Sky 88-77 Liberty (15 Aug, 2009) Play-by-Play

Chicago Sky

12-12, 4-10 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CHI	28	28	14	18	88
NYL	12	16	29	20	77

New York Liberty

8-15, 4-7 home

Shameka Christon missed 8 ft Jumper.
Loree Moore made Layup. Assisted by Janel McCarville.
Shameka Christon missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tiffany Jackson made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Tiffany Jackson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Janel McCarville missed 7 ft Jumper.
Janel McCarville made Layup. Assisted by Shameka Christon.
Loree Moore missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shameka Christon missed 15 ft Jumper.
Janel McCarville made Driving Layup. Assisted by Loree Moore.
Shameka Christon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Essence Carson missed Layup.
Ashley Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
Essence Carson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Janel McCarville made Driving Layup.
Kia Vaughn missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kia Vaughn missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Loree Moore missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kia Vaughn missed Layup.
Sidney Spencer made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Loree Moore.
Sidney Spencer missed 30 ft Three Point Jumper.
Erlana Larkins missed 8 ft Jumper.
Ashley Battle made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kia Vaughn.
Kia Vaughn made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sidney Spencer.
Kia Vaughn made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Erlana Larkins.
Ashley Battle missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kia Vaughn missed 17 ft Jumper.
Ashley Battle missed 16 ft Jumper.
Janel McCarville made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janel McCarville missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shameka Christon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shameka Christon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Essence Carson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janel McCarville made 6 ft Jumper.
Shameka Christon missed Layup.
Janel McCarville missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janel McCarville made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janel McCarville made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janel McCarville made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shameka Christon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shameka Christon missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shameka Christon made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Essence Carson.
Shameka Christon missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shameka Christon made Jumper.
Loree Moore made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tiffany Jackson.
Shameka Christon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shameka Christon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tiffany Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tiffany Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shameka Christon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Loree Moore.
Shameka Christon made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Loree Moore.
Cathrine Kraayeveld made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Essence Carson.
Essence Carson missed Layup.
Loree Moore made Two Point Shot.
Shameka Christon made Driving Layup.
Shameka Christon made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Shameka Christon made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janel McCarville.
Cathrine Kraayeveld missed 11 ft Jumper.
Shameka Christon made Layup.
Shameka Christon made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Cathrine Kraayeveld missed Jumper.
Ashley Battle missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kia Vaughn missed 7 ft Jumper.
Janel McCarville made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Shameka Christon missed 5 ft Jumper.
Kia Vaughn made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Loree Moore made Layup. Assisted by Janel McCarville.
Shameka Christon missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kia Vaughn's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Sylvia Fowles.
Kia Vaughn missed Layup.
Shameka Christon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kia Vaughn missed Jumper.
Essence Carson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Essence Carson made Layup. Assisted by Loree Moore.
Essence Carson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Essence Carson missed Layup.
Cathrine Kraayeveld missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shameka Christon's Layup blocked by Sylvia Fowles.
Shameka Christon made Layup.
Shameka Christon made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Janel McCarville made Layup. Assisted by Loree Moore.
Janel McCarville made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Cathrine Kraayeveld missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Essence Carson made Driving Layup.
Cathrine Kraayeveld missed Jumper.
Cathrine Kraayeveld made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Essence Carson.
Shameka Christon missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree missed 8 ft Jumper.
Shyra Ely made Driving Layup.
Sylvia Fowles made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sylvia Fowles missed Jumper.
Candice Dupree made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shyra Ely made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jia Perkins.
Jia Perkins made 10 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Driving Layup. Assisted by Jia Perkins.
Sylvia Fowles made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sylvia Fowles made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shyra Ely made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Candice Dupree made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by K.B. Sharp.
Sylvia Fowles made Two Point Shot.
Erin Thorn missed 17 ft Jumper.
Erin Thorn missed Jumper.
Erin Thorn made Driving Layup.
Erin Thorn made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kristi Toliver missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristi Toliver made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Erin Thorn made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Erin Thorn made 16 ft Jumper.
Kristi Toliver made 15 ft Jumper.
Shyra Ely made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shyra Ely made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Dupree missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sylvia Fowles missed 10 ft Jumper.
Sylvia Fowles's Layup blocked by Leilani Mitchell.
Sylvia Fowles made Layup.
Candice Dupree missed Layup.
Jia Perkins made Driving Layup.
Jia Perkins made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Jia Perkins made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jia Perkins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sylvia Fowles made Driving Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Candice Dupree made 8 ft Jumper.
Sylvia Fowles made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Candice Dupree missed Layup.
Shyra Ely made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shyra Ely made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Dupree missed 5 ft Jumper.
Sylvia Fowles made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sylvia Fowles made Free Throw 2 of 2.
K.B. Sharp missed 16 ft Jumper.
Jia Perkins missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 17 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree made 4 ft Running Jumper.
Jia Perkins made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
K.B. Sharp made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Candice Dupree.
Shyra Ely missed Layup.
Sylvia Fowles made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sylvia Fowles missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jia Perkins missed Jumper.
Candice Dupree made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Erin Thorn.
Jia Perkins missed Layup.
Candice Dupree missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Erin Thorn missed 13 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Candice Dupree made Running Jumper.
Jia Perkins missed Layup.
Sylvia Fowles missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sylvia Fowles made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Dupree made Driving Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Erin Thorn made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sylvia Fowles.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Dupree missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
K.B. Sharp missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sylvia Fowles made Layup. Assisted by Erin Thorn.
Kristi Toliver missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sylvia Fowles made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sylvia Fowles made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sylvia Fowles's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Janel McCarville.
Erin Thorn missed 19 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 17 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree missed Jumper.
Sylvia Fowles made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Jia Perkins made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Jia Perkins made Driving Layup.
Jia Perkins made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Jia Perkins missed 15 ft Jumper.

SKY

LIBERTY

TIME		CHI	NYL
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Sylvia Fowles vs. Tiffany Jackson. Candice Dupree gains possession.	0	0
9:37	Candice Dupree missed 8 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:36	Chicago Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:22	Shyra Ely made Driving Layup.	2	0
9:08	Essence Carson Bad Pass. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	2	0
9:02	Sylvia Fowles made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	4	0
8:41	Shameka Christon missed 8 ft Jumper.	4	0
8:38	Sylvia Fowles Defensive Rebound.	4	0
8:18	Sylvia Fowles missed Jumper.	4	0
8:17	Shameka Christon Defensive Rebound.	4	0
8:04	Loree Moore made Layup. Assisted by Janel McCarville.	4	2
7:46	Candice Dupree made 11 ft Two Point Shot.	6	2
7:31	Shameka Christon missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	2
7:30	New York Offensive Rebound.	6	2
7:24	Tiffany Jackson made 9 ft Two Point Shot.	6	4
7:13	Janel McCarville Shooting Foul. Dominique Canty gains possession.	6	4
7:13	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	4
7:13	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	4
7:01	Tiffany Jackson missed 17 ft Jumper.	8	4
7:01	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	8	4
6:56	Sylvia Fowles Turnover	8	4
6:33	Janel McCarville missed 7 ft Jumper.	8	4
6:33	Sylvia Fowles Defensive Rebound.	8	4
6:24	Shyra Ely made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jia Perkins.	11	4
6:05	Janel McCarville made Layup. Assisted by Shameka Christon.	11	6
5:47	Jia Perkins made 10 ft Jumper.	13	6
5:28	Loree Moore missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	6
5:28	Sylvia Fowles Defensive Rebound.	13	6
5:18	Candice Dupree made Driving Layup. Assisted by Jia Perkins.	15	6
5:16	New York Full Timeout.	15	6
5:16	Cathrine Kraayeveld enters the game for Tiffany Jackson.	15	6
4:58	Shameka Christon missed 15 ft Jumper.	15	6
4:58	Sylvia Fowles Defensive Rebound.	15	6
4:43	Cathrine Kraayeveld Shooting Foul. Sylvia Fowles gains possession.	15	6
4:43	Sylvia Fowles made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	6
4:43	Sylvia Fowles made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	6
4:35	Janel McCarville made Driving Layup. Assisted by Loree Moore.	17	8
4:13	Shyra Ely made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	20	8
3:56	Shameka Christon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	8
3:54	Cathrine Kraayeveld Offensive Rebound.	20	8
3:47	Ashley Battle enters the game for Shameka Christon.	20	8
3:43	Essence Carson missed Layup.	20	8
3:42	Shyra Ely Defensive Rebound.	20	8
3:38	K.B. Sharp enters the game for Dominique Canty.	20	8
3:38	Erin Thorn enters the game for Shyra Ely.	20	8
3:29	Candice Dupree made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by K.B. Sharp.	23	8
3:15	Ashley Battle missed Three Point Jumper.	23	8
3:13	Candice Dupree Defensive Rebound.	23	8
2:54	Janel McCarville Bad Pass. Stolen by Erin Thorn.	23	8
2:42	K.B. Sharp Bad Pass. Stolen by Janel McCarville.	23	8
2:27	Essence Carson missed 17 ft Jumper.	23	8
2:26	New York Defensive Rebound.	23	8
2:05	Sylvia Fowles made Two Point Shot.	25	8
1:50	Janel McCarville made Driving Layup.	25	10
1:25	Erin Thorn missed 17 ft Jumper.	25	10
1:25	Chicago Defensive Rebound.	25	10
1:25	Sidney Spencer enters the game for Essence Carson.	25	10
1:25	Kia Vaughn enters the game for Cathrine Kraayeveld.	25	10
1:25	Kristi Toliver enters the game for Jia Perkins.	25	10
1:08	Sylvia Fowles Shooting Foul. Kia Vaughn gains possession.	25	10
1:08	Kia Vaughn missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	10
1:08	New York Offensive Rebound.	25	10
1:08	Chen Nan enters the game for Sylvia Fowles.	25	10
1:08	Kia Vaughn missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	10
1:07	Candice Dupree Defensive Rebound.	25	10
1:00	Erin Thorn missed Jumper.	25	10
58.9	Janel McCarville Defensive Rebound.	25	10
53.8	Loree Moore missed 13 ft Jumper.	25	10
52.7	Kia Vaughn Offensive Rebound.	25	10
46.9	Kia Vaughn missed Layup.	25	10
45.9	Erin Thorn Defensive Rebound.	25	10
33.1	Erin Thorn made Driving Layup.	27	10
33.1	Janel McCarville Shooting Foul. Erin Thorn gains possession.	27	10
33.1	Erin Thorn made Free Throw 1 of 1.	28	10
20.8	Sidney Spencer made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Loree Moore.	28	12
3.9	Kristi Toliver missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	28	12
2.7	Loree Moore Defensive Rebound.	28	12
0.2	Sidney Spencer missed 30 ft Three Point Jumper.	28	12
0.0	New York Offensive Rebound.	28	12
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	28	12

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Liberty
77
Sky
70

Game 1

22/7

Sky
88
Liberty
77

Game 2

15/8

Liberty
77
Sky
96

Game 3

29/8

Sky
63
Liberty
77

Game 4

30/8

Madison Square Garden

12:30 AM, 15 August 2009

New York, NY

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Atlanta	15	25	.375	17	W3
Washington	14	26	.350	18	W1
Chicago	13	27	.325	19	L5

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