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Connecticut (9-2) at Phoenix (3-9) 10:00 pm EDT
PHOENIX (Ticker) -- The struggling Phoenix Mercury return home
on Saturday to face the first-place Connecticut Sun.
Phoenix lost all three games on its road trip by an average of
16 points. The Mercury have dropped seven of their last nine
games, with six of those losses coming by double-digits.
In their last game, the Mercury received 14 points and five
assists from Diana Taurasi, but still dropped a 75-59 decision
to Minnesota.
Connecticut is coming off Friday's 61-50 victory over
Sacramento. Taj McWilliams-Franklin scored 15 points and
grabbed 14 rebounds and Nykesha Sales added 14 points for the
Sun, who won for the ninth time in 10 games.
The Sun posted an 85-68 triumph over the Mercury on May 28 in
the only previous meeting. McWilliams-Franklin scored 25 points
and Sales added 21 for Connecticut, which 53 percent (31-of-59)
from the floor.
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2006
Stats at a Glance |
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| Connecticut Sun |
| Record: | 1 - 0 (1.000) |
| Standings: | No record, Eastern Conf. |
| At Home: | 1-0 |
| At Road: | 0-0 |
| Streak: | W1 |
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| Phoenix Mercury |
| Record: | 0 - 1 (0.000) |
| Standings: | No record, Western Conf. |
| At Home: | 0-0 |
| At Road: | 0-1 |
| Streak: | L1 |
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| Regular Season |
| PPG: | 91.0 |
Opp PPG: | 74.0 |
| FG%: | .478 |
Opp FG%: | .361 |
| RPG: | 41.0 |
Opp RPG: | 27.0 |
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| Regular Season |
| PPG: | 78.0 |
Opp PPG: | 105.0 |
| FG%: | .392 |
Opp FG%: | .493 |
| RPG: | 27.0 |
Opp RPG: | 47.0 |
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| Back to Top |
| Player |
G |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
| Sales, N. |
1 |
19.0
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10.0
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5.0
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| McWilliams-Franklin, T. |
1 |
16.0
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8.0
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2.0
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| Jones, A. |
1 |
12.0
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7.0
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1.0
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| Dydek, M. |
1 |
9.0
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4.0
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0.0
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| Mahoney, M. |
1 |
9.0
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2.0
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1.0
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| Phillips, E. |
1 |
8.0
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2.0
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2.0
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| Douglas, K. |
1 |
7.0
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2.0
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1.0
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| Whalen, L. |
1 |
5.0
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1.0
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5.0
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| Summerton, L. |
1 |
4.0
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2.0
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3.0
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| Carey, J. |
1 |
2.0
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0.0
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4.0
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| Willingham, L. |
1 |
0.0
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3.0
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0.0
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| Player |
G |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
| Taurasi, D. |
1 |
14.0 |
1.0
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1.0
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| Strother, A. |
1 |
12.0 |
2.0
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2.0
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| Vodichkova, K. |
1 |
10.0 |
4.0
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1.0
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| Snell, B. |
1 |
8.0 |
3.0
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0.0
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| Pondexter, C. |
1 |
8.0 |
2.0
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3.0
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| Lacy, J. |
1 |
6.0 |
3.0
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0.0
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| Pettis, B. |
1 |
4.0 |
5.0
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6.0
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| Miller, K. |
1 |
2.0 |
3.0
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2.0
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| Rasmussen, K. |
1 |
0.0 |
2.0
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0.0
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| Stevenson, M. |
1 |
0.0 |
1.0
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0.0
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