Former UConn stars Diana Taurasi, Ketia Swanier and Jessica Moore have one more obstacle to contend to reach the WNBA finals.

Taurasi had 30 points, five rebounds, six assists and two steals while Swanier had two points and one steal as the Phoenix Mercury defeated the San Antonio Silver Stars 100-92 in the deciding game of the Western Conference semifinals on Monday night.

The win set up a showdown with Los Angeles in the Western Conference finals.

Moore had four points and one rebound in two games as Indiana swept Washington in the Eastern Conference finals. Indiana and defending champion Detroit will square off in the Eastern Conference finals.

The best of three conference finals begin on Wednesday with Indiana playing at Detroit at 8 p.m. followed by Phoenix playing at 10 p.m. Both games will be televised by ESPN2.

The series move to Indiana and Phoenix on Friday, starting at 7 and 10 p.m. respectively, and will be carried on NBA TV. The third game, if necessary, will be played on Saturday with Detroit/Indiana tipping off at 7 and LA/Phoenix starting at 10 p.m. Again, both games will be shown on NBA TV.

Among the interested onlookers will be UConn coach Geno Auriemma. The head coach of the U.S. Senior National Team, Auriemma knew some of the best players would not be able to go to the Sept. 29-Oct. 5 training camp in Washington, D.C. because they would be playing in the WNBA finals. With Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter playing for Phoenix, Candace Parker a key member for Los Angeles and Tamika Catchings a leader for Indiana, four of the eight "core" players will be in action in the conference finals.