Mercury 92-85 Aces (2 Sep, 2020) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

10-7, 6-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	27	25	21	19	92
LV	26	19	19	21	85

Las Vegas Aces

12-4, 8-2 home

Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride misses 18-foot jumper
Lindsay Allen misses layup
Diana Taurasi blocks Kayla McBride 's 2-foot layup
A'ja Wilson misses 17-foot jumper
Angel McCoughtry makes layup
Skylar Diggins-Smith blocks Lindsay Allen 's 3-foot layup
A'ja Wilson makes driving layup (Kayla McBride assists)
A'ja Wilson misses jumper
A'ja Wilson makes driving layup (Kayla McBride assists)
Kayla McBride makes alley oop layup (Carolyn Swords assists)
A'ja Wilson misses 11-foot two point shot
A'ja Wilson makes driving layup (Jackie Young assists)
Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jackie Young assists)
Angel McCoughtry makes layup
Jackie Young misses 19-foot jumper
Kia Vaughn blocks A'ja Wilson 's 10-foot two point shot
Sugar Rodgers makes 5-foot two point shot
Alanna Smith blocks Dearica Hamby 's 5-foot hook shot
Dearica Hamby makes layup
Sugar Rodgers makes 25-foot three point jumper
Jackie Young makes layup (Sugar Rodgers assists)
Sugar Rodgers misses 30-foot three point jumper
Jackie Young makes 19-foot jumper (A'ja Wilson assists)
Sugar Rodgers misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
A'ja Wilson misses 16-foot jumper
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough blocks Kayla McBride 's 21-foot jumper
Jackie Young makes 20-foot jumper (A'ja Wilson assists)
Dearica Hamby makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
A'ja Wilson misses 11-foot jumper
Jackie Young misses 15-foot jumper
Alanna Smith blocks Dearica Hamby 's 6-foot driving layup
Dearica Hamby makes driving layup (Kayla McBride assists)
A'ja Wilson makes driving layup (Angel McCoughtry assists)
Dearica Hamby makes 3-foot two point shot (Kayla McBride assists)
Diana Taurasi blocks Angel McCoughtry 's 7-foot jumper
Angel McCoughtry misses layup
Jackie Young misses 17-foot jumper
A'ja Wilson makes layup (Jackie Young assists)
Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper
A'ja Wilson makes 17-foot jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
Angel McCoughtry misses 19-foot two point shot
Kayla McBride makes pullup jump shot (Danielle Robinson assists)
Brianna Turner blocks A'ja Wilson 's 9-foot two point shot
Angel McCoughtry misses 5-foot two point shot
Brianna Turner blocks A'ja Wilson's jumper
Angel McCoughtry misses layup
Brianna Turner blocks Dearica Hamby 's 5-foot layup
Angel McCoughtry makes layup
Dearica Hamby makes layup (Angel McCoughtry assists)
Brianna Turner blocks Dearica Hamby 's 4-foot layup
Dearica Hamby makes layup (Danielle Robinson assists)
Dearica Hamby misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sugar Rodgers misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride misses jumper
Jackie Young misses layup
Kayla McBride makes layup (Sugar Rodgers assists)
Jackie Young makes driving layup (Kayla McBride assists)
Jackie Young makes layup
Jackie Young misses layup
Jackie Young misses layup
Dearica Hamby makes layup (Kayla McBride assists)
Jackie Young makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Kayla McBride assists)
A'ja Wilson makes layup
Danielle Robinson misses layup
Jackie Young misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Brianna Turner blocks Angel McCoughtry's jumper
Kayla McBride misses layup
Jackie Young makes driving layup
A'ja Wilson misses two point shot
Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jackie Young makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
Kayla McBride makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Kayla McBride misses 19-foot jumper
Sugar Rodgers misses 27-foot three point jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 6-foot jumper (Brianna Turner assists)
Kia Vaughn makes 19-foot jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 29-foot three point jumper (Brianna Turner assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes jumper
Sophie Cunningham makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Brianna Turner makes 2-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Kia Vaughn assists)
Kia Vaughn misses layup
Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 26-foot three point jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough misses 26-foot three point jumper
Alanna Smith makes 29-foot three point jumper (Shey Peddy assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses layup
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Brianna Turner misses 11-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 28-foot three point jumper (Shey Peddy assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 29-foot three point jumper
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Shey Peddy assists)
Alanna Smith misses two point shot
Alanna Smith makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alanna Smith misses 17-foot jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shatori Walker-Kimbrough assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 30-foot three point jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Kia Vaughn misses 20-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 33-foot three point jumper (Shatori Walker-Kimbrough assists)
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough misses layup
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses tip shot
Shey Peddy misses 25-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 28-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride blocks Diana Taurasi 's 5-foot layup
Kia Vaughn makes 19-foot jumper (Shey Peddy assists)
Diana Taurasi misses jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 17-foot jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper
Brianna Turner makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes 23-foot three point jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kia Vaughn assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 17-foot jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses layup
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes driving layup (Shatori Walker-Kimbrough assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper
Alanna Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alanna Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Brianna Turner misses alley oop layup
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes 24-foot three pointer (Brianna Turner assists)
A'ja Wilson blocks Brianna Turner's hook shot
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough misses layup
Diana Taurasi misses 15-foot two point shot
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses layup
Kia Vaughn makes 20-foot jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Brianna Turner misses 11-foot jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Diana Taurasi misses 30-foot three point jumper
Kia Vaughn makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kia Vaughn makes tip shot
Kia Vaughn makes driving layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Kia Vaughn misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes 23-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Kia Vaughn misses pullup jump shot
Kia Vaughn misses jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes driving layup
Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper
Kia Vaughn makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper

MERCURY

ACES

TIME		PHX	LV
10:00	Brianna Turner vs. Carolyn Swords	0	0
9:57	Angel McCoughtry jump ball violation	0	0
9:44	Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 6-foot jumper (Brianna Turner assists)	2	0
9:23	Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	0
9:21	Kia Vaughn defensive rebound	2	0
9:12	Kia Vaughn makes 19-foot jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)	4	0
9:01	Kayla McBride misses 18-foot jumper	4	0
9:01	Phoenix defensive team rebound	4	0
8:41	Skylar Diggins-Smith misses three point jumper	4	0
8:39	A'ja Wilson defensive rebound	4	0
8:29	Lindsay Allen misses layup	4	0
8:27	Brianna Turner defensive rebound	4	0
8:22	Diana Taurasi makes 29-foot three point jumper (Brianna Turner assists)	7	0
8:07	Diana Taurasi blocks Kayla McBride 's 2-foot layup	7	0
8:04	Kayla McBride offensive rebound	7	0
8:01	A'ja Wilson misses 17-foot jumper	7	0
7:59	Lindsay Allen offensive rebound	7	0
7:58	Angel McCoughtry makes layup	7	2
7:37	Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	2
7:36	A'ja Wilson defensive rebound	7	2
7:29	Skylar Diggins-Smith blocks Lindsay Allen 's 3-foot layup	7	2
7:26	Lindsay Allen offensive rebound	7	2
7:17	A'ja Wilson makes driving layup (Kayla McBride assists)	7	4
7:17	Brianna Turner shooting foul	7	4
7:17	A'ja Wilson makes free throw 1 of 1	7	5
7:17	Jackie Young enters the game for Lindsay Allen	7	5
6:57	Diana Taurasi makes jumper	9	5
6:44	A'ja Wilson misses jumper	9	5
6:42	Brianna Turner defensive rebound	9	5
6:39	Sophie Cunningham makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)	11	5
6:18	A'ja Wilson makes driving layup (Kayla McBride assists)	11	7
6:08	Brianna Turner makes 2-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)	13	7
5:48	Kayla McBride makes alley oop layup (Carolyn Swords assists)	13	9
5:29	Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Kia Vaughn assists)	15	9
5:06	A'ja Wilson misses 11-foot two point shot	15	9
5:04	Carolyn Swords offensive rebound	15	9
4:58	A'ja Wilson makes driving layup (Jackie Young assists)	15	11
4:40	Kia Vaughn misses layup	15	11
4:40	Jackie Young defensive rebound	15	11
4:35	Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jackie Young assists)	15	14
4:20	Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper	15	14
4:20	A'ja Wilson defensive rebound	15	14
4:11	Angel McCoughtry makes layup	15	16
3:53	Diana Taurasi makes 26-foot three point jumper	18	16
3:39	Jackie Young misses 19-foot jumper	18	16
3:39	Skylar Diggins-Smith defensive rebound	18	16
3:32	Sophie Cunningham bad pass (Angel McCoughtry steals)	18	16
3:31	Brianna Turner personal foul	18	16
3:31	Official timeout	18	16
3:31	Danielle Robinson enters the game for Angel McCoughtry	18	16
3:31	Dearica Hamby enters the game for Carolyn Swords	18	16
3:31	Alanna Smith enters the game for Sophie Cunningham	18	16
3:31	Shey Peddy enters the game for Brianna Turner	18	16
3:31	Shatori Walker-Kimbrough enters the game for Diana Taurasi	18	16
3:18	Kayla McBride traveling	18	16
2:57	Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	16
2:55	Dearica Hamby defensive rebound	18	16
2:54	Sugar Rodgers enters the game for Kayla McBride	18	16
2:38	Kia Vaughn blocks A'ja Wilson 's 10-foot two point shot	18	16
2:34	Shatori Walker-Kimbrough defensive rebound	18	16
2:28	Shatori Walker-Kimbrough misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	16
2:26	Dearica Hamby defensive rebound	18	16
2:16	Sugar Rodgers makes 5-foot two point shot	18	18
2:08	Sugar Rodgers personal foul	18	18
1:59	A'ja Wilson shooting foul	18	18
1:59	Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes free throw 1 of 2	19	18
1:59	Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes free throw 2 of 2	20	18
1:42	Alanna Smith blocks Dearica Hamby 's 5-foot hook shot	20	18
1:38	Dearica Hamby offensive rebound	20	18
1:37	Dearica Hamby makes layup	20	20
1:29	Alanna Smith makes 29-foot three point jumper (Shey Peddy assists)	23	20
1:17	Sugar Rodgers makes 25-foot three point jumper	23	23
1:01	Skylar Diggins-Smith misses layup	23	23
1:00	Dearica Hamby defensive rebound	23	23
56.7	A'ja Wilson traveling	23	23
56.7	Carolyn Swords enters the game for A'ja Wilson	23	23
56.7	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Skylar Diggins-Smith	23	23
42.3	Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)	25	23
21.0	Jackie Young makes layup (Sugar Rodgers assists)	25	25
21.0	Alanna Smith shooting foul	25	25
21.0	Jackie Young makes free throw 1 of 1	25	26
5.4	Diana Taurasi makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	27	26
0.0	Sugar Rodgers misses 30-foot three point jumper	27	26
0.0	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	27	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	26

Regular Season Series

PHX wins 2-0

Aces
95
Mercury
102

Game 1

1/8

Mercury
92
Aces
85

Game 2

2/9

IMG Academy

3:00 AM, 2 September 2020

Bradenton, FL

Referees:
Jeff Wooten
Isaac Barnett
Ashley Gilpin

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	2	0	1.000	-	W2
Phoenix	2	1	.667	0.5	W2
Las Vegas	2	1	.667	0.5	L1
Seattle	2	3	.400	1.5	W1
Dallas	1	2	.333	1.5	L2
Los Angeles	1	2	.333	1.5	W1

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