Top Performers
Points
21
Palmer
UTA
Rebounds
11
Koss
UTA
Assists
5
Timms
PHX
Threes
3
Reiss
UTA
21-54 (38.9%)
FG%
27-81 (33.3%)
6-12 (50.0%)
3PM
3-21 (14.3%)
15-22 (68.2%)
FTM
14-17 (82.4%)
43
Rebounds
32
10
Offensive Rebounds
13
33
Defensive Rebounds
19
12
Assists
19
11
Steals
20
1
Blocks
3
33
Turnovers
12
11
Points Off Turnovers
34
2
Fastbreak Points
6
26
Points In Paint
42
8
Second Chance Points
10
21
Fouls
19
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
14
Biggest Lead
8
8
Longest Unanswered Run
11
Lead Changes
2
Ties
2
1997 Western Conference
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Starzz Game Summary
The Phoenix Mercury emerged victorious over the Utah Starzz, 71 to 63, on August 17, 1997.
Game Info
August 16, 1997
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Reiss #32 | 43 | 17 | 4 (1) | 4 | 2 | 0 | -7 | 3 | 3 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 61.8 |
W. Palmer | 41 | 21 | 10 (1) | 2 | 3 | 0 | -9 | 3 | 3 | 6-17 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 48.1 |
E. Baranova #28 | 33 | 10 | 6 (0) | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 | 4 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 56.3 |
L. Grooms #27 | 34 | 2 | 3 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 21.0 |
G. Koss #15 | 36 | 3 | 11 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 5 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Williams #23 | 16 | 6 | 3 (0) | 0 | 3 | 0 | -11 | 2 | 3 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
K. Booker #40 | 13 | 4 | 3 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 82.0 |
D. Carter #9 | 9 | 0 | 3 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | UTA | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Foster #0 | 21 | 10 | 4 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | +8 | 2 | 5 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 83.3 |
B. Pettis #32 | 17 | 4 | 1 (1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 29.1 |
J. Gillom #22 | 36 | 15 | 7 (3) | 1 | 3 | 0 | +6 | 4 | 3 | 7-16 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 44.4 |
M. Timms #7 | 42 | 7 | 7 (4) | 5 | 8 | 0 | +6 | 2 | 3 | 2-11 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 29.5 |
M. Hagiwara | 17 | 3 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -17 | 0 | 2 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 21.4 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U. Webb #21 | 28 | 8 | 3 (0) | 4 | 4 | 0 | +22 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 51.5 |
M. Askamp #14 | 23 | 12 | 5 (3) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 48.7 |
N. Lieberman #10 | 20 | 4 | 2 (0) | 4 | 1 | 0 | +11 | 3 | 1 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 22.5 |
T. Jackson #3 | 13 | 4 | 1 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +15 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 51.5 |
T. Williams #7 | 8 | 4 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 28.6 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PHX | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1H
2H
OT
Scoring Plays
All Plays
B. Pettis makes free throw 1/2
1Q 19:11
B. Pettis makes free throw 2/2
1Q 19:11
T. Reiss makes free throw 1/2
1Q 18:01
1-2
T. Reiss makes free throw 2/2
1Q 18:01
2-2
E. Baranova makes 21' three
Assisted by W. Palmer
1Q 17:26
5-2
E. Baranova makes layup
Assisted by G. Koss
1Q 16:46
7-2
J. Gillom makes free throw 1/2
1Q 16:07
7-3
E. Baranova makes 21' three
Assisted by W. Palmer
1Q 15:52
10-3
T. Reiss makes 21' three
Assisted by E. Baranova
1Q 15:16
13-3
W. Palmer makes free throw 1/2
1Q 14:11
14-3
W. Palmer makes free throw 2/2
1Q 14:11
15-3
J. Gillom makes 9' jump shot
1Q 13:54
15-5
J. Gillom makes 9' jump shot
Assisted by N. Lieberman
1Q 12:34
15-7
T. Reiss makes driving layup
1Q 12:12
17-7
L. Grooms makes 6' jump shot
Assisted by T. Reiss
1Q 11:45
19-7
N. Lieberman makes free throw 1/2
1Q 11:31
19-8
N. Lieberman makes free throw 2/2
1Q 11:31
19-9
T. Foster makes layup
Assisted by J. Gillom
1Q 10:52
19-11
K. Booker makes layup
1Q 10:21
21-11
T. Williams makes 14' jump shot
Assisted by U. Webb
1Q 09:40
21-13
N. Lieberman makes 17' jump shot
1Q 08:36
21-15
W. Palmer makes free throw 2/2
1Q 08:20
22-15
K. Williams makes layup
1Q 07:47
24-15
T. Williams makes 9' jump shot
Assisted by N. Lieberman
1Q 07:09
24-17
T. Reiss makes driving layup
1Q 04:20
26-17
J. Gillom makes 14' jump shot
Assisted by M. Timms
1Q 04:02
26-19
W. Palmer makes free throw 1/2
1Q 03:50
27-19
W. Palmer makes free throw 2/2
1Q 03:50
28-19
W. Palmer makes layup
1Q 03:28
30-19
T. Foster makes layup
Assisted by B. Pettis
1Q 02:41
30-21
W. Palmer makes free throw 1/2
1Q 01:46
31-21
W. Palmer makes free throw 2/2
1Q 01:46
32-21
T. Reiss makes 21' three
Assisted by L. Grooms
1Q 00:37
35-21
T. Foster makes layup
2Q 19:38
35-23
W. Palmer makes 9' jump shot
Assisted by T. Reiss
2Q 19:20
37-23
T. Foster makes layup
Assisted by M. Timms
2Q 19:06
37-25
W. Palmer makes free throw 1/2
2Q 17:45
38-25
U. Webb makes 5' jump shot
2Q 17:28
38-27
T. Foster makes 8' jump shot
Assisted by T. Jackson
2Q 17:02
38-29
W. Palmer makes 6' jump shot
2Q 15:30
40-29
W. Palmer makes free throw 1/1
2Q 15:30
41-29
M. Timms makes 21' three
Assisted by U. Webb
2Q 15:12
41-32
W. Palmer makes 6' jump shot
Assisted by L. Grooms
2Q 14:43
43-32
J. Gillom makes layup
Assisted by M. Timms
2Q 14:26
43-34
M. Timms makes 21' three
Assisted by N. Lieberman
2Q 14:03
43-37
M. Askamp makes layup
Assisted by M. Timms
2Q 13:30
43-39
M. Askamp makes free throw 1/1
2Q 13:30
43-40
M. Askamp makes layup
2Q 13:06
43-42
K. Booker makes layup
2Q 12:20
45-42
K. Williams makes 0' jump shot
Assisted by D. Carter
2Q 11:42
47-42
W. Palmer makes layup
2Q 11:08
49-42
K. Williams makes 16' jump shot
Assisted by T. Reiss
2Q 10:35
51-42
B. Pettis makes 4' jump shot
2Q 10:11
51-44
M. Hagiwara makes 21' three
Assisted by B. Pettis
2Q 09:32
51-47
J. Gillom makes layup
Assisted by M. Hagiwara
2Q 07:22
51-49
T. Reiss makes 21' three
2Q 06:28
54-49
U. Webb makes 7' jump shot
2Q 06:19
54-51
U. Webb makes free throw 1/2
2Q 04:38
54-52
U. Webb makes free throw 2/2
2Q 04:38
54-53
W. Palmer makes 7' jump shot
Assisted by E. Baranova
2Q 03:57
56-53
M. Askamp makes layup
Assisted by M. Timms
2Q 03:45
56-55
T. Reiss makes free throw 1/2
2Q 03:31
57-55
T. Reiss makes free throw 2/2
2Q 03:31
58-55
M. Askamp makes 11' jump shot
Assisted by U. Webb
2Q 03:14
58-57
E. Baranova makes free throw 1/2
2Q 02:54
59-57
E. Baranova makes free throw 2/2
2Q 02:54
60-57
M. Askamp makes free throw 1/2
2Q 02:46
60-58
J. Gillom makes 14' jump shot
Assisted by N. Lieberman
2Q 01:46
60-60
T. Jackson makes free throw 1/2
3Q 03:26
60-61
T. Jackson makes free throw 2/2
3Q 03:26
60-62
J. Gillom makes layup
Assisted by T. Jackson
3Q 02:29
60-64
T. Jackson makes layup
3Q 02:12
60-66
M. Askamp makes 7' jump shot
Assisted by U. Webb
3Q 01:14
60-68
G. Koss makes 20' three
Assisted by T. Reiss
3Q 00:51
63-68
M. Timms makes free throw 1/2
3Q 00:22
63-69
U. Webb makes free throw 1/2
3Q 00:05
63-70
U. Webb makes free throw 2/2
3Q 00:05
63-71
21-54 (38.9%)
FG%
27-81 (33.3%)
6-12 (50.0%)
3PM
3-21 (14.3%)
15-22 (68.2%)
FTM
14-17 (82.4%)
43
Rebounds
32
10
Offensive Rebounds
13
33
Defensive Rebounds
19
12
Assists
19
11
Steals
20
1
Blocks
3
33
Turnovers
12
11
Points Off Turnovers
34
2
Fastbreak Points
6
26
Points In Paint
42
8
Second Chance Points
10
21
Fouls
19
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
14
Biggest Lead
8
8
Longest Unanswered Run
11
Lead Changes
2
Ties
2
