WNBA
Phoenix Mercury @ Detroit Shock
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
TUL
Detroit Shock
89
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Phoenix Mercury
78
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Game Nuggets
- Cappie Pondexter led all players with 23 PTS (1 REB, 5 AST) for Phoenix Mercury. Cappie Pondexter →
- Detroit Shock came in 3-2 over their previous 5 games.
- Meeting 2 of the season between these teams — Detroit Shock was 1-0 in the series before tip-off.
Box Score
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Farris | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| LaToya Sanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Kelly Miller | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Diana Taurasi | 22 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 30 |
| Cappie Pondexter | 23 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| Yuko Oga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Le'coe Willingham | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| Tangela Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Allie Quigley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Olympia Scott | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Kelly Mazzante | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| Jennifer Derevjanik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Brooke Smith | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
Detroit Shock
| Player | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj McWilliams-Franklin | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| Kara Braxton | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Katie Smith | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| Deanna Nolan | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Elaine Powell | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Sheri Sam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cheryl Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Plenette Pierson | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Alexis Hornbuckle | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Kelly Schumacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Ashley Shields | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Olayinka Sanni | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Team Stats
| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Mercury | 29-71 | 5-21 | 15-17 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 14 |
| Detroit Shock | 30-71 | 5-14 | 24-26 | 42 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 18 |