Mercury 112 - 105 Lynx
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Mercury defeat Lynx, take 1st place in West

Jul 13, 2011 - 7:58 PM Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Diana Taurasi scored 27 points and had eight assists to help the Phoenix Mercury take a hard-fought 112-105 victory over the Minnesota Lynx.

DeWanna Bonner added 24 points from the bench, and Penny Taylor and Candice Dupree each had 19 points and eight rebounds to give the Mercury a one-game lead over the Lynx for the top spot in the Western Conference.

Seimone Augustus led Minnesota with 22 points and Rebekkah Brunson posted a double-double with 16 points and 16 rebounds as the Lynx had their two-game win streak snapped.

The lead exchanged hands a total of 12 times throughout the contest and each team had a double-digit lead at one point in the game.

Down by one with less than a minute to go, Taylor made a steal on Augustus and was fouled while making a run toward the basket. Taylor made both free throws and Taurasi added three more to extend Phoenix's lead to 107-103 with 23.8 seconds left.

The Mercury would hold on for the win as rookie Maya Moore missed three shots from beyond the arc down the stretch.






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