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2012 Phoenix Mercury season

{{Short description|Women's National Basketball Association-16th Phoenix Mercury}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{refimprove|date=February 2024}}

{{WNBA season

| team = Phoenix Mercury

| year = 2012

| attendance =

| wins = 7

| losses = 27

| conf = Western

| conf_place = 6

| coach = Corey Gaines

| arena = US Airways Center

| points =

| rebounds =

| assists =

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| television = FS-A
ESPN2, NBATV

}}

The 2012 WNBA season is the 16th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association. Until the 2023 Phoenix Mercury season, this marked this last time the Mercury missed the playoffs.

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=WNBA draft=

The following are the Mercury's selections in the 2012 WNBA draft.

class="wikitable"

! style="background:#32127A; color:white;" width="2%"| Round

! style="background:#32127A; color:white;" width="5%"| Pick

! style="background:#32127A; color:white;" width="10%"| Player

! style="background:#32127A; color:white;" width="10%"| Nationality

! style="background:#32127A; color:white;" width="10%"| School/team/country

1

| 6

| Samantha Prahalis

| {{USA}}

| Ohio State

2

| 24 (from Minn.)

| C'eria Ricketts

| {{USA}}

| Arkansas

3

| 30

| Christine Flores

| {{USA}}

| Missouri

3

| 33 (from Conn.)

| Amanda Johnson

| {{USA}}

| Oregon

=Transaction log=

  • April 11, 2011: The Mercury acquired a third-round pick in the 2012 Draft from the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Tahnee Robinson's draft rights.
  • January 12: The Mercury traded Temeka Johnson to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for Andrea Riley.{{cite news|url=https://www.news9.com/story/5e3652592f69d76f62068f0e/shock-trades-riley-to-phoenix-for-temeka-johnson|title=Shock Trades Riley To Phoenix For Temeka Johnson|publisher=KWTV|date=January 12, 2012|access-date=February 21, 2024}}
  • February 2: The Mercury acquired Alexis Hornbuckle from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2013 Draft.{{cite news|url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/other/mercury-acquire-hornbuckle-in-sign-and-trade|title=Mercury acquire Hornbuckle in sign-and-trade|work=Fox Sports|date=February 2, 2012|access-date=February 21, 2024}}
  • February 9: The Mercury signed Chastity Reed.
  • February 28: The Mercury traded the 18th pick in the 2012 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Charde Houston and the 24th pick in the 2012 Draft.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/7626602/minnesota-lynx-ship-charde-houston-phoenix-mercury-sign-trade|title=Charde Houston, pick traded to Mercury|work=ESPN|date=February 28, 2012|access-date=February 21, 2024}}
  • April 11: The Mercury signed Zane Tamane and Brittney Thomas.
  • April 13: The Mercury signed Dymond Simon.
  • April 13: The Mercury announced Marie Ferdinand-Harris' retirement.
  • April 26: The Mercury signed Avery Warley.
  • May 2: The Mercury signed draft picks Christine Flores, Amanda Johnson, Samantha Prahalis, and C'eira Ricketts.
  • May 3: The Mercury waived Brittney Thomas.{{cite news|url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/other/mercury-trim-roster-waive-guard-thomas|title=Mercury trim roster, waive guard Thomas|work=Fox Sports|date=May 3, 2012|access-date=February 21, 2024}}
  • May 8: The Mercury waived C'eira Ricketts and Christine Flores.{{cite news|url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/other/mercury-waive-draft-picks-ricketts-flores|title=Mercury waive draft picks Ricketts, Flores|work=Fox Sports|date=May 8, 2012|access-date=February 21, 2024}}
  • May 16: The Mercury waived Chastity Reed, Dymond Simon, Krystal Thomas, and Amanda Johnson.
  • May 25: The Mercury signed Krystal Thomas and waived Zane Tamane.
  • June 2: The Mercury signed Andrea Riley.
  • July 1: The Mercury waived Andrea Riley.
  • July 5: The Mercury signed Lynetta Kizer to a seven-day contract.

=Trades=

class="wikitable" style="width:80%; margin:1em auto;"

! style="background:#32127A;color:white; width=125"|Date

! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" colspan=2|Trade

rowspan=2|January 12, 2012

| width=375|To Phoenix Mercury

| width=375|To Tulsa Shock

Andrea Riley

| Temeka Johnson

rowspan=2|February 2, 2012

| width=375|To Phoenix Mercury

| width=375|To Minnesota Lynx

Alexis Hornbuckle

| Second-round pick in 2013 Draft

rowspan=2|February 28, 2012

| width=375|To Phoenix Mercury

| width=375|To Minnesota Lynx

Charde Houston and the 24th pick in the 2012 Draft

| 18th pick in the 2012 Draft

=Personnel changes=

{{col-begin}}{{col-break|width=52%}}

==Additions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"

| style="background:#32127A;color:white; width:140px"|Player

| style="background:#32127A;color:white; width:100px"|Signed

| style="background:#32127A;color:white; width:210px"|Former team

style="height:40px"

| Alexis Hornbuckle

February 2, 2012Minnesota Lynx
style="height:40px"

| Charde Houston

February 28, 2012Minnesota Lynx
style="height:40px"

| Samantha Prahalis

April 16, 2012draft pick
style="height:40px"

| Avery Warley

April 26, 2012free agent
style="height:40px"

| Lynetta Kizer

July 5, 2012free agent

{{col-break}}

==Subtractions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"

| style="background:#32127A;color:white; width:140px"|Player

| style="background:#32127A;color:white; width:100px"|Left

| style="background:#32127A;color:white; width:210px"|New team

style="height:40px"

| Temeka Johnson

January 12, 2012Tulsa Shock
style="height:40px"

| Sidney Spencer

February 28, 2012free agent
style="height:40px"

| Ketia Swanier

March 1, 2012Atlanta Dream
style="height:40px"

| Marie Ferdinand-Harris

April 13, 2012retired
style="height:40px"

| Alexis Gray-Lawson

September 1, 2012free agent

{{col-end}}

Roster

{{sports roster

| team=Phoenix Mercury

| season = 2012

| style = WNBA

| players =

{{sports roster/entry | num = 24 | first= DeWanna | last= Bonner | pos = G/F | ft= 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 137 | DOB = 08-21-1987 | yrs = 3 | college = Auburn | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 4 | first = Candice | last = Dupree | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 175 | DOB = 08-16-1984 | yrs = 6 | college = Temple | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 14 | first = Alexis | last = Hornbuckle | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = 155 | DOB = 10-16-1985 | yrs = 4 | college = Tennessee | nat = USA }}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 22 | first = Charde | last = Houston | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 189 | DOB = 04-10-1986 | yrs = 4 | college = Connecticut | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 12 | first = Lynetta | last = Kizer | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = | DOB = 04-04-1990 | yrs = R | college = Maryland | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 99 | first = Samantha | last = Prahalis | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 7 | lbs = 129 | DOB = 01-23-1990 | yrs = R | college = Ohio State | nat = USA }}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 43 | first = Nakia | last = Sanford | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 195 | DOB = 05-10-1976 | yrs = 9 | college = Kansas | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 1 | first = Dymond | last = Simon | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 5 | lbs = 137 | DOB = 09-29-1989 | yrs = R | college = Arizona State | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 3 | first = Diana | last = Taurasi | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 163 | DOB = 06-11-1982 | yrs = 8 | college = Connecticut | nat = USA }}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 13 | first = Penny | last = Taylor | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 165 | DOB = 05-24-1981 | yrs = 10 | from = Australia | nat = AUS | inj =yes }}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 34 | first = Krystal | last = Thomas | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 195 | DOB = 06-10-1989 | yrs = 1 | college = Duke | nat = USA}}

| head_coach =

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Corey | last = Gaines| college = Loyola Marymount}}

| asst_coach =

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Earl | last = Cureton| college = Detroit}}

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Julie | last = Hairgrove | nolink = 1| college = Arizona}}

| ath_train =

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Tamara | last = Poole | nolink = 1| college = California State University, Dominguez Hills}}

| str_cond =

}}

=Depth=

style="text-align: center; background:#32127A; color:white"

!width="50"|Pos.

!width="250"|Starter

!width="250"|Bench

style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"

! style="background:#FF4500" | C

| Nakia Sanford

| Krystal Thomas
Lynetta Kizer

style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"

! style="background:#FF4500" | PF

| Candice Dupree

| Avery Warley

style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"

! style="background:#FF4500" | SF

| DeWanna Bonner

| Charde Houston
Penny Taylor 8px

style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"

! style="background:#FF4500" | SG

| Diana Taurasi

|

style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"

! style="background:#FF4500" | PG

| Samantha Prahalis

| Alexis Hornbuckle

Season standings

{{2012 WNBA Western Conference standings|team=PHO}}

Schedule

=Preseason=

{{Game log start|title=}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#32127A; color:white|title= 2012 Game Log: Preseason (May)| Game| Date| Time (ET)| Opponent| TV| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 1 || Tue 8 || 10:00 || Japan || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120513020138/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120508/JNTPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 102-73] || Gray-Lawson (34) || Tamane
Warley (13) || Prahalis (7) || US Airways Center
2,752 || 1-0

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log end}}

=Regular season=

{{Game log start|style=background:#32127A; color:white|title= 2012 Game Log: Regular Season}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FF4500; color:#dcdcdc|title=May (1–3)| Game| Date| Time (ET)| Opponent| TV| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 1 || Sun 20 || 12:30 || @ Minnesota || ABC || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120523110124/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120520/PHOMIN/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 83-105] || Houston (24) || Sanford (6) || Prahalis (6) || Target Center
12,611 || 0-1

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 2 || Tue 22 || 8:00 || @ Tulsa || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120525021323/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120522/PHOTUL/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 89-87] || Dupree (31) || Dupree (9) || Prahalis (7) || BOK Center
5,341 || 1-1

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 3 || Sat 26 || 10:00 || Los Angeles || FS-A+
KDOC || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120528191358/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120526/LASPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 88-99] || Dupree (24) || Warley (9) || Taurasi (4) || US Airways Center
10,200 || 1-2

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 4 || Thu 31 || 7:00 || @ Atlanta || FS-A
SSO || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120602151316/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120531/PHOATL/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 65-81] || Bonner (22) || Bonner (10) || Prahalis (6) || Philips Arena
4,887 || 1-3

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FF4500; color:#dcdcdc|title=June (3–6)| Game| Date| Time (ET)| Opponent| TV| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 5 || Fri 1 || 8:00 || @ San Antonio || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120604082158/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120601/PHOSAN/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 66-85] || Bonner
Dupree (17) || Dupree (10) || Prahalis (9) || AT&T Center
6,534 || 1-4

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 6 || Sun 3 || 6:00 || Tulsa || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120602093537/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120603/TULPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 79-72] || Bonner (23) || Bonner (13) || Prahalis (6) || US Airways Center
7,178 || 2-4

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 7 || Fri 8 || 11:00 || @ Los Angeles || TWC101 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120611224237/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120608/PHOLAS/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 74-90] || Houston (22) || Bonner
Gray-Lawson (6) || Prahalis (6) || Staples Center
11,198 || 2-5

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 8 || Fri 15 || 10:00 || Minnesota || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20130305075347/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120615/MINPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore#nbaGIboxscore 60-78] || Bonner (18) || Dupree (10) || Prahalis (4) || US Airways Center
7,394 || 2-6

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 9 || Sun 17 || 4:00 || @ Tulsa || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120619185631/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120617/PHOTUL/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 75-87] || Bonner (24) || Bonner (9) || Prahalis (6) || BOK Center
4,200 || 2-7

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 10 || Wed 20 || 10:00 || Washington || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120622025615/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120620/WASPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 80-77] || Bonner (19) || Warley (9) || Bonner
Prahalis (3) || US Airways Center
5,751 || 3-7

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 11 || Sat 23 || 8:00 || Los Angeles || ESPN || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120627005817/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120623/LASPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 84-93] || Bonner (24) || Thomas (11) || Prahalis (5) || US Airways Center
9,670 || 3-8

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 12 || Wed 27 || 8:00 || @ Minnesota || FS-A+ || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120701001828/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120627/PHOMIN/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 80-96] || Bonner (23) || Bonner
Warley (7) || Prahalis (3) || Target Center
9,674 || 3-9

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 13 || Fri 29 || 8:30 || @ Chicago || CN100 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120703205520/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120629/PHOCHI/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 84-81] || Bonner (27) || Thomas (11) || Houston
Prahalis (4) || Allstate Arena
5,488 || 4-9

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FF4500; color:#dcdcdc|title=July (0–6)| Game| Date| Time (ET)| Opponent| TV| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 14 || Sun 1 || 4:00 || @ Washington || CSN-MA || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120703192613/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120701/PHOWAS/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 77-90] || Houston (26) || Bonner
Thomas (8) || Prahalis (5) || Verizon Center
10,789 || 4-10

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 15 || Tue 3 || 8:00 || @ San Antonio || NBATV || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120706214419/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120703/PHOSAN/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 81-82] || Bonner (38) || Bonner
Thomas (8) || Prahalis (5) || AT&T Center
6,912 || 4-11

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 16 || Sat 7 || 10:00 || Atlanta || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120710233938/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120707/ATLPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 93-100 (2OT)] || Bonner (27) || Bonner (15) || Hornbuckle
Prahalis
Thomas (4) || US Airways Center
7,948 || 4-12

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 17 || Sun 8 || 9:00 || @ Seattle || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120710233948/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120708/PHOSEA/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 68-83] || Bonner (12) || Warley (13) || Bonner (3) || KeyArena
8,639 || 4-13

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 18 || Tue 10 || 3:30 || Los Angeles || FS-A || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120713013212/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120710/LASPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 71-90] || Bonner
Prahalis (14) || 5 players (7) || Hornbuckle (3) || US Airways Center
9,336 || 4-14

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 19 || Fri 13 || 10:00 || Seattle || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120711122819/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120713/SEAPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 64-83] || Bonner (18) || Hornbuckle (8) || Hornbuckle (5) || US Airways Center
7,647 || 4-15

|-

| colspan="11" align="center" valign="middle" | Summer Olympic break

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FF4500; color:#dcdcdc|title=August (1–4)| Game| Date| Time (ET)| Opponent| TV| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}

|-

| colspan="11" align="center" valign="middle" | Summer Olympic break

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 20 || Thu 16 || 10:00 || @ Seattle || KONG || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120819090746/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120816/PHOSEA/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 58-72] || Prahalis (15) || Thomas (11) || Bonner (4) || KeyArena
6,987 || 4-16

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 21 || Sun 19 || 6:00 || San Antonio || FS-A
FS-SW || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120823000950/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120819/SANPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 47-89] || Hornbuckle (11) || Hornbuckle
Thomas (7) || Prahalis (4) || US Airways Center
10,656 || 4-17

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 22 || Thu 23 || 10:00 || New York || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120826234033/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120823/NYLPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 77-89] || Bonner (34) || Thomas (14) || Prahalis (4) || US Airways Center
7.039 || 4-18

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 23 || Sat 25 || 10:00 || Indiana || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120829012121/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120825/INDPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 72-85] || Taurasi (19) || Bonner
Thomas
Warley (9) || Bonner
Taurasi (3) || US Airways Center
9,079 || 4-19

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 24 || Thu 30 || 10:00 || @ Seattle || KONG || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120826172333/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120830/PHOSEA/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 75-68] || Bonner (24) || Bonner (11) || Prahalis (6) || KeyArena
6,379 || 5-19

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FF4500; color:#dcdcdc|title=September (2–8)| Game| Date| Time (ET)| Opponent| TV| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 25 || Sat 1 || 10:00 || San Antonio || NBATV || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120905005922/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120901/SANPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 94-90] || Taurasi (25) || Bonner (9) || Prahalis (5) || US Airways Center
5,964 || 6-19

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 26 || Wed 5 || 7:00 || @ New York || NBATV
MSG || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120907231441/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120905/PHONYL/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 59-87] || Bonner (20) || Hornbuckle
Gilbreath (7) || Hornbuckle (5) || Prudential Center
4,732 || 6-20

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 27 || Fri 7 || 7:00 || @ Connecticut || CPTV-S || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120909210458/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120907/PHOCON/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 91-82] || Bonner (35) || Thomas (16) || Hornbuckle (5) || Mohegan Sun Arena
8,379 || 7-20

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 28 || Sun 9 || 6:00 || @ Indiana || NBATV
FS-A+
FS-I || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120913002048/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120909/PHOIND/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 83-89] || Bonner (23) || Hornbuckle (9) || Bonner (5) || Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,971 || 7-21

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 29 || Wed 12 || 10:00 || Connecticut || ESPN2
CPTV-S || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120913041044/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120912/CONPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 78-100] || Bonner (24) || Bonner (10) || Simon (4) || US Airways Center
5,421 || 7-22

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 30 || Fri 14 || 10:00 || Tulsa || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120919002545/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120914/TULPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 84-92] || Kizer (19) || Thomas (11) || Simon (6) || US Airways Center
6,719 || 7-23

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 31 || Sun 16 || 6:00 || Chicago || NBATV
CN100 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120919004046/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120916/CHIPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 55-86] || Houston (15) || Thomas (13) || Houston (3) || US Airways Center
8,044 || 7-24

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 32 || Tue 18 || 10:30 || @ Los Angeles || NBATV
TWC101 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120923105358/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120918/PHOLAS/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 76-101] || Bonner (23) || Thomas (11) || Bonner (6) || Staples Center
8,579 || 7-25

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 33 || Fri 21 || 10:00 || Minnesota || NBATV
FS-A+ || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120929064127/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120921/MINPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 66-89] || Bonner (17) || Thomas (11) || Prahalis (8) || US Airways Center
7,217 || 7-26

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 34 || Sun 23 || 3:00 || Seattle || ESPN2 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20120929062745/http://www.wnba.com/games/20120923/SEAPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 57-71] || Bonner (13) || Thomas (18) || Prahalis (6) || US Airways Center
7,576 || 7-27

|-

{{Game log section end}}

| All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

{{Game log end}}

Statistics

{{WNBA roster statistics legend}}

=Regular season=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="16%" | Player

! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="6%" | GP

! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="6%" | GS

! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="6%" | MPG

! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="6%" | FG%

! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="6%" | 3P%

! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="6%" | FT%

! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="6%" | RPG

! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="5%" | APG

! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="6%" | SPG

! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="6%" | BPG

! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="6%" | PPG

Awards and honors

{{Empty section|date=February 2013}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

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