Mercury 78-73 Stars (8 Aug, 2014) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

29-5, 13-4 away

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
PHX	23	11	11	20	13	78
SA	14	15	17	19	8	73

San Antonio Stars

16-18, 8-9 home

Danielle Adams misses 11-foot step back jumpshot
Danielle Adams makes layup (Becky Hammon assists)
Danielle Robinson makes two point shot
Kayla McBride misses 20-foot jumper
Becky Hammon misses 23-foot three point jumper
Danielle Robinson misses driving layup
Danielle Adams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Danielle Robinson misses 16-foot two point jumper
Kayla McBride misses layup
Jia Perkins makes layup (Kayla McBride assists)
Jia Perkins misses 18-foot jumper
Danielle Robinson makes layup
Sophia Young-Malcolm makes 6-foot two point shot
Sophia Young-Malcolm misses 6-foot jumper
Astou Ndour misses 14-foot jumper
Danielle Robinson makes layup (Sophia Young-Malcolm assists)
Danielle Robinson makes driving layup
Sophia Young-Malcolm misses 10-foot
Shenise Johnson makes layup
Astou Ndour misses jumper
Shenise Johnson misses layup
Jia Perkins misses 24-foot three point jumper
Astou Ndour makes layup (Jia Perkins assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Danielle Adams's layup
Brittney Griner blocks Danielle Adams's layup
Becky Hammon misses three point jumper
Jia Perkins makes 17-foot two point shot
Astou Ndour misses 16-foot jumper
Danielle Adams misses three point jumper
Danielle Adams misses layup
Danielle Robinson misses 3-foot jumper
Shameka Christon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Danielle Robinson misses 17-foot two point jumper
Kayla McBride makes three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Shameka Christon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sophia Young-Malcolm assists)
Shameka Christon misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride misses jumper
Shameka Christon misses free throw 1 of 2
Shameka Christon makes free throw 2 of 2
Kayla McBride makes driving layup
Jayne Appel misses jumper
Danielle Adams makes layup (Jayne Appel assists)
Kayla McBride misses three point jumper
Danielle Adams misses layup
Danielle Robinson misses 18-foot two point jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Kayla McBride's shot
Penny Taylor blocks Danielle Robinson 's 16-foot jumper
Danielle Adams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Becky Hammon misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jayne Appel assists)
Danielle Robinson misses 19-foot two point jumper
Jayne Appel misses 17-foot jumper
Kayla McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jia Perkins makes 19-foot two point shot (Jayne Appel assists)
Sophia Young-Malcolm misses 16-foot jumper
Sophia Young-Malcolm makes layup
Sophia Young-Malcolm makes layup (Danielle Robinson assists)
Jia Perkins makes three point jumper (Sophia Young-Malcolm assists)
Jia Perkins makes free throw 1 of 1
Danielle Robinson makes driving layup
Jia Perkins misses 17-foot jumper
Shenise Johnson makes layup
Brittney Griner blocks Danielle Adams 's 8-foot shot
Sophia Young-Malcolm makes free throw 1 of 2
Sophia Young-Malcolm misses free throw 2 of 2
Danielle Adams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shenise Johnson assists)
Jia Perkins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Danielle Robinson misses 18-foot jumper
Jia Perkins misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shenise Johnson misses layup
Sophia Young-Malcolm misses 23-foot three point jumper
Danielle Robinson misses 20-foot two point jumper
Danielle Robinson misses 13-foot jumper
Jayne Appel makes layup (Jia Perkins assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Kayla McBride's layup
Jia Perkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
Danielle Adams makes layup (Danielle Robinson assists)
Kayla McBride misses 19-foot jumper
Danielle Adams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jia Perkins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
Danielle Adams misses free throw 1 of 2
Danielle Adams makes free throw 2 of 2
Danielle Robinson misses 19-foot jumper
Sophia Young-Malcolm makes layup
Jia Perkins misses 5-foot jump bank shot
Danielle Adams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride misses 16-foot jumper
Kayla McBride misses 12-foot
Jia Perkins makes 18-foot jumper (Jayne Appel assists)
Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jia Perkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Brittney Griner makes 8-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses jumper
Penny Taylor misses three point jumper
Candice Dupree misses 5-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Penny Taylor makes driving layup
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
Brittney Griner misses 9-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses two point shot
Brittney Griner makes layup (Mistie Bass assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Erin Phillips assists)
Mistie Bass makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 42-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree misses jumper
Diana Taurasi makes technical free throw
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Candice Dupree misses 5-foot jumper
Eshaya Murphy misses tip shot
Mistie Bass makes layup
Erin Phillips makes layup
Candice Dupree misses 10-foot jumper
Eshaya Murphy makes driving layup (Erin Phillips assists)
Brittney Griner makes jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Candice Dupree misses 12-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 20-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses layup
Penny Taylor misses 25-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree misses two point shot
Brittney Griner misses 14-foot jump bank shot
Penny Taylor misses layup
DeWanna Bonner makes 7-foot jumper
Penny Taylor misses 12-foot
Penny Taylor misses 35-foot three point jumper
Penny Taylor makes driving layup
DeWanna Bonner misses two point shot
DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup (Penny Taylor assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1
Candice Dupree misses jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
Brittney Griner misses two point shot
Erin Phillips misses 23-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 16-foot two point jumper
Brittney Griner misses two point shot
Ewelina Kobryn makes 7-foot two point shot (Brittney Griner assists)
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota misses 23-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses three point jumper
Erin Phillips misses 15-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree makes layup
Candice Dupree makes 13-foot jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
Candice Dupree misses 9-foot two point shot
Sophia Young-Malcolm blocks Brittney Griner's layup
Candice Dupree makes 16-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Eshaya Murphy misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses 8-foot two point shot
Penny Taylor makes layup (Candice Dupree assists)
Penny Taylor misses free throw 1 of 1
Candice Dupree makes 18-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
Penny Taylor makes two point shot
Penny Taylor makes layup
Brittney Griner makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Penny Taylor misses three point jumper
Candice Dupree makes 21-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner misses jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree misses 10-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree misses 19-foot two point jumper
Penny Taylor misses jumper
Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
Diana Taurasi makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2

MERCURY

STARS

TIME		PHX	SA
10:00	Brittney Griner vs. Jayne Appel (Diana Taurasi gains possession)	0	0
9:42	Brittney Griner makes 8-foot jumper	2	0
9:22	Danielle Adams misses 11-foot step back jumpshot	2	0
9:22	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	2	0
9:07	Candice Dupree misses jumper	2	0
9:06	Danielle Adams defensive rebound	2	0
8:55	Danielle Adams makes layup (Becky Hammon assists)	2	2
8:38	Penny Taylor misses three point jumper	2	2
8:37	Jayne Appel defensive rebound	2	2
8:25	Danielle Robinson makes two point shot	2	4
8:00	Candice Dupree misses 5-foot jumper	2	4
8:00	Jayne Appel defensive rebound	2	4
7:58	Diana Taurasi personal foul (Danielle Robinson draws the foul)	2	4
7:50	Danielle Adams bad pass	2	4
7:35	DeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)	5	4
7:13	Kayla McBride misses 20-foot jumper	5	4
7:11	Penny Taylor defensive rebound	5	4
7:00	Penny Taylor makes driving layup	7	4
6:47	Becky Hammon misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	4
6:46	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	7	4
6:35	Brittney Griner makes two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)	9	4
6:24	Danielle Robinson misses driving layup	9	4
6:22	Penny Taylor defensive rebound	9	4
6:16	DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper	9	4
6:16	San Antonio defensive team rebound	9	4
6:16	Brittney Griner loose ball foul (Jayne Appel draws the foul)	9	4
6:03	Becky Hammon lost ball turnover (Brittney Griner steals)	9	4
5:52	Candice Dupree makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)	11	4
5:30	Danielle Adams misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	4
5:28	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	11	4
5:16	Danielle Adams shooting foul (Candice Dupree draws the foul)	11	4
5:16	Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2	12	4
5:16	Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2	13	4
5:05	Danielle Robinson misses 16-foot two point jumper	13	4
5:03	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	13	4
4:54	DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup	15	4
4:48	San Antonio Full timeout	15	4
4:48	Sophia Young-Malcolm enters the game for Danielle Adams	15	4
4:48	Jia Perkins enters the game for Becky Hammon	15	4
4:31	Kayla McBride misses layup	15	4
4:31	Phoenix defensive team rebound	15	4
4:15	Brittney Griner misses 9-foot two point shot	15	4
4:13	Jayne Appel defensive rebound	15	4
4:01	Jia Perkins makes layup (Kayla McBride assists)	15	6
3:47	Brittney Griner makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)	17	6
3:29	Jayne Appel bad pass	17	6
3:29	Mistie Bass enters the game for Candice Dupree	17	6
3:29	Erin Phillips enters the game for Diana Taurasi	17	6
3:10	DeWanna Bonner misses three point jumper	17	6
3:09	Jayne Appel defensive rebound	17	6
2:54	Jia Perkins misses 18-foot jumper	17	6
2:53	Penny Taylor defensive rebound	17	6
2:45	DeWanna Bonner misses two point shot	17	6
2:44	Jia Perkins defensive rebound	17	6
2:38	Danielle Robinson makes layup	17	8
2:15	Brittney Griner makes layup (Mistie Bass assists)	19	8
1:58	Sophia Young-Malcolm makes 6-foot two point shot	19	10
1:47	DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Erin Phillips assists)	21	10
1:28	Jayne Appel bad pass (Brittney Griner steals)	21	10
1:12	Mistie Bass bad pass (Danielle Robinson steals)	21	10
1:06	Shenise Johnson enters the game for Kayla McBride	21	10
1:06	Eshaya Murphy enters the game for Penny Taylor	21	10
1:06	Candice Dupree enters the game for Brittney Griner	21	10
1:06	Astou Ndour enters the game for Jayne Appel	21	10
54.0	Sophia Young-Malcolm misses 6-foot jumper	21	10
53.0	Astou Ndour offensive rebound	21	10
49.0	Astou Ndour misses 14-foot jumper	21	10
49.0	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	21	10
42.0	DeWanna Bonner lost ball turnover (Jia Perkins steals)	21	10
33.0	Danielle Robinson makes layup (Sophia Young-Malcolm assists)	21	12
18.0	Mistie Bass makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)	23	12
3.0	Danielle Robinson makes driving layup	23	14
1.0	DeWanna Bonner misses 42-foot three point jumper	23	14
0.0	Eshaya Murphy offensive rebound	23	14
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	14

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

Frost Bank Center

1:00 AM, 8 August 2014

San Antonio, TX

Attendance: 7,022

Referees:
Tom Mauer
Billy Smith
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

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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