Shavonte Zellous hits 3 at buzzer, Liberty beat Sun 79-76
UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Shavonte Zellous banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the New York Liberty past the Connecticut Sun 79-76 on Wednesday.
Tina Charles led New York with 19 points and 11 rebounds, Epiphanny Prince scored 15 and Zellous finished with 14.
Brittany Boyd found Prince for a 3-pointer in the corner to tie it at 76 with 24.3 seconds left. After Connecticut's Jasmine Thomas missed a 3, the Liberty (6-14) called a timeout with 1.8 seconds left. Zellous hit her only 3-point attempt in the game, finishing 6 of 7 from the field.
Chiney Ogwumike had 17 points on 8 of 11 shooting and nine rebounds, while Courtney Williams scored 16 points for the Sun (10-10). Alyssa Thomas, who returned from a 10-game absence because of a shoulder injury, added 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Connecticut led by as many as 10 points before a day-game crowd of 7,413. Rachel Banham's 3-pointer gave the Sun a 74-69 lead with 2:50 left.
New York snapped a three-game skid, winning for just the second time in the last 10 games.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
- Referees:
- Tom Mauer
- Maj Forsberg
- Tiffany Bird
2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Connecticut | 12 | 1 | .923 | - | W3 |
New York | 12 | 2 | .857 | 0.5 | W8 |
Atlanta | 5 | 6 | .455 | 6 | L2 |
Chicago | 4 | 8 | .333 | 7.5 | L3 |
Indiana | 4 | 10 | .286 | 8.5 | W1 |
Washington | 2 | 12 | .143 | 10.5 | W2 |