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Minnesota Lynx @ Phoenix Mercury 106–98

2011-07-20 · WNBA

Minnesota Lynx 2011 · Phoenix Mercury 2011 · 2011 season

Team stats

LynxMercury
Field goals40-71 .56332-62 .516
Three-pointers6-15 .40010-23 .435
Free throws20-28 .71424-34 .706
Offensive rebounds109
Defensive rebounds2117
Total rebounds3126
Assists2121
Steals124
Blocks25
Turnovers1117
Personal fouls2920
Technical fouls00

Minnesota Lynx

PlayerMINPTSFG3PFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-
Seimone Augustus G352511-152-31-215641012+8
Lindsay Whalen G32167-121-21-412382023+4
Taj McWilliams-Franklin F29145-80-04-413442025+15
Rebekkah Brunson F28146-100-02-433610115+5
Maya Moore F31144-121-45-6112240010
Candice Wiggins G1583-72-60-000012003+8
Charde Houston F1272-30-03-414501012-2
Jessica Adair C1261-30-04-422400125-2
Monica Wright G721-10-00-001110013+4
Alexis Hornbuckle G
Amber Harris F
Total20010640-716-1520-28102131211221129

FG .563 · 3P .400 · FT .714

Phoenix Mercury

PlayerMINPTSFG3PFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-
Diana Taurasi G34245-152-712-1411261014-6
Candice Dupree F30145-90-04-7257300310
Penny Taylor F29238-103-54-513450113-2
Temeka Johnson G2762-51-31-201122174-4
Kara Braxton F2684-100-10-030320212-22
DeWanna Bonner F18124-53-41-216710122+11
Marie Ferdinand-Harris G1452-31-10-000010011-10
Alexis Gray-Lawson G1321-30-20-010111011-4
Nakia Sanford F841-20-02-401100002-3
Ketia Swanier G
Olayinka Sanni NA
Total2009832-6210-2324-349172621451720

FG .516 · 3P .435 · FT .706

Officials: Daryl Humphrey, Kurt Walker, Roy Gulbeyan

Play-by-play

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Quarter 1

  • 10:00 Start of 1st Period (3:35 PM EST)
  • 10:00 PHX Jump Ball Braxton vs. McWilliams-Franklin: Tip to Taurasi
  • 9:54 PHX Johnson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
  • 9:54 MIN McWilliams-Franklin STEAL (1 STL)
  • 9:39 MIN McWilliams-Franklin 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) 2–0
  • 9:28 PHX Taurasi 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Taylor 1 AST) 2–3
  • 9:11 MIN MISS Brunson 3' Layup
  • 9:11 PHX Braxton BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 9:09 PHX Dupree REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 8:57 PHX Braxton 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Dupree 1 AST) 2–5
  • 8:39 MIN Whalen Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
  • 8:39 MIN SUB: Houston FOR McWilliams-Franklin
  • 8:26 PHX MISS Taurasi 17' Jump Shot
  • 8:25 MIN Moore REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 8:21 PHX Taurasi S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 8:21 MIN MISS Whalen Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 8:21 Lynx Rebound
  • 8:21 MIN Whalen Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 8:11 PHX Taylor 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Taurasi 1 AST) 3–8
  • 7:53 MIN Houston Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
  • 7:37 PHX MISS Dupree 9' Turnaround Jump Shot
  • 7:36 MIN Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 7:29 MIN Moore 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Whalen 1 AST) 6–8
  • 7:23 PHX Taurasi Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
  • 7:02 MIN MISS Brunson 12' Jump Shot
  • 7:01 MIN Houston REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 6:59 PHX Johnson S.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 6:59 PHX SUB: Bonner FOR Braxton
  • 6:59 MIN MISS Houston Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 6:59 Lynx Rebound
  • 6:59 MIN Houston Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 6:45 MIN Moore P.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 6:38 PHX Bonner 2' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST) 7–10
  • 6:19 MIN MISS Houston 3' Reverse Layup
  • 6:19 PHX Bonner BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 6:18 PHX Bonner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 6:13 PHX Dupree 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Taylor 2 AST) 7–12
  • 6:01 PHX Johnson P.FOUL (P2.T3)
  • 6:01 PHX SUB: Ferdinand-Harris FOR Taurasi
  • 5:44 MIN Whalen 2' Driving Layup (3 PTS) 9–12
  • 5:33 MIN Brunson S.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 5:33 PHX SUB: Gray-Lawson FOR Johnson
  • 5:33 MIN SUB: Wiggins FOR Houston
  • 5:33 MIN SUB: McWilliams-Franklin FOR Moore
  • 5:33 PHX Dupree Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
  • 5:33 PHX Dupree Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
  • 5:23 MIN MISS Augustus 15' Jump Shot
  • 5:22 MIN McWilliams-Franklin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 5:22 MIN McWilliams-Franklin Poss Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
  • 5:22 PHX Gray-Lawson STEAL (1 STL)
  • 5:20 MIN McWilliams-Franklin P.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 5:07 PHX MISS Ferdinand-Harris 16' Jump Shot
  • 5:06 MIN Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 4:58 MIN Augustus 12' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Whalen 2 AST) 11–14
  • 4:39 PHX Taylor 17' Jump Shot (5 PTS) 11–16
  • 4:13 PHX Dupree S.FOUL (P1.T4)
  • 4:13 Timeout: Official
  • 4:13 PHX SUB: Braxton FOR Taylor
  • 4:13 PHX SUB: Taurasi FOR Dupree
  • 4:13 MIN Brunson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 4:13 MIN MISS Brunson Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 4:12 MIN Whalen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 4:05 MIN Whalen 16' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) 14–16
  • 3:47 PHX MISS Bonner 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 3:46 MIN Augustus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 3:37 MIN Augustus 4' Running Jump Shot (4 PTS) 16–16
  • 3:17 PHX Taurasi 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Gray-Lawson 1 AST) 16–19
  • 2:59 MIN Augustus 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS) (McWilliams-Franklin 1 AST) 18–19
  • 2:36 PHX Ferdinand-Harris 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Taurasi 2 AST) 18–22
  • 2:17 MIN Wiggins 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McWilliams-Franklin 2 AST) 21–22
  • 1:52 PHX Braxton 4' Jump Shot (4 PTS) 21–24
  • 1:45 MIN Whalen 2' Driving Layup (7 PTS) 23–24
  • 1:39 MIN Augustus S.FOUL (P1.T4)
  • 1:39 MIN SUB: Adair FOR Brunson
  • 1:39 MIN SUB: Wright FOR Whalen
  • 1:39 PHX SUB: Sanford FOR Bonner
  • 1:39 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
  • 1:39 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
  • 1:21 PHX Sanford S.FOUL (P1.PN)
  • 1:21 MIN Adair Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 1:21 MIN Adair Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
  • 1:04 PHX MISS Taurasi 6' Jump Shot
  • 1:03 MIN Wright REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 0:59 MIN Augustus 17' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Wright 1 AST) 27–26
  • 0:45 PHX MISS Taurasi 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:44 MIN Adair REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 0:37 MIN Augustus 3' Driving Jump Shot (10 PTS) 29–26
  • 0:22 PHX Gray-Lawson 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 29–28
  • 0:00 MIN MISS Wiggins 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:00 MIN Adair REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 0:00 End of 1st Period (3:55 PM EST)

Quarter 2

  • 10:00 Start of 2nd Period (3:58 PM EST)
  • 9:46 MIN MISS Moore 1' Layup
  • 9:45 PHX Sanford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 9:35 PHX MISS Braxton 4' Turnaround Jump Shot
  • 9:34 MERCURY Rebound
  • 9:33 MIN Wright P.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 9:28 PHX MISS Braxton 4' Jump Bank Shot
  • 9:27 Lynx Rebound
  • 9:09 MIN McWilliams-Franklin Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
  • 9:09 PHX Taurasi STEAL (1 STL)
  • 9:01 PHX Taylor Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
  • 9:01 MIN McWilliams-Franklin STEAL (2 STL)
  • 8:53 MIN Adair 3' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Wiggins 1 AST) 31–28
  • 8:35 PHX MISS Sanford 5' Jump Shot
  • 8:35 MIN Adair BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 8:35 MERCURY Rebound
  • 8:35 PHX SUB: Dupree FOR Sanford
  • 8:33 MIN Wiggins S.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 8:33 PHX Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 8:33 PHX MISS Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 8:33 MIN Adair REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 8:09 MIN MISS Wiggins 3PT Jump Shot
  • 8:09 Lynx Rebound
  • 8:09 Lynx Turnover: Shot Clock (T#5)
  • 7:54 PHX Dupree Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
  • 7:54 MIN Moore STEAL (1 STL)
  • 7:49 MIN Adair OFF.Foul (P1)
  • 7:49 MIN Adair Foul Turnover (P1.T6)
  • 7:49 MIN SUB: Whalen FOR McWilliams-Franklin
  • 7:49 MIN SUB: Brunson FOR Wiggins
  • 7:49 MIN SUB: Augustus FOR Wright
  • 7:35 PHX MISS Johnson 3PT Jump Shot
  • 7:34 MIN Augustus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 7:25 MIN MISS Adair 12' Jump Shot
  • 7:25 PHX Braxton BLOCK (2 BLK)
  • 7:24 MIN Augustus REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 7:21 MIN Augustus Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T7)
  • 7:21 PHX Johnson STEAL (1 STL)
  • 7:14 PHX Taylor 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Taurasi 3 AST) 31–32
  • 6:49 MIN Moore 19' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Whalen 3 AST) 33–32
  • 6:42 PHX MISS Dupree 2' Layup
  • 6:41 MIN Whalen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 6:34 MIN MISS Whalen 15' Jump Shot
  • 6:32 PHX Dupree REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 6:31 PHX Dupree Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
  • 6:31 MIN Augustus STEAL (1 STL)
  • 6:27 MIN Augustus 8' Jump Shot (12 PTS) 35–32
  • 6:20 PHX Johnson Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T6)
  • 6:20 PHX SUB: Bonner FOR Braxton
  • 6:05 PHX Taurasi S.FOUL (P2.T1)
  • 6:05 MIN Adair Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
  • 6:05 MIN Adair Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
  • 5:56 PHX Taylor 2' Layup (10 PTS) (Taurasi 4 AST) 37–34
  • 5:36 MIN MISS Moore 3PT Jump Shot
  • 5:35 PHX Taylor REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 5:30 PHX Dupree 2' Layup (6 PTS) (Taylor 3 AST) 37–36
  • 5:30 MIN Brunson S.FOUL (P2.T3)
  • 5:30 MERCURY Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
  • 5:30 MIN SUB: McWilliams-Franklin FOR Adair
  • 5:30 PHX Dupree Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
  • 5:13 MIN MISS Moore 3PT Jump Shot
  • 5:12 PHX Bonner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 4:54 MIN McWilliams-Franklin S.FOUL (P2.T4)
  • 4:54 PHX MISS Taylor Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 4:54 MERCURY Rebound
  • 4:54 PHX SUB: Gray-Lawson FOR Johnson
  • 4:54 PHX Taylor Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
  • 4:35 MIN MISS McWilliams-Franklin 5' Jump Shot
  • 4:34 MIN Brunson 3' Layup (3 PTS) 39–38
  • 4:34 MIN Brunson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 4:22 PHX Bonner 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) 39–41
  • 4:05 MIN MISS Moore 3PT Jump Shot
  • 4:05 Lynx Rebound
  • 4:05 PHX Gray-Lawson P.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 4:05 PHX SUB: Ferdinand-Harris FOR Taylor
  • 3:57 MIN Whalen 2' Driving Layup (9 PTS) 41–41
  • 3:40 PHX MISS Gray-Lawson 3PT Jump Shot
  • 3:39 PHX Dupree REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 3:36 PHX Dupree 2' Layup (9 PTS) (Ferdinand-Harris 1 AST) 41–43
  • 3:17 MIN MISS Brunson 8' Turnaround Jump Shot
  • 3:16 PHX Dupree REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 3:06 PHX Bonner Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T7)
  • 3:06 MIN Moore STEAL (2 STL)
  • 3:02 MIN Moore 1' Layup (7 PTS) 43–43
  • 2:44 PHX MISS Taurasi 1' Layup
  • 2:42 MIN Augustus REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 2:35 MIN Brunson 2' Layup (5 PTS) (Augustus 1 AST) 45–43
  • 2:26 MIN Whalen P.FOUL (P1.PN)
  • 2:26 Lynx Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
  • 2:26 PHX SUB: Johnson FOR Bonner
  • 2:26 PHX SUB: Braxton FOR Gray-Lawson
  • 2:26 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
  • 2:26 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
  • 2:13 PHX Ferdinand-Harris S.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 2:13 MIN Moore Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
  • 2:13 PHX SUB: Taylor FOR Ferdinand-Harris
  • 2:13 MIN Moore Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
  • 1:58 PHX Braxton OFF.Foul (P1)
  • 1:58 PHX Braxton Foul Turnover (P1.T8)
  • 1:40 MIN Brunson 3' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Whalen 4 AST) 49–45
  • 1:27 PHX Taylor 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Dupree 2 AST) 49–48
  • 1:11 PHX Braxton S.FOUL (P2.T4)
  • 1:11 MIN MISS Brunson Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 1:11 Lynx Rebound
  • 1:11 MIN Brunson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
  • 1:02 MIN Brunson S.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 1:02 MIN SUB: Adair FOR Brunson
  • 1:02 PHX MISS Dupree Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 1:02 MERCURY Rebound
  • 1:02 PHX Dupree Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
  • 0:42 MIN Whalen OFF.Foul (P2)
  • 0:42 MIN Whalen Foul Turnover (P2.T8)
  • 0:27 PHX Taurasi 5' Running Hook Shot (12 PTS) 50–51
  • 0:01 MIN MISS Whalen 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:00 MERCURY Rebound
  • 0:00 End of 2nd Period (4:23 PM EST)

Quarter 3

  • 10:00 Start of 3rd Period (4:38 PM EST)
  • 9:40 MIN McWilliams-Franklin 3' Layup (4 PTS) (Brunson 1 AST) 52–51
  • 9:28 PHX MISS Dupree 15' Jump Shot
  • 9:27 MIN McWilliams-Franklin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 9:12 MIN MISS Augustus 19' Jump Shot
  • 9:12 Lynx Rebound
  • 9:09 MIN Augustus 12' Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Moore 1 AST) 54–51
  • 8:48 PHX MISS Taurasi 3' Driving Jump Shot
  • 8:47 PHX Dupree 1' Layup (12 PTS) 54–53
  • 8:47 PHX Dupree REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
  • 8:35 PHX Taylor S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 8:35 MIN McWilliams-Franklin Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
  • 8:35 MIN McWilliams-Franklin Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
  • 8:25 PHX Dupree Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T9)
  • 8:09 MIN Brunson 18' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Augustus 2 AST) 58–53
  • 7:49 PHX MISS Braxton 4' Jump Shot
  • 7:48 PHX Taylor REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 7:48 MIN McWilliams-Franklin S.FOUL (P3.T1)
  • 7:48 PHX Taylor Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
  • 7:48 PHX Taylor Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
  • 7:30 MIN Augustus 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Whalen 5 AST) 61–55
  • 7:12 PHX Johnson Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T10)
  • 7:12 MIN Whalen STEAL (1 STL)
  • 7:08 PHX Taylor S.FOUL (P2.T2)
  • 7:08 MIN Moore Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
  • 7:08 MIN Moore Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
  • 6:52 PHX MISS Taurasi 3PT Jump Shot
  • 6:52 PHX Braxton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 6:47 PHX Dupree 3' Layup (14 PTS) (Braxton 1 AST) 63–57
  • 6:28 MIN Augustus 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Whalen 6 AST) 66–57
  • 6:21 MERCURY Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
  • 6:21 PHX SUB: Ferdinand-Harris FOR Taurasi
  • 6:09 PHX Johnson 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Dupree 3 AST) 66–60
  • 5:52 MIN MISS Whalen 5' Jump Shot
  • 5:52 PHX Johnson BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 5:50 MIN Brunson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
  • 5:47 MIN Brunson 2' Layup (12 PTS) 68–60
  • 5:39 PHX Ferdinand-Harris 20' Jump Shot (5 PTS) 68–62
  • 5:19 MIN MISS Augustus 19' Jump Shot
  • 5:18 PHX Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 5:06 PHX Johnson Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T11)
  • 4:54 MIN MISS Brunson 15' Jump Shot
  • 4:53 PHX Taylor REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 4:49 MIN Brunson P.FOUL (P4.T2)
  • 4:49 MIN SUB: Wiggins FOR Moore
  • 4:49 MIN SUB: Houston FOR Brunson
  • 4:37 PHX MISS Dupree 4' Jump Shot
  • 4:36 PHX Braxton REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
  • 4:31 PHX MISS Taylor 3PT Jump Shot
  • 4:30 MIN Houston REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 4:20 MIN Whalen 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Augustus 3 AST) 71–62
  • 4:02 PHX Johnson 2' Layup (6 PTS) (Taylor 4 AST) 71–64
  • 3:46 MIN MISS Whalen 17' Jump Shot
  • 3:45 PHX Taylor REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 3:39 PHX Johnson Bad Pass Turnover (P5.T12)
  • 3:39 MIN Houston STEAL (1 STL)
  • 3:21 MIN Wiggins 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Whalen 7 AST) 74–64
  • 2:59 PHX Taylor 9' Turnaround Fadeaway (18 PTS) 74–66
  • 2:42 PHX Taylor S.FOUL (P3.T3)
  • 2:42 PHX SUB: Bonner FOR Taylor
  • 2:42 PHX SUB: Sanford FOR Dupree
  • 2:42 PHX SUB: Gray-Lawson FOR Braxton
  • 2:42 PHX SUB: Taurasi FOR Johnson
  • 2:42 MIN Houston Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
  • 2:42 MIN SUB: Adair FOR McWilliams-Franklin
  • 2:42 MIN SUB: Moore FOR Augustus
  • 2:42 MIN SUB: Wright FOR Whalen
  • 2:42 MIN Houston Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
  • 2:36 PHX Gray-Lawson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T13)
  • 2:36 MIN Wiggins STEAL (1 STL)
  • 2:33 MIN Wiggins Layup (8 PTS) 78–66
  • 2:09 PHX Ferdinand-Harris Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T14)
  • 2:09 MIN Wiggins STEAL (2 STL)
  • 2:01 MIN Wright 4' Jump Bank Shot (2 PTS) 80–66
  • 2:00 MERCURY Timeout: Short (Full 2 Short 1)
  • 1:42 MIN Adair S.FOUL (P2.T3)
  • 1:42 PHX Sanford Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 1:42 PHX Sanford Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
  • 1:29 MIN Adair OFF.Foul (P3)
  • 1:29 MIN Adair Foul Turnover (P2.T9)
  • 1:21 PHX MISS Taurasi 3PT Jump Shot
  • 1:20 PHX Gray-Lawson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 1:19 MIN Wright P.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 1:15 MIN Wiggins P.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 1:15 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
  • 1:15 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
  • 0:51 MIN MISS Wiggins 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:51 MERCURY Rebound
  • 0:51 MIN Adair L.B.FOUL (P4.PN)
  • 0:51 PHX MISS Sanford Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 0:51 MERCURY Rebound
  • 0:51 MIN SUB: McWilliams-Franklin FOR Adair
  • 0:51 PHX MISS Sanford Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 0:50 MIN Houston REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 0:36 MIN Houston 2' Layup (5 PTS) (McWilliams-Franklin 3 AST) 82–70
  • 0:18 PHX Sanford 3' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Bonner 1 AST) 82–72
  • 0:18 MIN Wright OFF.Foul (P3)
  • 0:18 MIN Wright Foul Turnover (P1.T10)
  • 0:08 MIN McWilliams-Franklin S.FOUL (P4.PN)
  • 0:08 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
  • 0:08 PHX MISS Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 0:08 MIN Houston REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 0:00 End of 3rd Period (5:03 PM EST)

Quarter 4

  • 10:00 Start of 4th Period (5:06 PM EST)
  • 9:39 PHX MISS Braxton 1' Layup
  • 9:39 MIN McWilliams-Franklin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 9:17 MIN Brunson 17' Jump Shot (14 PTS) (McWilliams-Franklin 4 AST) 84–73
  • 9:01 PHX MISS Taurasi 3PT Jump Shot
  • 9:00 MIN McWilliams-Franklin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 8:49 MIN MISS Moore 5' Jump Shot
  • 8:49 PHX Taylor BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 8:49 Lynx Rebound
  • 8:49 PHX SUB: Dupree FOR Bonner
  • 8:47 MIN McWilliams-Franklin 18' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Augustus 4 AST) 86–73
  • 8:35 PHX Johnson Bad Pass Turnover (P6.T15)
  • 8:35 MIN Moore STEAL (3 STL)
  • 8:32 MIN Moore 2' Layup (13 PTS) 88–73
  • 8:10 PHX Braxton 3' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Taurasi 5 AST) 88–75
  • 7:55 MIN MISS McWilliams-Franklin 18' Jump Shot
  • 7:55 PHX Dupree REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
  • 7:48 MIN McWilliams-Franklin P.FOUL (P5.T1)
  • 7:48 MIN SUB: Houston FOR McWilliams-Franklin
  • 7:48 MIN McWilliams-Franklin T.FOUL (P5.T1)
  • 7:48 PHX Taurasi Free Throw Technical (16 PTS)
  • 7:39 PHX Taylor 2' Layup (20 PTS) (Braxton 2 AST) 88–78
  • 7:23 MIN Augustus 2' Driving Layup (22 PTS) 90–78
  • 7:14 PHX MISS Braxton 3PT Jump Shot
  • 7:13 MIN Whalen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 6:59 MIN Whalen 17' Jump Shot (14 PTS) 92–78
  • 6:46 PHX Taylor 2' Driving Layup (22 PTS) 92–80
  • 6:46 MIN Brunson S.FOUL (P5.T2)
  • 6:46 PHX SUB: Bonner FOR Braxton
  • 6:46 PHX Taylor Free Throw 1 of 1 (23 PTS)
  • 6:39 PHX Bonner S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 6:39 MIN SUB: Adair FOR Brunson
  • 6:39 MIN Augustus Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
  • 6:39 MIN MISS Augustus Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 6:38 MERCURY Rebound
  • 6:23 MIN Houston S.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 6:23 PHX MISS Bonner Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 6:23 MERCURY Rebound
  • 6:23 PHX Bonner Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
  • 6:08 MIN Houston 9' Turnaround Jump Shot (7 PTS) 95–82
  • 5:56 PHX MISS Johnson 18' Jump Shot
  • 5:55 PHX Bonner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 5:40 PHX Taurasi 2' Layup (18 PTS) (Johnson 2 AST) 95–84
  • 5:40 MIN Houston S.FOUL (P2.T4)
  • 5:40 Timeout: Official
  • 5:40 PHX SUB: Sanford FOR Taylor
  • 5:40 PHX SUB: Gray-Lawson FOR Johnson
  • 5:40 MIN SUB: Wiggins FOR Whalen
  • 5:40 PHX MISS Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 1
  • 5:39 MIN Houston REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 5:21 MIN MISS Adair 3' Layup
  • 5:20 MIN Adair REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
  • 5:16 MIN Augustus 13' Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Moore 2 AST) 97–84
  • 4:59 PHX Taurasi 2' Driving Layup (20 PTS) 97–86
  • 4:41 PHX Taurasi P.FOUL (P3.T2)
  • 4:37 MIN MISS Wiggins 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 4:36 PHX Bonner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 4:33 PHX Bonner Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T16)
  • 4:33 MIN Moore STEAL (4 STL)
  • 4:30 MIN MISS Moore 1' Layup
  • 4:28 MIN Moore REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 4:25 MIN MISS Moore 1' Layup
  • 4:24 PHX Bonner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 4:21 PHX Foul : Double Personal - Sanford (2 PF), Wiggins (3 PF)
  • 4:21 MIN SUB: Whalen FOR Moore
  • 4:15 PHX MISS Taurasi 3PT Jump Shot
  • 4:14 MIN Augustus REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 3:55 MIN MISS Augustus 3PT Jump Shot
  • 3:54 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 3:54 MIN Adair P.FOUL (P5.PN)
  • 3:54 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
  • 3:54 MIN SUB: Brunson FOR Adair
  • 3:54 MIN SUB: McWilliams-Franklin FOR Houston
  • 3:54 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
  • 3:41 MIN MISS McWilliams-Franklin 4' Jump Shot
  • 3:40 PHX Bonner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
  • 3:26 PHX SUB: Taylor FOR Taurasi
  • 3:18 PHX MISS Gray-Lawson 3PT Jump Shot
  • 3:17 Lynx Rebound
  • 3:16 MIN SUB: Moore FOR Wiggins
  • 2:58 MIN MISS Moore 16' Jump Shot
  • 2:57 MERCURY Rebound
  • 2:57 Lynx Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
  • 2:57 PHX SUB: Taurasi FOR Bonner
  • 2:57 PHX SUB: Braxton FOR Gray-Lawson
  • 2:57 PHX SUB: Johnson FOR Sanford
  • 2:49 PHX Johnson Bad Pass Turnover (P7.T17)
  • 2:49 MIN Whalen STEAL (2 STL)
  • 2:45 MIN McWilliams-Franklin 2' Layup (10 PTS) (Whalen 8 AST) 99–88
  • 2:26 PHX MISS Taurasi 4' Jump Shot
  • 2:25 PHX Taurasi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 2:22 PHX MISS Taylor 3PT Jump Shot
  • 2:20 MIN Augustus REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
  • 2:02 MIN MISS Whalen 3' Layup
  • 2:01 MIN Brunson REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
  • 1:41 MIN Whalen 1' Driving Layup (16 PTS) 101–88
  • 1:25 PHX MISS Braxton 4' Jump Shot
  • 1:25 MIN Brunson BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 1:24 PHX Braxton REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
  • 1:24 PHX Braxton Layup (8 PTS) 101–90
  • 1:03 MIN McWilliams-Franklin 1' Driving Layup (12 PTS) 103–90
  • 0:50 MIN Whalen S.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 0:50 PHX MISS Dupree Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 0:50 MERCURY Rebound
  • 0:50 PHX SUB: Bonner FOR Braxton
  • 0:50 PHX MISS Dupree Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 0:49 MIN Brunson REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
  • 0:45 MIN Brunson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T11)
  • 0:45 PHX Johnson STEAL (2 STL)
  • 0:41 PHX Bonner 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Taurasi 6 AST) 103–93
  • 0:41 Lynx Timeout: Short (Reg.2 Short 1)
  • 0:40 PHX Johnson Personal Take Foul (P3.T3)
  • 0:38 PHX Taurasi Personal Take Foul (P4.PN)
  • 0:38 MIN McWilliams-Franklin Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
  • 0:38 MIN McWilliams-Franklin Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
  • 0:28 MIN Augustus S.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 0:28 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
  • 0:28 PHX Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
  • 0:28 Lynx Timeout: Short (Reg.2 Short 2)
  • 0:26 PHX Bonner Personal Take Foul (P2.PN)
  • 0:26 MIN Moore Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
  • 0:26 MIN MISS Moore Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 0:25 PHX Bonner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
  • 0:08 PHX Bonner 24' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Taylor 5 AST) 106–98
  • 0:05 PHX Johnson Personal Take Foul (P4.PN)
  • 0:05 MIN MISS Whalen Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 0:05 Lynx Rebound
  • 0:05 MIN MISS Whalen Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 0:04 PHX Dupree REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
  • 0:00 PHX MISS Johnson 37' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:00 End of 4th Period (5:35 PM EST)
  • 0:00 MERCURY Rebound