Mercury 78-72 Stars (20 May, 2017) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

2-1, 1-0 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	25	19	22	12	78
SA	13	21	21	17	72

San Antonio Stars

0-3, 0-1 home

Sequoia Holmes misses 18-foot two point jumper
Erika de Souza misses layup
Isabelle Harrison misses layup
Erika de Souza misses layup
Isabelle Harrison makes layup (Kayla McBride assists)
Isabelle Harrison misses free throw 1 of 1
Monique Currie misses 15-foot two point jumper
Alex Montgomery misses 24-foot three point jumper
Isabelle Harrison makes layup (Kayla Alexander assists)
Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2
Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2
Kayla Alexander misses hook shot
Brittney Griner blocks Dearica Hamby 's 9-foot jumper
Alex Montgomery misses 9-foot jumper
Monique Currie makes 14-foot two point shot
Monique Currie misses 15-foot jumper
Cayla George blocks Dearica Hamby 's 1-foot layup
Kayla McBride misses 22-foot three point jumper
Nia Coffey misses free throw 1 of 2
Nia Coffey makes free throw 2 of 2
Nia Coffey misses layup
Nia Coffey misses layup
Nia Coffey makes free throw 1 of 2
Nia Coffey makes free throw 2 of 2
Isabelle Harrison makes two point shot (Nia Coffey assists)
Leilani Mitchell blocks Monique Currie 's 18-foot jumper
Isabelle Harrison makes layup (Alex Montgomery assists)
Nia Coffey misses three point jumper
Nia Coffey makes 5-foot two point shot
Monique Currie misses 4-foot jumper
Alex Montgomery makes 18-foot two point shot (Monique Currie assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Isabelle Harrison's layup
Sequoia Holmes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Camille Little blocks Dearica Hamby 's 6-foot jumper
Sequoia Holmes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Monique Currie assists)
Sequoia Holmes misses jumper
Sydney Colson misses 18-foot two point jumper
Kayla McBride misses technical free throw
Kayla McBride makes 21-foot two point shot
Kayla McBride misses free throw 1 of 2
Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2
Isabelle Harrison makes free throw 1 of 2
Isabelle Harrison makes free throw 2 of 2
Kayla McBride makes layup (Sydney Colson assists)
Sydney Colson misses 7-foot
Erika de Souza misses layup
Sequoia Holmes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Isabelle Harrison misses free throw 1 of 2
Isabelle Harrison makes free throw 2 of 2
Erika de Souza makes layup (Sequoia Holmes assists)
Monique Currie makes free throw 1 of 2
Monique Currie makes free throw 2 of 2
Isabelle Harrison makes layup (Sydney Colson assists)
Isabelle Harrison misses free throw 1 of 1
Sydney Colson makes 15-foot jumper
Alex Montgomery misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alex Montgomery makes two point shot (Sydney Colson assists)
Erika de Souza makes layup (Sequoia Holmes assists)
Sequoia Holmes makes 17-foot two point shot
Sequoia Holmes misses 20-foot jumper
Erika de Souza misses 17-foot jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Erika de Souza 's 8-foot jumper
Kayla Alexander makes 16-foot jumper (Monique Currie assists)
Monique Currie misses 21-foot two point jumper
Kayla Alexander makes 15-foot jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
Kayla McBride misses 18-foot two point jumper
Monique Currie misses 23-foot three point jumper
Cayla George blocks Monique Currie 's 8-foot jumper
Nia Coffey misses 18-foot jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Kayla McBride's shot
Monique Currie makes two point shot
Erika de Souza misses 5-foot jumper
Sequoia Holmes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride makes 6-foot jumper (Erika de Souza assists)
Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 1
Kayla McBride makes 18-foot jumper (Isabelle Harrison assists)
Alex Montgomery misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alex Montgomery makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
Dearica Hamby makes layup (Monique Currie assists)
Kayla McBride misses 15-foot jumper
Isabelle Harrison makes free throw 1 of 2
Isabelle Harrison makes free throw 2 of 2
Sequoia Holmes misses 17-foot jumper
Sequoia Holmes misses 18-foot jumper
Dearica Hamby misses free throw 1 of 2
Dearica Hamby makes free throw 2 of 2
Isabelle Harrison misses free throw 1 of 2
Isabelle Harrison makes free throw 2 of 2
Erika de Souza misses hook shot
Erika de Souza misses 7-foot jump bank shot
Monique Currie makes 4-foot two point shot
Isabelle Harrison misses layup
Kayla Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2
Kayla Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2
Kayla Alexander makes 10-foot two point shot (Alex Montgomery assists)
Isabelle Harrison misses 18-foot jumper
Kayla McBride makes two point shot
Danielle Robinson makes 19-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi misses jumper
Brittney Griner makes two point shot
Camille Little makes free throw 1 of 2
Camille Little misses free throw 2 of 2
Danielle Robinson makes two point shot (Brittney Griner assists)
Camille Little makes layup (Danielle Robinson assists)
Danielle Robinson misses 20-foot two point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 22-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 11-foot two point shot (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Danielle Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2
Erika de Souza blocks Danielle Robinson's shot
Danielle Robinson misses 19-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses layup
Stephanie Talbot misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Danielle Robinson misses 18-foot two point jumper
Cayla George makes layup (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Cayla George makes free throw 1 of 1
Danielle Robinson makes two point shot (Brittney Griner assists)
Leilani Mitchell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Emma Cannon misses layup
Yvonne Turner misses
Leilani Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
Leilani Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses
Alex Montgomery blocks Diana Taurasi 's 19-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Leilani Mitchell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 16-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner misses 14-foot hook shot
Diana Taurasi misses layup
Diana Taurasi misses layup
Danielle Robinson misses jumper
Leilani Mitchell makes layup
Brittney Griner makes layup (Cayla George assists)
Brittney Griner misses 8-foot jump bank shot
Stephanie Talbot misses 22-foot three point jumper
Stephanie Talbot makes 19-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner makes 7-foot two point shot (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 1
Diana Taurasi makes technical free throw
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Camille Little makes 11-foot two point shot
Danielle Robinson misses 19-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 20-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper (Camille Little assists)
Camille Little misses 8-foot two point shot
Stephanie Talbot makes free throw 1 of 2
Stephanie Talbot makes free throw 2 of 2
Monique Currie blocks Diana Taurasi 's 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses 18-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 1
Diana Taurasi misses two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Camille Little misses layup
Brittney Griner makes two point shot
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 1
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Alexis Prince misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses 19-foot jumper
Leilani Mitchell misses 16-foot jumper
Cayla George makes 23-foot three point jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Danielle Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2
Danielle Robinson misses
Yvonne Turner misses 23-foot three point jumper
Isabelle Harrison blocks Camille Little's layup
Stephanie Talbot misses 17-foot jumper
Camille Little misses 7-foot jump bank shot
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2
Sequoia Holmes blocks Camille Little 's 2-foot layup
Stephanie Talbot misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses 5-foot
Camille Little misses 23-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 3
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 3
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 3 of 3
Leilani Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
Leilani Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2
Cayla George misses 20-foot jumper
Leilani Mitchell misses layup
Stephanie Talbot misses 23-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Leilani Mitchell makes three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)

MERCURY

STARS

TIME		PHX	SA
10:00	Brittney Griner vs. Erika de Souza (Danielle Robinson gains possession)	0	0
9:45	Sequoia Holmes personal block (Brittney Griner draws the foul)	0	0
9:41	Danielle Robinson makes 19-foot two point shot	2	0
9:26	Sequoia Holmes misses 18-foot two point jumper	2	0
9:25	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	2	0
9:15	Danielle Robinson out of bounds lost ball turnover	2	0
9:00	Erika de Souza misses layup	2	0
9:00	San Antonio offensive team rebound	2	0
8:59	Alex Montgomery bad pass (Danielle Robinson steals)	2	0
8:51	Diana Taurasi misses jumper	2	0
8:48	Brittney Griner offensive rebound	2	0
8:45	Brittney Griner makes two point shot	4	0
8:34	Isabelle Harrison misses layup	4	0
8:33	Erika de Souza offensive rebound	4	0
8:30	Erika de Souza misses layup	4	0
8:30	Stephanie Talbot defensive rebound	4	0
8:30	Sydney Colson shooting foul (Camille Little draws the foul)	4	0
8:30	Camille Little makes free throw 1 of 2	5	0
8:30	Monique Currie enters the game for Sequoia Holmes	5	0
8:30	Kayla McBride enters the game for Sydney Colson	5	0
8:30	Kayla Alexander enters the game for Erika de Souza	5	0
8:30	Camille Little misses free throw 2 of 2	5	0
8:29	Alex Montgomery defensive rebound	5	0
8:08	Monique Currie bad pass	5	0
7:56	Danielle Robinson makes two point shot (Brittney Griner assists)	7	0
7:41	Isabelle Harrison makes layup (Kayla McBride assists)	7	2
7:41	Camille Little shooting foul (Isabelle Harrison draws the foul)	7	2
7:41	Isabelle Harrison misses free throw 1 of 1	7	2
7:39	Alex Montgomery offensive rebound	7	2
7:33	Monique Currie misses 15-foot two point jumper	7	2
7:31	Kayla McBride offensive rebound	7	2
7:26	Alex Montgomery misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	2
7:26	Danielle Robinson defensive rebound	7	2
7:09	Camille Little makes layup (Danielle Robinson assists)	9	2
6:50	Isabelle Harrison makes layup (Kayla Alexander assists)	9	4
6:37	Danielle Robinson misses 20-foot two point jumper	9	4
6:35	Alex Montgomery defensive rebound	9	4
6:28	Kayla McBride out of bounds lost ball turnover	9	4
6:16	Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)	12	4
5:54	Stephanie Talbot shooting foul (Kayla McBride draws the foul)	12	4
5:54	Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2	12	5
5:54	Dearica Hamby enters the game for Isabelle Harrison	12	5
5:54	Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2	12	6
5:47	Diana Taurasi misses 22-foot three point jumper	12	6
5:46	Kayla McBride defensive rebound	12	6
5:37	Kayla Alexander misses hook shot	12	6
5:35	Stephanie Talbot defensive rebound	12	6
5:26	Brittney Griner makes 11-foot two point shot (Stephanie Talbot assists)	14	6
5:01	Brittney Griner blocks Dearica Hamby 's 9-foot jumper	14	6
5:01	Alex Montgomery offensive rebound	14	6
4:58	Alex Montgomery misses 9-foot jumper	14	6
4:58	Camille Little defensive rebound	14	6
4:54	Dearica Hamby shooting foul (Danielle Robinson draws the foul)	14	6
4:54	Official timeout	14	6
4:54	Erika de Souza enters the game for Alex Montgomery	15	6
4:54	Sydney Colson enters the game for Kayla Alexander	14	6
4:54	Danielle Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2	14	6
4:54	Phoenix offensive team rebound	14	6
4:54	Danielle Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2	15	6
4:35	Kayla McBride lost ball turnover (Stephanie Talbot steals)	15	6
4:20	Erika de Souza blocks Danielle Robinson's shot	15	6
4:20	Phoenix offensive team rebound	15	6
4:09	Danielle Robinson misses 19-foot jumper	15	6
4:09	Monique Currie defensive rebound	15	6
4:01	Monique Currie makes 14-foot two point shot	15	8
3:40	Brittney Griner misses layup	15	8
3:39	Dearica Hamby defensive rebound	15	8
3:39	Brittney Griner loose ball foul (Dearica Hamby draws the foul)	15	8
3:39	Leilani Mitchell enters the game for Diana Taurasi	15	8
3:39	Cayla George enters the game for Camille Little	15	8
3:27	Monique Currie misses 15-foot jumper	15	8
3:24	Cayla George defensive rebound	15	8
3:11	Stephanie Talbot misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	8
3:10	Brittney Griner offensive rebound	15	8
3:09	Erika de Souza shooting foul (Brittney Griner draws the foul)	15	8
3:09	Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2	16	8
3:09	Kayla Alexander enters the game for Erika de Souza	16	8
3:09	Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2	17	8
2:51	Cayla George blocks Dearica Hamby 's 1-foot layup	17	8
2:51	Cayla George defensive rebound	17	8
2:35	Danielle Robinson misses 18-foot two point jumper	17	8
2:32	Dearica Hamby defensive rebound	17	8
2:30	Sydney Colson lost ball turnover (Stephanie Talbot steals)	17	8
2:24	Cayla George makes layup (Leilani Mitchell assists)	19	8
2:24	Sydney Colson shooting foul (Cayla George draws the foul)	19	8
2:24	Alex Montgomery enters the game for Sydney Colson	19	8
2:24	Cayla George makes free throw 1 of 1	20	8
2:14	Monique Currie out of bounds lost ball turnover	20	8
2:14	Alexis Prince enters the game for Stephanie Talbot	20	8
2:01	Danielle Robinson makes two point shot (Brittney Griner assists)	22	8
1:55	Leilani Mitchell personal foul (Monique Currie draws the foul)	22	8
1:55	Nia Coffey enters the game for Dearica Hamby	22	8
1:51	Kayla McBride misses 22-foot three point jumper	22	8
1:51	San Antonio offensive team rebound	22	8
1:49	Cayla George shooting foul (Nia Coffey draws the foul)	22	8
1:49	Nia Coffey misses free throw 1 of 2	22	8
1:49	San Antonio offensive team rebound	22	8
1:49	Nia Coffey makes free throw 2 of 2	22	9
1:39	Leilani Mitchell out of bounds lost ball turnover	22	9
1:39	Emma Cannon enters the game for Brittney Griner	22	9
1:20	Nia Coffey misses layup	22	9
1:20	Nia Coffey offensive rebound	22	9
1:16	Nia Coffey misses layup	22	9
1:15	Emma Cannon defensive rebound	22	9
1:09	Leilani Mitchell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)	25	9
1:04	San Antonio Full timeout	25	9
1:04	Yvonne Turner enters the game for Danielle Robinson	25	9
56.0	Cayla George personal foul (Nia Coffey draws the foul)	25	9
56.0	Nia Coffey makes free throw 1 of 2	25	10
56.0	Nia Coffey makes free throw 2 of 2	25	11
48.0	Yvonne Turner kicked ball turnover	25	11
48.0	Isabelle Harrison enters the game for Kayla Alexander	25	11
38.0	Isabelle Harrison makes two point shot (Nia Coffey assists)	25	13
26.0	Emma Cannon misses layup	25	13
25.0	Alex Montgomery defensive rebound	25	13
17.0	Leilani Mitchell blocks Monique Currie 's 18-foot jumper	25	13
14.0	Alexis Prince defensive rebound	25	13
0.0	Yvonne Turner misses	25	13
0.0	Alex Montgomery defensive rebound	25	13
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	13

Regular Season Series

PHX wins 3-0

Mercury
78
Stars
72

Game 1

20/5

Mercury
92
Stars
77

Game 2

8/7

Stars
64
Mercury
81

Game 3

30/7

Frost Bank Center

1:00 AM, 20 May 2017

San Antonio, TX

Attendance: 6,400

Referees:
Maj Forsberg
Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
Randy Richardson

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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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