Mercury 81-64 Stars (30 Jul, 2017) Play-by-Play

San Antonio Stars

3-21, 1-11 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SA	13	22	10	19	64
PHX	22	20	21	18	81

Phoenix Mercury

13-10, 7-6 home

Alex Montgomery blocks Diana Taurasi 's 19-foot jumper
Danielle Robinson makes 18-foot Running Pullup Jump Shot
Danielle Robinson makes 5-foot two point shot (Camille Little assists)
Stephanie Talbot misses driving layup
Angel Robinson makes two point shot
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Angel Robinson makes layup (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Camille Little misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 16-foot two point shot
Cayla George makes free throw 1 of 2
Cayla George makes free throw 2 of 2
Cayla George makes jumper (Monique Currie assists)
Monique Currie makes three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Emma Cannon makes free throw 1 of 2
Emma Cannon makes free throw 2 of 2
Monique Currie makes driving layup
Monique Currie makes free throw 1 of 1
Yvonne Turner misses free throw 1 of 2
Yvonne Turner misses free throw 2 of 2
Cayla George misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nia Coffey blocks Leilani Mitchell 's 4-foot Driving Floating Jump Shot
Leilani Mitchell misses 18-foot two point jumper
Monique Currie misses 24-foot three point jumper
Emma Cannon makes free throw 1 of 2
Emma Cannon makes free throw 2 of 2
Emma Cannon makes free throw 1 of 2
Emma Cannon makes free throw 2 of 2
Dearica Hamby blocks Camille Little's shot
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Danielle Robinson misses driving layup
Angel Robinson misses
Angel Robinson makes layup (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Camille Little makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi misses driving layup
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2
Monique Currie misses driving layup
Monique Currie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Danielle Robinson makes layup
Danielle Robinson misses driving layup
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2
Stephanie Talbot misses driving layup
Stephanie Talbot misses 24-foot three point jumper
Camille Little misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses Running Pullup Jump Shot
Angel Robinson misses 13-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper
Camille Little misses
Danielle Robinson misses 19-foot jumper
Camille Little makes 9-foot jumper (Monique Currie assists)
Cayla George misses 24-foot three point jumper
Camille Little makes 17-foot jumper (Yvonne Turner assists)
Cayla George misses two point shot
Monique Currie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Camille Little assists)
Leilani Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Cayla George misses
Camille Little makes layup (Monique Currie assists)
Camille Little makes free throw 1 of 1
Monique Currie makes free throw 1 of 3
Monique Currie makes free throw 2 of 3
Monique Currie makes free throw 3 of 3
Monique Currie misses 20-foot two point jumper
Yvonne Turner misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Yvonne Turner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Monique Currie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Danielle Robinson misses 18-foot jumper
Emma Cannon makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Monique Currie makes layup (Cayla George assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Monique Currie misses 19-foot jumper
Monique Currie misses 24-foot three point jumper
Emma Cannon makes free throw 1 of 2
Emma Cannon misses free throw 2 of 2
Cayla George misses jumper
Angel Robinson misses 19-foot jumper
Alexis Prince makes two point shot (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Monique Currie misses 25-foot three point jumper
Camille Little misses 13-foot jumper
Alexis Prince misses 15-foot two point jumper
Leilani Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
Leilani Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
Cayla George makes jumper (Yvonne Turner assists)
Yvonne Turner misses two point shot
Angel Robinson makes layup (Yvonne Turner assists)
Yvonne Turner misses 45-foot three point jumper
Alex Montgomery misses 23-foot three point jumper
Isabelle Harrison makes two point shot
Angel Robinson blocks Dearica Hamby 's 2-foot shot
Isabelle Harrison misses 22-foot jumper
Kelsey Plum misses
Alex Montgomery makes driving layup
Kelsey Plum misses 26-foot three point jumper
Alex Montgomery misses Driving Floating Jump Shot
Kelsey Plum makes driving layup
Isabelle Harrison misses
Alex Montgomery misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kelsey Plum misses driving layup
Kelsey Plum misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alex Montgomery misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dearica Hamby makes free throw 1 of 2
Dearica Hamby makes free throw 2 of 2
Kayla Alexander misses two point shot
Nia Coffey misses driving layup
Shay Murphy makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sydney Colson assists)
Shay Murphy makes free throw 1 of 2
Shay Murphy makes free throw 2 of 2
Sydney Colson misses Running Pullup Jump Shot
Dearica Hamby makes two point shot
Sequoia Holmes misses 19-foot two point jumper
Dearica Hamby makes 1-foot layup (Shay Murphy assists)
Sydney Colson misses driving layup
Nia Coffey makes two point shot
Sydney Colson misses 16-foot two point jumper
Camille Little blocks Shay Murphy's layup
Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper
Stephanie Talbot blocks Kelsey Plum 's 2-foot layup
Dearica Hamby makes two point shot
Kayla McBride makes 8-foot two point shot
Dearica Hamby misses 11-foot two point shot
Kelsey Plum makes two point shot
Kayla McBride misses 11-foot jumper
Shay Murphy makes 23-foot (Kayla McBride assists)
Dearica Hamby misses layup
Shay Murphy makes 23-foot
Monique Currie blocks Kayla McBride 's 2-foot layup
Isabelle Harrison makes layup
Dearica Hamby misses free throw 1 of 2
Dearica Hamby misses free throw 2 of 2
Kelsey Plum makes free throw 1 of 2
Kelsey Plum makes free throw 2 of 2
Kayla McBride misses 21-foot jumper
Isabelle Harrison misses
Kayla McBride misses two point shot
Kayla McBride misses 14-foot two point shot
Kelsey Plum misses 22-foot three point jumper
Camille Little blocks Isabelle Harrison 's 3-foot layup
Isabelle Harrison makes two point shot (Alex Montgomery assists)
Alex Montgomery misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kayla Alexander misses 4-foot jumper
Monique Currie blocks Alex Montgomery 's 16-foot jumper
Dearica Hamby misses layup
Kelsey Plum makes free throw 1 of 2
Kelsey Plum misses free throw 2 of 2
Kelsey Plum makes free throw 1 of 2
Kelsey Plum makes free throw 2 of 2
Shay Murphy makes two point shot (Isabelle Harrison assists)
Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2
Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2
Shay Murphy misses free throw 1 of 2
Shay Murphy makes free throw 2 of 2
Kayla McBride misses 49-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride makes Running Pullup Jump Shot
Alex Montgomery misses 25-foot three point jumper
Isabelle Harrison makes two point shot
Kayla McBride makes 20-foot two point shot
Alex Montgomery misses
Alex Montgomery misses 17-foot jumper
Kayla McBride makes 22-foot three pointer
Kayla McBride makes 2-foot two point shot
Isabelle Harrison makes free throw 1 of 2
Isabelle Harrison makes free throw 2 of 2
Dearica Hamby makes two point shot (Kayla McBride assists)
Kelsey Plum misses 18-foot jumper
Isabelle Harrison misses driving layup
Dearica Hamby makes free throw 1 of 2
Dearica Hamby misses free throw 2 of 2
Kelsey Plum misses 6-foot jump bank shot
Sydney Colson makes free throw 1 of 2
Sydney Colson misses free throw 2 of 2
Sydney Colson misses 15-foot jumper
Sequoia Holmes makes driving layup
Kelsey Plum misses 24-foot

STARS

MERCURY

TIME		SA	PHX
10:00	Isabelle Harrison vs. Angel Robinson (Danielle Robinson gains possession)	0	0
9:44	Alex Montgomery blocks Diana Taurasi 's 19-foot jumper	0	0
9:42	Kayla McBride defensive rebound	0	0
9:23	Alex Montgomery misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:22	Isabelle Harrison offensive rebound	0	0
9:19	Isabelle Harrison makes two point shot	2	0
9:02	Camille Little lost ball turnover (Kayla McBride steals)	2	0
9:02	Stephanie Talbot personal block (Kayla McBride draws the foul)	2	0
8:40	Angel Robinson blocks Dearica Hamby 's 2-foot shot	2	0
8:34	Danielle Robinson defensive rebound	2	0
8:30	Danielle Robinson makes 18-foot Running Pullup Jump Shot	2	2
8:15	Isabelle Harrison misses 22-foot jumper	2	2
8:15	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	2	2
8:02	Danielle Robinson makes 5-foot two point shot (Camille Little assists)	2	4
7:52	Kelsey Plum misses	2	4
7:50	Camille Little defensive rebound	2	4
7:43	Stephanie Talbot misses driving layup	2	4
7:41	Alex Montgomery defensive rebound	2	4
7:41	Diana Taurasi personal take foul (Alex Montgomery draws the foul)	2	4
7:26	Alex Montgomery makes driving layup	4	4
7:16	Kelsey Plum personal foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	4	4
7:07	Angel Robinson makes two point shot	4	6
6:48	Isabelle Harrison traveling	4	6
6:48	Erika de Souza enters the game for Dearica Hamby	4	6
6:39	Alex Montgomery personal foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	4	6
6:31	Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	6
6:31	Isabelle Harrison defensive rebound	4	6
6:20	Kayla McBride Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	4	6
6:09	Angel Robinson makes layup (Stephanie Talbot assists)	4	8
5:56	Kelsey Plum misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	8
5:54	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	4	8
5:47	Camille Little misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	8
5:46	Isabelle Harrison defensive rebound	4	8
5:33	Alex Montgomery misses Driving Floating Jump Shot	4	8
5:31	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	4	8
5:24	Diana Taurasi makes 16-foot two point shot	4	10
4:58	Kelsey Plum makes driving layup	6	10
4:39	Danielle Robinson Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	6	10
4:39	Official timeout	6	10
4:39	Cayla George enters the game for Stephanie Talbot	6	10
4:39	Monique Currie enters the game for Angel Robinson	6	10
4:16	Isabelle Harrison misses	6	10
4:16	San Antonio offensive team rebound	6	10
4:16	shot clock turnover	6	10
4:00	Sequoia Holmes enters the game for Kayla McBride	6	10
3:57	Cayla George offensive foul (Alex Montgomery draws the foul)	6	10
3:57	Cayla George turnover	6	10
3:42	Alex Montgomery misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	10
3:41	Erika de Souza offensive rebound	6	10
3:35	Kelsey Plum misses driving layup	6	10
3:34	Phoenix defensive team rebound	6	10
3:19	Sequoia Holmes shooting foul (Cayla George draws the foul)	6	10
3:19	Cayla George makes free throw 1 of 2	6	11
3:19	Cayla George makes free throw 2 of 2	6	12
3:02	Kelsey Plum misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	12
3:01	Danielle Robinson defensive rebound	6	12
2:54	Cayla George makes jumper (Monique Currie assists)	6	14
2:31	Alex Montgomery misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	14
2:30	Danielle Robinson defensive rebound	6	14
2:15	Monique Currie makes three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)	6	17
2:06	San Antonio Full timeout	6	17
2:06	Leilani Mitchell enters the game for Camille Little	6	17
2:06	Emma Cannon enters the game for Diana Taurasi	6	17
2:01	Dearica Hamby enters the game for Alex Montgomery	6	17
2:01	Sydney Colson enters the game for Isabelle Harrison	6	17
2:01	Kayla Alexander enters the game for Kelsey Plum	6	17
2:01	Shay Murphy enters the game for Erika de Souza	6	17
1:53	Cayla George shooting foul (Dearica Hamby draws the foul)	7	17
1:53	Dearica Hamby makes free throw 1 of 2	7	17
1:53	Dearica Hamby makes free throw 2 of 2	8	17
1:31	Kayla Alexander shooting foul (Emma Cannon draws the foul)	8	17
1:31	Emma Cannon makes free throw 1 of 2	8	18
1:31	Yvonne Turner enters the game for Danielle Robinson	8	18
1:31	Emma Cannon makes free throw 2 of 2	8	19
1:17	Kayla Alexander misses two point shot	8	19
1:17	Cayla George defensive rebound	8	19
1:12	Monique Currie makes driving layup	8	21
1:12	Kayla Alexander shooting foul (Monique Currie draws the foul)	8	21
1:12	Nia Coffey enters the game for Kayla Alexander	8	21
1:12	Monique Currie makes free throw 1 of 1	8	22
55.0	Nia Coffey misses driving layup	8	22
52.0	Cayla George defensive rebound	8	22
52.0	Sydney Colson personal block (Yvonne Turner draws the foul)	8	22
52.0	Yvonne Turner misses free throw 1 of 2	8	22
52.0	Phoenix offensive team rebound	8	22
52.0	Yvonne Turner misses free throw 2 of 2	8	22
51.0	Dearica Hamby defensive rebound	8	22
34.0	Shay Murphy makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sydney Colson assists)	11	22
20.0	Cayla George misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	22
20.0	San Antonio defensive team rebound	11	22
20.0	Monique Currie loose ball foul (Shay Murphy draws the foul)	11	22
20.0	Shay Murphy makes free throw 1 of 2	12	22
20.0	Shay Murphy makes free throw 2 of 2	13	22
4.0	Nia Coffey blocks Leilani Mitchell 's 4-foot Driving Floating Jump Shot	13	22
3.0	Nia Coffey defensive rebound	13	22
0.0	Sydney Colson misses Running Pullup Jump Shot	13	22
0.0	San Antonio offensive team rebound	13	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	13	22

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

Footprint Center

11:00 PM, 30 July 2017

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 10,108

Referees:
Sue Blauch
Daryl Humphrey
Byron Jarrett

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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