WNBA Scores
Saturday, Sep 1st
PHOENIX -- DeWanna Bonner had 22 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots to lead Phoenix past the San Antonio Silver Stars 94-90 on Saturday night, giving the Mercury back-to-back for the first time this season.
Diana Taurasi added 25 points and four assists for Phoenix (6-19), which moved out of last place Western Conference and handed the Silver Stars (17-9) their fourth loss in five games.Danielle Robinson converted a three-point play with 37 seconds left to cut the Mercury's lead to 88-86, but Taurasi passed to Krystal Thomas in the lane for a basket with 19 seconds remaining to help secure the win.San Antonio's Becky Hammon was called for traveling on the subsequent possession to end any threat.Sophia Young had a career-high 32 points and eight rebounds, and Danielle Adams added 21 points for San Antonio, which fell two games behind second-place Los Angeles with eight games to play.The Silver Stars gave Phoenix its franchise-worst loss, 89-47, in their last visit here on Aug. 19.Adams picked up her fourth and fifth fouls in a 6-second span early in the second half. She sat out more than 10 minutes, returning in the final 7 minutes of the game, to score 10 points in the final period.The Mercury didn't allow Hammon -- San Antonio's second-leading scorer -- a basket until the 2-minute mark of the third quarter.Briana Gilbreath had 13 points, making her first three shots, including two 3-pointers, to lead the Mercury off the bench.Phoenix led 52-41 at the break, scoring more points in a half than it did in the entire loss to San Antonio 13 days ago.The Mercury snapped a 10-game losing streak with a win at Seattle on Thursday and hadn't won at home since beating Washington 80-77 on June 20.Phoenix made 5 of 7 from beyond the arc to stay within 27-24 after one quarter but then the Mercury scored 18 straight points in the second period to take its 11-point lead into the half.It was the Mercury's first game with five players in double figures and its highest scoring total of year.Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press
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(Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images)Team Stat Comparison
| San Antonio | Phoenix | |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 90 | 94 |
| FG Made-Attempted | 34-75 (45.333) | 32-73 (43.836) |
| 3P Made-Attempted | 6-19 (.316) | 10-28 (.357) |
| FT Made-Attempted | 16-19 (84.211) | 20-23 (86.957) |
| Rebounds (Offensive-Total) | 11-31 | 11-36 |
| Assists | 17 | 15 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 13 |
| Steals | 5 | 6 |
| Blocks | 3 | 3 |
| Fast Break Points | 5 | 14 |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) | 24 (0/0) | 24 (1/0) |
Top Performers
| San Antonio | Phoenix | ||
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Young Points: 32 Reb: 8 Ast: 2 Stl: 1 Blk: 0 | ![]() | Taurasi Points: 25 Reb: 1 Ast: 4 Stl: 0 Blk: 0 |
Game Leaders
| San Antonio | Phoenix | |
|---|---|---|
| Points | S. Young 32 | D. Taurasi 25 |
| Rebounds | S. Young 8 | D. Bonner 9 |
| Assists | B. Hammon 5 | S. Prahalis 5 |
| Steals | D. Robinson 2 | S. Prahalis 3 |
| Blocks | B. Hammon 1 | D. Bonner 2 |
| Team rosters: San Antonio | Phoenix | ||
2012 Regular Season Series
Next 5 Games
| San Antonio | Phoenix |
|---|---|
| 09/07 IND 8:00pm 09/09 MIN 3:00pm 09/12 @TUL 8:00pm 09/14 SEA 8:00pm 09/16 TUL 3:00pm |
09/05 @NY 7:00pm 09/07 @CONN 7:00pm 09/09 @IND 3:00pm 09/12 CONN 10:30pm 09/14 TUL 10:00pm |
| Complete Schedule: San Antonio | Phoenix | |
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