Phoenix Mercury @ New York Liberty
Shot Chart
- Tanisha Wright misses 14-foot jumper
- Carolyn Swords makes layup (Tina Charles assists)
- Carolyn Swords misses free throw 1 of 1
- Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tina Charles makes free throw 2 of 2
- Swin Cash misses 19-foot jumper
- Tina Charles misses 16-foot two point shot
- Brittney Griner blocks Tina Charles 's 6-foot jumper
- Carolyn Swords makes layup (Tanisha Wright assists)
- Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tina Charles makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shavonte Zellous misses free throw 1 of 2
- Shavonte Zellous makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tanisha Wright makes driving layup (Tina Charles assists)
- Shavonte Zellous makes 15-foot jumper
- Carolyn Swords misses layup
- Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tina Charles makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carolyn Swords makes layup (Epiphanny Prince assists)
- Carolyn Swords makes 6-foot jumper (Epiphanny Prince assists)
- Shavonte Zellous makes driving layup (Tina Charles assists)
- Tina Charles makes 17-foot jumper
- Tina Charles makes layup (Brittany Boyd assists)
- Shavonte Zellous misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brittany Boyd misses 56-foot three point running jumper
- Epiphanny Prince misses driving layup
- Epiphanny Prince makes free throw 1 of 2
- Epiphanny Prince makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brittney Griner blocks Brittany Boyd 's 3-foot layup
- Brittney Griner blocks Shavonte Zellous 's 10-foot jumper
- Shavonte Zellous makes driving layup
- Tina Charles misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Shavonte Zellous misses 17-foot jumper
- Sugar Rodgers makes 18-foot jumper
- Tina Charles makes 8-foot two point shot
- Tanisha Wright makes driving layup
- Tanisha Wright misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tanisha Wright misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner blocks Tina Charles 's 9-foot jumper
- Epiphanny Prince makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Shavonte Zellous misses free throw 1 of 2
- Shavonte Zellous makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tanisha Wright makes 16-foot jumper (Tina Charles assists)
- Carolyn Swords makes layup (Tanisha Wright assists)
- Tina Charles makes 17-foot jumper (Sugar Rodgers assists)
- Sugar Rodgers makes 9-foot two point shot (Tanisha Wright assists)
- Tanisha Wright makes jumper
- Tanisha Wright makes driving layup
- Tina Charles makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sugar Rodgers assists)
- Tina Charles misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Sugar Rodgers misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Sugar Rodgers makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sugar Rodgers makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carolyn Swords makes layup (Sugar Rodgers assists)
- Candice Dupree blocks Shavonte Zellous 's 3-foot layup
- Kiah Stokes misses layup
- Tanisha Wright misses 16-foot jumper
- Shavonte Zellous makes 21-foot jumper (Tanisha Wright assists)
- Epiphanny Prince misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kiah Stokes makes layup (Epiphanny Prince assists)
- Epiphanny Prince misses 11-foot jumper
- Kiah Stokes misses 6-foot jumper
- Epiphanny Prince makes driving layup
- Kiah Stokes misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kiah Stokes makes free throw 2 of 2
- Epiphanny Prince misses 15-foot jumper
- Brittany Boyd misses layup
- Amanda Zahui B. makes two point shot
- Tina Charles misses layup
- Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tina Charles makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brittany Boyd makes driving layup
- Shavonte Zellous misses 17-foot jumper
- Epiphanny Prince makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brittany Boyd assists)
- Swin Cash misses 14-foot jump bank shot
- Sugar Rodgers makes driving layup
- Sugar Rodgers misses free throw 1 of 1
- Sugar Rodgers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tanisha Wright assists)
- Tanisha Wright makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shavonte Zellous assists)
- Sugar Rodgers misses 18-foot jumper
- Sugar Rodgers misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tina Charles misses 14-foot jumper
- Carolyn Swords makes layup (Tina Charles assists)
- Tanisha Wright makes driving layup
- Tanisha Wright makes driving layup
- Tanisha Wright makes driving layup
- Sugar Rodgers misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Sugar Rodgers misses driving layup
- Tanisha Wright makes driving layup
- Epiphanny Prince makes driving layup
- Brittney Griner makes 12-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Marta Xargay misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Candice Dupree misses 17-foot two point shot
- Penny Taylor makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Marta Xargay misses
- Candice Dupree makes 16-foot jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
- Penny Taylor makes driving layup
- Diana Taurasi makes 20-foot jumper
- Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner misses layup
- Diana Taurasi makes 18-foot jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
- Candice Dupree misses 11-foot two point shot
- Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1
- Candice Dupree makes 17-foot jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
- Lindsey Harding misses 18-foot jumper
- Brittney Griner makes 16-foot jumper (Lindsey Harding assists)
- Penny Taylor makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marta Xargay assists)
- Mistie Bass misses layup
- Penny Taylor makes two point shot
- Penny Taylor makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mistie Bass assists)
- Penny Taylor misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Marta Xargay misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Mistie Bass makes layup
- Brittney Griner misses 16-foot jumper
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brittney Griner makes 7-foot two point shot
- Brittney Griner makes 9-foot two point shot (Penny Taylor assists)
- Candice Dupree makes 18-foot jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
- DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
- Brittney Griner makes 5-foot two point shot
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 1
- Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Marta Xargay makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marta Xargay makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candice Dupree misses 17-foot jumper
- Brittney Griner makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Marta Xargay misses 73-foot three point running jumper
- Candice Dupree makes 17-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 15-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 13-foot two point shot
- Candice Dupree misses 10-foot two point shot
- Penny Taylor misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Candice Dupree makes driving layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Brittney Griner makes 6-foot two point shot
- Brittney Griner misses driving layup
- Diana Taurasi misses driving layup
- DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Candice Dupree misses 5-foot jumper
- Brittney Griner misses 16-foot two point shot
- Brittney Griner makes layup (Marta Xargay assists)
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 1
- Candice Dupree misses 17-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 17-foot jumper
- Marta Xargay makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marta Xargay makes free throw 2 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Penny Taylor misses 15-foot jumper
- Penny Taylor makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mistie Bass assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses 12-foot two point shot
- Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1
- Diana Taurasi makes 5-foot two point shot
- Marta Xargay makes 24-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Brittney Griner misses layup
- Diana Taurasi misses 16-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree makes 18-foot jumper (Marta Xargay assists)
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candice Dupree makes 18-foot jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
MERCURY
LIBERTY
| TIME | PLAY | PHX | NY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Brittney Griner vs. Carolyn Swords (Marta Xargay gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:37 | Brittney Griner makes 12-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists) | 2 | 0 | |
| 9:18 | Tanisha Wright misses 14-foot jumper | 2 | 0 | |
| 9:17 | Diana Taurasi defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
| 9:04 | Marta Xargay misses 25-foot three point jumper | 2 | 0 | |
| 9:03 | Tina Charles defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
| 8:55 | Carolyn Swords makes layup (Tina Charles assists) | 2 | 2 | |
| 8:55 | Marta Xargay shooting foul (Carolyn Swords draws the foul) | 2 | 2 | |
| 8:55 | Carolyn Swords misses free throw 1 of 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8:53 | Brittney Griner defensive rebound | 2 | 2 | |
| 8:44 | Swin Cash personal foul (Penny Taylor draws the foul) | 2 | 2 | |
| 8:30 | Candice Dupree misses 17-foot two point shot | 2 | 2 | |
| 8:30 | Tina Charles defensive rebound | 2 | 2 | |
| 8:21 | Carolyn Swords out of bounds lost ball turnover | 2 | 2 | |
| 8:11 | Penny Taylor makes 24-foot three point jumper | 5 | 2 | |
| 7:52 | Penny Taylor shooting foul (Tina Charles draws the foul) | 5 | 2 | |
| 7:52 | Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 2 | 5 | 3 | |
| 7:52 | Tina Charles makes free throw 2 of 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 7:33 | Marta Xargay misses | 5 | 4 | |
| 7:33 | Carolyn Swords defensive rebound | 5 | 4 | |
| 7:20 | Swin Cash misses 19-foot jumper | 5 | 4 | |
| 7:20 | Brittney Griner defensive rebound | 5 | 4 | |
| 7:03 | Candice Dupree makes 16-foot jumper (Penny Taylor assists) | 7 | 4 | |
| 6:43 | Tina Charles misses 16-foot two point shot | 7 | 4 | |
| 6:43 | Diana Taurasi defensive rebound | 7 | 4 | |
| 6:26 | Penny Taylor makes driving layup | 9 | 4 | |
| 6:11 | Brittney Griner blocks Tina Charles 's 6-foot jumper | 9 | 4 | |
| 6:11 | Carolyn Swords offensive rebound | 9 | 4 | |
| 6:05 | Carolyn Swords makes layup (Tanisha Wright assists) | 9 | 6 | |
| 5:48 | Diana Taurasi makes 20-foot jumper | 11 | 6 | |
| 5:31 | Candice Dupree shooting foul (Tina Charles draws the foul) | 11 | 7 | |
| 5:31 | Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 7 | |
| 5:31 | Shavonte Zellous enters the game for Swin Cash | 11 | 7 | |
| 5:31 | Tina Charles makes free throw 2 of 2 | 11 | 8 | |
| 5:15 | Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists) | 13 | 8 | |
| 4:58 | Penny Taylor shooting foul (Shavonte Zellous draws the foul) | 13 | 8 | |
| 4:58 | Official timeout | 13 | 8 | |
| 4:58 | Shavonte Zellous misses free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 8 | |
| 4:58 | New York offensive team rebound | 13 | 8 | |
| 4:58 | Shavonte Zellous makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 9 | |
| 4:47 | Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists) | 16 | 9 | |
| 4:31 | Tanisha Wright makes driving layup (Tina Charles assists) | 16 | 11 | |
| 4:22 | Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper | 16 | 11 | |
| 4:20 | Brittney Griner offensive rebound | 16 | 11 | |
| 4:20 | Brittney Griner misses layup | 16 | 11 | |
| 4:18 | Tina Charles defensive rebound | 16 | 11 | |
| 4:05 | Shavonte Zellous makes 15-foot jumper | 16 | 13 | |
| 3:47 | Diana Taurasi makes 18-foot jumper (Candice Dupree assists) | 18 | 13 | |
| 3:26 | Carolyn Swords misses layup | 18 | 13 | |
| 3:25 | Tina Charles offensive rebound | 18 | 13 | |
| 3:24 | DeWanna Bonner personal foul (Tina Charles draws the foul) | 18 | 13 | |
| 3:24 | Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 14 | |
| 3:24 | Brittany Boyd enters the game for Tanisha Wright | 18 | 14 | |
| 3:24 | Tina Charles makes free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 15 | |
| 3:14 | Sugar Rodgers personal foul (Marta Xargay draws the foul) | 18 | 15 | |
| 3:14 | Epiphanny Prince enters the game for Sugar Rodgers | 18 | 15 | |
| 3:03 | Candice Dupree misses 11-foot two point shot | 18 | 15 | |
| 3:02 | Brittany Boyd defensive rebound | 18 | 15 | |
| 2:47 | Carolyn Swords makes layup (Epiphanny Prince assists) | 18 | 17 | |
| 2:36 | Diana Taurasi makes driving layup | 20 | 17 | |
| 2:36 | Carolyn Swords shooting foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul) | 20 | 17 | |
| 2:36 | Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1 | 21 | 17 | |
| 2:24 | Carolyn Swords makes 6-foot jumper (Epiphanny Prince assists) | 21 | 19 | |
| 2:05 | Diana Taurasi bad pass (Brittany Boyd steals) | 21 | 19 | |
| 2:00 | Shavonte Zellous makes driving layup (Tina Charles assists) | 21 | 21 | |
| 1:54 | Phoenix Full timeout | 21 | 21 | |
| 1:54 | Lindsey Harding enters the game for Candice Dupree | 21 | 21 | |
| 1:54 | Penny Taylor enters the game for Marta Xargay | 21 | 21 | |
| 1:54 | Candice Dupree enters the game for Diana Taurasi | 21 | 21 | |
| 1:51 | Epiphanny Prince personal foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul) | 21 | 21 | |
| 1:38 | Candice Dupree makes 17-foot jumper (Brittney Griner assists) | 23 | 21 | |
| 1:19 | Tina Charles makes 17-foot jumper | 23 | 23 | |
| 1:06 | Lindsey Harding misses 18-foot jumper | 23 | 23 | |
| 1:05 | Tina Charles defensive rebound | 23 | 23 | |
| 55.0 | Tina Charles makes layup (Brittany Boyd assists) | 23 | 25 | |
| 43.0 | Lindsey Harding bad pass (Carolyn Swords steals) | 23 | 25 | |
| 24.0 | Shavonte Zellous misses 24-foot three point jumper | 23 | 25 | |
| 22.0 | Brittney Griner defensive rebound | 23 | 25 | |
| 3.0 | Brittney Griner makes 16-foot jumper (Lindsey Harding assists) | 25 | 25 | |
| 1.0 | Brittany Boyd misses 56-foot three point running jumper | 25 | 25 | |
| 0.0 | New York offensive team rebound | 25 | 25 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 25 | 25 | |
Game Information
Madison Square Garden
12:00 AM, 25 September 2016
New York, NY
Attendance: 10,227
- Referees:
- Tom Mauer
- Jeff Smith
- Michael Price
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 34 | 10 | .773 | - | W1 |
| Las Vegas | 30 | 14 | .682 | 4 | W16 |
| Phoenix | 27 | 17 | .614 | 7 | L3 |
| Seattle | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11 | W1 |
| Golden State | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11 | L3 |
| Los Angeles | 21 | 23 | .477 | 13 | L1 |
| Dallas | 10 | 34 | .227 | 24 | W1 |
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 30 | 14 | .682 | - | W6 |
| New York | 27 | 17 | .614 | 3 | W3 |
| Indiana | 24 | 20 | .545 | 6 | W3 |
| Washington | 16 | 28 | .364 | 14 | L10 |
| Connecticut | 11 | 33 | .250 | 19 | L2 |
| Chicago | 10 | 34 | .227 | 20 | L4 |

