Mercury 72-55 Storm (7 May, 2017) Play-by-Play

Seattle Storm

1-1, 0-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SEA	13	16	14	12	55
PHX	25	21	19	7	72

Phoenix Mercury

1-1, 1-0 home

Danielle Robinson misses 19-foot jumper
Stephanie Talbot makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eshaya Murphy assists)
Stephanie Talbot makes 24-foot three point jumper (Camille Little assists)
Eshaya Murphy makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Cayla George makes layup (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Camille Little makes 18-foot jumper (Eshaya Murphy assists)
Cayla George misses 24-foot three point jumper
Carolyn Swords blocks Camille Little 's 4-foot jumper
Leilani Mitchell makes two point shot (Alexis Prince assists)
Cayla George makes 24-foot three point jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Cayla George makes 24-foot three point jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Ramu Tokashiki blocks Yvonne Turner 's 4-foot jumper
Cayla George makes 20-foot jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Yvonne Turner makes free throw 1 of 2
Yvonne Turner makes free throw 2 of 2
Yvonne Turner misses driving layup
Cayla George makes 24-foot three point jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Alexis Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper
Yvonne Turner misses 23-foot three point jumper
Alexis Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper
Leilani Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
Leilani Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
Danielle McCray misses 17-foot jumper
Yvonne Turner makes free throw 1 of 2
Yvonne Turner makes free throw 2 of 2
Camille Little misses layup
Stephanie Talbot makes 20-foot jumper (Camille Little assists)
Danielle Robinson makes 5-foot two point shot
Stephanie Talbot makes driving layup
Stephanie Talbot makes free throw 1 of 1
Stephanie Talbot makes 23-foot three point jumper (Camille Little assists)
Emma Cannon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Eshaya Murphy misses 24-foot three point jumper
Eshaya Murphy makes layup
Emma Cannon makes two point shot (Danielle Robinson assists)
Camille Little makes layup (Danielle Robinson assists)
Stephanie Talbot makes 20-foot jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Camille Little misses 12-foot jumper
Eshaya Murphy misses 24-foot three point jumper
Cayla George makes 23-foot three point jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Danielle Robinson misses 19-foot jumper
Leilani Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
Leilani Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
Yvonne Turner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alexis Prince makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yvonne Turner assists)
Alexis Prince makes 24-foot three point jumper (Yvonne Turner assists)
Katherine Plouffe misses 17-foot jumper
Katherine Plouffe makes 1-foot layup (Cayla George assists)
Leilani Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Yvonne Turner makes two point shot
Alexis Prince misses 14-foot jumper
Sophie Brunner makes free throw 1 of 2
Sophie Brunner makes free throw 2 of 2
Danielle McCray makes free throw 1 of 2
Danielle McCray makes free throw 2 of 2
Yvonne Turner misses free throw 1 of 2
Yvonne Turner makes free throw 2 of 2
Sophie Brunner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Yvonne Turner makes free throw 1 of 2
Yvonne Turner makes free throw 2 of 2
Danielle McCray misses 16-foot two point jumper
Emma Cannon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Leilani Mitchell misses driving layup
Alexis Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Emma Cannon misses 17-foot jumper
Cayla George misses 23-foot three point jumper
Leilani Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alexis Peterson misses 5-foot Running Jumper
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2
Ramu Tokashiki misses 15-foot jumper
Alysha Clark misses 13-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2
Crystal Langhorne misses 15-foot jumper
Jennifer O'Neill misses 23-foot three point jumper
Carolyn Swords makes two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jenna O'Hea makes free throw 1 of 2
Jenna O'Hea makes free throw 2 of 2
Alysha Clark makes free throw 1 of 2
Alysha Clark makes free throw 2 of 2
Carolyn Swords misses free throw 1 of 2
Carolyn Swords makes free throw 2 of 2
Jennifer O'Neill makes jumper
Ramu Tokashiki misses 18-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd misses driving layup
Ramu Tokashiki misses driving layup
Jewell Loyd makes 12-foot two point shot
Alysha Clark misses 23-foot three point jumper
Crystal Langhorne makes layup (Jenna O'Hea assists)
Alysha Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper
Crystal Langhorne misses jumper
Jenna O'Hea makes free throw 1 of 2
Jenna O'Hea makes free throw 2 of 2
Danielle McCray blocks Crystal Langhorne 's 3-foot layup
Sami Whitcomb makes 23-foot three point jumper (Crystal Langhorne assists)
Camille Little blocks Carolyn Swords 's 4-foot jumper
Sami Whitcomb makes three point jumper (Jennifer O'Neill assists)
Crystal Langhorne makes 6-foot two point shot
Crystal Langhorne makes layup (Jenna O'Hea assists)
Crystal Langhorne misses free throw 1 of 1
Jennifer O'Neill misses 4-foot
Jenna O'Hea misses 16-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd misses layup
Alexis Peterson makes driving layup
Alexis Peterson misses driving layup
Alexis Peterson misses 21-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alexis Peterson assists)
Jewell Loyd misses driving layup
Jenna O'Hea misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses layup
Jewell Loyd misses layup
Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sami Whitcomb makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ramu Tokashiki assists)
Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ramu Tokashiki makes two point shot
Alysha Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes layup (Ramu Tokashiki assists)
Sami Whitcomb misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes two point shot
Alexis Peterson misses free throw 1 of 2
Alexis Peterson misses free throw 2 of 2
Carolyn Swords makes layup (Jenna O'Hea assists)
Alexis Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ramu Tokashiki makes jumper (Alexis Peterson assists)
Ramu Tokashiki misses driving layup
Jenna O'Hea misses 18-foot jumper
Alexis Peterson misses two point shot
Alexis Peterson misses driving layup
Sami Whitcomb misses 23-foot three point jumper
Lanay Montgomery makes 4-foot two point shot (Jenna O'Hea assists)
Sami Whitcomb makes driving layup
Sami Whitcomb makes free throw 1 of 1
Jennifer O'Neill makes free throw 1 of 2
Jennifer O'Neill misses free throw 2 of 2
Ramu Tokashiki makes layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Ramu Tokashiki misses free throw 1 of 1
Lanay Montgomery misses free throw 1 of 2
Lanay Montgomery misses free throw 2 of 2
Lanay Montgomery misses 5-foot jumper
Sami Whitcomb misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot

STORM

MERCURY

TIME		SEA	PHX
10:00	Ramu Tokashiki vs. Emma Cannon (Alexis Peterson gains possession)	0	0
9:33	shot clock turnover	0	0
9:18	Danielle Robinson misses 19-foot jumper	0	0
9:15	Ramu Tokashiki defensive rebound	0	0
9:07	Alexis Peterson lost ball turnover (Danielle Robinson steals)	0	0
9:07	Danielle Robinson steps out of bounds turnover	0	0
8:47	Alexis Peterson misses 5-foot Running Jumper	0	0
8:45	Ramu Tokashiki offensive rebound	0	0
8:42	Ramu Tokashiki offensive foul (Camille Little draws the foul)	0	0
8:42	Ramu Tokashiki turnover	0	0
8:33	Camille Little lost ball turnover (Alysha Clark steals)	0	0
8:18	Emma Cannon shooting block foul (Jewell Loyd draws the foul)	0	0
8:18	Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
8:18	Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2	2	0
7:58	Emma Cannon offensive foul (Alexis Peterson draws the foul)	2	0
7:58	Emma Cannon turnover	2	0
7:37	Alysha Clark bad pass (Stephanie Talbot steals)	2	0
7:18	Danielle Robinson Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	2	0
7:01	Ramu Tokashiki misses 15-foot jumper	2	0
7:01	Alysha Clark offensive rebound	2	0
6:58	Stephanie Talbot personal foul (Alysha Clark draws the foul)	2	0
6:58	Cayla George enters the game for Emma Cannon	2	0
6:43	shot clock turnover	2	0
6:28	Stephanie Talbot makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eshaya Murphy assists)	2	3
6:13	Alexis Peterson out of bounds lost ball turnover	2	3
6:00	Stephanie Talbot makes 24-foot three point jumper (Camille Little assists)	2	6
5:58	Seattle Full timeout	2	6
5:39	Alysha Clark misses 13-foot jumper	2	6
5:37	Cayla George defensive rebound	2	6
5:31	Eshaya Murphy makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)	2	9
5:13	Stephanie Talbot shooting foul (Jewell Loyd draws the foul)	2	9
5:13	Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2	3	9
5:13	Carolyn Swords enters the game for Ramu Tokashiki	3	9
5:13	Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2	4	9
4:56	Cayla George makes layup (Stephanie Talbot assists)	4	11
4:39	Alysha Clark bad pass (Cayla George steals)	4	11
4:15	Camille Little makes 18-foot jumper (Eshaya Murphy assists)	4	13
3:49	Crystal Langhorne misses 15-foot jumper	4	13
3:47	Eshaya Murphy defensive rebound	4	13
3:38	Crystal Langhorne personal foul (Camille Little draws the foul)	4	13
3:38	Jennifer O'Neill enters the game for Alexis Peterson	4	13
3:38	Jenna O'Hea enters the game for Alysha Clark	4	13
3:38	Alexis Prince enters the game for Stephanie Talbot	4	13
3:31	Cayla George misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	13
3:30	Crystal Langhorne defensive rebound	4	13
3:16	Jennifer O'Neill misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	13
3:15	Carolyn Swords offensive rebound	4	13
3:15	Carolyn Swords makes two point shot	6	13
2:56	Carolyn Swords blocks Camille Little 's 4-foot jumper	6	13
2:53	Crystal Langhorne defensive rebound	6	13
2:53	Ramu Tokashiki enters the game for Crystal Langhorne	6	13
2:53	Leilani Mitchell enters the game for Eshaya Murphy	6	13
2:49	Jewell Loyd misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	13
2:47	Alexis Prince defensive rebound	6	13
2:34	Leilani Mitchell makes two point shot (Alexis Prince assists)	6	15
2:18	Carolyn Swords lost ball turnover (Camille Little steals)	6	15
2:09	Leilani Mitchell bad pass (Jewell Loyd steals)	6	15
2:09	Camille Little personal foul (Jewell Loyd draws the foul)	6	15
2:09	Sophie Brunner enters the game for Camille Little	6	15
1:59	Alexis Prince shooting foul (Jenna O'Hea draws the foul)	6	15
1:59	Jenna O'Hea makes free throw 1 of 2	7	15
1:59	Alysha Clark enters the game for Jewell Loyd	7	15
1:59	Jenna O'Hea makes free throw 2 of 2	8	15
1:46	Cayla George makes 24-foot three point jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)	8	18
1:31	Alexis Prince personal foul (Alysha Clark draws the foul)	8	18
1:31	Alysha Clark makes free throw 1 of 2	9	18
1:31	Alysha Clark makes free throw 2 of 2	10	18
1:21	Cayla George makes 24-foot three point jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)	10	21
1:10	Cayla George personal foul (Carolyn Swords draws the foul)	10	21
1:10	Carolyn Swords misses free throw 1 of 2	10	21
1:10	Seattle offensive team rebound	10	21
1:10	Yvonne Turner enters the game for Danielle Robinson	10	21
1:10	Carolyn Swords makes free throw 2 of 2	11	21
1:10	Phoenix delay of game violation	11	21
57.0	Ramu Tokashiki blocks Yvonne Turner 's 4-foot jumper	11	21
57.0	Phoenix offensive team rebound	11	21
55.0	Cayla George makes 20-foot jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)	11	23
45.0	Jennifer O'Neill makes jumper	13	23
35.0	Leilani Mitchell lost ball turnover (Carolyn Swords steals)	13	23
27.0	Ramu Tokashiki misses 18-foot jumper	13	23
26.0	Cayla George defensive rebound	13	23
7.0	Jennifer O'Neill shooting block foul (Yvonne Turner draws the foul)	13	25
7.0	Yvonne Turner makes free throw 1 of 2	13	24
7.0	Yvonne Turner makes free throw 2 of 2	13	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	13	25

Regular Season Series

PHX wins 2-1

Mercury
85
Storm
82

Game 1

24/6

Storm
98
Mercury
89

Game 2

13/8

Mercury
75
Storm
71

Game 3

28/8

Footprint Center

11:00 PM, 7 May 2017

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 4,088

Referees:
Jeff Wooten
Thomas Nunez
Tiara Cruse

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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