Mercury 85-78 Stars (1 Jul, 2015) Play-by-Play

San Antonio Stars

2-7, 0-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SA	17	15	26	20	78
PHX	28	15	26	16	85

Phoenix Mercury

4-5, 3-1 home

Brittney Griner makes 7-foot two point shot
Leilani Mitchell makes 24-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
Monique Currie misses 12-foot jumper
Leilani Mitchell makes driving layup
Candice Dupree makes two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 1
Candice Dupree makes layup (Monique Currie assists)
Candice Dupree makes jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Alex Harden makes 12-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner makes two point shot
Candice Dupree makes two point shot (Brittney Griner assists)
Noelle Quinn makes 11-foot two point shot (Alex Harden assists)
Brittney Griner makes 5-foot two point shot
Noelle Quinn misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cayla Francis misses 16-foot jumper
Mistie Bass makes free throw 1 of 2
Mistie Bass makes free throw 2 of 2
Cayla Francis misses three point jumper
Mistie Bass makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Noelle Quinn misses driving layup
Leilani Mitchell makes 18-foot jumper
Leilani Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses 3-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner misses free throw 2 of 2
Monique Currie misses layup
Candice Dupree makes 6-foot two point shot
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree misses 17-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes 5-foot two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
Leilani Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes technical free throw
Monique Currie misses 24-foot three point jumper
Leilani Mitchell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Monique Currie assists)
Brittney Griner misses layup
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner makes layup (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Brittney Griner makes layup (Monique Currie assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes 14-foot jumper
Leilani Mitchell makes 24-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Cayla Francis makes 19-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Noelle Quinn assists)
Leilani Mitchell misses 6-foot two point shot
Cayla Francis makes two point shot (Mistie Bass assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes technical free throw
DeWanna Bonner misses layup
DeWanna Bonner makes technical free throw
Cayla Francis misses 18-foot jumper
Cayla Francis makes layup (Noelle Quinn assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 19-foot two point jumper
Alex Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses two point shot
DeWanna Bonner makes 14-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup
Brittney Griner misses dunk
Brittney Griner misses 15-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 13-foot two point shot
Candice Dupree makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Brittney Griner misses layup
Brittney Griner makes layup
Candice Dupree makes 19-foot two point shot
Kalana Greene misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sophia Young-Malcolm makes layup (Danielle Robinson assists)
Danielle Robinson misses 16-foot jumper
Sophia Young-Malcolm makes two point shot
Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Kalana Greene misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride misses 21-foot jumper
Sophia Young-Malcolm makes 17-foot two point shot (Kayla McBride assists)
Dearica Hamby misses 24-foot three point jumper
Danielle Robinson makes technical free throw
Danielle Robinson makes 20-foot jumper
Sophia Young-Malcolm misses 14-foot jumper
Sophia Young-Malcolm misses 11-foot jumper
Sophia Young-Malcolm misses layup
Kayla McBride makes jumper (Sophia Young-Malcolm assists)
Danielle Adams makes layup (Sydney Colson assists)
Danielle Adams makes free throw 1 of 1
Danielle Robinson misses jumper
Sydney Colson makes two point shot
DeWanna Bonner blocks Kalana Greene's layup
Kayla Alexander misses hook shot
Kayla Alexander makes two point shot (Sydney Colson assists)
Kalana Greene makes free throw 1 of 2
Kalana Greene makes free throw 2 of 2
Kayla Alexander misses 18-foot jumper
Sophia Young-Malcolm misses 15-foot jumper
Dearica Hamby misses layup
Sophia Young-Malcolm makes 13-foot jumper
Dearica Hamby makes layup (Sydney Colson assists)
Sophia Young-Malcolm misses 10-foot jumper
Sydney Colson makes two point shot
Kayla McBride makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dearica Hamby assists)
Dearica Hamby misses layup
Danielle Adams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride misses 19-foot jumper
Dearica Hamby misses layup
Sophia Young-Malcolm makes layup (Dearica Hamby assists)
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner blocks Dearica Hamby 's 1-foot layup
Sophia Young-Malcolm makes jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Kayla McBride makes 25-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Dearica Hamby's layup
Kayla McBride misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride misses 20-foot jumper
Danielle Robinson makes driving layup
Kalana Greene makes free throw 1 of 2
Kalana Greene makes free throw 2 of 2
Danielle Adams misses layup
Kayla Alexander misses 7-foot jumper
Kayla Alexander misses 17-foot jumper
Danielle Adams makes free throw 1 of 2
Danielle Adams makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner blocks Danielle Robinson's layup
Sophia Young-Malcolm makes free throw 1 of 2
Sophia Young-Malcolm makes free throw 2 of 2
Danielle Adams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sophia Young-Malcolm assists)
Sydney Colson makes driving layup
Sydney Colson misses free throw 1 of 1
Cayla Francis blocks Kayla Alexander 's 2-foot layup
Danielle Adams makes free throw 1 of 2
Danielle Adams makes free throw 2 of 2
Sophia Young-Malcolm makes layup
Sophia Young-Malcolm misses 5-foot two point shot
Danielle Robinson misses 11-foot jumper
Sydney Colson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danielle Adams assists)
Danielle Adams makes free throw 1 of 2
Danielle Adams makes free throw 2 of 2
Kayla McBride makes 19-foot jumper (Sydney Colson assists)
Dearica Hamby makes layup (Sydney Colson assists)
Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dearica Hamby makes layup
Sophia Young-Malcolm makes layup (Sydney Colson assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Danielle Robinson 's 1-foot layup
Kayla McBride makes 18-foot jumper (Sydney Colson assists)
Sydney Colson misses 19-foot jumper
Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three pointer
Danielle Robinson makes layup (Sydney Colson assists)
Kayla McBride misses 27-foot three point jumper
Sophia Young-Malcolm misses two point shot

STARS

MERCURY

TIME		SA	PHX
10:00	Dearica Hamby vs. Brittney Griner (Leilani Mitchell gains possession)	0	0
9:44	Brittney Griner makes 7-foot two point shot	0	2
9:18	Kalana Greene misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	2
9:18	Phoenix defensive team rebound	0	2
8:56	Leilani Mitchell makes 24-foot three point jumper	0	5
8:41	Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	5
8:41	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	0	5
8:25	Brittney Griner bad pass (Kayla McBride steals)	0	5
8:10	Sophia Young-Malcolm makes layup (Danielle Robinson assists)	2	5
7:58	Leilani Mitchell bad pass (Kalana Greene steals)	2	5
7:45	Danielle Robinson misses 16-foot jumper	2	5
7:43	Monique Currie defensive rebound	2	5
7:31	Sophia Young-Malcolm shooting foul (Candice Dupree draws the foul)	2	5
7:31	Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2	2	6
7:31	Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2	2	7
7:22	Sophia Young-Malcolm makes two point shot	4	7
7:11	Monique Currie misses 12-foot jumper	4	7
7:09	Kalana Greene defensive rebound	4	7
6:58	Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)	7	7
6:41	Leilani Mitchell makes driving layup	7	9
6:22	Kalana Greene misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	9
6:22	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	7	9
6:15	Candice Dupree makes two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)	7	11
6:15	Kalana Greene shooting foul (Candice Dupree draws the foul)	7	11
6:15	Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 1	7	12
5:58	Kayla McBride misses 21-foot jumper	7	12
5:56	Leilani Mitchell defensive rebound	7	12
5:48	Candice Dupree makes layup (Monique Currie assists)	7	14
5:41	San Antonio Full timeout	7	14
5:33	Monique Currie personal foul (Sophia Young-Malcolm draws the foul)	7	14
5:30	Monique Currie personal foul (Sophia Young-Malcolm draws the foul)	7	14
5:30	Alex Harden enters the game for Monique Currie	7	14
5:26	DeWanna Bonner personal foul (Kayla McBride draws the foul)	7	14
5:18	Sophia Young-Malcolm makes 17-foot two point shot (Kayla McBride assists)	9	14
5:03	Candice Dupree makes jumper (Brittney Griner assists)	9	16
4:41	Dearica Hamby misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	16
4:41	Alex Harden defensive rebound	9	16
4:26	Alex Harden makes 12-foot two point shot	9	18
4:05	Brittney Griner defensive 3-seconds (Technical Foul)	9	18
4:05	Danielle Robinson makes technical free throw	10	18
4:05	Noelle Quinn enters the game for Leilani Mitchell	10	18
4:05	Sydney Colson enters the game for Kalana Greene	10	18
4:05	Danielle Adams enters the game for Dearica Hamby	10	18
3:56	Danielle Robinson makes 20-foot jumper	12	18
3:39	Brittney Griner makes two point shot	12	20
3:25	Sophia Young-Malcolm misses 14-foot jumper	12	20
3:24	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	12	20
3:10	Candice Dupree bad pass (Sydney Colson steals)	12	20
2:45	Sophia Young-Malcolm misses 11-foot jumper	12	20
2:44	Noelle Quinn defensive rebound	12	20
2:23	Candice Dupree makes two point shot (Brittney Griner assists)	12	22
1:54	Sophia Young-Malcolm misses layup	12	22
1:53	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	12	22
1:47	Noelle Quinn makes 11-foot two point shot (Alex Harden assists)	12	24
1:25	Kayla McBride makes jumper (Sophia Young-Malcolm assists)	14	24
1:06	Brittney Griner makes 5-foot two point shot	14	26
53.0	Danielle Adams makes layup (Sydney Colson assists)	16	26
53.0	Noelle Quinn shooting block foul (Danielle Adams draws the foul)	16	26
53.0	Mistie Bass enters the game for Candice Dupree	16	26
53.0	Cayla Francis enters the game for Brittney Griner	16	26
53.0	Kayla Alexander enters the game for Sophia Young-Malcolm	16	26
53.0	Danielle Adams makes free throw 1 of 1	17	26
38.0	Noelle Quinn misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	26
37.0	Kayla Alexander defensive rebound	17	26
25.0	Danielle Robinson misses jumper	17	26
24.0	Noelle Quinn defensive rebound	17	26
7.0	Cayla Francis misses 16-foot jumper	17	26
6.0	Cayla Francis offensive rebound	17	26
6.0	Sydney Colson personal foul (Cayla Francis draws the foul)	17	26
1.0	Sydney Colson shooting foul (Mistie Bass draws the foul)	17	26
1.0	Mistie Bass makes free throw 1 of 2	17	27
1.0	Mistie Bass makes free throw 2 of 2	17	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	28

Regular Season Series

PHX leads 2-1

Stars
71
Mercury
76

Game 1

6/6

Mercury
71
Stars
76

Game 2

26/6

Stars
78
Mercury
85

Game 3

1/7

Mercury
82
Stars
52

Game 4

6/9

Footprint Center

3:00 AM, 1 July 2015

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 8,319

Referees:
Michael Price
Janetta Graham
Thomas Nunez

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	14	4	.778	-	W1
Seattle	13	6	.684	1.5	W4
Las Vegas	10	6	.625	3	W4
Phoenix	9	10	.474	5.5	L2
Los Angeles	4	14	.222	10	L7
Dallas	4	15	.211	10.5	L2

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