Mercury 81-65 Stars (18 Sep, 2016) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

16-18, 5-12 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	22	23	22	14	81
SA	13	20	25	7	65

San Antonio Stars

7-27, 4-13 home

Monique Currie makes 14-foot jumper (Jayne Appel-Marinelli assists)
Monique Currie makes 16-foot jumper (Jayne Appel-Marinelli assists)
Astou Ndour misses 19-foot jumper
Jayne Appel-Marinelli misses 16-foot jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Monique Currie 's 16-foot jumper
Jazmon Gwathmey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jazmon Gwathmey misses 17-foot jumper
Astou Ndour makes layup (Moriah Jefferson assists)
Astou Ndour misses 7-foot jumper
Astou Ndour misses 22-foot three point jumper
Moriah Jefferson makes driving layup
Moriah Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper
Astou Ndour misses 11-foot jumper
Moriah Jefferson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Haley Peters makes 23-foot three point jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)
Moriah Jefferson misses 8-foot jumper
Vicki Baugh misses 3-foot two point shot
Moriah Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper (Alex Montgomery assists)
Moriah Jefferson misses layup
Sydney Colson misses jumper
Haley Peters misses 24-foot three point jumper
Haley Peters misses 13-foot two point shot
Sydney Colson makes free throw 1 of 2
Sydney Colson makes free throw 2 of 2
Sydney Colson misses 16-foot jumper
Monique Currie makes 19-foot jumper (Sydney Colson assists)
DeWanna Bonner blocks Alex Montgomery's layup
Haley Peters makes two point shot
Haley Peters makes free throw 1 of 1
Monique Currie makes 15-foot two point shot (Sydney Colson assists)
Monique Currie misses 24-foot three point jumper
Vicki Baugh makes 18-foot jumper (Alex Montgomery assists)
Monique Currie makes 20-foot jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)
Moriah Jefferson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Haley Peters makes two point shot
Moriah Jefferson misses 10-foot jumper
Moriah Jefferson makes layup (Jayne Appel-Marinelli assists)
Monique Currie makes free throw 1 of 2
Monique Currie makes free throw 2 of 2
Jayne Appel-Marinelli misses free throw 1 of 2
Jayne Appel-Marinelli makes free throw 2 of 2
Moriah Jefferson misses two point shot
Astou Ndour misses 22-foot jumper
Moriah Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper
Jazmon Gwathmey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)
Astou Ndour makes layup (Monique Currie assists)
Astou Ndour misses free throw 1 of 1
Jayne Appel-Marinelli makes layup
Monique Currie makes 19-foot jumper
Monique Currie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jayne Appel-Marinelli assists)
Moriah Jefferson makes driving layup
Moriah Jefferson makes 8-foot two point shot
Monique Currie misses 3-foot jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Haley Peters's layup
Monique Currie misses jumper
Haley Peters makes 23-foot three point jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)
Haley Peters misses 22-foot jumper
Moriah Jefferson makes two point shot (Monique Currie assists)
Jayne Appel-Marinelli makes layup (Sydney Colson assists)
Moriah Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2
Moriah Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2
Sydney Colson misses 8-foot two point shot
Moriah Jefferson misses layup
Moriah Jefferson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Haley Peters misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Alex Montgomery misses layup
Alex Montgomery misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sydney Colson misses 17-foot jumper
Astou Ndour misses 11-foot jumper
Astou Ndour makes 24-foot three point jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)
Moriah Jefferson misses 7-foot two point shot
Monique Currie misses 24-foot three point jumper
Monique Currie makes free throw 1 of 2
Monique Currie makes free throw 2 of 2
Jazmon Gwathmey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Astou Ndour misses 24-foot three point jumper
Moriah Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2
Moriah Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2
Jazmon Gwathmey misses layup
Jayne Appel-Marinelli misses 23-foot three point jumper
Haley Peters misses 17-foot jumper
Whitney Knight misses 23-foot three point jumper
Haley Peters misses 16-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes 9-foot two point shot (Penny Taylor assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
Candice Dupree misses 6-foot hook shot
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marta Xargay misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses 16-foot jumper
Marta Xargay misses 14-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 5-foot two point shot
Penny Taylor makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 15-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 3
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 3
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 3 of 3
Marta Xargay makes 20-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Candice Dupree makes 7-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Sonja Petrovic misses 17-foot two point jumper
Kelsey Bone makes free throw 1 of 2
Kelsey Bone makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree misses 5-foot hook shot
Sonja Petrovic makes free throw 1 of 2
Sonja Petrovic makes free throw 2 of 2
Sonja Petrovic misses three point jumper
Lindsey Harding makes two point shot
Brittney Griner misses 8-foot two point shot
Penny Taylor makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lindsey Harding assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 21-foot jumper
Lindsey Harding misses 14-foot two point jumper
Penny Taylor misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 15-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 18-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes tip shot
Marta Xargay misses 23-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 18-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses layup
Diana Taurasi makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1
Marta Xargay makes 20-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three pointer
Marta Xargay makes 11-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Candice Dupree makes layup
Lindsey Harding makes 14-foot jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
Brittney Griner makes 5-foot jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
Candice Dupree makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
Penny Taylor makes 15-foot two point shot
Penny Taylor misses free throw 1 of 2
Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses 15-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes 7-foot two point shot (Sonja Petrovic assists)
Candice Dupree makes layup
Sonja Petrovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot
Candice Dupree makes 13-foot two point shot
Isabelle Harrison misses 3-foot jumper
Isabelle Harrison makes free throw 1 of 2
Isabelle Harrison misses free throw 2 of 2
Lindsey Harding makes 16-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner makes layup (Lindsey Harding assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 27-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 9-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 18-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lindsey Harding assists)
Lindsey Harding misses 19-foot jumper
Lindsey Harding misses 15-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 1
DeWanna Bonner misses 27-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Kelsey Bone assists)
Sonja Petrovic misses layup
Isabelle Harrison misses layup
Kelsey Bone misses 8-foot jumper

MERCURY

STARS

TIME		PHX	SA
10:00	Brittney Griner vs. Jayne Appel-Marinelli (Diana Taurasi gains possession)	0	0
9:42	Brittney Griner makes 9-foot two point shot (Penny Taylor assists)	2	0
9:22	Monique Currie makes 14-foot jumper (Jayne Appel-Marinelli assists)	2	2
9:18	Marta Xargay lost ball turnover (Moriah Jefferson steals)	2	2
9:11	Marta Xargay personal foul (Moriah Jefferson draws the foul)	2	2
8:57	Monique Currie makes 16-foot jumper (Jayne Appel-Marinelli assists)	2	4
8:44	Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)	5	4
8:26	Monique Currie Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	5	4
8:10	Candice Dupree misses 6-foot hook shot	5	4
8:07	Astou Ndour defensive rebound	5	4
7:56	Astou Ndour misses 19-foot jumper	5	4
7:54	Jayne Appel-Marinelli offensive rebound	5	4
7:39	Jayne Appel-Marinelli misses 16-foot jumper	5	4
7:39	Penny Taylor defensive rebound	5	4
7:30	Jazmon Gwathmey personal foul (Brittney Griner draws the foul)	5	4
7:20	Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	4
7:18	Marta Xargay offensive rebound	5	4
7:11	Marta Xargay misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	4
7:11	Monique Currie defensive rebound	5	4
6:52	Brittney Griner blocks Monique Currie 's 16-foot jumper	5	4
6:50	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	5	4
6:39	Brittney Griner misses 16-foot jumper	5	4
6:37	Jayne Appel-Marinelli defensive rebound	5	4
6:31	Diana Taurasi personal foul (Moriah Jefferson draws the foul)	5	4
6:20	Jayne Appel-Marinelli offensive foul (Marta Xargay draws the foul)	5	4
6:20	Jayne Appel-Marinelli turnover	5	4
6:05	Marta Xargay misses 14-foot jumper	5	4
6:05	Marta Xargay offensive rebound	5	4
6:01	Diana Taurasi misses 5-foot two point shot	5	4
6:00	Candice Dupree offensive rebound	5	4
5:56	Penny Taylor makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)	8	4
5:28	Jazmon Gwathmey misses 23-foot three point jumper	8	4
5:28	Penny Taylor defensive rebound	8	4
5:18	Diana Taurasi makes 15-foot two point shot	10	4
4:58	Jayne Appel-Marinelli bad pass (Marta Xargay steals)	10	4
4:50	Brittney Griner steps out of bounds turnover	10	4
4:50	Official timeout	10	4
4:50	DeWanna Bonner enters the game for Penny Taylor	10	4
4:31	Jazmon Gwathmey misses 17-foot jumper	10	4
4:31	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	10	4
4:22	Jazmon Gwathmey shooting foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	10	4
4:22	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 3	11	4
4:22	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 3	12	4
4:22	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 3 of 3	13	4
4:09	Brittney Griner personal foul (Jayne Appel-Marinelli draws the foul)	13	4
4:01	Astou Ndour makes layup (Moriah Jefferson assists)	13	6
3:42	Marta Xargay makes 20-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)	15	6
3:18	Astou Ndour misses 7-foot jumper	15	6
3:17	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	15	6
3:10	Candice Dupree makes 7-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)	17	6
2:57	Astou Ndour misses 22-foot three point jumper	17	6
2:55	Marta Xargay defensive rebound	17	6
2:47	Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	6
2:46	Monique Currie defensive rebound	17	6
2:33	Moriah Jefferson makes driving layup	17	8
2:21	Astou Ndour shooting block foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul)	17	8
2:21	DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2	17	8
2:21	Phoenix offensive team rebound	17	8
2:21	Sonja Petrovic enters the game for Diana Taurasi	17	8
2:21	Lindsey Harding enters the game for Marta Xargay	17	8
2:21	Sydney Colson enters the game for Jazmon Gwathmey	17	8
2:21	Vicki Baugh enters the game for Jayne Appel-Marinelli	17	8
2:21	Haley Peters enters the game for Monique Currie	17	8
2:21	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2	18	8
1:57	Moriah Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper	18	8
1:55	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	18	8
1:43	Moriah Jefferson shooting foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul)	18	8
1:43	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2	19	8
1:43	Kelsey Bone enters the game for Brittney Griner	19	8
1:43	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2	20	8
1:22	Astou Ndour misses 11-foot jumper	20	8
1:21	Kelsey Bone defensive rebound	20	8
1:14	Sonja Petrovic misses 17-foot two point jumper	20	8
1:14	Kelsey Bone offensive rebound	20	8
1:14	Vicki Baugh shooting foul (Kelsey Bone draws the foul)	20	8
1:14	Kelsey Bone makes free throw 1 of 2	21	8
1:14	Alex Montgomery enters the game for Astou Ndour	21	8
1:14	Kelsey Bone makes free throw 2 of 2	22	8
54.0	Moriah Jefferson misses 24-foot three point jumper	22	8
53.0	Vicki Baugh offensive rebound	22	8
43.0	Haley Peters makes 23-foot three point jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)	22	11
26.0	Candice Dupree misses 5-foot hook shot	22	11
24.0	Sydney Colson defensive rebound	22	11
7.0	Moriah Jefferson misses 8-foot jumper	22	11
6.0	Vicki Baugh offensive rebound	22	11
1.0	Vicki Baugh misses 3-foot two point shot	22	11
1.0	San Antonio offensive team rebound	22	11
0.0	Moriah Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper (Alex Montgomery assists)	22	13
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	13

Regular Season Series

PHX wins 3-0

Stars
75
Mercury
90

Game 1

10/6

Stars
64
Mercury
83

Game 2

17/7

Mercury
81
Stars
65

Game 3

18/9

Frost Bank Center

9:30 PM, 18 September 2016

San Antonio, TX

Attendance: 6,397

Referees:
Amy Bonner
Daryl Humphrey
Jeff Wooten

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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