Wings 117-111 Mercury (19 Jun, 2016) Play-by-Play

Dallas Wings

5-7, 3-3 away

117

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
DAL	18	24	17	28	30	117
PHX	18	30	27	12	24	111

Phoenix Mercury

4-8, 4-3 home

111

Candice Dupree misses 17-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
Penny Taylor misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner misses free throw 2 of 2
Sonja Petrovic makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Penny Taylor makes 11-foot two point shot
Candice Dupree makes two point shot (Penny Taylor assists)
Brittney Griner misses 5-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi misses 16-foot two point jumper
Ruth Hamblin blocks Candice Dupree 's 2-foot shot
DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1
Glory Johnson blocks Candice Dupree 's 16-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Noelle Quinn misses 20-foot jumper
Noelle Quinn misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 19-foot two point shot
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Isabelle Harrison misses free throw 1 of 2
Isabelle Harrison makes free throw 2 of 2
Odyssey Sims blocks Sonja Petrovic 's 3-foot layup
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Noelle Quinn assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
Diana Taurasi makes two point shot
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Brittney Griner misses hook shot
DeWanna Bonner misses driving layup
Diana Taurasi makes two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1
DeWanna Bonner misses jumper
Brittney Griner makes 2-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Courtney Williams misses 11-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three pointer
DeWanna Bonner misses 4-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot
DeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Karima Christmas blocks Courtney Williams 's 5-foot shot
DeWanna Bonner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Isabelle Harrison makes two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Isabelle Harrison makes 2-foot layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1
Sonja Petrovic makes free throw 1 of 2
Sonja Petrovic makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner misses 11-foot two point shot
Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
Penny Taylor makes driving layup
Diana Taurasi misses three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
Candice Dupree makes 14-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Penny Taylor makes driving layup
Penny Taylor misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Candice Dupree misses 18-foot jumper
Penny Taylor makes three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses jumper
Plenette Pierson blocks Candice Dupree's jumper
Brittney Griner misses 19-foot jumper
Penny Taylor makes technical free throw
Candice Dupree makes 17-foot jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
Mistie Bass makes layup (Noelle Quinn assists)
Isabelle Harrison makes layup (Noelle Quinn assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Penny Taylor makes 25-foot three point jumper (Noelle Quinn assists)
Mistie Bass misses 18-foot jumper
Noelle Quinn misses 10-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes 2-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Brittney Griner misses 4-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
Penny Taylor misses 24-foot three point jumper
Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree misses 16-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 11-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses 20-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes two point shot
Karima Christmas blocks Penny Taylor's shot
Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot
Diana Taurasi misses free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses 21-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses layup
Candice Dupree makes driving layup
DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
DeWanna Bonner makes 27-foot three pointer
Candice Dupree makes 16-foot two point shot
DeWanna Bonner misses 4-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 26-foot three point jumper (Noelle Quinn assists)
Brittney Griner makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
Penny Taylor makes 1-foot two point shot
Noelle Quinn misses jumper
Penny Taylor misses driving layup
Penny Taylor misses jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses jumper
Brittney Griner misses 6-foot Regular Jump Shot
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Noelle Quinn assists)
Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 1
Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Penny Taylor makes 15-foot two point shot
DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot (Alex Harden assists)
Glory Johnson blocks Candice Dupree 's 10-foot jumper
Penny Taylor misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 6-foot two point shot
DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Karima Christmas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Courtney Paris misses 2-foot
Plenette Pierson misses 15-foot jumper
Courtney Paris makes two point shot
Skylar Diggins makes free throw 1 of 2
Skylar Diggins makes free throw 2 of 2
Skylar Diggins misses driving layup
Plenette Pierson makes 14-foot two point shot
Karima Christmas misses two point shot
Karima Christmas makes free throw 1 of 2
Karima Christmas makes free throw 2 of 2
Plenette Pierson misses 19-foot jumper
Courtney Paris misses 3-foot jumper
Odyssey Sims misses 27-foot three point jumper
Plenette Pierson makes layup (Karima Christmas assists)
Erin Phillips misses jumper
Ruth Hamblin misses jumper
Karima Christmas makes free throw 1 of 2
Karima Christmas misses free throw 2 of 2
Skylar Diggins makes two point shot
Glory Johnson misses Running Jumper
Ruth Hamblin makes 5-foot two point shot (Erin Phillips assists)
Glory Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Glory Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
Aerial Powers misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ruth Hamblin misses 3-foot two point shot
Glory Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
Glory Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
Odyssey Sims misses technical free throw
Glory Johnson misses layup
Aerial Powers makes 8-foot two point shot
Aerial Powers makes free throw 1 of 1
Jordan Hooper makes 13-foot two point shot
Plenette Pierson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Skylar Diggins makes 18-foot jumper (Odyssey Sims assists)
Courtney Paris makes jumper (Skylar Diggins assists)
Skylar Diggins misses 28-foot three point jumper
Odyssey Sims misses
Courtney Paris makes free throw 1 of 2
Courtney Paris makes free throw 2 of 2
Plenette Pierson misses jumper
Skylar Diggins makes free throw 1 of 2
Skylar Diggins makes free throw 2 of 2
Odyssey Sims makes 25-foot three point jumper (Skylar Diggins assists)
Glory Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
Glory Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
Odyssey Sims makes three point jumper (Erin Phillips assists)
Odyssey Sims misses two point jumper
Odyssey Sims misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Courtney Paris makes layup (Odyssey Sims assists)
Karima Christmas misses free throw 1 of 2
Karima Christmas makes free throw 2 of 2
Odyssey Sims misses
Plenette Pierson makes 17-foot jumper
Plenette Pierson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Odyssey Sims misses 27-foot three point jumper
Karima Christmas makes two point shot
Skylar Diggins misses 12-foot two point jumper
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 1 of 2
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 2 of 2
Sonja Petrovic blocks Skylar Diggins 's 1-foot layup
Sonja Petrovic blocks Skylar Diggins's shot
Skylar Diggins makes two point shot
Skylar Diggins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aerial Powers assists)
Theresa Plaisance misses 25-foot three point jumper
Aerial Powers misses 24-foot
Aerial Powers misses 25-foot three point jumper
Odyssey Sims misses 24-foot three point jumper
Glory Johnson makes driving layup
Glory Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1
Erin Phillips makes free throw 1 of 2
Erin Phillips makes free throw 2 of 2
Erin Phillips misses 26-foot three point jumper
Glory Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
Glory Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Erin Phillips misses 23-foot three point jumper
Skylar Diggins misses 12-foot jumper
Erin Phillips makes technical free throw
Erin Phillips makes 25-foot three point jumper (Karima Christmas assists)
Karima Christmas makes 23-foot three point jumper
Karima Christmas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Plenette Pierson's shot
Skylar Diggins misses driving layup
Erin Phillips misses 11-foot step back jumpshot
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 1 of 2
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 2 of 2
Karima Christmas makes free throw 1 of 2
Karima Christmas makes free throw 2 of 2
Karima Christmas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Skylar Diggins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Odyssey Sims assists)
Skylar Diggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Odyssey Sims assists)
Skylar Diggins makes free throw 1 of 2
Skylar Diggins makes free throw 2 of 2
Skylar Diggins misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Karima Christmas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Skylar Diggins assists)
Glory Johnson misses 13-foot jumper
Courtney Paris misses
Skylar Diggins makes driving layup
Skylar Diggins makes two point shot
Skylar Diggins misses driving layup
Glory Johnson makes two point shot
Glory Johnson misses 36-foot three point jumper
Karima Christmas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Plenette Pierson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Skylar Diggins assists)
Karima Christmas misses free throw 1 of 2
Karima Christmas misses free throw 2 of 2
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 1 of 2
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner blocks Skylar Diggins 's 2-foot layup
Brittney Griner blocks Glory Johnson's layup
Odyssey Sims misses driving layup
Karima Christmas makes three point jumper (Plenette Pierson assists)
Plenette Pierson misses free throw 1 of 2
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 2 of 2
Odyssey Sims misses 26-foot three point jumper
Plenette Pierson misses 18-foot jumper
Skylar Diggins misses 8-foot two point jumper
Glory Johnson misses two point shot
Karima Christmas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Glory Johnson makes driving layup (Odyssey Sims assists)
Glory Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1
Skylar Diggins makes free throw 1 of 2
Skylar Diggins makes free throw 2 of 2
Odyssey Sims makes driving layup
Odyssey Sims makes two point shot
Plenette Pierson makes layup (Odyssey Sims assists)
Odyssey Sims makes driving layup
Karima Christmas makes free throw 1 of 2
Karima Christmas misses free throw 2 of 2
Odyssey Sims makes 13-foot two point shot
Plenette Pierson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Glory Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Glory Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
Odyssey Sims makes free throw 1 of 2
Odyssey Sims makes free throw 2 of 2
Odyssey Sims makes free throw 2 of 2
Odyssey Sims makes free throw 1 of 2

WINGS

MERCURY

TIME		DAL	PHX
10:00	Courtney Paris vs. Brittney Griner (Odyssey Sims gains possession)	0	0
9:44	Karima Christmas misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:44	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	0	0
9:21	Candice Dupree misses 17-foot jumper	0	0
9:21	Dallas defensive team rebound	0	0
9:15	Sonja Petrovic personal foul (Odyssey Sims draws the foul)	0	0
9:07	Courtney Paris misses 2-foot	0	0
9:07	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	0	0
8:55	Plenette Pierson shooting foul (Candice Dupree draws the foul)	0	0
8:55	Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
8:55	Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
8:41	Plenette Pierson misses 15-foot jumper	0	2
8:41	Courtney Paris offensive rebound	0	2
8:37	Courtney Paris makes two point shot	2	2
8:21	Penny Taylor misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	2
8:19	Courtney Paris defensive rebound	2	2
8:15	Diana Taurasi shooting foul (Skylar Diggins draws the foul)	2	2
8:15	Skylar Diggins makes free throw 1 of 2	3	2
8:15	Skylar Diggins makes free throw 2 of 2	4	2
8:00	Courtney Paris shooting foul (Brittney Griner draws the foul)	4	2
8:00	Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2	4	3
8:00	Brittney Griner misses free throw 2 of 2	4	3
8:00	Courtney Paris defensive rebound	4	3
7:43	Skylar Diggins misses driving layup	4	3
7:41	Courtney Paris offensive rebound	4	3
7:35	Plenette Pierson makes 14-foot two point shot	6	3
7:26	Sonja Petrovic makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)	6	5
7:09	Karima Christmas misses two point shot	6	5
7:07	Penny Taylor defensive rebound	6	5
7:00	Penny Taylor makes 11-foot two point shot	6	7
6:48	Odyssey Sims bad pass (Brittney Griner steals)	6	7
6:43	Candice Dupree makes two point shot (Penny Taylor assists)	6	9
6:26	Candice Dupree shooting foul (Karima Christmas draws the foul)	6	9
6:26	Karima Christmas makes free throw 1 of 2	7	9
6:26	Karima Christmas makes free throw 2 of 2	8	9
6:15	Brittney Griner misses 5-foot two point shot	8	9
6:13	Courtney Paris defensive rebound	8	9
6:03	Plenette Pierson misses 19-foot jumper	8	9
6:01	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	8	9
5:58	Penny Taylor bad pass (Skylar Diggins steals)	8	9
5:33	Courtney Paris misses 3-foot jumper	8	9
5:33	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	8	9
5:28	Sonja Petrovic traveling	8	9
5:05	Odyssey Sims misses 27-foot three point jumper	8	9
5:05	Sonja Petrovic defensive rebound	8	9
5:01	Sonja Petrovic Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	8	9
4:39	Plenette Pierson makes layup (Karima Christmas assists)	10	9
4:24	Official timeout	10	9
4:24	DeWanna Bonner enters the game for Sonja Petrovic	10	9
4:24	Erin Phillips enters the game for Courtney Paris	10	9
4:24	Ruth Hamblin enters the game for Odyssey Sims	10	9
4:20	Diana Taurasi misses 16-foot two point jumper	10	9
4:16	Karima Christmas defensive rebound	10	9
3:55	Erin Phillips misses jumper	10	9
3:55	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	10	9
3:46	Ruth Hamblin blocks Candice Dupree 's 2-foot shot	10	12
3:46	DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot	10	11
3:46	DeWanna Bonner offensive rebound	10	9
3:46	Plenette Pierson shooting foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul)	10	11
3:46	Glory Johnson enters the game for Plenette Pierson	10	11
3:46	Isabelle Harrison enters the game for Brittney Griner	10	11
3:46	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1	10	12
3:28	Ruth Hamblin misses jumper	10	12
3:28	Karima Christmas offensive rebound	10	12
3:25	Penny Taylor shooting foul (Karima Christmas draws the foul)	10	12
3:25	Karima Christmas makes free throw 1 of 2	11	12
3:25	Alex Harden enters the game for Penny Taylor	11	12
3:25	Karima Christmas misses free throw 2 of 2	11	12
3:24	Skylar Diggins offensive rebound	11	12
3:21	Skylar Diggins makes two point shot	13	12
3:06	Glory Johnson blocks Candice Dupree 's 16-foot jumper	13	12
3:05	Karima Christmas defensive rebound	13	12
3:02	Glory Johnson misses Running Jumper	13	12
3:00	Isabelle Harrison defensive rebound	13	12
2:50	Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	12
2:49	Glory Johnson defensive rebound	13	12
2:33	Ruth Hamblin makes 5-foot two point shot (Erin Phillips assists)	15	12
2:19	Ruth Hamblin shooting foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul)	15	12
2:19	DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2	15	12
2:19	Phoenix offensive team rebound	15	12
2:19	Noelle Quinn enters the game for Diana Taurasi	15	12
2:19	Aerial Powers enters the game for Skylar Diggins	15	12
2:19	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2	15	13
2:03	Candice Dupree shooting foul (Glory Johnson draws the foul)	15	13
2:03	Glory Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2	15	13
2:03	Dallas offensive team rebound	15	13
2:03	Glory Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	16	13
1:51	DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	13
1:50	Glory Johnson defensive rebound	16	13
1:30	Aerial Powers misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	13
1:30	Isabelle Harrison defensive rebound	16	13
1:21	Aerial Powers shooting foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul)	16	13
1:21	DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2	16	13
1:21	Phoenix offensive team rebound	16	13
1:21	Mistie Bass enters the game for Candice Dupree	16	13
1:21	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2	16	14
1:02	Ruth Hamblin misses 3-foot two point shot	16	14
1:01	Isabelle Harrison defensive rebound	16	14
54.0	Noelle Quinn misses 20-foot jumper	16	14
54.0	Dallas defensive team rebound	16	14
54.0	Isabelle Harrison loose ball foul (Glory Johnson draws the foul)	18	14
54.0	Glory Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	17	14
54.0	Jordan Hooper enters the game for Karima Christmas	17	14
54.0	Glory Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	18	14
37.0	Noelle Quinn misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	14
36.0	Isabelle Harrison offensive rebound	18	14
27.0	DeWanna Bonner makes 19-foot two point shot	18	16
16.0	Aerial Powers lost ball turnover (DeWanna Bonner steals)	18	16
6.0	Erin Phillips shooting foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul)	18	16
6.0	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2	18	17
6.0	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2	18	18
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	18

Regular Season Series

DAL wins 3-1

Wings
117
Mercury
111

Game 1

19/6

Mercury
90
Wings
100

Game 2

22/6

Mercury
74
Wings
77

Game 3

6/7

Wings
72
Mercury
98

Game 4

27/8

Footprint Center

3:00 AM, 19 June 2016

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 10,235

Referees:
Eric Brewton
Jeff Wooten
Vladimir Voyard

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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