Anete Jekabsone-Zogota enters the game for Penny Taylor	12	14
2:15	Erin Phillips enters the game for DeWanna Bonner	12	14
2:10	Kayla McBride misses 12-foot jumper	12	14
2:09	Shenise Johnson offensive rebound	12	14
2:04	Anete Jekabsone-Zogota kicked ball violation	12	14
1:54	Kayla McBride misses three point jumper	12	14
1:52	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	12	14
1:43	Diana Taurasi misses 5-foot jumper	12	14
1:40	Jayne Appel defensive rebound	12	14
1:40	Diana Taurasi personal foul (Jayne Appel draws the foul)	12	14
1:40	Shameka Christon enters the game for Kayla McBride	12	14
1:27	Shenise Johnson makes 19-foot jumper	14	14
1:13	Candice Dupree makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)	14	16
47.0	Jayne Appel misses 20-foot jumper	14	16
46.0	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	14	16
37.0	Erin Phillips makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)	14	19
22.0	Jayne Appel bad pass	14	19
5.0	Anete Jekabsone-Zogota makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)	14	22
0.0	Danielle Robinson makes 20-foot two point shot	16	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	16	22

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

11:00 PM, 13 July 2014

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 9,044

Referees:
Che Flores
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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