Final
Mercury close on 19-5 spurt to beat Shock 78-66
Jul 31, 2015 - 2:39 AM TULSA, Okla. (AP) DeWanna Bonner had 24 points and nine rebounds, Candice Dupree scored 20 and the Phoenix Mercury beat Tulsa 78-66 on Thursday night in the Shock's first game since their Dallas relocation announcement.Phoenix trailed 61-59 with 5 minutes remaining, but closed on a 19-5 spurt - with Bonner, Dupree and Brittney Griner scoring all the points for the Mercury.
Griner had 13 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks for Phoenix (11-7), which has won nine of its 11 meetings with Tulsa at the BOK Center.
Odyssey Sims led Tulsa (10-9) with 16 points, 13 in the first half, and Plenette Pierson added 14. Tulsa has lost five in a row and eight of its last 10.
Tulsa led by 12 in the third quarter, but Phoenix closed on a 9-1 run to take a 55-53 lead, its first since it was 25-23. The Mercury outscored the Shock 47-26 in the second half in front of a sparse crowd.
- PHOENIX: 78
DALLAS: 66
Final
Jul 1 3:41 PM - End of 4th Quarter.
Jul 30 10:06 PM - PHOENIX: 78
TULSA: 66
Final
Jul 30 10:05 PM - End of 3rd Quarter.
Jul 30 9:40 PM - PHOENIX: 55
TULSA: 53
End of 3rd
Jul 30 9:40 PM - End of 1st Half.
Jul 30 9:01 PM - PHOENIX: 31
TULSA: 40
Halftime
Jul 30 9:00 PM - End of 1st Quarter.
Jul 30 8:32 PM - PHOENIX: 13
TULSA: 16
End of 1st
Jul 30 8:31 PM - Brittney Griner vs. Courtney Paris (DeWanna Bonner gains possession)
Jul 30 8:12 PM - PHOENIX: 0
TULSA: 0
1st Quarter - 10:00
Jul 30 8:10 PM
Related News
- WNBA Capsules May 18
- WNBA Capsules May 15
- WNBA Capsules May 14
- WNBA set to tip off 20th season this weekend May 13
- WNBA in Big D: Wings land in Dallas, league's 1st team there May 10
- Diana Taurasi back in WNBA, shoots for 4th Olympic gold May 9
- Champion Lynx begin season with 1 more mountain to climb May 8
- Taurasi, Catchings, Bird headline US women's Olympic team Apr 27
- WNBA hires Jay Parry as chief operating officer Apr 11
- LA Sparks guard Riquna Williams to miss season with injury Mar 30