Mercury 86-62 Storm (16 Sep, 2016) Play-by-Play

Seattle Storm

15-18, 6-11 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SEA	12	17	21	12	62
PHX	28	22	17	19	86

Phoenix Mercury

15-18, 11-6 home

Brittney Griner misses layup
Candice Dupree misses 16-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marta Xargay makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 17-foot two point shot (Marta Xargay assists)
Penny Taylor makes 16-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner makes 15-foot jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
Penny Taylor misses 26-foot three point jumper
Penny Taylor makes 17-foot two point shot
Penny Taylor makes 11-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Marta Xargay misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (Marta Xargay assists)
Candice Dupree makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi makes three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Brittney Griner misses layup
Brittney Griner makes two point shot
Marta Xargay makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
Sonja Petrovic makes free throw 1 of 2
Sonja Petrovic makes free throw 2 of 2
Marta Xargay misses 23-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree misses 19-foot jumper
Lindsey Harding misses 17-foot two point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 3-foot two point shot (Lindsey Harding assists)
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 1
Mistie Bass makes two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Lindsey Harding misses two point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 8-foot two point shot (Candice Dupree assists)
Marta Xargay makes 17-foot two point shot
Penny Taylor makes 8-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes two point shot
Candice Dupree makes jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Candice Dupree makes 4-foot two point shot
Candice Dupree misses jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree misses 14-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses driving finger roll layup
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Brittney Griner makes 3-foot layup (Penny Taylor assists)
Penny Taylor misses 12-foot two point jumper
Marta Xargay misses three point jumper
Candice Dupree misses hook shot
Candice Dupree makes 17-foot jumper (Marta Xargay assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses driving layup
Brittney Griner misses layup
Diana Taurasi makes layup
Penny Taylor misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner misses 7-foot two point shot
Sonja Petrovic misses putback layup
Sonja Petrovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 27-foot three point jumper
Sonja Petrovic misses 7-foot two point shot
Krystal Thomas blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 3-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses
Sonja Petrovic makes free throw 1 of 2
Sonja Petrovic makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Penny Taylor misses 12-foot two point shot
DeWanna Bonner makes 11-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Candice Dupree makes 2-foot layup (Marta Xargay assists)
Isabelle Harrison misses 3-foot hook shot
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Isabelle Harrison misses 18-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Candice Dupree makes 6-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Mistie Bass misses 8-foot jumper
Marta Xargay makes 17-foot jumper (Mistie Bass assists)
Kelsey Bone makes layup (Lindsey Harding assists)
Kelsey Bone makes jumper (Lindsey Harding assists)
Alex Harden misses 15-foot jumper
Kelsey Bone makes two point shot
Lindsey Harding misses 17-foot two point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes 17-foot two point shot
Breanna Stewart makes 5-foot two point shot
Sue Bird misses two point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 17-foot two point jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Breanna Stewart 's 2-foot shot
Sue Bird misses driving layup
Crystal Langhorne misses finger roll layup
Sue Bird misses
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Sue Bird misses 12-foot jumper
Sue Bird misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 16-foot jumper
Breanna Stewart misses tip-in layup
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Noelle Quinn assists)
Jewell Loyd misses driving layup
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ramu Tokashiki misses driving layup
Penny Taylor blocks Crystal Langhorne's shot
Crystal Langhorne makes free throw 1 of 2
Crystal Langhorne makes free throw 2 of 2
Noelle Quinn misses 24-foot three point jumper
Noelle Quinn misses 19-foot two point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes driving layup
Jewell Loyd misses 25-foot three point shot
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis makes 21-foot jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Crystal Langhorne makes 15-foot jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Breanna Stewart makes 16-foot jumper (Alysha Clark assists)
Sue Bird misses 21-foot jumper
Alysha Clark makes 18-foot two point shot (Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis assists)
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 10-foot turnaound fadeaway shot
Alysha Clark makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ramu Tokashiki assists)
Alysha Clark misses 25-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart makes 7-foot two point shot
Crystal Langhorne makes two point shot
Breanna Stewart makes 6-foot two point shot
Breanna Stewart misses 17-foot two point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 17-foot two point jumper
Sue Bird makes 19-foot two point shot
Sue Bird misses 17-foot two point jumper
Crystal Langhorne makes jumper
Sue Bird misses 17-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd misses driving layup
Crystal Langhorne makes 3-foot layup (Breanna Stewart assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis's layup
Sue Bird makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alysha Clark assists)
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2
Jewell Loyd misses driving layup
Jewell Loyd makes 17-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd makes 13-foot two point shot
Breanna Stewart misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 14-foot two point jumper
Penny Taylor blocks Jewell Loyd 's 2-foot layup
Jewell Loyd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2
Ramu Tokashiki misses 21-foot jumper
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Noelle Quinn assists)
Ramu Tokashiki misses 8-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses 18-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2
Jewell Loyd misses free throw 2 of 2
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Ramu Tokashiki makes free throw 1 of 2
Ramu Tokashiki makes free throw 2 of 2
Abby Bishop misses 28-foot three point jumper
Monica Wright makes free throw 1 of 2
Monica Wright makes free throw 2 of 2
Monica Wright misses 24-foot three point jumper
Krystal Thomas makes layup
Jenna O'Hea misses 7-foot two point shot

STORM

MERCURY

TIME		SEA	PHX
10:00	Breanna Stewart vs. Brittney Griner (Marta Xargay gains possession)	0	0
9:42	Brittney Griner misses layup	0	0
9:42	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	0	0
9:33	Brittney Griner personal foul (Crystal Langhorne draws the foul)	0	0
9:30	Alysha Clark bad pass (Marta Xargay steals)	0	0
9:19	Candice Dupree misses 16-foot jumper	0	0
9:19	Jewell Loyd defensive rebound	0	0
8:56	Jewell Loyd makes 17-foot two point shot	2	0
8:41	Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	0
8:41	Brittney Griner offensive rebound	2	0
8:27	Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	0
8:27	Crystal Langhorne defensive rebound	2	0
8:11	Breanna Stewart makes 5-foot two point shot	4	0
7:54	Marta Xargay makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)	4	2
7:43	Sue Bird misses two point jumper	4	2
7:43	Marta Xargay defensive rebound	4	2
7:39	Diana Taurasi makes 17-foot two point shot (Marta Xargay assists)	4	4
7:26	Jewell Loyd misses 17-foot two point jumper	4	4
7:26	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	4	4
7:18	Penny Taylor makes 16-foot two point shot	4	6
6:58	Sue Bird bad pass (Candice Dupree steals)	4	6
6:45	Brittney Griner makes 15-foot jumper (Penny Taylor assists)	4	8
6:24	Brittney Griner blocks Breanna Stewart 's 2-foot shot	4	8
6:24	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	4	8
6:18	Penny Taylor misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	8
6:16	Sue Bird defensive rebound	4	8
6:09	Sue Bird misses driving layup	4	8
6:09	Phoenix defensive team rebound	4	8
6:09	Alysha Clark loose ball foul (Penny Taylor draws the foul)	4	8
5:52	Penny Taylor makes 17-foot two point shot	4	10
5:52	Seattle Full timeout	4	10
5:37	Jewell Loyd bad pass (Penny Taylor steals)	4	10
5:31	Penny Taylor makes 11-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)	4	12
5:09	Crystal Langhorne misses finger roll layup	4	12
5:09	Seattle offensive team rebound	4	12
5:09	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis enters the game for Jewell Loyd	4	12
4:58	Sue Bird misses	4	12
4:58	Crystal Langhorne offensive rebound	4	12
4:52	Penny Taylor shooting foul (Breanna Stewart draws the foul)	4	12
4:52	Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2	5	12
4:52	Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2	6	12
4:39	Marta Xargay misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	12
4:39	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	6	12
4:26	Alysha Clark steps out of bounds turnover	6	12
4:16	Brittney Griner makes layup (Marta Xargay assists)	6	14
3:59	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)	9	14
3:42	Candice Dupree makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)	9	16
3:21	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	9	16
3:21	DeWanna Bonner enters the game for Penny Taylor	9	16
3:05	Diana Taurasi makes three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)	9	19
2:53	Diana Taurasi personal foul (Breanna Stewart draws the foul)	9	19
2:53	Ramu Tokashiki enters the game for Crystal Langhorne	9	19
2:45	Sue Bird misses 12-foot jumper	9	19
2:44	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	9	19
2:33	Brittney Griner misses layup	9	19
2:32	Brittney Griner offensive rebound	9	19
2:31	Brittney Griner makes two point shot	9	21
2:19	Marta Xargay personal foul (Alysha Clark draws the foul)	9	21
2:19	Sonja Petrovic enters the game for Diana Taurasi	9	21
2:06	Sue Bird misses 27-foot three point jumper	9	21
2:05	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	9	21
1:54	Marta Xargay makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)	9	24
1:36	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 16-foot jumper	9	24
1:35	Breanna Stewart offensive rebound	9	24
1:35	Breanna Stewart misses tip-in layup	9	24
1:35	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	9	24
1:23	Ramu Tokashiki shooting foul (Candice Dupree draws the foul)	9	24
1:23	Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2	9	25
1:23	Jewell Loyd enters the game for Alysha Clark	9	25
1:23	Noelle Quinn enters the game for Sue Bird	9	25
1:23	Mistie Bass enters the game for Brittney Griner	9	25
1:23	Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2	9	26
1:08	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Noelle Quinn assists)	12	26
48.0	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis shooting block foul (Sonja Petrovic draws the foul)	12	26
48.0	Sonja Petrovic makes free throw 1 of 2	12	27
48.0	Sonja Petrovic makes free throw 2 of 2	12	28
36.0	Jewell Loyd misses driving layup	12	28
35.0	Sonja Petrovic defensive rebound	12	28
14.0	Marta Xargay misses 23-foot three point jumper	12	28
13.0	Sonja Petrovic offensive rebound	12	28
0.0	Candice Dupree misses 19-foot jumper	12	28
0.0	Phoenix offensive team rebound	12	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	12	28

Regular Season Series

SEA wins 2-1

Storm
81
Mercury
80

Game 1

21/5

Mercury
81
Storm
95

Game 2

4/6

Storm
62
Mercury
86

Game 3

16/9

Footprint Center

3:00 AM, 16 September 2016

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 10,380

Referees:
Jeff Smith
Roy Gulbeyan
Janetta Graham

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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